Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ICRI 2022 (International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) 2022 in Brno)
Reporting period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-12-31
ICRI 2022 was organised within the tradition of the established conference providing an opportunity for strategic discussions about international cooperation in research infrastructure. Various stakeholders and experts, including policymakers, facility managers and leading researchers from around the world, gathered to discuss challenges and emerging trends, highlighting the essential role of research infrastructures.
ICRI 2022 took place within the context of the waning pandemic of COVID-19 and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Both crises highlighted the importance of international cooperation, the enormous potential and the essential role of research infrastructures if their capacities are used effectively. This was demonstrated through specific good practice cases that showed how research infrastructures could contribute to the rapid development of vaccines or the search for new energy sources.
Besides that, ICRI 2022 underlined the societal and economic benefits, impacts, and social responsibility of research infrastructures, their role and international cooperation and the development of an integrated RI ecosystem.
In practical terms, ICRI 2022 not only inspired and contributed to the networking of participants but also resulted in the signing of a couple of international memorandums of understanding and introduced the Brno declaration on fostering a global ecosystem of research infrastructures – a call for action supported by the European Union Member States and the European Commission, which are open to using their own processes, and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) to underpin the development of a thriving global Research Infrastructures ecosystem.
Last but not least, for the first time in the conference history, ICRI 2022 introduced the citizen programme to bring the research infrastructures topic closer to the public.
ICRI 2022 took place within the context of the waning pandemic of COVID-19 and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Both crises highlighted the importance of international cooperation, the enormous potential and the essential role of research infrastructures if their capacities are used effectively. This was demonstrated through specific good practice cases that showed how research infrastructures could contribute to the rapid development of vaccines or the search for new energy sources.
Besides that, ICRI 2022 underlined the societal and economic benefits, impacts, and social responsibility of research infrastructures, their role and international cooperation and the development of an integrated RI ecosystem.
In practical terms, ICRI 2022 not only inspired and contributed to the networking of participants but also resulted in the signing of a couple of international memorandums of understanding and introduced the Brno declaration on fostering a global ecosystem of research infrastructures – a call for action supported by the European Union Member States and the European Commission, which are open to using their own processes, and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) to underpin the development of a thriving global Research Infrastructures ecosystem.
Last but not least, for the first time in the conference history, ICRI 2022 introduced the citizen programme to bring the research infrastructures topic closer to the public.
Work performed in hosting ICRI 2022 includes all the arrangements on both the content aspect related to the program for ICRI and the logistics aspects.
The content aspects of the project included:
- Defining the overreaching themes
- Defining the detailed programme, including plenary and parallel sessions
- Defining speakers and moderators
- Developing the programme of Side and Satellite events and Site visits
- Developing the Citizen programme
- Creating the offline and online promo stands exhibitions
- Drafting conclusions and conference reports highlighting the best practices and lessons learned
Logistic activities included:
- A communications and marketing strategy development for ICRI 2022
- Branding the conference through a logo and overall visual style
- Developing the ICRI 2022 website and social platforms channels (Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Establishing media partnerships and auspices
- Pitching the media outcomes, e.g. press releases, interview offers, reports
- Communicating to the expert public and the conference participants, e.g. newsletter, save the date, registration instructions
- Sending out the invitations
- Developing the dedicated conference app
- Coordinating the Side and Satellite events and Site visits
- Co-producing the citizen programme
- Streaming and recording the conference programme
- Delivering conference material prior to, during and following the event
The content aspects of the project included:
- Defining the overreaching themes
- Defining the detailed programme, including plenary and parallel sessions
- Defining speakers and moderators
- Developing the programme of Side and Satellite events and Site visits
- Developing the Citizen programme
- Creating the offline and online promo stands exhibitions
- Drafting conclusions and conference reports highlighting the best practices and lessons learned
Logistic activities included:
- A communications and marketing strategy development for ICRI 2022
- Branding the conference through a logo and overall visual style
- Developing the ICRI 2022 website and social platforms channels (Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Establishing media partnerships and auspices
- Pitching the media outcomes, e.g. press releases, interview offers, reports
- Communicating to the expert public and the conference participants, e.g. newsletter, save the date, registration instructions
- Sending out the invitations
- Developing the dedicated conference app
- Coordinating the Side and Satellite events and Site visits
- Co-producing the citizen programme
- Streaming and recording the conference programme
- Delivering conference material prior to, during and following the event
International Conference on Research Infrastructures 2022 brought several innovations, namely:
- the possibility of spontaneous applications for this traditionally invitation-only event
- hybrid format of the event providing access to the event not only for nearly 450 onsite participants but also to more than 700 online participants
- an open call for Side and Satellite events, which resulted in 35 events organised on the sidelines of ICRI
- unique concept of Citizen Programme. ICRI organising team in partnership with Brno Observatory, VIDA Science Learning Centre and Brno Science party organised programme for the locals of Brno during five evenings of the ICRI week.
• VIDA After Dark event focused on the presentation of laser research infrastructures
• The evening at the Brno Observatory focused on space research and observation
• Science Party Brno organised 3 thematic evenings showcasing CERN, SESAME and its contribution to the peace building activities in the Middle East as well as ecological conservation
- the possibility of spontaneous applications for this traditionally invitation-only event
- hybrid format of the event providing access to the event not only for nearly 450 onsite participants but also to more than 700 online participants
- an open call for Side and Satellite events, which resulted in 35 events organised on the sidelines of ICRI
- unique concept of Citizen Programme. ICRI organising team in partnership with Brno Observatory, VIDA Science Learning Centre and Brno Science party organised programme for the locals of Brno during five evenings of the ICRI week.
• VIDA After Dark event focused on the presentation of laser research infrastructures
• The evening at the Brno Observatory focused on space research and observation
• Science Party Brno organised 3 thematic evenings showcasing CERN, SESAME and its contribution to the peace building activities in the Middle East as well as ecological conservation