Programme

Science & Politics: Facing The Looming Disaster

International Conference organized by the Collegium International and Complex Systems Society (in presence of participants and invitees only)

Paris, September 28-29, 2007 (Rapporteur : Marc Buchanan)

September 28 : Facing the threats Presided for the Collegium International by Stéphane Hessel

Venue: Amphitheatre Lhomond, Institut Curie, 12 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris

Morning session


8:45- 9:15 Inscriptions et accueil des participants.

9:15- 9:45 Stéphane Hessel: At the Crossroad

9:45 – 10:15 Edgar Morin: What we already know (tbc)

10:15-11:15 Discussion

Pause

11:30 - 12:15 Hubert Védrine : Threats to Values Systems

12:15 -13:00 Discussion

13:00 -15:00 Lunch break

Afternoon session

15:00-15:30 Michel Rocard: The planet in danger: key issues

15:30-16:15 Jean-Pierre Dupuy: Facing the looming disaster: Towards the Collegium’s White Book project
16.15-16.30 Address by Ulf Dahlsten, Directorate of Information Society and Media, European Commission (tbc)

16:30-16:40 Courte Pause

16:35 - 18:15 Discussion and Conclusions of the day Under moderation by Stéphane Hessel

Coordinated by the Collegium International, Sacha Goldman www.collegium-international.org

29 September

Journée fermée au public, rediffusion sur le site de l'ISC PIF.

Thinking for responses to the threats: Policy and Science
9:00-9:15 Welcome Address: Marc Lipinsky, Elizabeth Giacobino and Ralph Dum

Morning session
Scientific modelling for new policies
9:15-9:45 Keynote speaker: Chris Barrett
9:45-10:15 Panel: Bernard Cazelles, Michael Ghil, Dimitri Corpakis,
Jeffrey Johnson, Norman Packard
10:15-10:45 Statements and Discussion

10:45-11:15 Pause

Towards ecological and social sustainability: role of complex systems science
11:15-11:45 Keynote speaker: Sander van de Leeuw
11:45-12:15 Panel: Michael Hulme, Marc Lipinski, Peter Johnston, Gérard Toulouse
12:15-12:45 Statements and Discussion

12:45-14:30 Lunch break

Afternoon session
Resilience in human affairs: complex systems science in economics and social sciences
14:30-15:00 Keynote speaker: Alan Kirman
15:00-15:30 Panel: Dominique Plihon, Denise Pumain, Geoffrey West, Paul
Bourgine, Gwyn Prins, Sean Lowrie.
15:30-16:00 Statements and Discussion

16:00-16:15 Pause

16:15-17:30 Conclusion of the Conference : Mark Buchanan (rapporteur) followed by discussion

Supported by Institut des Systèmes Complexes (ISC) Paris Ile-de-France and the European Commission.

Organizers: Paul Bourgine, Jeffrey Johnson, Sander van der Leeuw (CSS), Ketel Turzo (ISC) http://complexityandpolitics.csregistry.org