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TRRIPP 2018: Towards RRI Practices and Policies How to institutionalize the Responsible Research and Innovation approach: from theory to reality
Science Centre AHHAA
Tartu, Estonia, September 18, 2018
Conference websitehttps://rri-sis.wixsite.com/m-rrisis2018/trripp-2018-call-for-papers
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=trripp2018
Submission deadlineJuly 31, 2018
Topics: policy responsible research and innovation marine research blue growth
Dear Professor,
 
on 17th-19th September 2018, the Science Centre AHHAA in Tartu will host a Multi-conference on “Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in Science, Innovation and Society” (M-RRI-SIS2018 https://rri-sis.wixsite.com/m-rrisis2018). The multi-conference represents an occasion to reach and federate diverse targeted RRI groups and to discuss case studies and experiences on RRI principles.
Considering your valuable expertise, we hereby invite you to submit a paper to the International Conference on How to institutionalize the Responsible Research and Innovation approach: from theory to reality (TRRIPP 2018 - Towards RRI Practices and Policies) https://rri-sis.wixsite.com/m-rrisis2018/trripp-2018-call-for-papers, https://easychair.org/cfp/TRRIPP2018, that will be held on September, the 18th.
 
 
The deadline for full paper submission has been postponed to July 31, 2018.

Below, you can find the call for papers of the conference.
Please note that the conference will host a 3 hours Policy workshop on RRI implementation in public institutions with the participation of policymakers, RRI implementers and practitioners. Admission to this policy workshop is free of charge.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, and to distribute this invitation to colleagues or interested persons you may know. We appreciate your consideration of the invitation and hope to hear from you soon!

Best regards,
TRRIPP 2018 Conference Chairs 
 
 
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CALL FOR PAPERS
How to institutionalize the Responsible Research and Innovation approach: from theory to reality.
 
Science Centre AHHAA in Tartu, Estonia, 18 September 2018
 
Responsible Research and Innovation is an independent trend in research and innovation policy. As it requests an involvement of and interaction with societal actors, amongst others policy makers, the uptake of science in policy for evidence based policy making could also benefit from RRI. In this conference we will explore the connection between science and (spatial) policy and its relationship with the RRI perspective from an applied scientific and practical point of view: conceptualization of science policy interaction, case studies, and examples from practice. We are specifically interested to find mechanisms and factors that explain the (realized or failed) connection between science and policy and how we can learn from empirics to improve the science-policy interface. Furthermore, we will explore the need and modalities for institutionalization of RRI related science-policy issues: what should be institutionalized, how can this be institutionalized and what impact do we expect from the institutionalization?
In fact, there are still many barriers in public organisations and research institutions which impede a complete implementation of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework in relation to evidence-based policy making, like lack of public engagement, poor science education, ethics and governance. There can be many reasons for this situation, e.g. little awareness of policy makers and public administrators of the benefits the RRI approach; lack of incentives and formal requirements to scientific bodies; lack of skilled and dedicated staff; not enough financial resources to tackle urgent societal challenges; bureaucracy and scarce coordination inside public structures; skepticism from policymakers about citizens’ capability of taking decisions for the sake of a large community.
 
This conference, organised by the H2020 MARINA project in conjunction with research institutions and policy-making bodies, aims at collecting contributions focusing on actions required to improve evidence-based policy making related to coastal areas and seas with a specific focus on what RRI could contribute and what role institutionalisation of RRI dimensions by public administrations and research institutions could play to improve evidence-based policy making.
Evidence shown by practical case-studies, lessons-learned and best practices adopted in supporting and applying evidence-based policy making through RRI mechanisms and its institutionalisation by policy makers, public administrators and research institutions are sought to improve knowledge about which drivers, efforts, means and instruments could improve and institutionalise the participative collaboration of all social actors into the research and innovation process.
The ambitious outcome of the event is the definition of recommendations for improvement of evidence-based policy making for seas and coastal zones through RRI-mechanisms, and furthermore how this improvement could be institutionalised. The positive feedback arising from the actual implementation of RRI for evidence-based policy making could strengthen political commitment to RRI implementation by increasing demand from society for such an approach.
 
Why relevant?
The selected topic is relevant for scientists, stakeholders, NGOs and policymakers working in the policy areas of seas, coastal zones, including their spatial governance (e.g. Maritime Spatial Planning) and other relevant experiences concerning RRI institutionalization. It will contribute to linking RRI-processes and policy processes that need a strong input from science. The conference will draw conclusions on ways to improve evidenced based policy making for seas and coastal zones, RRI can contribute to this, and what role institutionalisation of these processes could play.
 
Specific themes of interest to TRRIPP 2018 include but are not limited to:
  • Evidence-based policy making for seas and coastal zones;
  • Conceptualisation of the science-policy interface with respect to evidence-based policy making;
  • Impact and use of scientific data and knowledge in policy making;
  • Knowledge coproduction and co-creation with stakeholders, scientists and policy makers;
  • Benefits and implementation of public engagement in Research and Innovation;
  • New models of governance in public administrations and research institutions related to the RRI concept;
  • Gaps, barriers, lessons learnt and best practices on institutionalizing the RRI related approaches for evidence-based policy making;
  • Drivers for institutionalizing relevant RRI mechanisms in evidence-based policy making;
  • Experiences and recommended actions to embed RRI in the organisational procedures of public administrations and/or research institutions;
  • Change Management Approaches for institutionalising RRI.
Conference registration fee
The regular registration fee is of 180,00 Euros.
The students registration fee is of 100,00 Euros.
 
The registration fee includes the volume of the proceedings of the  Conference, the coffee breaks and lunches during the three days of the multi-conference and gives access to all the joint conferences organised in the framework of the M-RRI-SIS 2018 (https://rri-sis.wixsite.com/m-rrisis2018).
The link for the registration to conference and payment of the fee is:  https://veeb.ahhaa.ee/registration/product/multi-conference-rri-sis-2018/.
 
Venue:
Science Centre AHHAA, Sadama 1, 51004, Tartu, Estonia
 
Conference and Program Chairs
Robert Aps, Senior Scientist, Head of Marine Systems Department­, Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Estonia
Jurian Edelenbos, professor of Public Governance, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Elena Giusta, researcher, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy
Saša Raicevich, researcher, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy
Adriaan Slob, policy researcher and advisor, TNO, the Netherlands 
Xenia Theodotou Schneider, Owner and Principal Consultant of XPRO Consulting Limited, Cyprus
Francesca Ronchi, researcher, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy
Michael Bernstein, researcher, GenØk – Centre for Biosafety, Norway
 
Policy workshop
The conference will also host a 3 hours policy workshop on RRI implementation in public institutions with the participation of policymakers, RRI implementers and practitioners. Admission to this policy workshop is free of charge upon registration: https://goo.gl/forms/ijhi6OoCbauYLL5I2
 
Paper submission
The authors will have to prepare a 10-page research paper which will be submitted to peer-review.
Paper submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF format and should be uploaded using the Easychair system. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=trripp2018
 
Please use the following link for templates to generate your PDF: LINK_TEMPLATE

Submitted papers should be at most 10 single-space printed pages; papers that fail to comply with length limit will be rejected. Each paper will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 peer reviewers. Selection criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. Preference will be given to submissions that take strong or challenging positions on important emergent topics related to Responsible Research and Innovation. After the preliminary notification date, authors modify their manuscript according to all reviewers’ inquiries and comments. Based on the rebuttal feedback, reviewers notify authors of the final decision.

At least one author per accepted paper should attend the conference to present it. The related paper will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
Springer will publish the Conference Proceedings in “Springer Briefs in Research and Innovation Governance” series (http://www.springer.com/series/13811)
 
Program Committee
 
Elena Giusta, ISPRA
Saša Raicevich, ISPRA
Adriaan Slob, TNO
Francesca Ronchi, ISPRA
Jan Cool, University of Antwerp
Cecilia Silvestri, ISPRA
 
Planned format of the conference
Duration of the conference: one day
Planned number of accepted papers: 10-12
 
Important Dates
  •        July 31, 2018: Deadline for paper submission NEW
  •       August 10, 2018: Notification of acceptance
  •        August 31, 2018: Submission deadline for the final version of the papers 
  •       September 2, 2018: deadline for conference registration  https://veeb.ahhaa.ee/registration/product/multi-conference-rri-sis-2018/
  •        September 18, 2018: TRRIPP 2018 Conference
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