The Rôle of Astronomy in Society and Culture
19 January 2009
The International Astronomical Union Symposium 260: "The Rôle of Astronomy in Society and Culture" has just started in Paris, at UNESCO HQ, with a top-level scientific programme.
The inaugural session is setting the context. Here is the programme for this morning:
09:00 David VALLS-GABAUD & Alec BOKSENBERG: Welcome
09:10 Walter ERDELEN (UNESCO):Opening
09:20 Baruch S. BLUMBERG (USA): Astronomical exploration and the public imagination
09:50 Martin J. REES (UK) Our cosmic habitat
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Martin HARWIT (USA) The growth of astrophysical understanding - a societal
endeavor
11:40 Lawrence KRAUSS (USA) The Big Bang, modern cosmology and the fate of the
universe: impacts upon culture
12:20 Catherine CESARSKY (IAU) Astronomy
Complete programme: http://iaus260.obspm.fr/images/documents/piaus260.pdf
You can follow the conference through the webcast on: http://canalc2.u-strasbg.fr/direct.asp?idEvenement=452
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