Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal

Welcome to Ciência 2023

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Ciência 2023 will be a very important milestone for all of us. For the first time it is decentralised: it leaves Lisbon and comes to Aveiro. Also, for the first time, this meeting will focus on a single theme: Science and Ocean beyond the horizon. And what a crucial theme for all of us. In the past it was through the oceans that we travelled and discovered the world. Because of them we promoted an impactful scientific development that allowed us to get where we are today. Nowadays Europe and the World come together to stop climate change and mitigate the impact they have already had on the environment and on the planet, when they come together to develop more sustainable societies through the development and use of greener materials and production processes, when they come together to promote blue economies based on resources, services and solutions from the ocean without forgetting the health of the ocean ecosystem. ...

I have high expectations for Ciência 2023.

Elvira Fortunato

Welcome to the Ciência 2023!

Guest country

SPAIN

This year, the main science event in Portugal represents two major relevant changes. It will be, for the first time ever, away from the main capital. The selected city was Aveiro, surrounded by amazing natural beauty and multiple water fronts and where science is a key pilar of its development. Also, for the first time, this will be a thematic event, with a focus on ocean and waters and all their intrinsic connections, and the role science and technology must continue learning, discovering, exploring, and sustainably exploiting the unknown while protecting and restoring the real lungs of this so-called blue planet! After the pandemic years, this year’s Science 2023 event marks a much-desired return to normal, with a full physical event with new dynamics, aiming at those face-to-face meetings, sharing conversations and exchanging ideas amongst all of us in Portugal that live from and for science. Mostly, we desire this to be an event full of reencounters, smiles and hands shaking, shared coffees and snacks, formal and informal networking and that human eye to eye contact we all miss too much! ...

"Ocean and Waters: Boosting Science’s contribution" is the motto for this year's meeting. This will take place overlooking the Ria of Aveiro, in the fantastic space of the University of Aveiro, on 5, 6 and 7 July, and where we intend to disseminate and boost today's science for the future of the oceans we want for tomorrow. For three days, Science 2023 will function as a broad platform for reunion, debate, and discussion of the most diverse fields of science, and the best and most renowned national and international scientists. Here we will share questions, successes and failures, results, and innovations in our incessant search for the knowledge needed to build solutions to today's enormous challenges in the search for a more sustainable, fairer and bluer (and greener) society!

On the 6th of July it is also International Cooperative Day. In science, cooperation is a key word. To honor this pilar of cooperation, fundamental to excellent science, Science 2023 has our neighbor country, Spain, as our distinguished guest. Spain actively participates in this year’s event, not only with representatives at the highest political and institutional level, but also via the participation of many of our colleagues and friends from the wide variety of our Spanish scientific counterpart institutions.

This is an annual meeting to celebrate national science, integrated in the international context, and promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology in collaboration with Ciência Viva – the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, having the institutional support of the Government through our Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato, one of our most respected scientists and an inspiration for many women and girls in science in Portugal.

At Science 2023 we hope to leverage the outstanding contributions of science and technology in all the crosscutting areas that meet or impact this ocean and waters that unite us all, engaging researchers, business and industry players, students, and civil society in 3 days of real sharing and joint co-creation of a brighter future for the planet and all of us.

Greetings in blue!

Helena Vieira

Science 2023 Commissioner

Biography

Plenary Sessions

Day 1 | 05 july

9:00h-10:30h - Plenary 1: "Boosting today's science for the Ocean we want”

Rectory Building, Auditorium Renato Araújo

Opening remarks:

José Ribau Esteves, President of Aveiro city council
Paulo Jorge Ferreira, Rector of the University of Aveiro
Helena Vieira, Comissioner of Encontro Ciência 2023
Rosalia Vargas, President of Ciencia Viva, the national agency for scientific culture
Madalena Alves, President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Science and Technology

Invited Speaker:

Eva Calvo, Institute of marine Sciences
Joana Xavier, CIIMAR

Closing Remarks

Diana Morant, Minister for Science and Innovation of Spain
Elvira Fortunato, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education

Awarding of medals of scientific merit 2023

Closure of the Session

António Costa, Prime Minister

10:30h-11:15h- Coffee Break in the exhibition space of the Aristides Hall Pavilion

11:15h-12:45h Thematic Sessions

12h45-14h30 Lunch at the Crasto Canteen

14:30h-16:00h: Thematic Sessions

16:00h-16:30h- Coffee Break in the exhibition space of the Aristides Hall Pavilion

16:30h-18:00h - Plenary 2: “Climate/Environment”

Rectory Building, Auditorium Renato Araújo

Opening and Moderation of the Session:

Mariona Claret, Institute of marine Sciences

Invited Speakers:

Emanuel Gonçalves, Oceano Azul Foundation
Juan Lema, University of Santiago de Compostela
Teresa Cabrita, Propolar

Closing Remarks:

Duarte Cordeiro, Minister for the Environment and Climate Action

Day 2 | 06 july

09:00h-10:30h - Plenary 3: “Governance”

Rectory Building, Auditorium Renato Araújo

Opening and Moderation of the Session:

Helena Vieira, Comissioner and Mission Board Member

Invited Speakers:

Luís Menezes Pinheiro, Comission for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development
Mafalda Freitas, Regional Director for the Sea
Spyros Kouvelis, Mission Board Member

Closing Remarks:

Alexandre Quintanilha, President of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science

10:30h-11:15h- Coffee Break in the exhibition space of the Aristides Hall Pavilion

11:15h-12:45h Thematic Sessions

12h45-14h30 Lunch at the Crasto Canteen

14:30h-16:00h: Thematic Sessions

16:00h-16:30h- Coffee Break in the exhibition space of the Aristides Hall Pavilion

16:30h-18:00h - Plenary 4: “Economy of the Sea”

Rectory Building, Auditorium Renato Araújo

Opening and Moderation of the Session:

João Rito, BluebioAlliance

Invited Speakers:

Rosa Chapela, CETMAR
Bruno Sommer Ferreira, A4F
António Campinos, European Patent Office

Closing Remark:

António Costa Silva, Minister for the Economy and the Sea

19:00 –20:30 - Evening talk in the congress centre of Aveiro

Rectory Building, Auditorium Renato Araújo

Opening:

José Ribau Esteves, President of Aveiro city council
Artur Silva, Vice-Rector of University of Aveiro
Maria Paula Diogo, Member of the board of the Foundation for Science and Technology
Rosalia Vargas, President of Ciencia Viva, the national agency for scientific culture

Musical moment

Music Trio from University of Aveiro

Documentary screening

ECOMARE - Research and rescue of marine species, Documentary Awarded with Gold in the category Wildlife - sea and forests of the International Tourism Film Festival of Africa - ITFFA

Talk: " From the bottom of the sea to the bottom of the plate! "