MCFA Eurodoc

http://www.mcfa.eu/

Marie Curie Fellowship Association

(MCFA)

Examples of MCFA contributions

towards

Charter and Code

EURODOC General Assembly 2013

Lisbon, 5 April 2013

http://www.mcfa.eu/

What is the MCFA?

• alumni organisation

• international non-profit organisation

• highly interdisciplinary network including young

scientists

http://www.mcfa.eu/

Interdisciplinary Network

Environment and

Geosciences

3%

Agriculture and

Fisheries

2%

Other

4%

Economic, Social

and Human

Sciences

11%

Earth Sciences

5%

Chemistry

12%

Life Sciences

28%

Mathematics and

Information

Sciences

7%

Physics

18%

Engineering

Sciences

10%

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What is the MCFA?

• alumni organisation

• international non-profit organisation

• highly interdisciplinary network of young scientists

• created 1996 at the initiative of the EC

• more than 2700 members all over Europe

http://www.mcfa.eu/

• to help advance science in Europe

• to create a visible identity for Marie Curie fellows

• to be the voice of young scientists in Europe

• to encourage contacts/collaboration

• to foster a sense of European identity

Aims of the MCFA

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MC

FA

Fellow

PhD

Post-doc

Industry?

Academia?

funding host institution

Welcome

packs Practical issues mobility

Influence policy-making

Career centre

Member database

Training

Job

excellence network

European Comission

Contacts

career development

Return?

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Structure

• MCFA Administrative Boardelected by annual assembly

• MCFA Advisory Boardelected by the administrative board

• National Groups with national coordinators

• Thematic Groups (Young Researchers, Women in Science, Science Policy)

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Activities of the MCFA

• Feedback to the EC on science policy (e.g. European

Research Area, Marie Curie fellowship schemes, mobility among

young scientists).

• Publication of the Letter to Members (http://www.mcfa.eu/ )

including information on the association, science policy,

funding

• Organisation of soft skill workshops at European and

national level

• Special sessions at ESOF

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Welcome to the MCFA!

http://www.mcfa.eu/

Charter and Code aspects

• Non-discrimination

• Working conditions (ie dual careers)

• Gender balance

– Official Journal C 364, 18.12.2000 p. 0001-

0022. 9. See SEC (2005) 260, Women and

Science: Excellence and Innovation - Gender

Equality in Science.

• Value of mobility

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Mobile Women in Science,

Engineering and

Technology

Coordinators: Gianna Avellis and Maria Bostenaru Dan

Promote mobility among women scientists

Empower women scientists and discourage discrimination and marginalisation

Foster gender equality and scientific excellence in SET

Encourage the promotion of equality policies at national and European level

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Our Booklet

Antonella Di TrapaniEleni ChatzichristouGianna AvellisSilvia GiordaniCorinne MartinReia ChmielowskiMaria BostenaruNatalia BalcazarSvetlana BacaTheodota LagouriNusrat SanghamitraElena MartinesSylvie Blangy

http://mcfa.eu/newmcfasite/mcfa-role-models-2012

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Membership in genderSTE

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Dual career and mobility

against the brain drain

Gianna Avellis

Senior researcher

Innovapuglia, SPA, Bari

(Italy)

Nationality Italian

Research field Computer science

Lived in Italy, UK

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Through mobility you can learn

more of the way of life

of people in other places

Nationality: Romanian, Hungarian

Research field: architecture engineering

Lived in: Germany, Italy (long)

Canada, Portugal (short)

Maria Bostenaru

Research assistant

« Ion Mincu » University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania

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MCFA

– 2003: advisory board

member „Scientific

exchange“

– 2011, 2012:

administrative board

member: Letter to

Members, m-WiSeT

– Expert evaluator for

Marie Curie Grants

and Fellowships and

for Romanian cultural

projects

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Charter and Code criteria in MCA

• IMPLEMENTATION: Management:

Practical arrangements for the

implementation and management of the

research project

• IMPACT: Impact of the proposed outreach

activities

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Outreach activities in MCA

• An evaluation sub-criterion has been added under the Impact

section. "Impact of the proposed outreach activities (* to be

evaluated in the light of the principles of the 'European Charter for

Researchers' and the 'Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of

Researchers').

The relevant point in the European Charter for Researchers is:

• “Researchers should ensure that their research activities are made

known to society at large in such a way that they can be understood

by non-specialists, thereby improving the public's understanding of

science. Direct engagement with the public will help researchers to

better understand public interest in priorities for science and

technology and also the public's concerns".

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Example of outreach activities

• Maria Bostenaru - shortlisted for the Marie

Curie prize in Science Communication

2012 (best 10 out of 43)

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ERG

Reintegration Grant at

an NGO (ERGOROM

‚99 foundation)

„promissing result“

showcased by

CORDIS

Invited to present to

further Romanian

NGOs

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Conferences

• Oral (incl. invited)

speaker, travel

awardee, chair

• “Natural Hazards

Impact on Urban Areas

and Infrastructure”

series 2002-

organisation

• "Bam Earthquake of 26

Dec 2003, Iran – First

Results“ press room

session participation of

session speaker

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European networking

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Outreach to schools

• Presentation of the

Faculty of Urbanism,

Romania

• Study in Germany

and Italy

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Radio interview

• First woman architect in the world

• Interviews about the MCA

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Exhibitions and

cultural projects

• Daniel Libeskind

research studio at the

University of Art and

Design, Karlsruhe

• Tzigara-Samurcas

archive – a collection of

glass slides of a

Romanian art historian

who studied in Germany

exhibited at ICR Italy

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Featured in Science

• Second runner-up on

conference place

description

• Marie Curie host stay

in Italy featured

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Reports in newsletters

EERI, Oakland, USA

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Books