Previous Fora / 2009

Programme

Programme and abstracts booklet (as of 21 October) can be downloaded in pdf

Programme at-a-glance

Hungarian Academy of Sciences			Parliament
WEDNESDAY 4 November	THURSDAY 5 November	FRIDAY 6 November	SATURDAY 7 November
	09.00 - 11.30 PLENARY SESSION Room A Opening addresses President's panel Prize ceremony 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break 12.00 - 14.00 PLENARY SESSION Room A 1999 - 2009: Ten years after the World Conference on Science 14.00 - 15.00 Lunch 15.00 - 16.30 THEMATIC SESSIONS Rooms A, D, F, G 16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break	09.00 - 11.00 PLENARY SESSION Room A Moving forward 11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break 11.30 - 12.30 PLENARY SESSION Room A Science communication 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch 13.30 - 16.30 THEMATIC SESSIONS Rooms A, D, F 16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break	09.00 - 10.30 PLENARY SESSION Closing session /1 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break 11.00 - 12.30 PLENARY SESSION Closing session /2 12.30 Farewell reception
16.00 - 18.00 Registration of participants	17.00 - 19.00 THEMATIC SESSIONS Rooms A, D, F, G	17.00 - 19.00 PLENARY SESSION Room A Forum of global science fora
18.00 - 20.30 Cultural event followed by the Opening reception	19.30 - 22.00 Reception	19.30 - 22.00 Banquet

Programme

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V. 9, Roosevelt square)

16.00 - 18.00	Registration of participants
18.00 - 20.30 Room A	Cultural event Live concert by Tamás HACKI and ensemble followed by the Opening reception given by József PÁLINKÁS, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V. 9, Roosevelt square)

08.00 - 09.00	Registration of participants
09.00 - 11.30 Room A	PLENARY SESSION 09.00 - 09.30 Opening addresses Chair: József PÁLINKÁS, President, HAS József PÁLINKÁS, President, HAS; Host Koïchiro MATSUURA, Director General, UNESCO; Patron Catherine BRÉCHIGNAC, President, ICSU; Patron Personal Delegate of José Manuel BARROSO, Representative of the President of the European Commission; Patron László SÓLYOM, President of the Republic of Hungary; Patron 09.30 - 11.00 President's panel Chair: László SÓLYOM, President of the Republic of Hungary Mathis WACKERNAGEL, Executive Director, Global Footprint Network Dennis MEADOWS, Director, Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the University of New Hampshire Stjepan MESIC, President of the Republic of Croatia László SÓLYOM, President of the Republic of Hungary 11.00 - 11.30 Prize Ceremony Chair: Koïchiro MATSUURA, Director General, UNESCO
11.30 - 12.00	Coffee break
12.00 - 14.00 Room A	PLENARY SESSION 1999 - 2009: Ten years after the World Conference on Science Chair: József HÁMORI, President of the World Conference on Science Werner ARBER, Nobel Laureate, Chair, Steering Committee, WSF Walter ERDELEN, Assistant Director General, UNESCO Gudmund HERNES, President, International Social Science Council (ISSC) Alan I. LESHNER, CEO, AAAS Reiko KURODA, Vice President, ICSU Hans Joachim SCHELLNHUBER, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIC)
14.00 - 15.00	Lunch
15.00 - 19.00 Room A	THEMATIC SESSIONS Women in science Facilitator: Dame Wendy HALL CBE, Member of the Royal Society, UK Rapporteur: Valéria CSÉPE, Deputy Secretary General, HAS, Hungary True and sustainable development of the global knowledge society is feasible only when the tokenism through gender empowerment turns into gender parity and equity. The contemporary challenges being faced today in the areas of many fields have a very close impingement on the day-to-day life of women. Moreover, policies and programs addressing the role of women in science have been constantly assessed and readdressed. However, whilst a growing number of students studying are female, only a small number of them get to the most senior levels. We call this the 'leaking pipe'. The fields discussed in the session from this aspect are (i) Education - addressing the leaky pipeline thereby by retaining as many girls as possible up to the tertiary level with opportunities to move on to professional degrees; (ii) Employment - equal opportunities at recruitment level and clear affirmative actions facilitating career development which will require re-entry options too, good recognition and reward systems for work done and attractive remuneration packages; (iii) Empowerment - enhancing research skills through fellowship support for better knowledge (iv) Entrepreneurship - opportunities built in their career path to nurture innovation and sharpen their entrepreneurial skills with support from Universities, R&D Institutions and Financial Institutions. All these are serious problems for all the countries and continents, whose scientists presenting in the thematic session highlight there own contribution to the research field while having a leading position in different institutions and organizations. The participants scientific expertise represents different disciplines such as astronomy, engineering, environmental research, physics, neuroscience. The presentations will focus on the topic how high performance in science may lead to positions where women have better opportunities in forcing better recognition of diverse workforce as a more innovative workforce, with a visible impact on scientific and business performance - delivering more solutions and better management decisions with greater flexibility. Therefore, promoting the position of women in science is important for more than just equity reasons. Dame Wendy HALL CBE, Member of the Royal Society, UK Towards a science of the Web: the power of networks Beatriz BARBUY, University of Sao Paolo, Brazil Spectroscopy of the oldest stars Sudha NAIR, Programme Director, Biodiversity, MS Swaminathan Res. Foundation, India Women as co-creators of the global future Julia KING, Vice Chancellor, Aston University, Birmingham, UK Women and leadership, from an engineer's perspective Ana Maria CETTO, Deputy Director General, IAEA Advancing the role of women in science: work in progress? Penny D. SACKETT, Chief Scientist, Australia Women in Science in Australia: Picking up the pace Maria Teresa LAGO, Center for Astrophysics, University of Porto, Portugal Searching for our origins - my (personnel) travel of three decades Valéria CSÉPE, Deputy Secretary General, HAS, Hungary Neuroscience in education - Research in service of future generations
Room D	Science funding in a changing global economy Organiser: AAAS and WSF Facilitator: Alan LESHNER, CEO, AAAS Rapporteur: Vaughan TUREKIAN, Chief International Officer and Director, Center for Science Diplomacy, AAAS Tateo ARIMOTO, Director General, Ristex, Japan Wilhelm KRULL, Secretary General, VW Foundation, Germany Enabling Breakthroughs - Fostering Creativity Alan I. LESHNER, CEO, AAAS Chuan Poh LIM, Chairman, Agency for STR, Singapore Marja MAKAROW, CEO, ESF Dong-Pil MIN, Chairman, Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology Sharing research resources for global problems Peter NIJKAMP, Former President of EUROHORCs Sir George K. RADDA, President, British Medical Research Council Henna VIRKKUNEN, Science Minister, Finland
Room F	Science and ecosystem services - sustainability in nature Organiser: IUCN Facilitators: Julia MARTON-LEFEVRE, Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and István LÁNG, member of the Brundtland Commission Rapporteurs: Katalin CZIPPÁN, European Vice Chair, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, and Tibor FARAGÓ, State Secretary in charge of environment policy and climate policy, Ministry of Environment and Water, Hungary Goals: The session intends to: Engage the scientific community in reaching out to explain to citizens and decision-makers the importance of ecosystem services Encourage new research on the connection between ecosystems and adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. Identify the key messages of science for decision making. Key Questions: How do we manage human impact on the biosphere - both land and oceans so that ecosystem functions are not further degraded and biodiversity loss is halted? How do we reduce greenhouse gas emissions while reducing humans' negative impact on ecosystems? How do we put a just value on the services from ecosystems and ensure that these services reach a growing human population in an equitable manner? What institutions do we need to help ensure the role of ecosystems in the climate change challenge? What is the role of the scientific community in raising consciousness about these issues? How can science help construct a responsible society and identify the key actors in bringing about socio-economic changes needed? Brendan MACKEY, Australian National University, Wild Country Research and Policy Hub On the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate change Angela CROPPER, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Involving society in valuing ecosystem services Reiko KURODA, Vice President, International Council for Science (ICSU) The challenges to the scientific community in catalyzing the changes needed Mathis WACKERNAGEL, Executive Director, Global Footprint Network Biodiversity and ecological services: how much nature do we use? How much do we have? Dennis MEADOWS, President, Laboratory for Interactive Learning Natalia LUKINA, Deputy Director, Centre for Forest Ecology and Productivity, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Understanding and conserving ecosystem services of forests
Room G	Science and technology foresight and innovation policy for sustainability Organiser: Chinese Academy of Sciences Facilitator: Yonglong LÜ, Director, Bureau of International Cooperation, CAS Science and Technology has become an engine of human modernization and social progress as well as a fundamental instrument to cope with economic crisis. Experience has shown that the global economic crisis often brings out significant scientific innovation and breakthroughs. In this context, the current global economic crisis may provide a historic opportunity to achieve scientific and technological innovation for economic restructuring towards sustainability rather than bring about the enormous challenges the human has to face. In response to emerging global issues, humans will always adhere to the multilateralism, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation to achieve common prosperity, and uphold the spirit of inclusiveness for building a harmonious world together. The international scientific community will definitely need to assume more responsibility for generating and popularizing knowledge, promoting knowledge-based economic development, enhancing international cooperation, and creating an equitable international order. For developing the innovation polices to achieve all the goals abovementioned, eight scientists from Australia, China, France, Germany, Japan, UK and USA are invited to form an expert panel to address the thematic session "Science and Technology Foresight and Innovation Policy for Sustainability" at the World Science Forum, with the following as the major topics: I. What is the future oriented science and technology? II. What is necessary for building up a sustainable development society? III. What kinds of innovation policies are necessary for sustainability? Yonglong LÜ, Director, Bureau of International Cooperation, CAS Penny D. SACKETT, Chief Scientist, Australia Australia's foresighting activities: Planning today for a sustainable tomorrow Jiarui WU, Vice-President, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS Biomedicine innovation for building up a sustainable development society Linxiu ZHANG, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS China's Development Challenges and Role of Education Hiroshi NAGANO, Former Director-General of National Institute of Science and Technology Policy; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Japanese Foresight Activity and its Implication for Future John BORIGHT, Executive Director, Office of International Affairs, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), USA JForesight and Innovation Policy: a Goal Approached in Diverse Ways Tracey ELLIOTT, Head of International, Science Policy Centre of the Royal Society, UK Robert SCHLÖGL, Director, Fritz-Haber Institute, Max-Planck Society, Germany
16.30 - 17.00	Coffee break
19.30 - 22.00	Folk dance performance by Csillagszemü ensemble followed by the Reception given by István HILLER, Minister of Education and Culture, Hungary Palace of Arts

Friday, 6 November 2009

Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V. 9, Roosevelt square)

09.00 - 11.00 Room A	PLENARY SESSION Moving forward Chair: Walter ERDELEN, ADG, UNESCO Catherine BRÉCHIGNAC, President, ICSU Francis GURRY, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Kerri-Ann JONES, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, USA Ichiro KANAZAWA, President, Science Council of Japan Yongxiang LU, President, Chinese Academy of Sciences Michael OBORNE, Director, OECD
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 - 12.30 Room A	PLENARY SESSION Science communication Chair: József PÁLINKÁS, President, HAS Bruce ALBERTS, Editor-in-Chief, Science Phillip CAMPBELL, Editor-in-Chief, Nature Mihály CSÍKSZENTMIHÁLYI, Claremont Graduate University
12.30 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 16.30 Room A	THEMATIC SESSIONS Science and youth Organiser: World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS) Facilitators: Gaëll MAINGUY, Chairman, WAYS, and Péter CSERMELY, Chairman, Hungarian National Talent Support Council Rapporteur: Mande HOLFORD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Chemistry at the City University of New York Catherine CESARSKY, High Commissioner for Atomic Energy, France Introduction Gaëll MAINGUY, Chairman, WAYS Can Social Networks Tackle our Common Equation? Raphael ADESIYAN, Editor-in-Chief, Science Times, Nigeria Prioritizing science for Nigeria's development Jenny BAESEMAN, Director, Association of Early Career Scientists (APECS) Shaping the Future of Polar Research Marin DACOS, Director, Open Electronic Publishing Center (CLEO) Welcome to the Read/Write Web Zvi PALTIEL, Chairman, Network of Youth Excellence Inspire Youth? Engage them in Contemporary Scientific Research Franz MÖNKS, President, European Council of High Ability Gifted Education in Europe: 1916 - 2009 Péter CSERMELY, Chairman, Hungarian National Talent Support Council Máté OLÁH, Secretary, Network of Youth Excellence Networking possibilities to promote science recruitment of talented students
Room D	Mobilizing Policy for Science/Science for Policy to address global challenges Organiser: UNESCO and ISESCO Facilitators: Mustafa EL-TAYEB, Director, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO, and Diana MALPEDE, Science Policy Division, UNESCO Rapporteur: Diana MALPEDE, Science Policy Division, UNESCO Koïchiro MATSUURA, Director General, UNESCO Abdulaziz Othman ALTAWAIJRI, Director General, ISESCO Luiz Antonio ELIAS, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Brazil Moneef R. ZOU'BI, Director General, Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), Jordan Ruth LADENHEIM, Secretary of Planning and Policies in Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Argentina Juan Carlos Romero HICKS, Director General of the National Council for Science and Technology, Mexico Crispus M. KIAMBA, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya Teiichi SATO, Honorable Director, Tokyo National Museum, Japan Dato Lee Yee CHEONG, Academician, Malaysia Bruce ALBERTS, InterAcademy Council, USA Yongxiang LU, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Mohamed HASSAN, Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Italy David COPE, Director, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Houses of Parliament, UK Patrick Amuriat OBOI, MP, Uganda Ulla BURCHARDT, MP, Germany Yoon CHUNG, President, Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity (KOFAC), Korea Nadia EL-AWADY, Board Member, World Federation of Science Journalists, Egypt Olivier PIOU, Director General, Gemalto, France Hossam BADRAWI, MP, Egypt
Room F	Science diplomacy Organiser: AAAS Facilitator: Vaughan TUREKIAN, Chief International Officer and Director, Center for Science Diplomacy, AAAS Rapporteur: Tom C. WANG, Director for International Cooperation and Deputy Director for the Center for Science Diplomacy, AAAS Dan BITAN, Co-director of IPSO David CLARY, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Science diplomacy at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hassan DWEIK, Co-director of IPSO Nina FEDOROFF, Advisor to the US Secretary of State Yoshinori KATORI, Ambassador for Science an Technology Cooperation, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norman NEUREITER, Senior Advisor, Center for Science Diplomacy, AAAS Science Diplomacy in Action - Personal Recollections Dragan PRIMORAC, Former Minister of Science, Croatia Roland SCHENKEL, Director General, Joint Research Center, EU
16.30 - 17.00	Coffee break
17.00 - 19.00 Room A	PLENARY SESSION Forum of global science fora Chair: Werner ARBER, Co-chair of the World Science Forum Series Steering Committee Representatives of global science fora: AAAS: Vaughan TUREKIAN, Chief International Officer and Director Center for Science Diplomacy, AAAS European Science Open Forum (ESOF): Peter TINDEMANS, Treasurer International Social Science Council (ISSC): Heide HACKMANN, Secretary General STS forum: Koji OMI, Founder and Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum, Japan OECD Global Science Forum: Stefan MICHALOWSKI, Director World Bank Global Science Fora: Joshua MANDELL, Science and Technology Program Officer, The World Bank World Knowledge Dialogue: Francis WALDVOGEL, Executive Director London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF): Richard O'KENNEDY, President
19.30 - 22.00	Banquet given by László SÓLYOM, President of the Republic of Hungary Boat "EURÓPA"

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Hungarian Parliament (Budapest V. 1-3, Kossuth Lajos square)
Shuttle buses leave from the Hotel Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge at 08.00. Badge and passport are strictly required for entrance.

09.00 - 10.30	PLENARY SESSION Closing session /1 Chair: Balázs GULYÁS, Executive Director of the World Science Forum Béla KATONA, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Hungary Representatives of the thematic sessions: Science and ecosystem services - sustainability in nature: Julia MARTON-LEFEVRE Science funding in a changing global economy: Alan I. LESHNER Mobilizing Policy for Science/Science for Policy to address global challenges: Diana MALPEDE Science and technology foresight and innovation policy for sustainability: Jiarui WU Women in science: Dame Wendy HALL CBE Science diplomacy: Tom WANG Science and youth: Mande HOLFORD Representatives of the pre-forum meetings: Ministerial Round Table - Structure, Organization and Funding of Scientific Research: the Role of the States: Mustafa EL-TAYEB Fighting climate change: Cecilia BJÖRNER ISTIC Governing Board Meeting: Dato Lee Yee CHEONG ICSU Regionals: Meeting of ICSU officers, regional directors and chairpersons: Reiko KURODA ALLEA IPR agenda setting meeting: Rüdiger KLEIN WAYS Governing Board Meeting: Henry ROMAN
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30	PLENARY SESSION Closing session /2 Chair: E. Sylvester VIZI, Chair of the World Science Forum Series Steering Committee Gordon BAJNAI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary Ahmed ZEWAIL, Nobel Laureate Davidson L. HEPBURN, President of UNESCO's General Conference József PÁLINKÁS, President, HAS
12.30	Farewell reception given by Gordon BAJNAI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary Hungarian Parliament

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