The file contains: the draft minutes of the the meeting (Chairman Robert Erikson), list of participants, agenda, as well as the 1999 membership list, and CV.
The working documents enclosed for the meeting include: reports, network proposals and on future workshops, Social Change and Sustainable Transport Conference agenda, leaflet from the European Research Conferences on the Programme 1999; The European Science Foundation Guidelines on Good Research Practice, leaflet invitation for the European Latsis Prize 1999; Asia Committee membership list 1999-2001, European Socio-Economic Research Conference Programme.

Topics discussed include: exploratory activity on research in education, new programme on aocial variations in health expectancy in Europe, meeting between the ESF President, Secretary General and ESF Standing Committees Chairmen and Sixth annual meeting between Standing Committee for Social Sciences Core Group and Member Organisations; preparation of a Blueprint for a European social survey: final report and recommendations from Environment, Science and Society Steering Committee and Methodology Committee; final report from SCSS Working Group on New Mechanisms for European funding of comparative/collaborative research projects in the social sciences; SCSS exploratory research workshop scheme; proposal for a new scientific programme on "Changing Media-Changing Europe"; scientific networks; ESF/NSF research cooperation in the social sciences; presentation by Andrew Sors (EC/DGXII) on Socio-Economic research in the Fifth Research Framework Programme; research cooperation with the OECD; European Research Conferences (EURESCO); ESF science policy activities; European Latsis Prize 1999; Asia Committee; COST Technical Committee for the social science.

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