International Conference

Granada. 17th and 18th of December, 2007

Reaching "The Objectives for the Millenium" proposed by United Nations is the greatest challenge of our time. A challenge that concerns all of us. For that reason it is necessary to mobilize as many resources and ideas as possible.

The Granada Conference is the first step of the "Science and Technology for Development" project, designed to produce a Living Exhibition that will itinerate to different Museums and Science Centres, between 2008 and 2012, together with a wide programme of activities. The project tries to inform and educate, making easier the comprenhension of the enormous posibilities of jointing solidarity and knowledge. We want to extend the "technological compromise" in pro of social improvement and sustainability.

We have the conviction that this divulgation will mean a powerful encouragement to society's creativity, cooperation and participation.

Provisional schedule

• Opening conference
  Dr. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
  Prince of Asturias Award
• Framework conference
• Projects presentation boards, by fields, with the intervention of experts in the matter.
• Projects showing with original elements and pannels.
• Workshops about presented projects.
• Meeting of heads of Museums.

Contents

In the Conference, as well as the global thinking, some practical cases of technological applications already implanted or that are on the way of being applied in different countries around the world will be presented. These initiatives will be the heart of the Itinerant Exhibition that wants to show real and relevant experiences, and do it in a direct, practical and understandable way.

FIELDS

• Water
• Energy
• Health
• Infrastructures and housing
• Technologies for communication and education
• Environment

Whom is it addressed to?

NGODs, institutions and experts in cooperation and technological innovation, specially involved in Cooperation for Development.

REGISTRATION MODALITIES:

• Entities and organizations which participate with a project
• People interested in the conference subject

Free registration. 100 seats.

PARALLEL ACTIVITIES:

• Guided visit to the Alhambra
• Visit to the Parque de las Ciencias

Committee of honor:

Mª Teresa Fernández de la Vega
Vicepresident of the Spanish Government

Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo
Ministry of Education and Science

Cándida Martínez López
Councillor of Education. Andalusia Regional Government

Eulalia Pérez Sedeño
General Director of the FECYT

David Aguilar Peña
Rector of the Universidad de Granada

Organizing committee:

Ernesto Páramo

Mª José Osorio

Cecilia Cabello

Jordi Miralles

Teresa Godoy Tapia

Mónica Ruiz Bustos

Francisco Escribano

José Antonio Ortega

Kaoutar Boughlala

Carmen Marfil

Executive committee:

Francisco Contreras

Conrada López

Ana Mª Correas

Advisory committee:

Dieter Seifert. Alemania

Roberto Knusel. Suiza

Dirk Bühler. Deutsches Museum

Javier Medina. Parque de las Ciencias

Paz Posse. Parque de las Ciencias

Víctor Costa. Parque de las Ciencias. CSIC

Miguel Guirao. Universidad de Granada

Tomás Carrera. Junta de Andalucía

José María Quintana. CSIC

Collaborating museums and centres:

Collaborating museums and centres.