SPECIAL EVENTS
Alcyone
to the Red Sea
To
mark this year's World Science Day for Peace and Development,
the
Cousteau Society has sent its ship Alcyone to the Red Sea
to begin its expedition with a Dive for Peace. With this symbolic
Dive, the Cousteau Society will express once more its commitment
to scientific cooperation between scientists from this region.The
expedition will take place 50 years after the famous voyage
by the ship Calypso during which Jacques Cousteau made
the film “The Silent World” that won the Palme d’Or at
the Film Festival in Cannes.
Canada
Le
Centre
des sciences de Montréal will organize, in co-operation
with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, will organize a weekend
(8-9 November) of reflection, debates and exchanges on Science
and Peace, the responsibility of scientists and, lastly, science
and human needs.
(Click here
to read the programme).
Madagascar
Special
sessions on science will take place at the Academie Nationale
des Arts, des Lettres et des Sciences. A contest for secondary
students has been organized on "Responsible use of science
for the benefit of society”. An award ceremony will be held
within the National
Commission for UNESCO for the contest winners.
Mozambique
The
Ministry
of Higher Education, Science and Technology is organizing
from 11 to 14 November the First Exhibit of Science and Technology
in Mozambique (1ª Mostra Moçambicana de Ciência
& Tecnologia).
Portugal
The
National Commission for UNESCO
and the Commission for Women's Equality and Rights are organizing
"Women on Science for Peace and Development" on 10 November
in Lisbon.
This
event will not only promote science as a tool for peace and development,
but also enhance the role of Portuguese women in this field. The
seminar will comprise three workshops on the major issues of:
Bioethics, Sustainable Development and Society and Science for
Development (Click here to
read the programme).
Romania
An
award ceremony for Science journalism will take place in the presence
of the President of Romania, Mr. Ion Iliescu, at the National
Commission for UNESCO.
Tunisia
The
UNESCO National Commission will organize public meetings and various
activities
in universities and schools in different towns around the country
(Sfax, Ezzitouna,) with the participation of scientists. An evening
debate on Science and Peace will be organized in Sfax. At the
Cité de la Science an exhibit will open showing national
research on Agriculture and Environment. A conference on biodiversity
and food security will be held.
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World Conference
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