The file contains: the minutes (also handwritten) of the meeting (Chairman Jean-Jacques Salomon), list of participants, draft agenda, candidates proposals for the Committee and CV, brief for the Chairman, note on the Co-ordination costs, as well as correspondence.
Working documents enclosed for the meeting include: notes on the meeting of the Finance boards of the additional activities (14/12/1979), budget for additional activity for 1980, report on European research on Human and cultural aspects of international migration, report "Technical innovation and social change" prepared by Jay Gershuny, introductory paper "Social and economic Research for an unified European Transport policy" by Michael Vivian Posner, report "European R and D options in Transport" by Olav Holst (European Commission, DGXII), note on potential Vienna Centre/European Science Foundation cooperation in Social Science Information and Documentation activities, paper "Centre-Periphery in Europe in Comparative perspective" by Shmuel Eisenstadt.

The file also includes Jean-Jacques Salomon's copy letter of resignation at the Chairmanship of the Committee.

Topics discussed include: Co-ordination costs, migration, comparative law, technical innovation and social change, ecology of adult language acquisition, history and sociology of science, transport policy, centre/periphery, socio-economics of health and health services, European Consortium for Political Research initiatives, co-operation with the Vienna Centre.

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