EASAC Secretariat
The EASAC Secretariat is hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and is based in Vienna, Austria. The Secretariat is led by the Executive Director, assisted by the Management Officer and the Social Media and Communications Officer. Further administrative functions are managed in cooperation with the Hungarian Academy.
The Secretariat's responsibilities include:
- Maintaining the working process of EASAC's groups, including the organisation of meetings of Council, Bureau, Programme Steering Panels and working groups
- Project management of EASAC working groups' outputs towards publication, launch & dissemination of EASAC Reports and Statements
- Liaising with EU policy-makers, EU institutions and other EU and national agencies of relevance to EASAC's work
- Maintaining close contact with EASAC member academies and liaising with other academy networks, e.g. IAP, NASAC, ALLEA
- Organising EASAC's communication activities, such as press releases, newsletter and website
The Secretariat team
Georg Bërveniku-Brunner
Executive Director
georg.brunner [at] easac.eu
Tel. +43 1 51581 1217
Andrea Windegger
Management Officer
andrea.windegger [at] easac.eu
Tel. +43 1 51581 1208
Charlotte Dietrich
Social Media and Communications Officer
charlotte.dietrich [at] easac.eu
Tel. +43 1 51581 1216
Sabine Froning
Communications Advisor
sabine.froning [at] easac.eu
Katalin Fodor
Hungarian Academy,
supporting the Environment Programme
Nóra Deák
Hungarian Academy,
supporting the Environment Programme
The Programme Contacts
Dr Rosa Castro
Director of the Biosciences and Public Health Programme
rosa.castro [at] easac.eu
Prof. Thomas Elmqvist
Director of the Environment Programme
thomas.elmqvist [at] easac.eu
Prof. Michael Norton
Outgoing Director of the Environment Programme
michael.norton [at] easac.eu
Dr William Gillett
Director of the Energy Programme
william.gillett [at] easac.eu
Prof. Lars Walløe
Co-Chair Environment Steering Panel
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
lars.walloe [at] easac.eu
Prof. András Báldi
Co-Chair Environment Steering Panel
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
andras.baldi [at] easac.eu
Prof. Neven Duić
Co-Chair Energy Steering Panel
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
neven.duic [at] easac.eu
Prof. Hanna-Leena Pesonen
Co-Chair Energy Steering Panel
Council of Finnish Academies
hanna-leena.pesonen [at] easac.eu
Prof. Bert Rima
Co-Chair Biosciences Steering Panel
Royal Irish Academy
bert.rima [at] easac.eu
Prof. André Knottnerus
Co-Chair Biosciences Steering Panel
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
andre.knottnerus [at] easac.eu
Yorick Enters
Postdoc Policy Advisor of the Energy Programme
yorick.enters [at] easac.eu
Member Academies
