1. Physical and Engineering Sciences Unit NuPECC Meeting Groningen, November 18-19, 2005

2. ESF-PESC unit Taking over from Neil Williams Patrick Bressler Email: pbressler@esf.org Tel: +33 (0)3 88 76 71 43 Email: pesc@esf.orgwww.esf.org/pesc

3. ESF Member Organisations 77 in 30 countries

4. ESF-PESC unit Exploratory workshops: 15 workshops funded by PESC in 2005 13 in2006 Scientific networks: currently 5 Scientific programmes: currently 18 (3 to end by 2006, 6 new to start) Patricia Arsene EUROCORES: SONS 1 & 2, FoNE, S3T & E-STAR, 2 new (EUROQUAM, EUROCORIS) Farzam Ranjbaran, Josefa Limeres, Jean-Claude Worms (ESSC) Forward Looks: currently 3 + (1 new, pending) Chantal Durant, Sophie Franck, Marie Gruber, Catherine Lobstein, Carole Mabrouk, Celine Quedrue, Catherine Werner

5. ESF-PESC unit COST TC MAT 22/23 Sept. (2006: Domain Committee Materials) EMRS/EMF meeting MEPs, 28 Sept. COST TC TIST 11/12 Oct. (Domain Committe IST) PESC meeting 27/28 Oct. (Plenary) CRAF meeting 17/18 Nov. (ESF Expert Committee) 24/25 Nov. General Assembly 1/2 Dec. EUROQUAM, Brussels (Eurocores) 6/7 Dec. EUROCORIS, Brussels (Eurocores) Call: searching new experts for peer review (e.g.: younger colleagues)

6. Technopolis Report Review of ESF instruments 1998-2004 Findings: Instruments clearly achieve their objectives effectively They involve 20% of relevant European leading scientists Instruments are very open to academia Bottom-up approach/standard procedures are advantages over EC-FPs ESF has the scope to play a bigger role Exploratory Workshops strengthen European collaboration à la carte Programmes oriented towards capacity building, open to new participants (emphasis PESC/LESC) Network scheme a plus (European added value): more inclusive work (GB funding vs MO funding) (emphasis SCSS, HSC) Overlap with COST actions

7. Technopolis Report Review of ESF instruments 1998-2004 Recommendations: Reduce administrative delays (MOs should loosen financial control) Reduce timelines (e.g. Exploratory Workshops) Reduce administrative handling Merge Programmes (and Networks) with COST Actions (efficiency & transparency) Increase public awareness of ESF & instruments Enhance industrial participation

8. PESC Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC) European Science Foundation 1 quai Lezay-Marnésia BP90015 67080 Strasbourg cedex France Email: pesc@esf.org http://www.esf.org/pesc