Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2013
Volume 58, Number 4
Saturday–Tuesday, April 13–16, 2013; Denver, Colorado
Session H7: Invited Session: FIP/FGSA Session on Science Diplomacy |
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Sponsoring Units: FIP FGSA Chair: Harvey Newman, California Institute of Technology Room: Governor's Square 16 |
Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:45AM - 11:21AM |
H7.00001: Science in Brazil Invited Speaker: Marco A. Raupp |
Sunday, April 14, 2013 11:21AM - 11:57AM |
H7.00002: Science Foreign Policy at the State Department: Why Would They Need a Cosmologist? Invited Speaker: Nicholas Suntzeff |
Sunday, April 14, 2013 11:57AM - 12:33PM |
H7.00003: Science and Diplomacy Invited Speaker: E. William Colglazier Because of the accelerating pace of technological change--due in part to the information and computer revolution and the global spread of expertise and knowledge--and its unquestioned impact on economic development, science and technology have become even more important assets for diplomacy. Nearly every country has been convinced that it must engage on a world-class level in science and technology and become more innovative in this highly competitive and interconnected world. As a consequence, science diplomacy becomes an important mechanism to help build more knowledge- and innovation-based societies and to help spread scientific values, including meritocracy and transparency, that support democracy. Making progress will require energetic international engagement by scientists and engineers everywhere, which can help to ensure a more peaceful, secure, prosperous world. [Preview Abstract] |
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