Lecture Series with Members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Bonn
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the foundation of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in 2013. It comprises 26 renowned international scientists from various fields of natural, engineering, and social sciences and the humanities, as well as the interdisciplinary subjects of oceanology, climate change and biodiversity research. The SAB advises both the UN Secretary-General and the executive heads of UN organizations on matters involving science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. Particular focus is placed on the interfaces between science, research and practice.
Between April and July, six distinguished members of the SAB, whose respective research fields are also represented in Bonn’s international scientific and academic landscape, will report on their current research and discuss recent developments with a professional audience and the interested public at the University of Bonn. Our first guest from the SAB will be Prof. Dr. Jörg Hinrich Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, who will give his lecture on April 13th (6.15 pm, Bonner Universitätsforum). The lecture series will be opened by Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, and Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
In cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the lecture series is organized by the Liaison Office International Academic Sciences (City of Bonn) and the Department for Strategic Partnerships of the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (University of Bonn).
- Wed, 13/04/2016
Science for Sustainable Development
Jörg Hinrich Hacker (Germany)
President, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Welcome Address:
Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn
Introduction:
Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
Moderation:
Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn
- Mon, 25/04/2016
Extreme States of Matter on Earth and in Space
Vladimir E. Fortov (Russian Federation)
President, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia
Moderation:
tba
- Tue, 17/05/2016
Meeting Food Security Challenges in the Face of Climate Change
Gebisa Ejeta (Ethiopia)
Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University, USA
Comment:
Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn
Moderation:
Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn
- Mon, 20/06/2016
Tanya Abrahamse (South Africa)
CEO, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa
Comment:
Maximilian Weigend, Director, Botanical Gardens, University of Bonn
Moderation:
Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn
- Mon, 27/06/2016
Maria Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Co-Director, Center for Governance and Sustainability, and Director, Global Environmental Governance Project, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Comment:
Jakob Rhyner, Vice-Rector in Europe, UN University (UNU)
Moderation:
Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn
- Tue, 05/07/2015
Climate Change, the Ocean and Us
Susan Avery (United States of America)
President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Comment:
Clemens Simmer, Professor for General and Experimental Meteorology, Meteorological Institute (MIUB), University of Bonn
Moderation:
Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn
Further Information: www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/sab2016
Please register for each event of the series separately.
The registration for the first lecture is now open. Registration for all other upcoming events will always open on the day of the previous event.
Source: Notification from the University of Bonn from 23.03.2016Lecture Series with Members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Bonn
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the foundation of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in 2013. It comprises 26 renowned international scientists from various fields of natural, engineering, and social sciences and the humanities, as well as the interdisciplinary subjects of oceanology, climate change and biodiversity research. The SAB advises both the UN Secretary-General and the executive heads of UN organizations on matters involving science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. Particular focus is placed on the interfaces between science, research and practice.
Between April and July, six distinguished members of the SAB, whose respective research fields are also represented in Bonn’s international scientific and academic landscape, will report on their current research and discuss recent developments with a professional audience and the interested public at the University of Bonn. Our first guest from the SAB will be Prof. Dr. Jörg Hinrich Hacker, President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, who will give his lecture on April 13th (6.15 pm, Bonner Universitätsforum). The lecture series will be opened by Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, and Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
In cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the lecture series is organized by the Liaison Office International Academic Sciences (City of Bonn) and the Department for Strategic Partnerships of the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (University of Bonn).
- Wed, 13/04/2016
Science for Sustainable Development
Jörg Hinrich Hacker (Germany)
President, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Welcome Address:
Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn
Introduction:
Dorothee Dzwonnek, Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
Moderation:
Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn
- Mon, 25/04/2016
Extreme States of Matter on Earth and in Space
Vladimir E. Fortov (Russian Federation)
President, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia
Moderation:
tba
- Tue, 17/05/2016
Meeting Food Security Challenges in the Face of Climate Change
Gebisa Ejeta (Ethiopia)
Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University, USA
Comment:
Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn
Moderation:
Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn
- Mon, 20/06/2016
Tanya Abrahamse (South Africa)
CEO, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa
Comment:
Maximilian Weigend, Director, Botanical Gardens, University of Bonn
Moderation:
Jasmin Fischer, GA Bonn
- Mon, 27/06/2016
Maria Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Co-Director, Center for Governance and Sustainability, and Director, Global Environmental Governance Project, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Comment:
Jakob Rhyner, Vice-Rector in Europe, UN University (UNU)
Moderation:
Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn
- Tue, 05/07/2015
Climate Change, the Ocean and Us
Susan Avery (United States of America)
President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Comment:
Clemens Simmer, Professor for General and Experimental Meteorology, Meteorological Institute (MIUB), University of Bonn
Moderation:
Kai Pfundt, GA Bonn
Further Information: www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/sab2016
Please register for each event of the series separately.
The registration for the first lecture is now open. Registration for all other upcoming events will always open on the day of the previous event.
Source: Notification from the University of Bonn from 23.03.2016