Thursday, May 13, 2010

Meeting 1 - Confirmed Speakers

AAAS and STPI are honored to confirm and present our 5 speakers for the inaugural meeting of this discussion series:

1) Professor Kamaljit S. Bawa, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Presentation: “China, India, and the Environment” – Benefits and Challenges to Cooperation (20 minutes)

Review of Peace/Science Park Case Studies and Q&A

2) Case Study #1: Mr. Kent Biringer, Sandia National Laboratories; Presentation on Asia: India-Pakistan-China – Siachen Glacier (25 minutes)

3) Case Study #2: Professor Marek Konarzewski, Minister Counselor Science and Technology Affairs, Embassy of Poland; Presentation on Eastern Europe: Poland-Belarus (25 minutes)

4) Case Study #3: Professor Romain Murenzi, Former Minister Science, Technology and Scientific Research, Rwanda; Presentation on East Africa: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi (25 minutes)

5) Case Study #4: Dr. Alex Dehgan, Senior Science Policy Advisor, USAID; Presentation on the Middle East and Asia (25 minutes)


These presentations are sure to provide a valuable context for the subsequent dialogue we will have with participants!


An Updated Preliminary Agenda is provided below:

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