Instruct
The Instruct-ERIC Ceremony will be taking place on 18th July at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London in the Wolfson Library Suite.
The agenda is as follow:
Proceedings
Master of Ceremonies:
Professor Andrew Harrison, Diamond Light Source Chief Executive Officer
| 13:00 | Arrival, networking and buffet lunch |
| 13:45 | Event commences |
| 14:00 | Opening Remarks: Professor Sir John Savill, MRC Chief Executive Officer
Importance of Structural Biology: UK and European perspectives |
| 14:10 | Jo Johnson, UK minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Infrastructures to address new scientific challenges: UK investment and European context |
| 14:20 | Professor Lucia Banci, University of Florence History of Instruct and its uniqueness |
| 14:35 | Professor Giorgio Rossi, Chair of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) The ESFRI Vision: Instruct-ERIC in Context |
| 14:45 | Robert-Jan Smits, Director General, Research and Innovation, European Commission ERIC ceremony: Robert-Jan Smits will award the ERIC assignment to Jo Johnson MP, representing the Host country of Instruct-ERIC |
| 15:10 | Professor David Stuart, Director Instruct-ERIC (MRC Professor, University of Oxford) Future Directions: The Structural Biology Revolution |
| 15:20 | Closing Remarks: Professor Andrew Harrison |
| 15:30 | Networking and refreshments |
| 16:30 | Close |
Instruct Biennial Meeting 2017, Brno CZ
