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From:    "T.Damjanov" <damjanov@math.uni-hamburg.de> 
Date:    Tue, 14 Dec 1999 15:38:13 +0100 
Subject: INES 2000 Congress: Second Announcement 

From: Tobias Damjanov <damjanov@math.uni-hamburg.de> 
Co-ordinator for email communication 
INES Congress ''Challenges for Science and Engineering in the 21st 
Century'' 
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS 
FOR GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY 

Following the "First Announcement" of the INES Congress ''Challenges for 
Science and Engineering in the 21st Century'' which I mailed to you 
earlier this year, please allow me to send to you today the "Second 
Announcement", the most recent and revised version of the Programme of 
this Congress, including all organisational details needed. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions you might have 
with regard to this event. 

Sincerely yours, 
Tobias Damjanov 

------------------------- 
International Conference: 

CHALLENGES FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING in the 21st century 
Stockholm, Sweden, 14-18 June 2000 

THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED BY THE 
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global 
Responsibility, (INES), 
in cooperation with major organizations in the fields of science and 
engineering: 

Co-organizers: 

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA, Stockholm), 
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH, Stockholm), 
Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research (FRN). 

Supporting organizations: 

European Physical Society (EPS, Muelhouse), 
International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and 
Technical Employees (FIET, Geneva), 
Swedish Engineers and Scientists for Nuclear Disarmament(SEANA), 
The Swedish Pugwash Group; International Architects/Designers/Planners 
for Social Responsibility (ArcPeace). 

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW MILLENIUM 
is an opportunity for reflection and looking forward. This is 
particularly true for us, in science and engineering. This conference 
will serve the purpose of providing analysis and perspectives, and 
creating visions for the future role of science and engineering at the 
turn of the millenium. 

The background is demanding: Since its institution, science has been a 
major force in society. Science has expanded our worldview, and at the 
same time narrowed it. Technology has changed societies, lifestyles and 
conditions in many spheres, most importantly in war fighting, economy 
and health. Science and technology have been forces in their own right, 
but have also been exploited by political, economic and military power. 

Already when the modern scientific project was set into motion 400 years 
ago by Galilee, Descartes and Bacon, its role in society was intended. 
The intention may have been to seek knowledge for its own sake or to 
improve living conditions of fellow human beings; but science has led us 
to a world where the technology of war fighting is capable of 
annihilating mankind, where large scale manipulation of the global 
atmosphere takes place, and where exploitation of nature threatens to 
undermine the living conditions for future generations. The situation 
prompts us to examine the value basis and motivation of science and 
scientists and to analyze the social institutions and structures in 
which science and technology are being pursued. Even more important, the 
situation challenges individuals and institutions of science and 
engineering to reevaluate and clarify their intentions, to change them 
in such a way that they might systematically contribute to the 
development of a world of justice, a world without war, where basic 
human needs are met, a world with a flourishing natural environment: to 
a sustainable world in the next millenium. 

WHO IS THE AUDIENCE? 
The conference intends to promote a wide dialogue between different 
actors in science and engineering: individuals, professional societies, 
institutions, international associations, concerned non-governmental 
organizations, governments, and industrial companies. It will follow up 
on the results of the UNESCO World Science Conference in Budapest in 
June 1999, and the Second Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution 
of World Order (WOC) in Toronto, also in June 1999. 

THE FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE 
is meant to embody the challenges for science and engineering: 

* Some 20 workshops will be the main working stages of the conference. 
The workshops will facilitate common search and clarification using 
disciplinary competence and cross-disciplinary approaches. They are 
centered on themes in four distinct areas: 

A. Developing the culture of science and engineering; 
B. Science and engineering for a finite world; 
C. Humanizing the economy in a global context; 
D. Steps towards comprehensive security and lasting peace. 

* The workshops allow for ten hours of presentation and discussion. They 
may include an afternoon excursion to a site connected to their subject. 
All workshop groups of a theme area will come together for a two-hour 
meeting to discuss subjects of common interest. 

* The plenary presentations will highlight prominent subjects and draw 
connections between the essential areas. 

* The conference participants willbring in a broad spectrum of 
contributions during the poster session. Inaddition, the workshop 
conveners will display a summary of their workshop at the poster 
session. 

* For special audiences, pre-conferences will be held on the day before 
themain conference. 

THE OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC 
will be promoted through public lectures during the conference and 
through publications on the conference INTERNET site: www.ines2000.org 
The relation between science and society in different world regions is a 
core theme in several workshops. 

THE CONFERENCE VENUE 
is the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology, Valhallav=E4gen 79, 
Stockholm. Part of the conference will be held at the premises of the 
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativ=E4gen 4, Stockholm. 
The pre-conferences will be held in Uppsala at various locations. 

PAPER SUBMISSION 

* Participants and organizations are invited to submit papers to the 
conference with a written text of 1000 - 2000 words. If the text is 
longer, an abstract or shortened version should be submitted as well. 
Papers submitted before the conference will be linked to the conference 
web page, to facilitate discussion and to allow participants to prepare 
themselves. At the conference, these papers will be on display. 

* Contributors are invited to prepare posters that give essential 
findings and illustrations for presentation at the poster session. 
Please inform the Conference Secretariat about your intention to produce 
a poster, so that poster space may be reserved. 

* No oral presentation of submitted papers will be possible in the 
plenary sessions and in the workshops. Authors are encouraged to bring 
copies of their papers for distribution during the conference. 

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO COMMUNICATE DISCUSSION PAPERS AND 
ABSTRACTS TO THE CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT BY E-MAIL. 

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 
For registration fill in theappended form and e-mail it to the INES 2000 
Conference Secretariat, INES2000@t-online.de 

You may also use the form on the website www.ines2000.org. 

The form contains information about conference fee and hotel 
accommodation. 

* Please fill in your hotel preference and your fee category. Fee 
categories are: 

CONFERENCE FEE 

Paid before 15/04/2000: 
Full fee (OECD countries) SEK 1000.- or DM 220.- 
Reduced fee (non-OECD) SEK 500.- or DM 110.- 
Junior fee SEK 250.- or DM 50.- 

Paid after 15/04/2000: 
Full fee (OECD countries) SEK 1300.- or DM 290.- 
Reduced fee (non-OECD) SEK650.- or DM 145.- 
Junior fee SEK 250.- or DM 50.- 

In case of any uncertainty about your fee category, please contact the 
Conference Office. 

Payments should be made: 

# to a Swedish account in Swedish Krona to: 
Svenska Handelsbanken Nyn=E4shamn, bank code 6196, 
SEANA / INES2000, account no. 289 170 818,or 
Postgiro 220603-5, Forskare och Ingenj=F6rer mot K=E4rnvapen; 

# or to the German account in DM: 
Postbank Dortmund, bank code 440 100 46, INES / R. Braun, 
account no. 151 55-467. 

* Hotel reservations should be made at the earliest date possible. June 
is the busiest tourist and conference period in Sweden. After specifying 
your hotel preference, you will obtain more information from the 
Conference Secretariat. 

* Participants of the pre-conference "Future science and technology 
accordingto the younger generation" should contact the INES 2000 Student 
ConferenceOffice, Cemus, Svartb=E4cksgatan 9, 753 20 Uppsala, Sweden for 
additional information and for low-cost accommodation. 
E-mail: pugwash@student.tbd.uu.se, Fax: +46 18 120769 
See also the homepage: www.student.tdb.uu.se/~pugwash/ines2000 

* Meals are not included in the conference fee. Lunches will be 
available atcampus restaurants. 

* Participants are expected to secure their own funds for travel and 
lodging. The organizers have applied for limited funding to support 
participants from less privileged regions. 

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Direct all correspondenceto the: 

INES 2000 Conference Secretariat 
Gutenbergstr. 31,44139 Dortmund, Germany 
Tel: +49 231 575218, Fax: +49 231 575210, 
E-mail: INES2000@t-online.de 

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PROGRAM 

PRE-CONFERENCES 
13 June, 9.00 h - 14 June, 12.00 h. 

The pre-conferences cover the following subjects: 

1. Science and technology in the states in transition, 
convener: Lars Ryd=E9n, e-mail: lars.ryden@uadm.uu.se 

2. Science and technology in less developed states, 
convener: Bengt Gustafsson, e-mail: bg@astro.uu.se 

3. Future science and technology according to the younger generation, 
convener: =C5se Richard, e-mail: pugwash@student.tbd.uu.se 

The conveners will provide detailed information about the 
pre-conferences. 

MAIN CONFERENCE 
14 June 13.30 h - 18 June 13.00 h. 

Details about the program can be found on the conference web page. 

PLENARY PRESENTATIONS: 

Great shifts in scientific thinking and human development in the last 
four hundred years: Evolution and impacts of Western science 
Hubert Laitko (Germany); 

What kind of science and technology for 8 billion people? 
Pentti Malaska (Finland); 

Visions for the 21st century 
Michael Gorbachev (Russia, to be confirmed); 

Perspective for the physical sciences: Working with complexity and 
emergence; 

Perspective for the economic sciences; 

Gender, culture and the universality of science and technology, 
Sandra Harding (USA); 

Women challenge science and engineering, 
Britta Schinzel (Germany); 

Confronting and transforming the international economic and financial 
system: a task for global governance, 
Susan George (USA/France); 

New paradigms for the engineering sciences, 
Mona Dahms (Denmark); 

Panel discussion on "Science, education and future universities," 
Anders Flodstr=F6m (Sweden), V.V. Krishna (India), a.o.; 

The culture of responsibility: How to establish universal standards of 
responsibilities of individuals and institutions, 
Barbro Westerholm (Sweden); 

Science by whom, science for whom: a southern perspective, 
Ana Maria Cetto (Mexico). 

EVENING LECTURES (Open to the public) 

1. Forum on nuclear issues 
David Krieger (USA), Alla Yaroshinskaya (Russia), Joseph Rotblat (UK) 

2. From neo-liberal to people oriented economies. 

WORKSHOPS (Conveners in brackets): 

Theme Area A, Coordinator Guillermo Lemarchand, lemar@cea.uba.ar 
DEVELOPING THE CULTURE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 

A1. Cultural and social change in a long term perspective 
(Guillermo Lemarchand, Argentina, Sverker S=F6rlin, Sweden); 

A2. The policy dimensions of science and technology strategies 
(Hebe Vessuri, Venezuela); 

A3. Towards a culture of individual and institutional responsibility 
(G=FCnter Emde, Germany); 

A4. Challenges and promotion of transdisciplinarity 
(Uno Svedin, Sweden, Anne Buttimer, Ireland); 

A5. Science, technology and education 
(Gunnar Tibell, Sweden); 

A6. Science and technology in the gender perspective 
(Anne-Marie Berggren, Sweden, Ulrike Otto, Germany, Sandra Striewski, 
Germany). 

Theme Area B, Coordinator Hartwig Spitzer, hartwig.spitzer@desy.de 
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR A FINITE WORLD 

B1. Spirit and rationalityof sustainability and the Earth Charter 
Process (Frank Meyberg, Germany); 

B2. Risk assessment of technologies in a larger context 
(Per S=F6rup, Sweden); 

B3. Inventing and refining sustainable technologies and services 
(Hamed El-Mously, Egypt); 

B4. Carrying capacity challenges; 

B5. Modelling an open future: Potential and limits of modelling and 
scenariobuilding 
(Jane King, UK); 

B6. Establishing and implementing environmental standards: Contributions 
of scientists and engineers in a larger context 
(Vera Calenbuhr, Germany); 

B7. Global housing problems and the role of professionals 
(Dick Urban Vestbro, Sweden). 

Theme Area C, Coordinator Christer Sanne, sanne@infra.kth.se 
HUMANIZING THE ECONOMY IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT 

C1. Rethinking the dominant socio-economic paradigms 
(Martin O'Connor, France); 

C2. Changing the global financial architecture (Ren=E9 Passet, France); 

C3. Local strategies in response to economic globalization 
(Richard Douthwaite, Ireland); 

C4. Steps towards a sustainable consumption; 

C5. Economy and societies in the age of new information technologies 
(Wolf Dieter Grossmann, Germany) 

Theme Area D, Coordinator Armin Tenner, q18@nikhef.nl 
STEPS TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY AND LASTING PEACE 

D1. Assessment of trends in armament and conflict resolution 
(Peter Lock, Germany); 

D2. The demilitarization of engineering and science 
(Klaus Potthoff, Germany, Herbert Wulff, Germany); 

D3. Abolition of nuclear weapons 
(David Krieger, USA, Martin Kalinowski, Germany); 

D4. Towards disarmament and the culture of peace 
(Juan Guti=E9rrez, Spain). 

More information about the workshops will be provided by the conveners. 
Visit the conference homepage: www.ines2000.org 

CONFERENCE OFFICERS 

Conference chairperson: Armin Tenner (The Netherlands); 
Vice chairpersons: Lars Ryd=E9n (Sweden), Hartwig Spitzer (Germany) 

ADVISORY BOARD: 
Prof. Ana Maria Cetto (M=E9xico), UNESCO Consultant; 
Prof. Ricardo Diez Hochleitner (Spain), President of the Club of Rome; 
Prof. Giacomo Elias (Italy), President of ISO; 
Prof. George Galbraith (USA), Nobel Price Economics; 
Dr. Mats-Olov Hedblom (Sweden), Environmental Manager, Ericsson; 
Prof. V.V. Krishna (India), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru 
Univerity; 
Prof. Ervin Laszlo (Italy), President of the Club of Budapest; 
Prof. Jan Nilsson (Sweden), President Swedish Academy of Sciences; 
Prof. Joseph Rotblat (England), Nobel Peace Price 1995; 
Dra. Hebe Vessuri (Venezuela), IVIC, Department of Social Studies of 
Science. 

PREPARATION COMMITTEE 
Stefan Bj=F6rnson (Sweden), secretary; Per-Eric Boivie (Sweden); Reiner 
Braun (Germany); Ana Maria Cetto (M=E9xico); Bengt Gustafsson (Sweden); B= 
o 
Kjell=E9n (Sweden); Guillermo Lemarchand (Argentina); Bengt L=F6rstad 
(Sweden); Chitralekha Massey (India); Dieter Meissner (Germany), 
treasurer; Ulrike Otto ( Germany); =C5se Richard (Sweden); Lars Ryd=E9n, 
(Sweden); Christer Sanne (Sweden); Joachim Spangenberg (Germany); 
Hartwig Spitzer (Germany); Uno Svedin (Sweden); Armin Tenner 
(Netherlands), chair; Alla Yaroshinskaya (Russia). 

INES 2000 REGISTRATION FORM 

Family name: 
First name(s): 
Street address: 
City and country with postal code: 
Telephone: 
Fax: 
E-mail: 

Conference fee (see announcement): 

Accommodation: 
Number of guests: 
Arrival date: 
Departure date: 

Make a choice: 

O Business hotel, SEK 1000.- single, SEK 1200.- double (125 - 150 US$); 
O 2-star hotel, SEK 600.- single, SEK 800.- double (75 - 100 US$); 
O Bead and breakfast, SEK 400.- single, SEK 600.- double (75 - 100 US$); 

O Hostel (multibed) SEK 240.- pp (30 US$); 
O Camping; 
O Own reservation. 

Fill in here your preferences: 

Field of interest: 

I register for pre-conference no.: 

I intend to participate in workshop no.: 

I will submit a paper (title): 

Remarks: 

VISIT THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.ines2000.org 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INES: www.inesglobal.org 

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