Preliminary Programme

September 7 Wednesday (UPV/EHU Bizkaia Aretoa; Bilbao)
10:00-11:00; Registration – Entrance Hall
11:00-12:30; Opening Session – Mitxelena Auditorium (Masters of Ceremony: MER JPB members)
- Salutation by Academic Authorities and EACEA Representative: UPV/EHU Rector (Chair) (30min)
- MER JPB members: MER Video & Memories of former MER Consortium members; Acknowledgements
12:30-13:30; Opening Lecture – Mitxelena Auditorium
- To be determined (Presenter: Luis Valdes, IOC & IEO)
13:30-15:30; Who-is-Who Poster Lunch – Entrance Hall (Chairs: JPB & Student Board*)
- 1 poster per graduate / student + poster corners * Six of the former student representatives
15:30-17:00; Science Session – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: J Schafer + 2)
17:00-17:30; Coffee Break – Entrance Hall
17:30-19:00; Science Session (cont.) – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: S Gobert + 2)
19:00-21:00; Group Photo & Welcome Txakoli – Entrance Hall
September 8 Thursday (UPV/EHU Bizkaia Aretoa; Bilbao)
09:30-11:00; Science Session (cont.) – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: N Etxebarria + 2)
11:00-11:30; Coffee Break
11:30-13:30; Community Session: Alumni & Students’ Day (Chairs: M Soto +2)
13:30-15:30; Who-is-Who Poster Lunch – Entrance Hall (Chairs: JPB & Student Board*)
15:30-17:00; Science Session – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: K Das + 2)
17:00-17:30; Coffee Break – Entrance Hall
17:30-19:00; Science Session (cont.) – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: E Saiz de Murieta + 2)
19:00-21:00; Get-together Party – Bizkaia Aretoa Terrace

September 9 Friday (UPV/EHU Bizkaia Aretoa; Bilbao)
09:30-11:00; Science Session (cont.) – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: D Purdie + 2)
11:00-11:30; Coffee Break
11:30-13:30; Community Session: Stakeholders’ Day (Chairs: Ibon Cancio + 2)
13:30-15:30; Who-is-Who Poster Lunch – Entrance Hall (Chairs: JPB & Student Board*)
15:30-17:00; Science Session – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: J Etourneau & AAB member)
17:00-17:30; Coffee Break – Entrance Hall
17:30-19:00; Science Session (cont.) – Mitxelena Auditorium (Chairs: MP Cajaraville +2)

September 10 Saturday (Aquarium, Donostia-San Sebastián)
09:30-11:30; Bus to Aquarium SS
11:30-12:00; Official Reception (Masters of Ceremony: E Irigarai & I Marigomez)
- Salutation by President FOG JA Espel and Institutional representatives
12:00-13:30; Community Session: Associates’ Day (Chairs: M Soto +2)
13:30-15:30; Science Poster Lunch (Chairs: 3)
15:30-16:30; Closing Session (Chairs: JPB & Student Board)
- Memories of the MER students (organised by alumni; video, photos, …)
- MER Community presentation: MER graduates Portfolio.
16:30-17:30; Closing Lecture:
- to be determined (Presenter: M Poulicek)
17:30-21.30; Social Activity or Free time.
21:30-23:30; Bus to Bilbao

September 11 Sunday (PiE-UPV/EHU; Plentzia) – Summit Aftermath
(Public transportation at each one’s convenience)
10:30-13:30; Working group Meetings
- PiE facilities available to those who want to have meetings to prepare cooperation plans, proposals …
11:30-13:00; Open Day: Visit tours to PiE-UPV/EHU
13:30-16:00; Beer House Lunch
16:00-18:30; Working group Meetings (cont.)
