23 November 2014, Hotel Best Western Plus City Hotel, Sofia

Arrival of participants

17:00 – 17:15 Official Opening (Conference hall at the City Hotel)

Session I ESFRI roadmap and ELI-NP – increased opportunities for fundamental research

17:15 – 18:00 Prof. Giorgio Rossi, Vice-Chair ESFRI, Roadmap ESFRI 2016: landscape analysis and selection of new projects

18:00 – 18:45 Dr. Ioan Ursu, ELI-NP On The Run

19:00 Welcome party

24 November 2014, Morning Session, Hall #1, Sofia University, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.

Session II – Excellence in Physics and Mathematics in SEE-CEI countries

09:00-9:30 – Radu Contantinescu, Goran Djordjevic

09:30- 10:15 Prof. A. Zagorodny, Vice-Chairman of the Physics and Astronomy Division of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Fundamental physical research in the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for EU infrastructure  projects

Session III Horizon2020 Opportunities

10:30-10:45 Prof. Ana Proykova, Member of Advisory Groups on FET (DG Connect)

International cooperation, Science with and for Society, Gender  (DG RTD)
What is Smart Specialisation or RIS3  (Research and Innovation strategies for Smart Specialisation)

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:10 Maria Moragues Cànovas, COST Program

12:15 – 13:15 Round tables discussion on “The role of smart specialization(s) in the modern era of shared research infrastructures – physicists beyond physics”

David Lee, Secretary General EPS – moderator
All participants are expected to contribute

13:30: Lunch

14:30 – 17:00 sightseeing (optional)

24 November 2014, Afternoon Session, University Club Yaitseto (The Egg), Sofia University, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.

17:30-19:00 Round tables discussion (moderator Christoph Rossel, President EPS)

The role of learned society in the modern era of shared research infrastructures

Points: Maciej Kolwas, Denes Nagy

All participants are expected to contribute

19:30 Conference Dinner at the Alma Matter Restaurant

25 November 2014, The Sofia University HOLIDAY (St.Kliment Ohridski)

There will be a solemn academic council in the Hall 1.
Our sessions are scheduled in the Hall#2:

9:00: – 11:00 Session IV Excellence in Physics and Mathematics in SEE-CEI countries (part II)

Prof. Boyka Aneva, INRNE-BAS, vice-president SEENET-MTP

11:00-11:00 Session V Follow up of summer activities on project preparation by the Working group established

11:00-11:30 Sofia – The History of Europe (video)

11:30-12:00 Sofia University – 125 years

12:00-12:30 Closing Session

13:00  Lunch

Departure of participants.