Joint International Conference - 12.-15. October 2009
You can download the programme and registrationform here (*.pdf-file)
Registration on this website.
Deadline for registration: 7 October 2009
Since Oct. 21, you can download the slides, the speakers used to illustrate their talks.
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Slides M . Berenbaum, Slides G. Bugliarello, Slides E. Dinjus, Slides F.H. Frimmel, Slides P. Gleick, Slides A. Haverich, Slides Ch. Kottmeier, Slides L. Papay, Slides M. Savitz, Slides H. J. Schellnhuber, Slides E. Umbach, Slides Th. Weisse, Slides F. Wenzel, Slides E. Zerhouni, Slides K. F. Zieghahn12 October 2009
11:00 – 13:30 Registration
14:00 – 14:45 Opening Addresses
14:45 – 16:45 Climate and Technology
Ch. Kottmeier, KIT
Climate change and adaption: why technology is highly needed
Th. Leisner, KIT
Engineering the future climate?
Reception
13 October 2009
09:30 – 12:30 Ecology
K. F. Ziegahn, KIT
New, ecologically compatible schemes
F. Wenzel, KIT
Disasters in the Anthropocene - Perspectives and Challenges for Risk Management
M . Berenbaum, NAS
Building a better bee - - can it ‘bee’ done?
14:00 – 16:30 Water and Water Supply
Th. Weisse, Leopoldina
Water supply today and in the future
F. H. Frimmel, KIT
Human stress on water – quality of the water cycle
P . Gleick, NAS
A sustainable vision for water: moving to the soft path
17:00 – 18:30 Public Evening Lecture
D . Helbing, Leopoldina
Bio- und sozio-inspirierte Technologie: Perspektiven eines Dialogs zwischen den Ingenieur-, Natur-
und Sozialwissenschaften
14 October 2009
09:30 – 12:30 Energy, Energy Supply
H . J. Schellnhuber, Leopoldina
Energy supply and environmental effects
M . Savitz, NAE
Real prospects for energy efficiency
L. Papay, NAE
Renewable energy: a US perspective
14:00 – 16:00 Energy, Energy Supply
F. Kolb, KIT
Energy for another 50 years
E . Dinjus, KIT
Bio-mass energy for the future climate changes?
16:30 Conference Dinner
15 October 2009
09:30 – 11:30 Mobility, Urban Issues
S . Wittig, Leopoldina
Mobility
G . Bugliarello, NAE
Urban sustainability
11:30 – 12:30 Medicine and Technology
A . Haverich, Leopoldina
Clinical applications of scientific and/or technological innovations
14:00 – 18:00 Medicine and Technology
M . J. Lohse, Leopoldina
Genetics and drug development
E . Zerhouni, IOM
Major trends in health and biomedical research
J. Rowe, IOM
Economic aspects of health insurance in the future
D . Janzen, NAS
DNA barcoding the world: real bioliteracy for seven billion people
18:00 – 18:30 Conference Summary and Closing Remarks