New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy
Co-sponsored by the Royal Society (UK) and AAAS

Dates: June 1-2, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AG
United Kingdom

By bringing together experts from the UK and international scientific and foreign policy communities, this two day meeting will examine the role of science as a source of soft power in foreign policy. The first day will discuss various international perspectives on the meaning, value and tools of science diplomacy, as well as identifying barriers to science diplomacy and how they may be overcome. The second day will then examine the role of science in achieving two key foreign policy goals: maintaining international peace and security, and promoting economic and social development and well being.

Organized by: Professor Lorna Casselton FRS (Royal Society), Professor Mohamed Hassan (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World), Dr Raghunath Mashelkar FRS (National Chemical Laboratory), Dr Jim McQuaid FREng (University of Sheffield), Dr Vaughan Turekian (AAAS), Professor Anthony Cheetham FRS (University of Cambridge).

Related Documents:

Where to Draw the Line in Science Diplomacy
Ben Koppelman and James Wilsdon
Research Fortnight 2 July 2009, p. 19.

On Security, Climate, and Economic Development, Conference Sees Need for Science Diplomacy
Edward W. Lempinen
AAAS News, June 29, 2009.

International: Mapping the Frontiers of Science and Diplomacy
Edward W. Lempinen
Science 26 June 2009: Vol. 324. no. 5935, p. 1659.