Previous Fora / 2005 / Programme
Special sessions
Special sessions organised in conjuction with the Forum:
Science for a Democratic World: The Role of Parliaments
organised by UNESCO and ISESCO
Facilitators: | Mustafa El-Tayeb, Director, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO |
Diana Malpede, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO | |
F. Bilal, Director (Science), Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ISESCO |
Chair: Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate.
Meeting of members of parliamentary science committees and international decision makers
Distinguished guests of the Session are: Jnos Martonyi, Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Hungary (1998-2002), Koichiro Matsuura, Director
General, UNESCO, Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural
Sciences, UNESCO
Special session on Science for Peace
organised by Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization (IPSO) and UNESCO
Facilitators: | Dan Bitan, Co-Director, IPSO |
Hasan Dweik, Co-Director, IPSO |
Chair: Torsten Wiesel, Nobel Laureate
Meeting of the Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization (IPSO)
Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility in Science Journalism
organised by World Federation of Science Journalist
Facilitator: István Palugyai, President, European Union of Science Journalists' Association
Workshop of science journalists in two sessions:
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Narrative journalism
Moderator: Jim Cornell, President, International Science Writers' Association -
Knowledge ethics and responsibility in science journalism today and tomorrow
Moderator: István Palugyai, President, European Union of Science Journalists' Association