IAP Programmes
Workshop programme 5-7 March 2003
Workshop: Capacity Building for Academies & Symposium: Science, Religion and Values
5-7 March 2003
Trieste, Italy
organized by: INTERACADEMY PANEL ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES (IAP) & THIRD WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (TWAS)
co-sponsored by: US National Academy of Sciences (US NAS); Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); Organization of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)
venue: Adriatico Guesthouse, Grignano - Trieste
(Giambiagi Lecture Theatre)
Tentative Programme
WEDNESDAY 5 March 2003
8.30 - 10.30 Session 1: Opening and Overview
Chairperson: E. KRIEGER Rapporteur: M. SHAMSHER ALI
8.00 - 8.30 REGISTRATION
8.30 - 8.45 Welcome by:
InterAcademy Panel - Prof. Y. Quéré (IAP Cochair)
Third World Academy of Sciences - Prof. M.H.A. Hassan (TWAS Executive Director)
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics - Prof. K.R. Sreenivasan (ICTP Director)
8.45 - 9.15 Addresses by:
US NAS - Dr. J. Boright (Executive Director, International Affairs)
COMSTECH - Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman (Coordinator General)
ISESCO - Prof. M. Falougi (Deputy Director General)
UNESCO Mr. H. Moore (Director, UNESCO-ROSTE)
9.15 - 9.45 Academies of the World: their distribution and function (Prof. M.H.A. Hassan)
9.45 - 10.30 Science and Technology Development in the Islamic World: a new role for science academies in the region (Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman)
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00 Session 2: Experiences of Academies in Central Asia
Chairperson: A.H. ZAKRI Rapporteur: A. NASIM
11.00 - 12.30 Presentation by Representatives of Academies:
The Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Prof. Mahmud Kerimov, President
National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan Prof. Serikbek Zh. Daukeev, President
National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrghyz Republic Prof. Beishen Imanakunov, Secretary Gen.
Tajikistan Academy of Sciences Prof. Mirsaidov Ulmas, President
12.30 - 13.00 General Discussion
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.30 Session 3: Experiences of Academies in Other Asian Countries
Chairperson: Prof. R. MANSOURI Rapporteur: Prof. N. NAJIM
14.30 - 16.00 Presentation by Representatives of Academies:
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan Prof. Abdul R. Rashed, President (to be confirmed)
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Prof. A.K.M. Shamsher Ali, President
Indonesian Academy of Sciences Prof. Bambang Hidayat, President
Academy of Sciences Malaysia Prof. Ahmad Zaharudin Idrus, President
Pakistan Academy of Sciences Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, President
16.00 - 16.30 General Discussion
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee Break
17.00 - 19.00 Session 4: Experiences of Academies in the Middle East
Chairperson: Prof. S.A. AL-ATHEL Rapporteur: Eng. M.R. ZOUBI
17.00 - 18.30 Presentation by Representatives of Academies:
Academy of Sciences of I.R. Iran Prof. R. Mansouri (Representative)
Turkish Academy of Sciences Prof. Çigdem Kagitçibaçi (Representative)
Islamic Academy of Sciences Prof. Abdel Salam A. Majali (President)
Arab Academy of Sciences Prof. Adnan Badran (President)
18.30 - 19.00 General Discussion
THURSDAY 6 March 2003
8.30 - 11.00 Session 5: Experiences of other Academies
Chairperson: T. ROSSWALL Rapporteur: S. TUGIMAN
8.30 - 9.00 Role of Academies in Providing Authoritative Independent Credible Advice to Governments - Prof. B. Alberts (President, US NAS)
9.00 - 10.30 Presentations by Representatives of Academies:
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, Brazil Prof. E. Krieger, President
Académie des Sciences, France Prof. Y. Quéré, Foreign Secretary
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Prof. E. Vesentini, President
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Prof. E. Norrby, Secretary General
National Academy of Sciences, USA Dr. M. Clegg, Foreign Secretary
Pontifical Academy of Sciences Mons. M. Sanchez Sorondo, Chancellor
10.30 - 11.00 General Discussion
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Session 6: Panel Discussion: Government Support to Independent Merit-Based National/Regional Science Academies
Chairperson: M.H. FALOUGI Rapporteur: Ç. KAGITCIBASI
Panelists:
S.A. Al-Athel Saudi Arabia
Atta-Ur Rahman Pakistan
M. Kerimov Azerbaijan
A.S. Majali Jordan
R. Mansouri Iran
M.M. Matoug Libya
U. Mirsaidov Tajikistan
D. Serikbek Kazakhstan
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.30 Session 7: Strategies to Strengthen National/Regional Science Academies: Chairperson: Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman Rapporteur: J. BORIGHT
14.30 - 15.30 General discussion on strategies
15.30 - 16.30 Conclusions, recommendations and follow-up action
FRIDAY 7 March 2003
Symposium: Science, Religion and Values
Among the specific issues that the symposium will address are the following:
1) What factors affect the relationship between religion and science? What factors are rooted in the specific cultures themselves and what factors appear universal in this relationship?
2) What can various cultures and religious faiths learn from one another in exploring this topic?
3) What is the impact of modern science and technology on traditional cultural values and religious beliefs?
4) What can be the role of academies of science in promoting a culture of excellence in science as an integral part of the cultural values of societies? How can the academies in the Islamic world be strengthened to play this important role?
5) How can academies of science contribute to promoting scientific literacy and science education as important instruments for achieving knowledge societies and socially sustainable development?
Chairperson: A. BADRAN Convener: E. MASOOD Rapporteur: J. WEBB
Session I
8.30 - 8.35 Introduction by Chairperson
8.35 - 8.40 General Remarks by Convener
8.40 - 9.20 Science, Religion and Values: an overview - Prof. Fraser N. Watts (University of Cambridge, UK)
9.20 - 10.20 Presentations by participants (5 minutes each)
10.20 - 10.40 Discussion
10.40 - 11.00 Coffee break
Session II
11.00 - 12.30 Presentations by participants (5 minutes each)
12.30 - 13.00 Discussion
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
Session III
14.30 - 16.00 Summary, General Discussion and Conclusions
16.00 Coffee break
17.00: Visit to the AREA Science Park, with presentations by AREA, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS) - see separate programme