Forthcoming EU-related events

May 14, Changing research landscapes to make the most of human potential

The conference is intended to encourage public and private research institutions to examine the role that an appropriately gendered management plays in the provision of equal opportunities, and the beneficial effects that this could have on science and technology.

Human resource managers from universities and other research institutions, school-level science education experts, researchers, representatives from EU member states and non-European countries, policy makers and other stakeholders will come together to look at how young people can be attracted to research.

The topic of how research organisations can improve their working environments in order to keep these women and men in research careers will also be on the agenda.

The event will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.

ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/

May 15, Malta in the European Union: 2004-2009

The conference is being held in order to mark the fifth anniversary of Malta's accession to the European Union. The event will seek to analyse how Malta has fared since joining the EU by taking a look at the political, economic and social developments that have occurred, including recommendations and observations for the coming years.

These findings shall be derived from a report titled "Malta's Membership of the EU: Five Years On and Looking to the Future", which was written by a number of expert contributors over the past year, and which shall be presented during the conference. The event will be held in St Julians, Malta.

edrc@um.edu.mt

May 21-22, Conference on financial institutions and economic security

The purpose of the "Financial institutions and economic security" project is to delve into potential positive and negative aspects of the role played by financial institutions in economic security in developed Western countries, and the implications for industrial innovation and economic performance.

At the conference, the influence of financial institutions on employment security, retirement security and housing security, as well as the interrelations among these forms of economic security in North America and Europe, will be at the centre of attention. The event will be held in London, UK.

www.open.ac.uk/ikd/events/

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