Wednesday 15 November 2006
13.15 - 17.30. Special session of the European University Observatory
19.00 Dinner
Thursday 16 November 2006
9.00. Opening of the Conference
B. Lepori, University of Lugano and Observatoire des Sciences et Techniques, Paris
9.15. History and Future of Statistics. How to Construct Relevant Statistics?
B. Godin, INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société, Montréal
10.00 Coffee Break
10.25 - 12.30 Parallel sessions
Session 1. S&T indicators: lessons from the history
Chair: Ghislaine Filliatreau, Observatoire des Sciences et Techniques, Paris
Session 2. Indicators on Human Resources and Academic Careers
Chair: Christine Musselin, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations, Paris
12.30 Buffet Lunch
14.00 - 17.30 Parallel sessions
Session 3. Indicators for the management of higher education institutions
Chair: Philippe Larédo, ENPC Paris and University of Manchester
Session 4. Indicators on industrial R&D and innovation
Chair: Dominique Foray, EPFL, Lausanne
19.30 Dinner
Why Sustain Fundamental Research: History, OECD, and the Role of Statistics
Jean-Jacques Salomon, CNAM, Paris
Friday 17 November 2006
08.30 – 12.00 Parallel session
Session 5. Indicators for the analysis of public funding of research
Chair: Benedetto Lepori, University of Lugano and Observatoire des Sciences et Techniques, Paris
Session 6. Methodological Issues
Chair: Benoît Godin, INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société, Montréal
12.30 Buffet Lunch
13.30 – 16.00 Final session
Towards a European Science and Technology Indicators Platform
Chair: Rémi Barré, CNAM, Paris
16.30 End of the conference
