Announcement

Science for Global Sustainable Development

It is our honor and pleasure to announce that the sixth World Science Forum will be held in Rio de Janeiro from 24 to 27 November 2013. The Forum will be hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, UNESCO, ICSU, EASAC and AAAS.
Following the recommendations of the Steering Committee of the Forum, we are pleased to announce that the main theme of the 2013 World Science Forum will be “Science for Global Sustainable Development”. In line with the recommendations approved during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), we want to renew our commitment to global sustainable development, and to contribute towards the promotion of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future for our planet, for present and future generations.

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Programme

Sunday 24 November 18:30 - 19:00

OPENING CEREMONY
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro

Sunday 24 November 19:00 - 19:30

UNESCO PRIZE CEREMONY
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro

Sunday 24 November 20:00 - 23:00

RECEPTION
Sugarloaf Mountain

Monday 25 November 09:00 - 10:30

PLENARY SESSION I. "INEQUALITIES AS BARRIERS FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 11:00 - 12:30

PLENARY SESSION II. "SCIENCE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE: INVENTING THE FUTURE"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 14:00 - 15:30

PLENARY SESSION III. "SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 16:00 - 17:30

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS I. ABC "Nanoscience for Sustainability"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 16:00 - 17:30

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS I. AAAS, TWAS, MTA "Science Diplomacy"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 16:00 - 17:30

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS I. UNESCO "The Role of Higher Education"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 17:30 - 19:00

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS II. SBPC "The Medical Challenge of Old Age"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 17:30 - 19:00

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS II. ABC, UNESCO "Sustainable Forests"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 17:30 - 19:00

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS II. UNESCO "Oceans"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Monday 25 November 20:00 - 23:00

RECEPTION
Marina da Glória

Tuesday 26 November 09:00 - 10:30

PLENARY SESSION IV. "SCIENCE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 11:00 - 12:30

PLENARY SESSION V. "SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 14:00 - 15:30

PLENARY SESSION VI. "THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLES OF SCIENCE IN INNOVATION"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 16:00 - 17:30

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. UNESCO, MTA "Water"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 16:00 - 17:30

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. UNESCO, WAYS "New Career Paths for Science"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 16:00 - 17:30

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. SCJ, UNESCO, ICSU "Disaster Reduction"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 17:30 - 19:00

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION IV. ABC, "Renewable Energy, Bioenergy"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 17:30 - 19:00

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION IV. ABC, MTA "Academy and Enterprise"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 17:30 - 19:00

PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION IV. ICSU, UNESCO "Future Earth"
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Tuesday 26 November 20:00 - 23:00

RECEPTION
Harbour of Rio de Janeiro

Wednesday 27 November 10:00 - 11:30

PARLIAMENTARY SESSION
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Wednesday 27 November 12:00 - 13:30

CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRESENTATION OF THE DECLARATION
Hotel Windsor Atlantica

Quotes

Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, 2009

Claremont Graduate University

"It is time to understand who we are, because we may not be here long if we don't."

Speakers

ÁDER, János

President of Hungary

News

Science for Global Sustainable Develpoment

WSF's Steering Committee has decided on the subjects of thematic sections of World Science Forum 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. At the meeting in Paris with the participation of József Pálinkás, President of MTA and WSF, and several Nobel Prize winning scientists, members also decided on the speakers of the plenary sessions dedicated to "Science for Sustainable Global Development" next year.