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Presentations

I. Opening ceremony

Professor Goverdhan Mehta (ICSU President):
‘Science and Technology for a better future: Emerging paradigms’  (coming soon)

2. Building bridges within the scientific community

Khotso Mokhele Building bridges within the scientific community

International cooperation

Ravinder Bhatia	UK	Building international networks
Hughes Lantuit	Germany	The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN): Successes, challenges, and perspectives
Pavitray Pillay	South African	The BENEFIT’s of International co-operation
Jianping Li	China	Global Science family

Gaell Mainguy	France	Building international networks
Jenny Baeseman	USA	The International Polar Year
Mohammad Heidar Zadeh	Iran	A tsunami warning system for Northwestern Indian Ocean Necessity for International Cooperation

Trans-disciplinary collaboration

Ghinwa Naja	Lebanon	Trans-disciplinary cooperation
Mihoko Otake	Japan	Neural-simulator & trans-disciplinary cooperation
Irasema A-Ayala	Mexico	Disaster prevention
Oliver Mußhoff	Germany	Climate risks and agriculture

Karl Gademann	Switzerland	The molecular language of science
Kate Heal	UK	Trans-disciplinarity – a geosciences perspective
Mauricio Terrones	Mexico	Nanoscience and collaboration in developing countries

3. Building bridges between science and the world

Public engagement

Rehana Jauhangeer	Mauritius	Communicating science
Hudson Kalambuka	Kenya	Synthesis & communication of science knowledge
Jesus Olivero-Verbal	Colombia	Internet as a tool for sharing scientific knowledge
Andrea Mantesso	Brazil	Science for laymen
Kate Travis	UK	Science and the Media

Science for policy

Laurie Geller	USA	Science at the UN CSD:  What is our Role?
Igor Sirodoev	Moldova	Science for policy - challenges and opportunities: view from “transitional east”
Juan Pablo Guerra	Mexico	The role of science in policy making
Molly Helmuth	USA	Climate risk management in Africa
Alice Abreu	Brazil	Science for policy

Working with the private sector

Delphine Thorel	France	A private sector perspective
Adriana Jalba	Romania	The choice of a scientist: Academia or Industry
Carrie Wall	USA	Fisheries research, management and the market place
Robert Stodilka	Canada	Working with the Private Sector: a Canadian perspective
Hlanganani Tutu	S. Africa	The mining industry and environmental legislation
S Mukherjee	India	Biotechnology, development and the patent system

4. A “Carbon Neutral” conference: Overview of the concept, and discussion of options for offsetting emissions from this event

Daniele Cesano and Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra

5. Scientific Freedom and Responsibilities

Bengt Gustafsson (Sweden): Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science

Alexis Vlandas	UK	Social responsibility of scientists and engineers
Raed Sharif	Palestine	The role of young scientists in maximizing the value of science in the information age
Dilfuza Egamberdiyeva	Uzbekistan	The role of science in environmental protection
Jiunn-Wei Chen	China:Taipei	Information sharing in physics: the arXive model
Thi Minh Ha Dong	Vietnam	Science, Agenda 21 and sustainable development