Organisation | The EU in International Affairs Conference 2008

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* Information About the Organisers

The Organisers:

The Conference is organised in the framework of ‘Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: the Role of the EU’ (GARNET, Network of Excellence, 6th EU Framework Programme for Research, 2005-2010).

* Committees

 
Steering Committee:

  • Sebastian Oberthür (IES-VUB)
  • Sven Biscop (Egmont)
  • Knud Erik Jørgensen (Aarhus University)
  • Luk Van Langenhove (UNU-CRIS)
  • Mario Telò (IEE-ULB)

Associate Members of the Steering Committee:

  • Rik Coolsaet (Gent)
  • Jean-Christophe Defraigne (Louvain-La-Neuve)
  • Sebastian Santander (Liege)
  • Jan Wouters (K.U. Leuven)

 
Scientific Board:

  • Alyson Bailes (Reykjavik)
  • Olivier Costa (Bordeaux)
  • Richard Higgott (Warwick)
  • Sonia Lucarelli (Bologna)
  • Sophie Meunier (Princeton)
  • Helen Milner (Princeton)
  • Antonio Missiroli (EPC, Brussels)
  • Alberta Sbragia (Pittsburgh)
  • Frank Schimmelfennig (ETHZ)
  • Nico Schrijver (Leiden)
  • Raimund Seidelmann (Giessen)
  • Helene Sjursen (Arena)
  • Karen E. Smith (LSE)
  • Frederik Söderbaum (Göteborg)
  • Elzbieta Stadtmüller (Wroklaw)
  • Fabien Terpan (Grenoble)
  • Alvaro Vasconcelos (EUISS)
  • John Vogler (Keele)
  • Alex Warleigh-Lack (Brunel)
  • Ramses Wessel (Twente)


* Solidarity Grant

Junior researchers who are based in countries that have a GDP which is less than half of that of the EU's member states (IMF 2006 figures) are eligible to apply for a solidarity grant. This grant will be awarded to the ten highest-rated abstracts from the eligible pool, and consists of a payment of 350€ to partially cover the costs of travel, accommodation, and registration fees for the conference.

Countries covered include: all developing countries, except The Bahamas, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates. It also includes Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Estonia.

* Getting to the Conference

Address :
Palais d’Egmont
Place du Petit Sablon 8
1000 Brussels

* Staying in Brussels

http://www.brussels-online.com/uk/hotel.php
Brussels-online.com proposes a free selection of hotels in Brussels. You can make reservations through this website.

More information about hotels can be found on the official website of the Tourist and Convention Bureau: http://www.brusselsinternational.be

* Things to Do in Brussels

http://www.brusselsmuseums.be
This website was put up by the Brussels Museums Council (BMC). The website represents some 80 museums of the Brussels-Capital Region, either federal, communal, communautarian or private. Dealing with art, technology, industry, sciences, folklore, literature, history and much more fields, they all present a different aspect of Brussels. The richness of their collections and the new vision they have on cultures from all around the world are simply amazing. Thanks to the website, you can search a museum to your liking.

http://www.opbrussel.be/
This website provides its visitors with a calendar of events held in Brussels.

http://www.brusselsinternational.be
Brussels International is the official website of the Tourist and Convention Bureau. On this site you can find practical information about Brussels, ranging from events, restaurants and even hotels to stay overnight.