Sparks!
You are invited to the second edition of the Sparks! Serendipity Forum, a two-day multidisciplinary science innovation forum and public event, that will take place on 17-18 November 2022 at CERN.
- PLEASE REGISTER! below for access to CERN, to visits and other social activities
- Prior to the event: make sure you have sent us your burning question
- INFO ON TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
Overview Schedule
16 Nov Pre-event (optional)
Join us for visits of the CERN site, or attend a seminar about respiratory pathogens presented by CERN Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Unit (registration is required, please indicate your interest in the form below). You are also invited to dinner by the lake in Geneva.
(Those preparing a Talk for 17 Nov have the opportunity to rehearse).
17 Nov Seminar CERN’s impact on medical technology - 14:00 - 15:30 CET (optional)
Manuela Cirilli (CERN Knowledge Transfer) will be holding a seminar about the medical applications of CERN technologies, in discussion with colleagues from other departments.
17 Nov Sparks! TALKS - 16:00 - 19:30 CET
This is a live production which will be recorded (à la TED). Some of you have been invited to give a talk as speakers, everyone else is invited to attend as audience; There is space for guests of speakers and participants, but the general public will be only online.
18 Nov Sparks! FORUM - 08:30 - 18:00 CET (the forum is a full day activity involving all 50 participants)
List of participants: https://sparks.cern/participants
We will be moving away from the traditional conference format and are inviting you to spend the day indulging in in-depth discussions. The 50 participants of Sparks will be led through a dynamic agenda composed of plenary and break-out sessions specially designed for Sparks! to foster multidisciplinary interactions. Get ready to collaborate, agree to disagree, learn and unlearn together.
Guiding questions:
1 - Data as the new doctor - How can individuals gain agency over their health and ownership over their data?
