EUROPÄISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN UND KÜNSTE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS L ACADEMIE EUROPEENNE DES SCIENCES ET DES ARTS ACADEMIA SCIENTIARUM ET ARTIUM EUROPAEA G R E E T I N G S F R O M ST. P E T E R No. 4 / April 2015 Dear fellows, I am very pleased to inform you that our work is making major progress every day in order to realise our visions and projects. A couple of days ago I had a fruitful talk with MEP Paul Rübig, with whom I am in constant exchange, which is essential for our cooperation with the European Parliament. Just ahead of Easter I met Anselm Kiefer in Salzburg who was suggested as new member by Thaddäus Ropac. He accepted his nomination and will contribute to our large project “Europe in progress”, which is increasingly taking concrete shape. A special pleasure was a visit at the Hochschule in Karlsruhe, where I met Peter Sloterdyk and Peter Weibel, both members of our Academy. This institution was very impressive for me and I got many stimuli. The 6th Danube Academies Conference took place in Ulm from 16th to 17th April and was hosted by Hans Fecht, member of the Academy and chairman of the Institute of Micro and Nanomaterials at Ulm University. I was really happy that representatives of almost all Academies of the Danube area were present, including the president of the Bavarian Academy. Representatives of Academies in the Danube Region In the middle: Felix Unger and organiser Hans Fecht A special highlight of the conference was the session on Eureka. It is fascinating how Germany is improving industrially which can be seen in the ATX. A specific focus was given by Hennig Zoz on Nanoparticels with their pluripotent applications. This material is spreading to all areas of research. Mr. Zoz stated that with solid research you will have a real impact on our planet and you can significantly reduce pollution. It made me smile when he said, “Stop ‘Green Religion’, foster green sciences”. Henning Zoz on Innovation and Materials in Processes I would like to say thank you to Hans Fecht for all his efforts. The 7 th Danube Academies Conference will take place in Ljubljana in fall 2016, the date will be announced soon. Last week I met Jean-Claude Juncker in Vienna on occasion of 70 years Forum Alpbach. I informed him on our project “Europe in progress”, he will receive the final report in 2017. Today I have a big request: Some members change their address without notifying us. As the postal service is expensive, please try to provide us with your correct contact details. The membership directory and the annual report are under preparation. Please check the correct data and send any changes to Ms. Essl ([email protected]), who is in charge of the membership department. It would be fine when you send material, which can be distributed to our members in order to enhance the network. Finally, I am happy to announce that we are on Facebook now. Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/euroacad With best personal regards, Felix Unger President European Academy of Sciences and Arts Upcoming events:  19-20 June: Hippokrates Symposium, Salzburg  3 June: Prize of Tolerance 2015, Vienna  26 June: Symposium “Transmortalität – Transplantation”  31 August: Rings of Tolerance, Cologne  4-5 March 2016: Festive Plenary Session For more information, please check our website http://www.euro-acad.eu/activities/events Received publications: Rumänische Akademie: Forschungen zur Volks- und Landeskunde, Bd. 57/2014. Editura Academiei România, România 2014. Ulrich Schmid und Christian Kleeb: UA - Ukraine zwischen Ost und West. Schriftenreihe VontobelStiftung, Zürich 2015. Stephan Braunfels: Kunstprojekt Salzburg - Moderne Kunst auf alten Plätzen. Christian Brandstätter Verlag GmbH & Co KG, Wien 2012. Walter Smerling (Hrsg.): 25-jähriges Bestehen der Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V. VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012. Academia Europea de Ciencias y Artes Espana (Hrsg.) / Claudio Aranzadi, Cayetano López: Tecnología, Economía y Regulación en el Sector Energético, Bd. 1. Dagaz Gráfica, Madrid 2015. Academia Europea de Ciencias y Artes Espana (Hrsg.) / Claudio Aranzadi, Cayetano López Tecnología, Economía y Regulación en el Sector Energético, Bd. 2. Dagaz Gráfica, Madrid 2015. We have to regret the death of  Joseph Kohnen (Luxembourg) REQUIESCAT IN PACE The Academy is grateful for the support of the Republic of Austria European Academy of Sciences and Arts St.-Peter-Bezirk 10, A-5020 Salzburg Austria Tel: +43 / 662 / 84 13 45 Fax: +43 / 662 / 84 13 43 presidential.office@ euro-acad.eu www.euro-acad.eu