event

IAP Conference on Science Advice and General Assembly 2016

Feb, 2016

28

Mar, 2016

02

Hermanus

South Africa

Conference

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Location

VENUE:

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

CITY:

Hermanus

COUNTRY:

South Africa

On 25 September 2015, the United Nations launched a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals with targets for achievement by 2030.

From ending hunger and ensuring food security, to combating climate change and ensuring sustainable use of the oceans, science is at the heart of many of these goals.

But how do governments, United Nations organizations and other actors integrate the best science into their implementation plans to achieve one or other of the SDGs?

The IAP Conference, to be held in Hermanus, South Africa and hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 28 February to 1 March 2016, will investigate these issues by focusing on the topic of ‘Science Advice’.

By bringing together nations’ top talents, academies of science, medicine and engineering have long played the role of synthesizing the latest scientific results and providing credible, independent, peer-reviewed advice to policy-makers. But academies are not the only source of advice to governments – senior science advisers, committees of experts and other mechanisms are widely used in different countries.

Such mechanisms will be examined during the IAP Conference by a range of experts involved in providing science advice through a series of interactive sessions on the ‘Science advice ecosystem’, ‘Country readiness for science advice’, and the ‘Interplay between science advice, politics and the media’. Two additional sessions will have a more specific focus, namely ‘Science advice in times of disasters/emergencies’, and ‘Science advice in the international arena with a special focus on synthetic biology’.

The IAP Conference, which will be opened by the South African Minister of Science and Technology, the Hon. Naledi Pandor, is receiving financial support from the South African Department of Science and Technology, and also marks the 20^th anniversary of the establishment of ASSAf.

For a report of the conference, see HERE.

Agenda

February 28, 2016
14:30 – 16:30	Registration
17:00 – 19:00	Opening Ceremony
17:00 – 17:30	Cocktail Reception
17:30 – 18:00	Welcome Prof. Mohamed Hassan, IAP Co-Chair Prof. Volker ter Meulen, IAP Co-Chair Prof. Daya Reddy, President of ASSAf & IAC Co-Chair
18:00 – 18:15	Delegates invited to take their seats (Hors d'oeuvre)
18:15 – 18:30	Science International Dr. Heide Hackmann, ICSU (Download Abstract)
18:30 – 19:00	Keynote Address by the Minister of Science & Technology Address by the Minister of Science & Technology Mrs. Naledi Pandor, Ministry of Science &Technology, South Africa (Download Presentation)
19:00	Dinner
February 29, 2016
08:30 – 09:00	Welcome by Conference Committee Co-Chairs Prof. Daya Reddy, President of ASSAf & IAC Co-Chair Prof. Jörg Hacker, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
09:15 – 09:55	Keynote Speaker Science Advice to Governments – Multiple Modalities, Consistent Principles MODERATOR: Prof. Volker ter Meulen, IAP Co-Chair Sir Peter Gluckman, International Network on Governmental Science Advice (Download Abstract, Download Presentation)
09:55 – 10:10	EASAC and the Science Advisory Mechanism (SAM) in Europe Prof. Jos van der Meer, European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) (Download Abstract, Download Presentation)
10:10 – 10:30	Discussion
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	Panel Discussion Topic I: Science Advice Ecosystem MODERATOR: Prof. Jimmy Volmink Dr. Flavia Schlegel, UNESCO (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Howard Alper, University of Ottawa, Canada (Download Presentation) Dr. Khotso Mokhele, University of Free State (Download Abstract) Prof. Thomas Zeltner Dr. Tolu Oni, University of Cape Town (Download Abstract , Download Presentation)
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Panel Discussion Topic II: Science Advice in Times of Disasters/Emergencies MODERATOR: Sir Peter Gluckman, International Network on Governmental Science Advice Professor Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Ram Babu Singh, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Coleen Vogel, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Virginia Murray, Public Health England, UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) (Download Abstract , Download Presentation)
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30	Panel Discussion Topic III: Science Advice in the International Arena with a Special Focus on Synthetic Biology MODERATOR: Prof. John Hildebrand, US NAS Foreign Secretary Regents Professor, University of Arizona Prof. Francisco Gonzalo Bolivar-Zapata, Institute of Biotechnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Keymanthri Moodley, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Rees Kassen, University of Ottawa, Canada (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker, Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HSFPO) (Download Abstract , Download Presentation)
17:30 – 18:00	Wrap-up Session MODERATOR: Prof. Volker ter Meulen, IAP Co-Chair MODERATOR: Prof. Lai-Meng Looi, IAMP Co-Chair
18:00	Launch of the IAP Report on "Women for Science" & Formal Conference Dinner Click to read the Press Release.
March 1, 2016
09:00 – 10:45	Panel Discussion Topic IV: Country Readiness for Science Advice Dr. Margaret Hamburg, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dr. Orakanoke Phanraksa, GYA Co-Chair & National S&T Development Agency, Thailand (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou, Benin National Academy of Sciences (Download Abstract , Download Presentation) Prof. Kurt Lambeck, Australian Academy of Science (Download Abstract , Download Presentation)
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:55	Keynote Speaker The Role of Science Advice in the Regional and Global Environmental Assessment MODERATOR: Prof. Mohamed Hassan, IAP Co-Chair Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (Download Abstract , Download Presentation)
11:55 – 12:30	Discussion
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Panel Discussion Topic V: Interplay between Science Advice, Politics and the Media MODERATOR: Prof. Robbert Dijkgraaf, IAC Co-Chair Prof. Bruce Alberts, University of California Ms. Linda Nordling, Research Africa Mr. David Mair, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Prof. Charles Weijer, Western University, Canada Prof. Sameh Soror, University of Helwan, Egypt
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30	Plenary Discussion, Conclusions, Recommendations Prof. Daya Reddy, President of ASSAf & IAC Co-Chair Prof. Jörg Hacker, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
17:30	Adjourn
19:00 – 23:00	Dinner
March 2, 2016
08:00 – 18:00	IAP General Assembly (Closed Meeting for IAP/IAMP Academy Representatives & Invited Observers)

Side Events

February 26, 2016 – February 27, 2016	Science Advice Workshop for African Scientists (participation by application only) Science Advice Workshop for African Scientists - geared towards scientists living and working in Africa to enhance capacities in providing science advice to governments. The call for applications is open until 30 October 2015. Travel, participation fees and hospitality costs (for African participants) are covered for the duration of the workshop and the IAP Conference and GA.
February 28, 2016	Smart Villages (participation by application only) Smart Villages (Off- grid energy for rural communities in the developing world, from both a technical as well a policy perspective).Half-day programme of presentations involving some of the principal academies and networks and individuals that have been involved in the project.. Smart Villages will sponsor one dinner and provide some travel support for selected Academy representatives.
February 29, 2016	Launch of IAP Report Launch of IAP Report of the results of the survey ‘Women for Science: Inclusion and Participation in Academies of Science’, organized by ASSAf, IANAS, NASAC, OWSD.
March 3, 2016	Panel discussion ' Youth Perspectives on Science Advice to Government' (Open to the Public) (Download Programme) Hosted by the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)