April 1-3, 2012
Event: Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital Development and Inclusive GrowthLocation: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: Hosted by the African Union Commission and UNECA, and in collaboration with ADEA, UNESCO and the Government of Kenya, the African Development Bank this Forum aims at engaging African Ministers in charge of STI, Education, and Finance in a dialogue with the private sector, academia and scientific communities globally on how to promote the advancement of science and inclusive development through technological innovation in Africa. The Africa STI Forum will showcase the best proven practical solutions from Africa and around the world for addressing these issues and it will explore how similar programs can be designed, developed and implemented in Africa by African public, private, NGO, science and university officials. The objective is to find practical solutions to practical problems that can be financed by the African Development Bank and its development partners. Participation in the Forum is by invitation only.
Host: The African Union Commission and UNECA, and in collaboration with ADEA, UNESCO and the Government of Kenya, the African Development Bank
March 25-29, 2012
Event: American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 243rd National Meeting & Exposition
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Description: ACS’s National Meetings are some of the largest scientific conferences of the year. The theme of the conference is "Chemistry of Life.” The theme will cover advancements made in basic and applied research towards understanding the chemistry of life, both at the molecular and macroscopic levels. Special interdisciplinary symposia related to the theme are: (i) Chemical Networks in Biology, (ii) Epigenetics: From Basic Principles to Drug Development, (iii) Materials as Medicines: A New Direction for Disease Imaging and Treatment, (iv) Drug Polypharmacology Prediction and Design, and (v) Protein Conjugates: From Basic Principles to Clinically Active Drugs.
Host: American Chemical Society
Contact: Michael Bernstein, 202-872-6042, m_bernstein@acs.org, nationalmeetings@acs.org
Website: http://www.acs.org/sandiego2012
March 1-3, 2012
Event: Indo-American Frontiers of Engineering
Location: Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Description: Around 60 outstanding engineers under the age of 45 will meet for an intensive 2.5 day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Engineering at the Interface of Science, Technology Enablers for Advances in Aerospace Materials, and Engineering Large Infrastructure for Disaster/Hazards. The event will facilitate international and cross-disciplinary research collaboration, promote the transfer of new techniques and approaches across disparate engineering fields, and encourage the creation of a transatlantic network of world-class engineers. Participation is by invitation only.
Host: Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum
Contact: Symposium Co-chair Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, chair@ce.berkeley.edu
Website: http://www.naefrontiers.org/Symposia/IAFOE/21449/2012IAFOE.aspx
February 29 - March 4, 2012
Event: Fulbright Global Food Security Seminar
Location: Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Description: The Fulbright Global Food Security Seminar will bring together international graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines from plant sciences to public health. The seminar is a joint project of the Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences and the University Office of Global Programs (UOGP). The Global Knowledge Initiatives (GKI) will join the collaboration to facilitate the closing interactive workshop during which participants will work in teams to develop a collaborative innovation-based project. The Seminar is designed to provide a comprehensive framework for analysis of food security that can be applied to students’ home countries and an opportunity for role playing, negotiation, and decision-making as well as training in advocacy and evaluation.
Host: U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the Fulbright Program, Pennsylvania State University, and the Global Knowledge Initiative
February 27, 2012
Event: Water Diplomacy: A Foreign Policy Imperative
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Description: Water, essential to humankind’s existence, is increasingly scarce because of pollution, failure to develop conservation programs, and mismanagement of water resources. In the near future, water shortages could lead to conflict in many parts of the world. Water-related problems are global in scope, and although international bodies actively support initiatives to conserve and fairly allocate water, not enough is being done to address this critical topic. CPD’s Water Diplomacy Initiative includes research and programming that will contribute to the following three objectives: achieving a greater understanding of the impact of water diplomacy on the recipients of current and future programs; assessing best practices in the field; and developing technological and policy recommendations to governments and organizations conducting Water Diplomacy.
Host: University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy
Contact: cpdevent@usc.edu
Website: http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/events/events_detail/18009/
February 27 - March 2, 2012
Event: American Physical Society's 2012 March MeetingLocation: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Description: The APS March Meeting is the largest physics meeting in the world, focusing on physics research from industry, universities, and major labs. The outstanding scientific program will include more than 100 invited sessions and 550 contributed sessions at which approximately 7,000 papers will be presented.
Host: American Physical Society
Contact: James Riordon, 301-919-2173, riordon@aps.org
Website: http://aps.org/meetings/march/registration/index.cfm
November 13-16, 2011
Event: Entomology 2011
Location: Reno, NV, USA
Description: For four days each year, ESA’s Annual Meeting brings together the scientific leaders of entomology—scientists, researchers, educators, students, and others from around the globe. This year’s symposia will address important issues such as bed bugs, honey bee Colony Collapse Disorder, insect control, invasive species, medical and veterinary entomology, forestry, evolution, systematics, and insect physiology.
Host: Entomological Society of America (ESA)
Contact: Debi Sutton, 301-731-4535, dsutton@entsoc.org
Website: http://entsoc.org/entomology2011
November 10-12, 2011
Event: Climate Change and Food Security: The Road for Africa
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: The conference intends to bring together some of the very best climate change scientists to exchange ideas and experiences on climate change impacts and adaptation measures in relation to food security in Africa. Aspects that will be addressed may concern knowledge and research, policy formulation and implementation, and adaptation strategies that would ensure food security in a changing climate. In addition, the roles of governmental, public, private, and non-governmental sectors and grass-root actors in this regard will be addressed. The themes for this year’s conference will be agriculture and biodiversity, energy, water, health, and implementation strategies.
Host: African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the TWAS Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA)
November 9-10, 2011
Event: Berlin 9 Open Access Conference
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Description: The ninth installment in the Berlin Open Access Conference Series, which convenes leaders in the science, humanities, research, funding, and policy communities around The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, will take place at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on November 9 & 10, 2011. The conference will focus on the role that open online access can play in accelerating the conduct and communication of scholarship, and the opportunities this presents to the funders, creators, and end users of this information.
Host: Max Planck Society, Marine Biological Laboratory, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Contact: Jennifer McLennan, 202-296-2296, jennifer@arl.org
Website: http://www.berlin9.org/
October 28-30, 2011
Event: BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Agricultural Biotechnology 2011
Location: Changchun, China
Description: Agricultural biotechnology is an advanced technology that allows plant breeders to make precise genetic changes to impart beneficial traits to the crop plants we rely on for food and fiber. The safe and appropriate use of biotechnology to help to meet agricultural challenges and consumer needs of the 21st century is extremely important for human beings. Therefore, WCAB-2011 will bring together industry leaders, investors, policy makers, scientists, researchers, and other professionals working in the area of agricultural biotechnology and discuss the latest scientific advances and future directions of the technologies.
Host: BITeomics, Inc.
Contact: BIT Congress Inc., 0086-411-847-99609, hedy@bitconferences.com
Website: http://www.bitlifesciences.com/wcab2011/
October 28-29, 2011
Event: 16th International Forestry and Environment Symposium
Location: Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Description: This symposium is a forum for researchers in the field of Natural Resources Management to present their research findings and to network with policy makers and industrial leaders. The themes for this year’s conference are: forest and natural resource management, biodiversity conservation and management, socioeconomics of natural resources, climate change, sustainable energy and waste management, and pollution control.
Host: Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Contact: +94 11 280 4685
Website: http://www.environmentlanka.com/sympo/
October 17-19, 2011
Event: CGIAR Science Forum 2011
Location: Beijing, China
Description: The biennial CGIAR Science Forum brings together scientists, policymakers, funding agents, and other stakeholders to redouble and refocus efforts required to address the challenge of meeting global food needs. The theme of Science Forum 2011 is "The Agriculture—Environment Nexus." Interactive sessions will explore ways to achieve increases in food production while maintaining healthy ecosystems. Sessions will focus on resource scarcity, eco-efficient agriculture, and other issues.
Host: The Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Contact: OEK-Science-Forum-2011@fao.org
Website: http://www.sciencecouncil.cgiar.org/meetings-events/science-forum/en/
October 12-14, 2011
Event: 2011 Student Conference on Conservation Science—New York
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Description: The Student Conference on Conservation Science-New York (SCCS-NY) provides a unique opportunity for those beginning their careers to present their work before established leaders in science, policy, and management. In addition to formal presentations, the conference offers numerous opportunities to interact with senior-level conservation professionals at workshops, informal gatherings, and networking events. The Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) is the only international conference designed for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-career professionals pursuing or considering the field of conservation science. Interactions with established conservationists will encourage collaborations, inspire further research, and launch lasting associations.
Host: Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History
Contact: biodiversity@amnh.org
Website: http://symposia.cbc.amnh.org/sccsny/
October 9-12, 2011
Event: Geological Society of America's 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibit
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Description: This year's theme, "Archean to Anthropocene, the Past is the Key to the Future," captures the broad research and education agenda of the Geological Society of America’s community as a whole, as well as the application of our work to society," says Harvey Thorleifson, Minnesota State Geologist and GSA's Local Planning Committee Chair. "Recent escalation of the visibility of the Anthropocene concept illustrates the scientific relevance of the meeting, and our program will provide an opportunity for participants to make contact with and reflect on current influential thinking on this topic."
Host: Geological Society of America
Contact: GSA Sales & Service, 303-357-1000, gsaservice@geosociety.org
Website: http://www.geosociety.org/news/pr/11-34.htm
October 2-5, 2011
Event: 6th International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Description: The Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science is the first of the series to be held outside of the USA. Leading researchers from the major areas of molecular insect science will present the latest achievements in this exciting research field and the emerging insect biotechnologies of biomedical and agricultural interest. Topics for the symposium include: genomics and proteomics, arthropod evolution and development, neurobiology, (antagonistic and symbiotic) interactions, toxicology and insecticide resistance, immunity, endocrinology, chemical ecology and behavior, pest control biotechnology, and drug discovery.
Host: Elsevier
Contact: Rachel Perry, 31-204-853-207, r.perry@elsevier.com
Website: http://www.molecularinsectscience.com/
September 21-23, 2011
Event: A Regional Exploration of Pathways Toward Harmonization of Math & Science Curriculum in the EAC
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Description: The East African Community, the regional organization representing Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and the United Republic of Tanzania, has declared harmonization of secondary education curricula, standards, and evaluation a priority. The goal of these efforts is to increase the effectiveness of the East African Community Common Market through improved labor market mobility. This regional dialogue will bring government leaders, policy makers, and technical experts together through a combination of working sessions, country presentations, and strategy articulation for the improvement and harmonization of secondary mathematics and science education. To learn more about the Global Knowledge Initiative’s research and involvement in this effort, click here.
Host: East African Community and the World Bank
Contact: Sukhdeep Brar, World Bank: sbrar@worldbank.org
Website: www.worldbank.org
September 21-23, 2011
Event: 7th NIZO Dairy Conference
Location: Papendal, Netherlands
Description: Current health trends are driving innovations in dairy to the design of reduced-fat, reduced-sugar and reduced-salt products, as well as fortified products enriched with functional components, such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals. For these innovative products, flavor and texture are key attributes. Together, they largely determine consumer acceptance. Successful design of innovative products combines the effects of ingredient choice and processing technology with the product properties and consumer experiences during consumption. All these topics, from fundamental understanding to application in consumer products, will be covered during the conference that aims to combine the most recent scientific developments in flavor and texture research. It will provide a unique opportunity for experts from academia and the food industry to interact and apply their knowledge and latest research findings to the design and manufacture of healthy dairy foods.
Host: NIZO and Elsevier
Contact: Amy McCormac, 44-186-584-3643, customerservice-NIZO11@elsevier.com
Website: http://www.nizodairyconference.com/
September 14-16, 2011
Event: 2011 Student Conference on Conservation Science—Bangalore
Location: Bangalore, India
Description: The Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS)—Bangalore brings together young researchers in conservation science to facilitate interaction, encourage exchange of research ideas and methods, and help build contacts and capacity. The Conference aims to have 100 student presenters from 18 South and Southeast Asian countries. The most important part of the three-day program will be poster sessions and fifteen-minute talks by students on various aspects of conservation science. For conservation agencies and NGOs, the conference will offer an excellent forum to reach out to young, enthusiastic, and capable researchers and conservationists. The program will consist of plenary talks by eminent speakers, student presentations (oral and poster), workshops and discussions, and a session called "Who’s Who in Conservation." Plenary speakers include Andrew Balmford (University of Cambridge), Rohan D’Souza (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi) and Yvonne Sadovy (University of Hong Kong).
Host: Indian Institute of Science
Contact: sccs@sccs-bng.org
Website: http://www.sccs-bng.org/
September 4-8, 2011
Event: 6th Science Centre World Congress
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Description: The Science Centre World Congress (SCWC) is a gathering that directs strategic planning for the worldwide Science Centre movement. The first SCWC was held in 1996 in Vantaa, Finland, hosted by Heureka, an initiative of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and the European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions (ECSITE). It was the first effort to bring together Science Centre leaders from all over the world to a meeting to discuss collaboration and to provide an opportunity for professional interchange and international networking. This year’s theme will be "Science Across Cultures."
Contact: Karen Hilliard, 27-216-836-470, admin@6scwc.org
Website: http://www.6scwc.org
September 1-2, 2011
Event: Human Soil Legacies
Location: Stirling, United Kingdom
Description: Soils retain a historical legacy of past human activity. The chemical pollution legacies are perhaps the most widely recognized expressions of this with predominantly negative connotations. However, past industrial, domestic, and agricultural activities have resulted in a much broader range of chemical, biological, and physical soil legacies, the extent and implications (both positive and negative) of which are rarely appreciated. The aim of this conference is to bring together academics and practitioners with a broad range of interests encompassing soil science, archaeology, contaminated land, forestry, and agronomy to exchange ideas and knowledge on soil legacies and to develop an agenda for future research.
Host: British Society of Soil Science
Contact: Dr. C. Wilson, 01-786-467-817, c.a.wilson@stir.ac.uk
Website: http://www.soils.org.uk/pages/home
August 30- September 1, 2011
Event: 4th South African Innovation Summit
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Description: In its most adventurous, interconnected, and interactive incarnation yet, the 4th SA Innovation Summit aims to jolt participants off their well-worn mental tracks and on to more fruitful and creative paths. Under the theme "Innovation Legends—Ideas to Market," the conference will offer a line-up of 54 of the most exciting and successful innovators in business, government, and academia from South Africa, Africa, and beyond. Delegates will get firsthand experience on collaborative creativity at the summit’s bold new feature, the Innovation Lab, which will function as both an experiential exhibition space and an idea factory.
Contact: info@innovationsummit.co.za, +27 11 646 1675
Website: http://www.innovationsummit.co.za/
August 30- September 1, 2011
Event: Innovation by Cooperation—Promoting Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Location: Bonn, Germany
Description: The conference will highlight how international cooperation between the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean among themselves, as well as between them and Germany or other European countries, can contribute to strengthening innovative potentials. Participants will have the opportunity of networking and discussing successful innovation strategies taking into account practical examples. The expert audience of approximately 150 participants from Latin America and Germany will be composed of stakeholders from policy, economy, civil society, and science.
Host: GIZ - Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Contact: Dr. Joachim Langbein, Ole Erdmann, innotalk@giz.de, +49 228-4460-1256
Website: http://gc21.inwent.org/ibt/en/modules/gc21/ws-innotalk/info/ibt/index.sxhtml
August 26-30, 2011
Event: 2011 TWAS-ROESEAP Symposium on Industrial Biotechnology
Location: Beijing, China
Description: The objective of this symposium is to review the most recent progress in the area of industrial biotechnology in developing countries. The symposium will provide a good opportunity for researchers from the developing world to exchange ideas, share experiences, and promote international collaboration to accelerate the commercialization of new products or new technologies. Discussion will focus on four major areas: (1) biorefinery of fuels and chemicals; (2) production of bulk fermentation products; (3) biocatalysis and biotransformation; (4) development of novel bio-based processes; and (5) new emerging disciplines including industrial systems biology and industrial synthetic biology.
Host: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
Contact: Dr. Taicheng Zhu, E-mail: zhutc@im.ac.cn
Website: http://www.twasib.com/dct/page/1
August 24-26, 2011
Event: Innovation and Sustainability Conference & Expo 2011, Africa
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Description: The Innovation and Sustainability Conference & Expo 2011 Africa will bring together key leading global innovators, sustainability experts, policy makers, business leaders, and scientists from renewable energy companies, governments, private sector, industry, consultants, non-profit, financing agencies, research & development, oil and gas, and academia to discuss, showcase, network and identify leading green businesses, technologies, projects, development partners and opportunities from Africa and around the globe. The conference will run alongside an expo featuring an international market place of green initiatives, development partners, manufacturers, and consumers.
Host: Pilot International
Contact: info@pilotinternationalconferences.org
Website: http://www.pilotinternationalconferences.org/index.html
August 28-29, 2011
Event: RUFORUM Annual General Meeting
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Description: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a consortium of 29 universities in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa that support African agricultural research is hosting its annual meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi. GKI’s own East African LINK winner, Daniel Rukazambuga, will speak on collaborative research, the Global Knowledge Initiative’s LINK program, and the progress he is making towards solving his coffee research challenge that deeply impacts the lives of the Rwandan people. Click here for more information on LINK or here to learn more about Daniel.
Host: RUFORUM
Contact: Prof. Adipala Ekwamu, secretariat@ruforum.org
Website: http://www.ruforum.org/events/ruforum-annual-general-meeting-agm
August 25, 2011
Event: 242nd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition Fall 2011
Location: Denver, Colorado
Description: One of the largest scientific conferences of 2011, the meeting will be held during the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). The theme of the conference is "The Chemistry of Air, Space and Water"
Host: American Chemical Society
Contact: Michael Bernstein, 202-872-6042, m_bernstein@acs.org
Website: http://portal.acs.org
August 7-12, 2011
Event: Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) 96th Annual Meeting
Location: Austin, Texas
Description: The meeting, which has the theme "Earth Stewardship: Preserving and enhancing the earth's life-support systems," is expected to draw more than 3,500 scientists, policy makers, educators, and concerned citizens to share emerging research and explore strategies to enhance community-based approaches to global responsibility. Other highlights include MacArthur Award winner Stephen Pacala, ESA MacArthur Lecturer; Director, Princeton Environmental Institute, who will be the Keynote Speaker. A live music concert will take place on Thursday evening, August 11 to benefit local environmental groups. The scientific program features 24 symposia, 38 workshops, 22 field trips, and a host of special sessions, organized and contributed oral sessions and poster sessions. The field trips will explore everything from avian ecology of the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge to a Bracken Bat cave. An exhibition hall will showcase publishers of scientific texts and journals among other exhibits.
Host: Ecological Society of America
Contact: Katie Kline, 202-833-8773 x211, katie@esa.org
Website: http://esa.org/austin/regist
July 23-24
Event: 2011 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Description: In cooperation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), a premier business school in Pakistan and one of the world's oldest business schools, plans to organize a broad, multi-topic, fully reviewed conference on Information Technologies. The Conference aims to capture research initiated by scholars, seeks to enhance interaction of local and overseas scientists, and focuses on problems relating to socio-economic uplift of the nation.
Host: Institute of Business Administration and IEEE
Contact: Dr. Wasim Ahmed Khan, +0092 300 821 73, wkhan@iba.edu.pk
Website: icict.iba.edu.pk
July 12-13
Event: African Education Summit 2011: Agenda for Investment in Technology and Infrastructure
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Description: The African Education Summit brings together the key stakeholders and institutions facing the challenge of public and private sector investment and their relationship with education and human resources. The summit aims to generate concrete output focusing directly on the needs of investment in education & technology across Africa. The agenda will have a special emphasis on partnerships formed by private sector companies, technology leaders, and government ministries for education, higher education, communications and science & technology.
Host: AfricanBrains
Contact: events@africanbrains.org
Website: www.africanbrains.net/our-events
March 27-31
Event: American Chemical Society National Meeting
Location: Anaheim, CA
Description: With nearly 9,500 presentations on new discoveries that span science's horizons — from astronomy to zoology — the meeting will offer participants a rich assortment opportunities for scientific exchange, collaboration, and exposure to the latest research. The topics include food and nutrition, medicine, health, energy, the environment and other fields where chemistry plays a central role. Some of those presentations will connect with the meeting's theme, "The Chemistry of Natural Resources." ACS requested that GKI join the meeting as a special presenter to share ideas for global engagement with the ACS community at a marquee event on March 28, entitled "Perspectives from the Nonprofit Sector: The Global Knowledge Initiative."
Host: American Chemical Society
Contact: Michael Bernstein; m_bernstein@acs.org; 202-872-6042
Website: portal.acs.org
January 19-21, 2011
Event: 14th Bangkok International Symposium on HIV Medicine
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Description: The key objective of the annual Bangkok International Symposium on HIV Medicine is to provide updated information on HIV treatment and research for physicians, health care workers and members of the HIV-infected and -affected community from Thailand and countries in the region, along with a comprehensive review of the management of HIV infection and opportunistic infections, the latest updates on research into HIV treatments and vaccines and the most recent efforts to improve access to therapy. The symposium also aims to stimulate debate through a series of panel discussions on issues such as access to care and the cost of ARV in developing countries.
Host: HIV-NAT
Contact: Ms. Jeerakan Janhom, Secretariat, E-mail: jeerakan.j@hivnat.org, Phone: +(662) 652 3040
Ext. 102, Fax: +(662) 254 7574
Web site
December 7-8
Event: International Conference on Innovation through Knowledge Transfer 2010
Location: Coventry, U.K.
Description: Featuring world-class speakers, oral and poster presentation sessions and interactive workshops, the InnovationKT 2010 Conference will provide an excellent opportunity to disseminate, share and discuss the impact of university-business interaction through the knowledge transfer mechanisms, including:
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)
- commercialization (licensing of intellectual property, spin-outs formation, and incubators)
- collaborative applied research and consultancy
- other methods of achieving knowledge transfer and innovation
Host: Institute of Knowledge Transfer
Contact: Prof. Bob Howlett, KES International and Bournemouth University, E-mail: rjhowlett@kesinternational.org
Web site
December 2-3
Event: From Policy to Action: Strategy Setting for Science, Technology and Innovation in Uganda
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Description: The Uganda Council on Science and Technology (UNCST) and the World Bank Uganda Office will convene seminal event entitled "From Policy to Action: Strategy Setting for Science, Technology and Innovation in Uganda." This policy dialogue marks the launch of a strategy process to identify priorities and pathways for implementation of the Uganda Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy.
As UNCST marks its 20th year and looks to the next decade, a number of questions loom large: How should the Government of Uganda prioritize among the innumerable critical needs expressed in the National STI Policy? In what areas should investment of limited STI resources be made to maximize social, industrial, and economic benefits? How should stakeholders outside of government, especially those in industry, be engaged in this process? Co-hosted by the World Bank Uganda Office and UNCST, this event will launch a national STI strategy-setting process. The process begins with a 2-day dialogue among key stakeholders in government, academia, and industry to tackle these and other questions.
Host: The Uganda Council on Science and Technology (UNCST) and the World Bank Uganda Office
Contact: By invitation only
December 2-4
Event: Cell Symposia - Influenza: Translating Basic Insights
Location: Washington, D.C.
Description: Given the recent influenza pandemic, the last 12 months have seen a flurry of activity in the area of flu research. New insights are being gained about the biology of the virus, the host immune response, and the ability of the virus to overcome species barriers and host-immune defenses. The broader goal of influenza research is to extrapolate these basic insights for better control of disease, and to develop better vaccines and anti-viral therapeutics. This meeting aims to foster interactions among a broad group of scientists studying the influenza virus from multiple perspectives including: the virus itself, the host response to viral infection, the clinical manifestations of pandemic and seasonal influenza, as well as those scientists actively working to develop better vaccines and therapeutics in an industrial setting.
Host: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Cell Host & Microbe, and Immunity
Contact: Kay Russell, Cell Symposia Influenza Conference Secretariat,
E-mail: elsevierconferences@tiscali.co.uk, Phone: +44 (0)1865 408086,
Fax: +44 (0)118 329 0495
December 5-9
Event: Environmental Change and Migration: From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities
Location: Bad Salzuflen, Germany
Description: The confere nce aims to shed light on the complex dynamics of environmentally induced migration and the associated societal processes. Toward this end, we seek to further the interdisciplinary debate and exchange of knowledge from the fields of migration, climate change, disaster, development, and others. Connecting vulnerability, capability and transnational approaches will help to link existing research and open new research venues for the future.
Host: European Science Foundation
Contact: Ms. Alessandra Piccolotto, Conference Officer, E-mail: apiccolotto@esf.org,
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 2023, Fax: +32 (0)2 538 8486
Web site: http://www.esf.org/index.php?id=6505
December 6-10
Event: 11th Public Communication of Science & Technology (PCST) 2010
Location: New Delhi, India
Description: The 11th PCST 2010 is aimed at providing a mechanism for the researchers and practitioners and those involved in improvement of science and technology communication. It is as such committed to the thought of being together and forging ahead towards achieving the goal of higher degree of science appreciation amongst masses. This shall provide the much needed fillip to the efforts which had been focusing on bringing the excitement of science into the minds of young people as well. This will also be an opportunity for such efforts to be widely shared, discussed, debated and reviewed amongst international experts and votaries of the approach.
Host: PCST Network and NCSTC
Contact: Secretariat (PCST-2010), Phone: +91-11-26537976, E-mail: info@pcst-2010.org.
December 5-7
Event: ASABE 5th National Decennial Irrigation Conference
Location: Phoenix,
Description: Held only once a decade, the National Irrigation Conference is hosted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in partnership with the Irrigation Association. Free with your full registration to the Irrigation Show, the conference highlights research and case studies on irrigation technology and management in the United States.
More than 90 presentations will address the Ogallala aquifer program; humid region applications; turf-landscape irrigation; surface, center pivot and micro-irrigation; site-specific management; irrigation scheduling; deficit irrigation and remote sensing evapotranspiration.
Host: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in partnership with the Irrigation Association
Contact: Sharon McKnight, E-mail: mcknight@asabe.org, Phone: 269-932-7033
Web site
November 7-10
Event: 6th Annual Conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative
Location: Somerset West, West Africa
Description: The conference will focus on strategies for improving access to energy in sub-Saharan Africa and encouraging the use of clean and affordable forms of energy. More than 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa – greater than 70 percent of the population – lack electricity, and about 600 million still rely on traditional biomass fuel for cooking.
A new report on this topic, Turning Science On: Improving Access to Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, will be released at the conference by the science academies participating in ASADI. The report assesses the relationship between access to energy and human development, including the correlation between energy access and achievement of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. Its key messages outline how policymakers can take advantage of both existing and future scientific solutions to expand energy access across the continent. Policymakers from ministries and parliaments across Africa will join renowned energy experts and officials of several African science academies at the conference.
Host: Academy of Science of South Africa
Contacts: Patsy Scholtz, Academy of Science of South Africa, patsy@assaf.org.za, Phone: +27 12 349 6618/+27 82 550 0757; Dorothy Ngila, Academy of Science of South Africa, E-mail: mutheu@assaf.org.za, Phone: +27 12 349 6607; Bill Kearney, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, E-mail: wkearney@nas.edu, Phone: 202 334 2138
Web site
November 10-11
Event: Open Access Africa
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: Open access to the results of scientific and medical research has potential to play an important role in international development, and this conference will discuss the benefits of open access publishing in an African context, from the perspective of both readers seeking access to information, and researchers seeking to globally communicate the results of their work.
The conference will bring together researchers, librarians, university administrators and funders to discuss the issues surrounding access to scientific and medical research, and the role that open access journals can play.
Host: BioMed Central
Contact: E-mail: events@biomedcentral.com
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November 15-18
Event: The 5th International Conference on Genomics (ICG-V)
Location: Shenzhen, China
Description: Some of the most important goals for current scientific research are the development of approaches to improve human health, produce sustainable agriculture, promote bio-energy, and protect the environment. A unique area that can provide the fundamental bases for achieving these objectives is through an understanding of the ever-evolving genetic makeup of all organisms, which can be achieved through advances in genomics, multi-level Omics and computational biological research.
The conference will emphasize the latest advances in genomic technologies, bioinformatics developments, and their relevant biological findings, with a focus on how progress in these areas will impact our lives.
Host: BGI (formerly known as Beijing Genomics Institute)
Contact: E-mail: meeting@genomics.cn, Phone: +86 755 25273340, Fax: +86 755 25273092
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November 15-19
Event: Ministerial Conference on Higher Education in Agriculture
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Description: The Meeting will serve to: (1) Review progress in implementing the Dar-es-Salaam meeting of Ministers and the Cape Town Declaration of Ministers responsible for Science and Technology; (2) Facilitate international networking to spur and sustain re-engineering of Higher Education Institutions in Africa; (3) Mobilize African universities to be more pro-active in engaging in Africa's development and in particular to make their due contribution to research and innovation; and (4) Mobilize political and development commitment for increasing investments in higher Education in Africa
Host: The Conference is being convened by RUFORUM (Regional Forum on Capacity Building in Agriculture) in partnership with NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development), COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa), FANRPAN (Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network), and ANAFE (African Network of Agriculture and Forestry Education).
Contact: Mrs. Irene Birungi Lubega, secretariat@ruforum.org
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November 19-21
Event: 2010 Pilot International Conference on Global Sustainable Development, Theme: Climate Change, A Challenge to Businesses in the 21st Century
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Description: Everybody contributes to climate change and climate change will affect everybody. It is therefore everyone's responsibility from every part of the world to fight against climate change. However, the fight against climate change provides development opportunities. Join and share with the community which development opportunities climate change provides and how to benefit from them.
Host: Pilot International
Contact: E-mail: info@pilotinternationalconferences.org, Phone: +256772508970
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November 22-23
Event: Investing in Science: Securing Future Prosperity
Location: London, England
Description: This international conference will bring together political leaders, investors, scientists, industrialists, experts, analysts and commentators to examine the relevance and role of science in building prosperity and enhancing the quality of life. Key questions addressed will include:
- What role can science and innovation play in encouraging economic growth?
- What solutions can science provide in tackling global challenges such as security, health and climate change?
- What impact does investment in science have on an economy?
- What policy action is required to encourage such investment and where is it best directed?
Host: Chatham House, in partnership with The Royal Society, the Institute of Physics and Nature
Contact: conferences@chathamhouse.org.uk, Phone: +44 (0)20 7957 5753, Fax: +44 (0)20 7321 2045
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What: Grand Challenges in Global Sustainability Research Online Consultation
Where: Online
Description:draft document ICSU and its partners have launched an online consultation to collect views and comments on the draft document "Grand Challenges in Global Sustainability Research: A Systems Approach to Research Priorities for the Decade." The online consultation is part of the Earth system visioning process and is open until February 21, 2010.
International Council for Science (ICSU) and its partners are inviting organizations and individuals for their input via an online consultation beginning 21 December 2009. Grand Challenges in Sustainability Research is a global initiative centered on five grand challenges that must be addressed over the next decade if society is to manage the global environmental change that is now underway and cope with the change that we cannot manage.
The proposed initiative is a result of the first step of the Earth system visioning process, which began with an online consultation that yielded more than 300 research priorities and contributions from more than 1000 people from 85 countries. The draft document "Grand Challenges in Global Sustainability Research: A Systems Approach to Research Priorities for the Decade" is part of an agenda-setting consultation that is intended to guide and stimulate scientific research on global change and global sustainability over the next decade. It is expected to become part of a broader process among scientists and scientific institutions to commit themselves to systematically work together – across disciplines and geographic regions – on agreed priority research questions that are critical to the sustainability of our planet.
The goal is to produce a widely shared vision of the scientific priorities for global sustainability research in the coming decade. The second step in the visioning process will begin on June 22, 2010, with an Open Forum in Paris to discuss the institutional structures that will facilitate a new strategy on sustainability research.
Host: ICSU
Contact: visioning@icsu.org; Website for more: http://www.icsu-visioning.org/.
Feb 4
What: Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict Conference
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Description: The University of Southern California (USC) Center on Public Diplomacy is hosting a conference in conjunction with the United States Institute of Peace to further academic understanding of science diplomacy as a valuable element in the wider field of public diplomacy. Science diplomacy provides an opportunity for scientists and researchers around the world to work collaboratively on projects that address humanity's most pressing problems, including sustainable development, preserving the environment, and fighting disease and hunger in an overall effort to prevent conflict around the world.
This conference and subsequent Center on Public Diplomacy publications will explore the merits and challenges of science diplomacy, not solely as conducted by the United States, but across the world. By creating a forum for practitioners and experts, who can discuss current and past projects in the field of science diplomacy, we hope to achieve a better understanding of what science diplomacy can and cannot accomplish, thereby creating a greater understanding of how, when, and where it can most effectively be deployed.
Host: University of Southern California Center
Contact: University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy Events at cpdevent@usc.edu
Feb 9
What: NEPAD ICT Africa Summit 2010
Where: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Description: NEPAD ICT Africa Summit 2010 is a NEPAD Council and NEPAD Secretariat continental Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) event addressing a wide range of ICT issues in Africa. Building on the successes of the last three NEPAD ICT Africa Summits, the NEPAD Council together with the NEPAD Secretariat and African Events Company iKapa Media and partners, will organize the NEPAD ICT Africa Summit, making it possible for suppliers to meet Africa's ICT decision makers at one location and share information on the future of ICT on the continent. Over 2000 high level delegates and 350 exhibitors will take part in a well placed agenda that will include plenary sessions, thematic breakaway sessions and one-to-one business meetings between participants and NEPAD ICT Africa Summit 2010 exhibitors.
The NEPAD ICT Africa Summit 2010 aims to promote and support business opportunities in the ICT sector to encourage further growth and development in African countries.
Host: NEPAD Council and NEPAD Secretariat
Contact: Email: registration@ictafricasummit.co.za; Charlaine van der Byl (Project Manager);
Telephone: +27 21 802 1191; Email: charlainev@ikapamedia.co.za
March 22
What: US National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference
Where: Cleveland, Ohio, US
Description: Key officials representing each US National Science Foundation program directorate, administrative office, the NSF Office of International Science & Engineering, Office of General Counsel, and Office of the Inspector General will participate in this two-day conference. The conference is considered a must, particularly for new faculty, researchers, educators and administrators who want to gain insight into a wide range of important and timely issues at NSF including: the state of current funding; the proposal and award process; and current and recently updated policies and procedures. Topics covered include: Introduction to NSF; NSF's proposal preparation and merit review process; Award management; Conflict of interest policies; New programs and initiatives; Cross-disciplinary and special interest programs; and, Breakout sessions by discipline.
Host: Case Western Reserve University
Contact: Program Questions, (703) 292-8243 policy@nsf.gov; Registration Questions, (703) 465-5736 nsf_regional@nsf.gov; Register for the NSF Regional Grants Conference: https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=NATI309E&OID=50.
April 15-16
What: IEEE Green Technology Conference
Location: Grapevine, TX, USA
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Description: This IEEE conference features a variety of papers, presentations, and technical seminars on current and emerging topics related specifically to the development and use of Green Technologies.
This 2nd annual IEEE Green Technologies Conference provides a continuing forum for engineers, technologists, and enthusiasts alike to consider all aspects of green alternative solutions; from energy generation and distribution solutions including solar, nuclear, bio, battery, and wind to green architectural solutions for the home and business. Topic areas in our technical program include outstanding technical talks in:
• Energy Generation and Storage Technologies
• Energy Resource Utilization & Water Conservation
• Green Architecture & Sustainable Design
• Environmental, Legal, Social, Economic, & Political Impacts to Green
Host: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Contact: Colonel Mason, 214-329-4949, colonel@prfirm1.com
Registration: http://www.ieeegreentech.org/ConfRegistration.htm
April 23
What: MIT Sustainability Conference "Mind the Gap"
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Description: The 2010 MIT Sustainability Summit will host speakers, panelists, and facilitators with a wealth of knowledge and experience in collaborating and communicating with individuals and organizations across sectors, industries, and other boundaries in order to address the most pressing sustainability issues. Throughout the day on Friday, April 23, 2010, attendees will have opportunities to learn from experts, network, and explore a wide variety of practical tools useful for solving today's environmental and social problems.
Host: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Microsoft
Registration: http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu/info/mind-gap
May 2-3
What: Seattle Grand Challenges Summit
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Description: The Grand Challenge Summit Series represents a commitment to sustain critical dialogue and engagement with grand challenge problems and to change the way we educate our students in order to better prepare them for the challenges ahead. The NAE Grand Challenges, a critical grouping of problems that must be addressed and solved in order to maintain our national security, quality of life and sustainable future. Addressing issues this complex requires innovation and cooperation from engineers of all kinds, as well as policy makers, economists, geologists, biologists and sociologists. The University of Washington is pleased to host a Seattle Summit focused on two of fourteen Grand Challenges identified by the National Academy of Engineering:
• Engineer better medicines
• Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
Host: The University of Washington, College of Engineering
Registration: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=824882
May 5
What: Educational Policy and Sustainable Open Courseware (OCW) Conference
Where: Hanoi, Viet Nam
Description: Join delegates from around the world for discussions and a critical examination of the usefulness of OpenCourseWare (OCW) in effecting large-scale educational improvements worldwide. OCW infrastructure supports overlapping objectives in workforce development, improvement of educational systems, teacher training, bridging the gap between secondary and higher education, and life-long learning. The incorporation of OCW into institutional and governmental policy is critical to achieving these goals. Case studies will be presented and experiences across countriess will be compared and contrasted by panels of experts.
Host: Vietnam Education Foundation, Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Contact: Test.eventbrainz.com/events/home
Registration: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=824882
May 10-11
What: UNCTAD Public Symposium
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Description: UNCTAD's Public Symposium, now in its second year, will build on the success of the first symposium by deepening insights from the crises and exploring new development paths. The symposium's key topics:
• Rethinking global economic governance towards trade and financial reforms for enhancing development: The debate will address international policy challenges for sustainable recovery (e.g. new debt crisis, cutbacks on Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), systemic obstacles to national recovery strategies, new financial architectures, recurrent boom and bust cycles) and support to new development paths (policy coherence and coordination, innovative finance, policy space and democratizing economic governance).
• Sustainable development strategies: This segment will address inter related challenges facing developing countries to bring about more environmentally sustainable and inclusive growth (e.g. green growth/green development, food and energy security, role of commodities, more employment-intensive growth, a better balance between export-led and domestic consumption-led growth, new approaches to investment strategies, better balance between financial and productive sectors, reduced income inequality) and will discuss the implications for new approaches to meet the MDGs.
Host: UNCTAD
Registration: http://www.unctad.info/en/Public-Symposium-2010/
May 11-13, 2010
What: Summer Institute on Climate Change
Where: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Description: The Summer Institute on Climate Change, May 11-13, will be a chance for people working in water, energy, agriculture and natural resources, including extension educators and federal and state agency personnel, to interact with scientists about causes and effects of climate change in the Plains. An interdisciplinary team from the School of Natural Resources and other departments will present the three-day institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It will provide a basic understanding of climate change and variability, its impacts on water resources and on managed and unmanaged ecosystems, and related economic and policy considerations. The Institute will begin by defining "climate." It will explain what scientists mean by "climate modeling," and will examine how and where climate data are collected. The Institute will include discussion of drought and water availability issues, and will look at how climate change affects agriculture and other ecosystems. The Institute will also address impacts on livestock and biofuel production.
Host: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Registration: http://snr.unl.edu/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=604&idproduct=10848
May 13-14
What: AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy
Where: Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Description: The annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy is the conference for people interested in public policy issues facing the science, engineering, and higher education communities. Since 1976, it has been the place where insiders go to learn what is happening and what is likely to happen in the coming year on the federal budget and the growing number of policy issues that affect researchers and their institutions. Come to the Forum, learn about the future of S&T policy, and meet the people who will shape it.
Registration:
http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/forum/?sa_campaign=Internal_Ads/AAAS/home_page/2010-03-19/featured_events
May 19-21, 2010
What: IST-Africa 2010
Where: Durban, South Africa
Description: Part of the IST-Africa Initiative, which is supported by the European Commission under the ICT Theme of Framework Program 7 (FP7), IST-Africa 2010 is the fifth in an Annual Conference Series which brings together senior representatives from leading commercial, government & research organisations across Africa and from Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice and discussing policy related issues.
IST-Africa 2010 will focus on the Role of ICT for Africa's Development and specifically on Applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges, which is part of the European Commission's Information Communications Technologies (ICT) Theme of FP7. The Conference Programme combines strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities.
Host: Government of South Africa through the Department of Science and Technology and Supported by the European Commission.
Website: http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2010/
May 26-28
What: eLearning Africa 2010
Where: Lusaka, Zambia
Description: The 5th eLearning Africa will take place from 26–28 May , 2010 in Lusaka, Zambia, under the patronage of the Zambian Minister of Education, the Honourable Ms Dora Siliya. The pan-African conference, organised by ICWE GmbH, focuses on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training in Africa. Serving as a pan-African platform, eLearning Africa links a network of decision makers from governments and administrations with universities, schools, governmental and private training providers, industry and important partners in development cooperation. Each year, a different country serves as the venue. At the 2009 event, 1350 education professionals from 83 countries convened in the Senegalese capital Dakar in May. The conference took place under the patronage of Maître Abdoulaye Wade, the President of Senegal.
Host: eLearning Africa
Contact: eLearning Africa, 5th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training May 26–28, 2010 Mulungushi International Conference Center, Lusaka, Zambia Contact: ICWE GmbH, info@elearning-africa.com, www.eLearning-africa.com Tel.: +49 (0)30 310 18 18-0
Registration: http://www.elearning-africa.com
June 2
What: Green Business Africa Summit and Expo 2010
Where: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: The Green Business Africa Summit & Expo is Africa's first summit focused on sustainability in the business environment and green corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The Summit will provide business leaders at all levels with insight on people, planet and profit. Successful peers and experts in the field will speak on the many current and future green and sustainable opportunities for businesses in Africa that improve their bottom line. Thematic areas to be addressed during the Summit include: Climate Change Mitigation/ Adaptation; Clean Development Mechanisms and other Financial Mechanisms; Green Computing/ Mobile Technologies; Environmental Sustainability & Compliance; Biodiversity Conservatism; Sustainable Water and Sanitation; Sustainable Mobility Systems; Clean Technologies/ Green Manufacturing; Waste Treatment and Management; Green Building and Sustainable Habitat; Public Health and Food Security; Renewable Energy, Sustainable Tourism; Energy Efficiency; and, Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
Contact: Sam Ooko, SolarGren Media Ltd, POB 62469,00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 20 248 7420. Email: sam@solargrenmedia.com
Website: http://www.greenbusinessafricaexpo.com/
June 5-13
What: The 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Economic Botany
Where: Xalapa, Mexico
Description:As conflicts between biodiversity conservation issues and economic development turn into a worldwide concern, answers are emerging from different sectors to create alternatives to face the environmental crisis and its consequences. Under this situation, agrobiodiversity, understood as a set of social construction of habitats and cultures together with agricultural systems containing diversity of species and landscapes, appears to become important in addressing issues such as food security and poverty reduction. However, agrobiodiversity is also meeting challenges of its own that put into consideration the obligation to generate a deep analysis of all the influencing factors. For example, the capitalist expansion influences social inequities, the reduction of natural resources, climate change, and the loss of local knowledge. Consequently, in a changing world, answers must be provided and agrobiodiversity plays an important role in presenting explanations and valuable lessons around problems associated with human well-being. Therefore the 2010 meeting, carried out in the International Year of Biodiversity, will host serious and innovative discussions concerning important agrobiodiversity-related issues. The objective is to present a set of approaches that promote the conservation of agrobiodiversity and its uses in a number of themes such as ethnobotany, community conservation, food production systems, food self-sufficiency, among others.
Contact: Valentina Martinez Valdes Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales/Universidad Veracruzana Email: sebmeeting.2010@gmail.com Tel. +52 (228) 8421700 ext. 12670, 12646 Tel/Fax +52 (228) 8108263
Website: http://www.econbot.org/_organization_/index.php?sm=07%7Cmeetings_by_year/2010
June 6
What: XXI International Society for Professional Innovation Management, Ltd (ISPIM) Conference: The Dynamics of Innovation
Where: Bilbao, Spain
Description: This conference will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The conference spans four days (June 6-9) and the format includes facilitated sessions for academics and practitioners, interactive workshops, and discussion panels. Additionally, the conference will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local Basque culture. Submissions from academics, consultants, managers, and funded-project participants on innovation-related topics are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following: Collaboration for innovation; Culture & diversity management in innovation; Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and venturing; Financing innovation; Innovating business models and value creation; Innovation training & education; Knowledge networks for innovation; Leaders for innovation; Managing virtual innovation; Measuring and managing innovation; Methods and tools for innovation; Networks and clusters of innovation; Organizational creativity & idea generation; Public sector innovation; Regional innovation and global competitiveness, and; Technology transfer.
Host: Organized by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management, Ltd (ISPIM) and hosted by Innobasque, the Basque Innovation Agency
Contact: Conference secretariat: conference@ispim.org.
Website: http://conference.ispim.org/
August 2-5
What: TeraGrid Conference
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: This year's conference comes on the cusp of the transition from the current TG program to the next generation eXtreme Digital (XD) program. TG is funded through mid-2011 at which point it is expected to transition to XD. As such, it will focus on some of the major scientific advances enabled by TG to date, highlighting significant discoveries across a wide range of disciplines. And the conference will peer into the future of cyberinfrastructure for the academic research community, and what might be expected from HPC and grid computing in the petascale era that's now upon us. The speakers will feature users who will highlight how their research has been advanced via TG resources and expertise; technologists who will focus on innovations in HPC and data-intensive computing for the future; and government officials who will outline their priorities and plans. The meeting will feature: new software and tools in the Technology Track; hands-on tutorials to help current and future users get the most out of TG's distributed resources; stunning scientific imagery and late-breaking research posters in the Visualization Showcase/Poster Reception; innovative learning and workforce development efforts in the Education, Outreach and Training Track; opportunities for high school, undergraduates, and graduate students to participate; birds-of-a-feather and working group sessions; and many opportunities to meet and chat with colleagues, scientists, engineers, educators, computing and technology experts, and government representatives.
Contact: Please contact Logistics Gurus Lucille Jarzynka (PSC), jarzynka@psc.edu , and Elvira Prologo (PSC), prologo@psc.edu
Registration: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=825798
Website: https://www.teragrid.org/
August 4-6
What: International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications
Where: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description: The International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (International ASET) is pleased to organise the International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. As globalization leads to increasing interaction among regions and peoples of the world, it is important to encourage multi-disciplinarity in emerging scientific topics such as nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is still in its infancy and has given rise to numerous novel applications to the solution of many current problems. The aim of the International Conference on Nanotechnolgy: Fundamentals and Applications is to gather scholars and researchers from all over the world to present advances in the field of nanotechnology and to foster an environment conducive to exchanging ideas and information. This conference will also provide a golden opportunity to develop new collaborations and meet world experts on the fundamentals, applications and products of nanotechnology. Papers are invited for The International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications on topics lying within the scope of the conference.
Contact: The International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology can be reach at Nano2010@International-ASET.com
September 4-8, 2011
What: The 6th Science Center World Congress
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Description: With the theme "Science Across Cultures, the 6th Science Center World Congress will encourage reconciliation between different cultures and a greater appreciation of each culture's unique contributions to science, technology and science education. The conference will explore unique developing world angles, including:
• How should science centers reflect the contributions made by scholars and researchers in the developing world?
• How should science centers showcase indigenous knowledge systems?
• How can science centers incorporate cultural differences and similarities when designing and implementing science education programs?
Host: The 6th Science Centre World Congress
Contact: 6th Science Centre World Congress Secretariat African Agenda Conference Design and Management Keith Burton and Kristen Tremeer Tel: +27 21 683 2934 Fax: +27 21 683 0816 or fill out the online contact form here: http://www.6scwc.org/contact.php
Website: www.6scwc.org
September 20-24
What: Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers from Developing Countries
Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Description:The Institute of Physics' one-week workshop is ideal for scientists and engineers in developing countries wishing to turn their knowledge and skills to business enterprise. It trains individuals in the entrepreneurship curriculum devised by the Institute of Physics and recently updated. The workshop aims to give scientists and engineers the tools to make positive contributions to their countries' economy and to the reduction of poverty worldwide.
September 23-24
What: STEPS Conference 2010: Pathways to Sustainability
Where: Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University
Description:Amidst unprecedented evidence of rapid environmental change and complex ecological dynamics, addressing environmental sustainability has become a central practical, moral and political challenge of our times. With social systems changing rapidly too, linked to population growth, urbanisation, mobility and globalized economic change, core development challenges around alleviating poverty and inequity are also becoming more complex. In this context, how might pathways to sustainability – that link environmental integrity with social justice – be conceptualised and built? As the world prepares to unite for the 'Rio+20' Earth Summit in 2012, what ideas, concepts and agendas can best inform effective action? How can we enrich and (re)invigorate our intellectual and practical repertoires towards a new politics of environment, development and social justice?
Contact: STEPS Centre Administrative Coordinator Harriet LeBris at H.lebris@ids.ac.uk
Website: http://www.steps-centre.org/events/stepsconference2010.html.
October 11-14
What: Science Centre in Promoting a Knowledge and Innovative Society for Sustained and Responsible Growth in Developing Countries
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description:Objectives of the Workshop include: (1) To highlight the important role of Science Centres in nurturing a knowledge society for the sustainable development of a country, (2) To help the Science Centers in developing world to prepare for the greater demands for their services, (3) To stimulate and promote joint collaboration, training programmes or exchanging ideas among its members and advancing their common goals, (4) To help in the establishment of links between Science Centres and related organizations involved in S&T promotion among NAM and other developing countries.
Host: Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre), New Delhi, India, Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI), Putrajaya, Malaysia, National Science Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contact: namstct@gmail.com
Website: http://www.namstct.org/.
October 19-22
What: TWAS 21st General Meeting
Where: Hyderabad, India
Description:The TWAS 21st General Meeting, which is by invitation only, will take place at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India, from 19-22 October 2010. Invitations have been sent out. More details about the meeting will be posted on this website in due course.
Host: The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
Website: http://twas.ictp.it/.
November 15-19
What: RUFORUM Ministerial Meeting on Higher Education
Where: Kampala, Uganda
Description:The Meeting will serve to: (1) Review progress in implementing the Dar-es-Salaam meeting of Ministers and the Cape Town Declaration of Ministers responsible for Science and Technology; (2) Facilitate international networking to spur and sustain re-engineering of Higher Education Institutions in Africa; (3) Mobilize African universities to be more pro-active in engaging in Africa's development and in particular to make their due contribution to research and innovation; and (4) Mobilize political and development commitment for increasing investments in higher Education in Africa
Host: The Conference is being convened by RUFORUM in partnership with NEPAD, COMESA, FARA, CTA, FANRPAN (Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network), and ANAFE (African Network of Agriculture and Forestry Education).
Contact: Mrs. Irene Birungi Lubega, secretariat@ruforum.org
Website: http://www.ruforum.org/events/ministerial-meeting-higher-education-chea.
December 6-10
What: 11th Public Communication of Science & Technology (PCST) 2010
Where: New Delhi, India
Description:The 11th PCST 2010 is aimed at providing a mechanism for the researchers and practitioners and those involved in improvement of science and technology communication. It is as such committed to the thought of being together and forging ahead towards achieving the goal of higher degree of science appreciation amongst masses. This shall provide the much needed fillip to the efforts which had been focusing on bringing the excitement of science into the minds of young people as well. This will also be an opportunity for such efforts to be widely shared, discussed, debated and reviewed amongst international experts and votaries of the approach. The last date for registration is October 31, 2010.
Host: PCST Network and NCSTC
Contact: Secretariat (PCST-2010), Phone: +91-11-26537976, E-mail: info@pcst-2010.org. ;
October 19-22
What: TWAS 21st General Meeting
Where: Hyderabad, India
Description: The TWAS 21st General Meeting, which is by invitation only, will take place at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India, from 19-22 October 2010. Invitations have been sent out. More details about the meeting will be posted on this website in due course.
Host: The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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