[Sci-tech-public] Fwd: World Knowledge Dialogue - can you forward?

[Hugh Gusterson]

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>From: "Pascal Marmier" <pascal at shareboston.org>
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>  Consilience, defined by EO Wilson as the interlocking of causal 
> explanation across disciplines, is the starting point for the World 
> Knowledge Dialogue, a global initiative towards a modern humanism to 
> bridge the gap between the natural and the human/social sciences. We are 
> delighted to announce that a selected group of personalities holding 
> major positions in the academic, scientific and economic fields will join 
> this first international symposium taking place in the splendid Alpine 
> resort of Crans Montana, Switzerland on September 14-16, 2006.
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>World class scientists from one culture will put their discoveries into 
>the perspective of the other and set the stage for transdisciplinary 
>discussions around two main topics: the study of complex systems and the 
>understanding of the migration of modern humans. Keynote speakers who will 
>talk about the relation between molecular/cellular brain function and 
>human consciousness include:
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>- Gerald Edelman, Nobel laureate, Professor and Chairman of the Department 
>of Neurobiology at The Scripps Research Institute
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>  - Jean-Pierre Changeux, Balzan laureate, Professor & Chairman of the 
> Physiology of Truth and the Human Diversity, Department of Neurosciences 
> at the Pasteur Institute.
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>A full program and registration information can be found at: 
><http://www.wkdialogue.org/>www.wkdialogue.org. The participants will come 
>from all corners of the world. A group of 50 young scientists, recruited 
>by national/international research agencies, will also be invited and 
>given travel grants and special financial conditions for their 
>participation. Members of the scientific board of the symposium include 
>Werner Arber (University of Basel, Nobel Prize Laureate), Dame Julia 
>Higgins (Imperial College, London, Foreign Secretary and Vice President of 
>the Royal Society), and Frank Wilczek (Professor of Physics, MIT, Nobel 
>Prize Laureate).
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>A discussion with EO Wilson and Gerald Holton will jump-start the World 
>Knowledge Dialogue in the USA on April 3, 2006, at the Swiss House for 
>Advanced Research and Education SHARE in Cambridge MA.
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>If you are interested in participating in the World Knowledge Dialogue, 
>please sign up for further updates on the web site 
><http://www.wkdialogue.org/>www.wkdialogue.org or contact us at 
><mailto:wkd at shareboston.org>wkd at shareboston.org. Please feel free to 
>forward this information to other leading personalities interested in a 
>transdisciplinary science discourse who want to spearhead the World 
>Knowledge Dialogue initiative!
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>Kind regards,
>World Knowledge Dialogue USA
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>SHARE Boston
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>420 Broadway
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>Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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>Fon +1 617 876 3076
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>Fax +1 617 876 3079
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>Email wkd at shareboston.org
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>www.shareboston.org
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>_______________________________________________
>Pascal Marmier
>Advisor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
>SHARE Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
>420 Broadway
>Cambridge, MA 02138
>Ph: (617) 876-3076 ext. 13
>Fax: (617) 876-3079
>Cell: (617) 331-3989
>Email: <mailto:pascal at shareboston.org>pascal at shareboston.org
>Web: <http://www.shareboston.org/>www.shareboston.org
>Skype: themarm
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Hugh Gusterson,  Associate Professor

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