Building Bridges: Shaping Europe’s Science-for-Policy Landscape
Scientific Advice Mechanism Conference 2025#

The SAM conference 2025 is hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. This conference will be of interest to science-for-policy practitioners and researchers, policymakers at all levels, and representatives of organisations that regularly interact with policy, especially academies.

The plenary sessions will be live-streamed but all session participation will be in-person.

Registration#

Registration for the SAM (Scientific Advice Mechanism to the European Commission) conference “Building Bridges: Shaping Europe’s Science-for-Policy Landscape” in Vienna on 26-27 May is now officially open! Spots are limited and registration is free, so make sure to secure your place quickly.

• Theme 1: Science advice in politics and society

• Theme 2: Designing better institutions

• Theme 3: Building skills and practices

Side events: Science for Policy Conference in Vienna (26-27 May)#

In addition to the main programme, there are also several side events hosted by other organisations, open to all.

• Science advice at a time of crisis: Are we better prepared, or is more still to be done?

• Shaping the European framework for science diplomacy: What is in it for science advice?

• Partnering for progress: Strengthening science and policy through multilateral collaboration for tomorrow

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