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        Global Scientific Challenges: Perspectives from Young Scientists
                 An international conference celebrating 75 years of ICSU
                                      4-6 April 2007
                                    Lindau, Germany.

                                              AGENDA

Arrival day
09:00 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 16:00 Registration (Foyer, Convention Centre)
17:00 - 18:00 Opening ceremony (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Science and Technology for a better future: Emerging paradigms
18:00 - 20:00 Reception (Bayern Room, Convention Centre)
Day 1, morning
I       Building bridges within the scientific community
09:00 - 10:00 Plenary Session
(One speaker, 30mins + discussion)
Room: (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Addressing many of the complex global challenges of the 21st century will require unprecedented levels of
international and trans-disciplinary scientific cooperation. However, establishing and maintaining mutually
beneficial collaborations often remains a "pious wish" due to a variety of factors ranging from geopolitical
and economic interests to lack of awareness and scientific conservatism. This session will explore how to
create robust and fruitful collaboration, how to disseminate knowledge beyond fields of expertise and
frontiers and how virtual networking and collaborative tools can help strengthen and connect the global
scientific community of tomorrow.

10:00 - 10:30 coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Parallel Sessions (workshops i (a,b) and ii (a,b))
Rooms:
   · i Convention Centre (a: Bayern Room, b: Lindau Room)
   · ii Old Town Hall (a: Room 1, b: Room 2)
I.i     International cooperation (2w.shops, 4 presenters in each)
Science has always to some extent been a 'universal' enterprise. But as the world becomes ever more
interdependent and as rapidly advancing information and communication technologies render national
borders increasingly irrelevant, there is a growing necessity for international cooperation in scientific
observations, monitoring, research, and assessment. This includes an urgent need for effective, and equitable,
partnerships between scientists in developing and industrialized countries. This session will explore
opportunities, challenges, and best practices in building international scientific partnerships and programmes.

I.ii    Trans-disciplinary collaboration (2w.shops, 4 presenters in each)
The last few decades have seen considerable progress in breaking down the barriers among many traditional
scientific disciplines (for instance, between physics and chemistry, between earth sciences and biology). But

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the most pressing scientific challenges of the coming decades (global environmental change, clean energy,
and genetic and biomedical engineering, to name just a few examples), will require more extensive trans-
disciplinary interaction and collaboration, especially among the physical, social, medical and engineering
sciences. In this session we will explore the new frameworks and approaches being developed for effective
trans-disciplinary collaboration, as well as the barriers that currently impede such collaboration.

12:20 - 14:00 lunch
Day 1, Afternoon
II      Building bridges between science and the world
Plenary session: (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
It is increasingly evident that new scientific knowledge and innovative technologies will be necessary to
meet major challenges such as depleting fresh water resources, global warming, and the HIV pandemic. A
fundamental question is how to ensure that new scientific discoveries are effectively and rapidly
communicated and integrated into decision-making processes. This session will give an overview of the
challenges and opportunities facing young scientists in building bridges between science and the world.

14:00 ­ 15.30
II.i    Public engagement (5 presenters)
Effective communication between the scientific community and the general public is critically important for
providing society with a better understanding of scientific breakthroughs, challenges and controversies. And
yet the public must not be treated as a passive receptor of scientific information. It is increasingly
recognized that stakeholders from beyond the formal scientific community can play an important role in
defining research priorities and in generating new knowledge. The need to sensitize the scientific
community to potential societal concerns is particularly important for new technological developments,
which can impact on the interests of many different groups. The influence of the mass media, as a central
conduit for public communication, must also be recognized and handled effectively. This session will
address questions such as: How can scientists effectively communicate their messages to societies? How can
science engage society in such a way that it is foresees and effectively responds to issues of concern? What is
the role of participatory processes in public engagement with science and in research per se?

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 ­ 17:30
II.ii Science for policy (5 presenters)
Scientific expertise is an important element in the creation and reconfiguration of policies at local, national,
and international levels. Examples, ranging from domestic pharmaceutical regulations to global conventions
on climate change, illustrate the essential role played by scientific knowledge in contemporary policy-
making. However, as the nature of the global challenges faced by humankind changes and grows, this entails
an ongoing re-examination of the role and methods used for injecting science into the policy-making process.
This session will address questions such as: How can science become more policy-aware and policy-
relevant? What new mechanisms need to be developed in order to foster more effective interaction between
scientists and policy-makers? What should be the role of the individual scientist in the policy-making process
and what forces can hinder the realization of such role?

Evening: Conference Dinner

Day 2, Morning
III     Working with the private sector
9:00- 11:00 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
(Round-table discussion)
Business and industry represent a significant and growing part of the job market for scientists, and there is an
increasing emphasis worldwide on public-private partnerships in scientific education, training, research, and

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technology development. The participation of business and industry in the scientific enterprise can have
substantial benefits for both science and society. There are however, many legitimate concerns about
whether private interests have a detrimental influence on scientific goals and methods. This session will
address questions such as: How can the human and financial resources of the private sector be coupled to
academia to address global challenges? How can one ensure academic freedom and openness in private
sector research or public-private partnerships? How can one achieve a balance between ownership and
intellectual property rights and sharing and equity?

11:00 - 11:15 coffee break
IV   A "Carbon Neutral" conference: Overview of the concept, and
discussion of options for offsetting emissions from this event
11:15- 12:15 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
(2 speakers)
12:15 - 13:45 lunch
Day 2, Afternoon
V        Scientific Freedom and Responsibilities
13:45- 15:45 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
(1 keynote speaker + round-table discussion)
Scientific activity involves a fundamental tension: On one hand, the pursuit of new knowledge requires the
ability to conduct research without external impositions, in an open and unrestrictive environment. On the
other hand, there is a need for mechanisms to ensure that the fruits of scientific research do not cause
dangerous or detrimental outcomes for society. Personal responsibility lies at the core of this tension. As
individuals and members of society, scientists are faced with the need to balance their freedom of research
with broader forms of societal responsibility. Maintaining this balance has become increasingly difficult in
the past decade, with the rise of new modes of knowledge production and dissemination, and the increasing
influence of corporate and other institutional agendas over the direction of scientific research. This session is
aimed at stimulating thinking and discussion about personal responsibilities in science, and how these
influence the conduct of one's own scientific activities.

15:45 - 16:00 tea break
VI       Video Feedback from Parallel Sessions
16.00-17.00 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
(4 commentators: Session Chairs)
     ·   International collaboration
     ·   Trans-disciplinary collaboration
VII Closing Session: Strengthening International Science for the
Benefit of Society
17.00- 17:30 Closing plenary (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Evening: Dinner Excursion




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            Global Scientific Challenges: Perspectives from Young Scientists
                An international conference celebrating 75 years of ICSU
                                               4-6 April 2007
                                              Lindau, Germany.

                                          List of Speakers

Arrival day ­ 4th April
17:00 - 18:00 Opening ceremony (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Jurgen Schmid (Managing Director ProLindau) ­ welcoming words 5mins
Professor Goverdhan Mehta (ICSU President):                                    25mins
`Science and Technology for a better future: Emerging paradigms'

18:00 - 20:00 Reception (Bayern Room, Convention Centre)

Day 1, morning ­ 5th April
I         Building bridges within the scientific community
09:00 - 10:00 Plenary Session
(One speaker, 30mins + discussion) (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Introduction: Carthage Smith
Speaker: Khotso Mokhele
10:00 - 10:30 coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Parallel Sessions (workshop i (a,b) and ii (a,b)
Rooms:
      ·   i Convention Centre (a: Bayern Room, b: Lindau Room)
      ·   ii Old Town Hall (a: Room 1, b: Room 2)

I.i       International cooperation (2w.shops, 4 presenters, 10-15 minutes, each)
a. Chair: Ravinder Bhatia, Rapporteur: Laurie Geller
Ravinder Bhatia          UK               Building international networks
                                          The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN): Successes,
Hughes Lantuit           Germany
                                          challenges, and perspectives
Pavitray Pillay          South African    The BENEFIT's of International co-operation

Jianping Li              China            Global Science family

b. Chair: Gaell Mainguy, Rapporteur: Rehana Jauhangeer


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Gaell Mainguy                France       Building international networks

Jenny Baeseman               USA          The International Polar Year
                                          A tsunami warning system for Northwestern Indian Ocean
Mohammad Heidar Zadeh        Iran         Necessity for International Cooperation

I.ii   Trans-disciplinary collaboration (2w.shops, 4 presenters, 10-15 minutes, each)
a. Chair: Mustapha Mokrane, Rapporteur: Juan Pablo Guerra
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

b. Chair: Daniele Cesano, Rapporteur: Carthage Smith
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

12:30 - 14:00 lunch

Day 1, Afternoon - 5th April
II     Building bridges between science and the world
14:00-15:30 (Europa Room, Convention Centre)

II.i   Public engagement (5 presenters, 10-15 minutes each)
Chair: Cynthia Beall, Rapporteur: Rehana Jauhangeer
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

15:30 ­ 16:00 Coffee break




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16:00-17:30 (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
II.ii   Science for policy (5 presenters, 10-15 minutes each)
Chair: Sergio Pastrana, Rapporteur: Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
Laurie Geller          USA         Science at the UN CSD: What is our Role?
                                   Science for policy - challenges and opportunities: view from
Igor Sirodoev          Moldova
                                   "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

Evening: Conference Dinner

Day 2, Morning ­ 6 April
III     Working with the private sector
9:00- 11:00 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
(round-table discussion, 10min presn from each participant + discussion)

b. Chair: Anna Maria Cetto, Rapporteur: Gaell Mainguy
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

11:00 - 11:15 coffee break

IV      A "Carbon Neutral" conference: Overview of the                                    concept,   and
        discussion of options for offsetting emissions from this event
11:15- 12:15 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Daniele Cesano and Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
12:15 - 13:45 lunch




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Day 2, Afternoon ­ 6 April
V      Scientific Freedom and Responsibilities
13:45- 15:45 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
(main speaker (20 minutes) + round-table discussion (6x 5-10 minutes)

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

Chair Francis Gudyanga, Rapporteur: Ravinder Bhatia
Alexis Vlandas             UK             Social responsibility of scientists and engineers
                                          The role of young scientists in maximizing the value
Raed Sharif                Palestine
                                          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

15:45 - 16:00 tea break

VI     Video Feedback from Parallel Sessions
16.00-16.40 Plenary Session (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Commentators:
International Cooperation: Rehana Jauhangeer
Trans-disciplinary Collaboration: Daniele Cesano

VII Closing Session: Strengthening International Science for the
    Benefit of Society
16.40- 17:00 Closing plenary (Europa Room, Convention Centre)
Hernan Chaimovich ­ Personal reflections on what the meeting has achieved
Gaell Mainguy ­ Personal reflections on what the meeting has achieved

Feedback from the participants

Evening: Dinner Cruise on Lake Constance




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