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MAJOR EVENTS AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 6-8 November 2006 |
United Nations Commission on Science Technology for Development (UNCSTD) Panel. Jointly organized with UNESCO, the Panel will address the 2006-2007 substantive theme of
the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development, on "Promoting the building of a people-centred, development-oriented and inclusive
information society, with a view to enhancing digital opportunities for all people". Findings and recommendations to emerge from the Panel will be
considered by the Commission at its tenth session in May 2007.
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&m=12233&info=&lang=2
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60 Years of Science at UNESCO 1945-2005 |
Within the context of UNESCO's 60th anniversary, the Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, Walter Erdelen will launch a new book 60
Years of Science at UNESCO 1945-2005 on World Science Day, 10 November 2006. This multi-author book, traces through six parts the role played by
UNESCO in the history of international science and technology cooperation in an ever-changing world: I. Setting the Scene, 1945-1965; II. Basic
Sciences and Engineering; III. Environmental Sciences; IV. Science and Society; V. Overviews and Analyses; and VI. Looking Ahead. Sixty Years of
Science at UNESCO 1945-2005 offers an inside perspective on the past six decades of the Organization's scientific outreach to all civilizations.
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ITALY
 World Science Day for Peace and Development is being marked in Genoa, Italy, as hosting city of the main World Science Day
for Peace and Development 2006 celebration with a conference on "Science for Peace". The meeting will highlight the role of science in building dialogue and
peace. The UNESCO's action in strengthening science cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian scientific institutions will be presented. The event will
take place on 7 November 2006 in the framework of the Science Festival (October 26 - November 7), which has become the major event in the European and
international scientific world for science popularization.
http://www.festivalscienza.it/it/home.php
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A one-day workshop entitled "How to redistribute the energy?" is being organized on 10 November by the UNESCO Centre in Turin,
http://www.centrounesco.to.it/ in the framework of the National Week for the education for sustainable energy (6-12 November 2006). The event is
part of a process involving secondary schools students working on specific projects dealing with sustainable use of energy. Representatives of
scientific institutions and government, teachers and students will attend the meeting.
Programme:
http://www.centrounesco.to.it/admin/media/79.pdf
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INDIA
The Gujarat Council of Science City (www.scity.org) is planning to organize some programmes and activities among school children, parents,
teachers and the general visitors to mark the celebration of World Science Day for Peace and Development on 10th November 2006. Contact Dr.
Narottam Sahoo, Senior Scientist, Gujarat Council of Science City. (More)
Email: narottam@scity.org
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MADAGASCAR
The National Academy of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Madagascar The "Prix de l'Académie Malgache" (the Malagasy Academy Prize) will be awarded
on 10 November on the occasion of the World Science Day for an outstanding work in Malagasy language done by an individual for the popularization
of science.
Contact: Mrs.Irène J. RANAIVOZANANY, cnmu@wanadoo.mg, Responsable Sciences Department, Commission Nationale Malgache pour l'UNESCO
11, rue Naka Rabemanantsoa, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
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LATVIA
The World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) is celebrated worldwide on 10 November 2005 each year. Therefore it is my great pleasure to inform you
that Latvia will join this event and will celebrate it by undertaking concrete actions and initiatives also this year.
During this week Latvian National Commission for UNESCO together with University of Latvia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, British
Council in Latvia and other organizations related to science, will organize different activities concerning science and science related themes. The main aim of
these activities and initiatives is to raise populations' interest about science and its importance in society's development.
From 6th to 10th November University of Daugavpils organizes Science Festival with the goal to propagate science and develop science prestige. The wide programme
of the Festival includes lectures, competitions and discussions about science topics for different target audiences involving school adults, students and scholars:
professors and academicians - the main contributors.
On 7th and 10th November a number of scientific institutes will propose so called "Open day" to those who are interested in the research work in their future life.
Five leading Science Institutes have arranged a good cooperation and elaborated programmes not only in the Basic Sciences but also in Social and Human Sciences.
This activity will be available to the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network.
On 10th November Café Scientifique (Science and Parliament discussion) will take place at University of Latvia. The main aim of the event is to bring together
scientists and politicians for a dialogue on science and science policy. This discussion allows the science and research community to exchange views and debate
key issues with Latvian policy makers.
Contact and Further Information : Anda Saka, anda@unesco.lv, Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
Phone: + 371 7325 109
Fax: + 371 7222 762
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SANTIAGO DE CHILE
La UNESCO lanza concurso en el Día Mundial de la Ciencia para la Paz y el Desarrollo
En el marco de esta celebración, la OREALC/UNESCO Santiago y la Comisión Nacional de Cooperación con la UNESCO invitan a todos los colegios básicos chilenos
a participar en el concurso “Ciencia para la Paz, imaginemos cómo la ciencia ayuda en la construcción de un mundo pacífico”, mediante la elaboración de cuentos
y dibujos. (ver más)
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