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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:

  • 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