Mary Psilou

The European FP7-project MERMAID deals with the integration of various functionalities (energy production, aquaculture, shipping, etc.) in multi-use offshore platforms. The MERMAID end user conference – held on 26 November 2015 in Brussels – provides a unique opportunity for the offshore private sector, experts and other stakeholders to share ideas with the European science community. …

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The short course ‘ON RAPID SCREENING OF AQUATIC ORGANIC POLLUTION AND TOXICITY USING BIOASSAYS AND BIOSENSORS’is organized by IDAEA-CSIC. The focus of the course is the development and application of biological techniques of analysis for the rapid detection of organic contaminants or their effects. In this course, special attention will be devoted to immuno-analytical techniques, …

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The first annual Balkan Economic Forum (BEF) Conference will be held in Greece on 9 November 2015 at Cotsen Hall located at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens on the historic grounds of the Gennadius Library, a landmarked Athenian building in the city centre. The address is: 9 Anapiron Polemou Street, GR-10676 Athens. The BEF conference features guest …

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), in her capacity as Co-Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) Greece, participated in the SDSN Leadership Council Meeting at Columbia University and various other meetings of the UN Sustainable Development Summit, 23-25 September, 2015, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, where the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 …

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DAFNE (H2020): Use of a decision-analytic framework to explore the water-energy-food nexus in complex and trans-boundary water resources systems of  fast growing developing countries. ICRE8 has won two more interdisciplinary projects and one cost action project!

As part of the GLOBAQUA Project, we invite you to invite the 4th International Symposium “Effect-related evaluation of anthropogenic trace substances – concepts for genotoxicity, neurotoxicity and endocrine effects”, which will be held in Aachen on October 22nd / 23rd 2015. Within the scope of this International Symposium experts from academia, industry and public authorities will …

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The Board of the European Forest Ιnstitute (EFI) made a decision on the appointment of Prof. Phoebe Koundouri as a Member of the EFI Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) at its meeting 28-29.9.2015 in St. Petersburg, Russia. This concerns a 5-year SAB membership appointment that will enter into force as of 1.1.2016 The EFI conducts and promotes interdisciplinary …

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ICRE8 Scientific Director, Phoebe Koundouri, welcomes you to read her last EAERE Newsletter as editor. She was the Newsletter editor for four years!

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, LSE) wins the Quality of policy contribution award of the European Association of Agricultural Economics. The Board of the European Association of Agricultural Economists awarded Phoebe Koundouri’s co-authored paper : Genius, M., Koundouri, P., Nauges, C., & Tzouvelekas, V. (2014). Information transmission in irrigation technology adoption and diffusion: social learning, extension services, and …

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Chrysoula Papagianni, ICRE8 researcher, introduced ICRE8 and the methodology for valuing Greek biodiversity. The whole consortium of CIGESMED met at Lesbos 19-22 of May, addressing the economy, society and law aspects. Agenda of the event. Report on the meeting