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Science as a Gateway to Understanding: International Workshop Proceedings Tehran, Iran
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Workshop Agenda
Science as a Gateway to Understanding
TEHRAN, IRAN
October 20, 2007
Opening Session
Words of Welcome
Mohammad Kazem Bojnordi
Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, Iran
Where Does Science Go?
Honorable Mohammad Khatami
Former President of Iran
Scientists and Truth
Reza Davari Ardakani
Academy of Sciences of Iran
The Innovation Ecology
William Wulf
U.S. National Academy of Engineering
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Science as a Gateway to Understanding: International Workshop Proceedings Tehran, Iran
Session 1
Chair—Yousef Sobouti
Wisdom, the Best Gateway to Understanding
Mostafa Mohagheh Damad
Academy of Sciences of Iran
InterAcademy Cooperation: An Approach to Understanding
Abulhassan Vafai
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Session 2
Chairs—Abulhassan Vafai and William Wulf
Understanding Others, the Science Way
Yousef Sobouti
Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Science, Iran
Loving and Sharing Science: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Etienne Guyon
Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
Successes in Building International Bridges through Science
Norman Neureiter
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Session 3
Chairs—Abulhassan Vafai and William Wulf
The Scientific Work of Abu Reyhan Biruni as the Mirror of the World’s Science
Hassan Tajbakhsh
Tehran University
Bridge for Mutual Understanding
Akio Matsumoto
Chuo University, Japan
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Science as a Gateway to Understanding: International Workshop Proceedings Tehran, Iran
October 21, 2007
Session 4
Chair—Mehdi Bahadori
The Universality of Science: Examples from History
Hossein Masoumi Hamedani
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
The Role of International Scientific Organizations
Michael Clegg
U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Science and Culture
Bernard Maitte
Lille University of Science and Technology, France
Session 5
Chair—Mehdi Bahadori
A Half Century of Successes and Problems in U.S.-Iranian Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Glenn Schweitzer
U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Opportunities for International Collaboration in Earthquake System Science
Thomas Jordan
University of Southern California
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Session 6
Chairs—Mostafa Mohagheh Damad and Norman Neureiter
Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: Prospects for Cooperation
Ousmane Kane
African Regional Center of Technology, Senegal
Global Energy Challenges
William Colglazier
U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Working with People with Different Cultures and Backgrounds
Ferenc Szidarovszky
University of Arizona
Session 7
Open Forum
Yousef Sobouti
Closing Remarks
Norman Neureiter
