Preparatory Meeting for the World Science Forum 2013 - Sao Paulo

Science for Global Development: from education to innovation - building the foundations for citizenship and sustainable development

Date: August 29 to 31, 2012
Location: Headquarters of FAPESP

Opening ceremony
August 29th (Wednesday) at 17:30

Opening Lecture: The Role of The Network of Science Academies
Michael Clegg (IANAS, UCLA)  PDF


August 30th - Thursday

The different facets of science
Coordinator: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato (Agencia de Inovação USP)
Rapporteurs: Jair Mari (UNIFESP), Hélio Waldman (UFABC)

09:00 – 09:25 The many faces of science: applied, basic, fundamental, exploratory, innovative
Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz (ABC, FAPESP) PDF
09:25 – 09:50 Basic science as an essential tool for knowledge and innovation
Luiz Davidovich (ABC, UFRJ) PDF
09:50 – 10:15 Science and technological innovation
Fernando Galembeck (ABC, LBNANO) PDF
10:15 – 10:40 Intermission
10:40 – 11:05 Education and dissemination of science: challenges and perspectives
Marcelo Knobel (UNICAMP) PDF
11:05 – 11:30 University-industry interactions as a condition for innovation
Roberto Lotufo (Agência de Inovação, Unicamp)  PDF
11:30 – 12:00 Debate

Thinking about Governance of Science and Innovation
Coordinator: Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini (Unesp)
Rapporteurs: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Luiz Davidovich, Carlos Eduardo Calmanovici

14:00 – 14:25 Challenges and opportunities for Global Scientific Cooperation
Glaucius Oliva (CNPq) PDF
14:25 – 14:50 Brazilian System of Science, Technology and Innovation?
Guilherme Ary Plonski (USP, Anprotec)
14:50 – 15:15 Ethics/ integrity in science
Sonia Maria Ramos de Vasconcelos (UFRJ) PDF
15:15 – 15:40 Intermission
15:40 – 16:05 Science as an open initiative
Jessica Bland (Royal Society) PDF
16:05 – 16:30 Private expenditure in R&D
Pedro Wongtschowski (ABTLuS, Grupo Ultra) PDF
16:30 – 16:55 Science and research infrastructure as basis for boosting innovative companies
Guilherme Ary Plonski (USP, Anprotec)
16:55 – 17:25 Debate
17:00 – 18:00 Forwarding proposals by the rapporteurs of the sessions


August 31st - Friday

Education for science: the foundation for innovation and sustainable development
Coordinator: Pedro Galeti (UFSCAR)
Rapporteurs: Carlos Américo Pacheco, Vanderlan Bolzani

09:00 – 09:25 The logic of research in universities
Hernan Chaimovich (ABC, USP) PDF
09:25 – 09:50 The logic of research in companies
Luiz Eugênio A. M. Mello (Instituto Tecnológico Vale) PDF
09:50 – 10:15 R&D in Optronics
Jarbas Caiado de Castro (USP/São Carlos, Opto Eletrônica S/A)
10:15 – 10:40 Intermission
10:40 – 11:05 Science for sustainable development
Lídia Brito (UNESCO) PDF
11:05 – 11:30 The access to knowledge and the appropriation of scientific knowledge
Vaughan C. Turekian (AAAS) PDF
11:30 – 12:00 Debate

Science Challenges in the XXI Century
Coordinator: Regina Pekelmann Markus (SBPC)
Rapporteurs: Ennio Candotti (SBPC) and Klaus Werner Capelle (UFABC)

14:00 – 14:25 Challenges in Health Sciences
Nestor Schor (UNIFESP) PDF
14:25 – 14:50 Challenges in Marine Sciences
Jose Henrique Muelbert (FURG) PDF
14:50 – 15:15 Challenges in Physics
Nathan Jacob Berkovits (UNESP)
15:15 – 15:40 Intermission
15:40 –16:05 Challenges of the Metropolis
Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques, Centros de Estudos da Metrópole (USP, INCT) PDF
16:05 –16:30 Challenges of Engineering
João Fernando Gomes de Oliveira (IPT) PDF
16:30 – 17:00 Debate
17:00 – 18:00 Forwarding proposals by the rapporteurs of the sessions