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SABAM Belgium 2003

GreenFacts2003 Conference

Annoncement - Schedule - Workshop Themes - Press - Proceedings - Photos

Conveying Science into Policy

Science Communication and Environmental Decision-making

at the Atomium, in Brussels, 16 October 2003.

Conference Details

GreenFacts2003 Conference will take place on 16 October 2003 in the Atomium, Brussels, Belgium. Conference participants will also have free access to the Atomium facilities, viewing level and entrance to the Atomium exposition.

While the Atomium is the ideal symbol of the communication of science, it also poses some logistical limitations:

The number of conference participants will be limited to 125 registrations.
Movement between the different balls is not possible for people with mobility disabilities.
There are no interpreter facilities. The language of the conference will be limited to English.

Conference Schedule

9:00 - 12:00	Morning Session - Stakeholder Workshops
9.00	Registration, coffee - Atomium ball Europa
9.30	Welcome by Professor Micheline Kirsch-Volders (GreenFactsPresident)
9.35	Introduction by David Zaruk (GreenFacts)- Objectives for the morning session
9.50	Creative dialogue by Francis Gastmans (Dialogue Learning Centre)
10.00 - 12.00	Three working groups covering the following themes: How should science be communicated (and by whom)? How are environment and health policies determined? How can the image of science in society be improved?
12.00	Lunch in the upper Atomium ball
13.45 - 16.00	Afternoon Session : Conference (Atomium ball Europa)
13:45	Welcome by moderator Willy De Backer (EurActiv)
14:00	Presentation of conclusions of the morning workshops
14:30	Points of view on Science Communication and Environmental Decision-making: International - Michael Williams (UNEP - Head of European Communications and Information Unit for Conventions) EU - Grant Lawrence Director, DG Environment, Directorate A: Communications, Governance, Production, Consumption & Waste Science - Jody Lanard Princeton, USA, Risk Communicator, adviser to the WHO on the SARS crisis Industry - Jacques de Gerlache Senior Toxicologist and Head of Environmental Communications, Solvay Group NGO - Wendy Goldstein Head of Environmental Education and Communication, IUCN
16.00 - 18.00	Cocktail and official launch of the greenfacts.org website: The upper Atomium ball will be set up for a cocktail with short remarks by invited dignitaries and GreenFacts members to mark the official launch of GreenFacts's scientific information website: www.greenfacts.org