23
March-
23 September |
Nature's
Wisdom (World Expo) UNESCO will be exhibiting relevant
programmes within the UN Pavilion (see also below). Aichi
Prefecture (Japan): www.expo2005.or.jp/
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| 13-29
September |
Executive
Board
172nd session of UNESCO's governing body.Precedes
General Conf. of 191 Member Statesmeeting to adopt programme
and budget for2006-2007. UNESCO Paris: www.unesco.org
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| 25-29
September |
UNESCO resource kit on S&T education in 21st Century
Regional Workshop on the Arabic version of kit. Kuwait
City: www.unesco.org/beirut |
| 1-5
October |
Global change in mountain regions
Open Science Conference to highlight impact of global
change on biophysical environment and socio-economic conditions
of mountain people, using biosphere reserves as monitoring
and study sites. Culmination of four thematic workshops.
Perth, Scotland: www.unesco.org/mab/mountains/news.htm
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| 3
-7 October |
Integrated
ecosystem management: pursuing a quality economy in biosphere
reserves
2nd workshop of MAB-ECOTONE Phase II and 4th Meeting
of SeaBRnet MAB regional network. Hosted by Govt of PDR
Laos in co-operation with UNESCO. A thematic session is
scheduled on applying the biosphere reserve concept to
large Asian wetland areas: www.unesco.org/mab |
5
October -
30 November |
Experiencing Mathematics
UNESCO-driven exhibition visits Maputo (Mozambique),
after touring South Africa from 20 June to 26 September:
mathex.org |
| 13-14
October |
The basic sciences: the science lever for development
Ministerial roundtable during UNESCO's General Conf.
(3-21 October) Paris: www.unesco.org
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| 18-20
October |
Education for sustainable development: new approaches
for the future
Organized by UNESCO Kingston (Jamaica) and University
of West Indies, in association with other agencies. In
Kingston: u.miura@unesco.org
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| 25-30
October |
EuroMAB
Biosphere Reserve Co-ordinators
Organized by Austrian National Commission for UNESCO
and Austrian MAB National Committee in candidate Wienerwald
biosphere reserve (Austria): for South East European countries,
in Venice: p.pypaert@unesco.org; for Russia, Belarus,
Moldova, Caucasus countries, in Moscow: m.prchalova@unesco.ru
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31
October -
2 November |
Physics
and sustainable development
500 physicists and policy-makers from around the world
to discuss how physics can better benefit the developing
world in the areas of physics and economic development,
health, energy, environment and education. Planned outcome:
agenda for action for international physics community.
Co-sponsored by UNESCO and its ICTP, South African Institute
of Physics, Intl Union of Pure and Applied Physics: m.alarcon@unesco.org;
www.wyp2005.org |
| 1
to 7 November |
Science
City Governance
The World Technopolis Association and UNESCO are organizing
a workshop
on Science City Governance from 1 to 7 November this
year in the city of Daejeon in the Republic of Korea.
The workshop will cover policy development for science
and technology parks, cooperation between industry, academia,
research institutes and government, cooperation among
local governments for the development of science cities,
etc. To register, please complete this form
and return it to the WTA Secretariat by 30 September.
For further information, contact
UNESCO. |
| 9-12
November |
Training
for research managers and administrators
Regional training seminar organized within UNESCO's
Strategy for Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in South-East
Europe by UNESCO Venice, Austrian Science and Research
Liaison Office. Ljubljana (Slovenia): www.unesco.org/venice
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| 10
November |
World Science Day
www.unesco.org/science
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| 10-12
November |
World
Science Forum
The role of parliamentarians in S&T policy. Intl
roundtable organized by UNESCO, ISESCO and others at World
Science Forum hosted by Hungarian government. Budapest:
d.malpede@unesco.org
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| 22-24
November |
Combating
desertification
Regional workshop organized by UNESCO Chair of Desertification
Studies (Sudan). Will analyse scientific research and
national action plans for combating desertification, design
sub-regional projects on desertification and create research
network of relevant institutions from participating countries.
Will establish viable organizational structure, administration,
finance and policies for the network. Khartoum : www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1051.shtml
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14
November -
27 January |
Conservation
of archaeological sites
1st core regional course in Arab region. Covers archaeological
heritage in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon. Organized by UNESCO
Beirut (Lebanon) and ICCROM: (in Beirut): www.unesco.org/beirut
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29
November -
1 December |
Understanding,
extinction and prevention of spontaneous coal seam fires
Conf. of programme of Ecological Research for Sustaining
the Environment in China (ERSEC) run by Chinese Min. of
Education, German Min. of Education and Research, UNESCO.
Beijing: x.han@unesco.org;
g.schoning@unesco.org;
coalfire@nrscc.gov.cn
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| 1-3
December |
Science,
technology and innovation for sustainable development
Regional conf. organized by govts of Latin America
and Caribbean and UNESCO: f.ortiz@unesco.org.cu;
montevideo@unesco.org/uy
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