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International Colloquium
In the Spirit of Sakharov
Science, ethics and politics: yesterday and tomorrow
Under the aegis of Euroscience
sheltered by the Fondation de France
with the patronage of the
French National Commission for Unesco, the European Academy of sciences, arts and letters
sheltered by the Fondation de France
November 21, 2008
Collège Doctoral Européen
46 boulevard de la Victoire, Strasbourg
9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989) was an eminent Russian nuclear physicist,
dissident and human rights activist. He was an advocate of civil
liberties and reforms in the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1975.
For the 40th anniversary of Andrei Sakharov's Manifesto «Reflections
on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence and Intellectual Freedom» and the
20th anniversary of the creation by the European Parliament of the
«Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought» we intend to pay tribute to
courageous and upright scientists who devoted themselves to peace,
respect and justice, and were ready to pay dearly for their dissidence,
asserting themselves as «scientists of conscience».
Invited speakers and subjects:
Charles Rhéaume (Historian, Ottawa):
Andrei Sakharov, his life and the meaning of his efforts
John Finney (University College London):
Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash, Nobel Peace Prize 1995
Yali Amit (University of Chicago):
Daniel Amit, Rammal Award 2007 posthumously
Tzvetan Todorov (CNRS Paris):
Germaine Tillion, ethnologist, member of the Résistance movement;
tribute to Bronislaw Geremek
Catherine Trautmann (European Parliament):
The Sakharov Award of the European Parliament
Georges Waysand (CNRS Paris):
Euroscience, a tool in front of new scientific responsiblities?
Andrei Sakharov, his life and the meaning of his efforts
John Finney (University College London):
Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash, Nobel Peace Prize 1995
Yali Amit (University of Chicago):
Daniel Amit, Rammal Award 2007 posthumously
Tzvetan Todorov (CNRS Paris):
Germaine Tillion, ethnologist, member of the Résistance movement;
tribute to Bronislaw Geremek
Catherine Trautmann (European Parliament):
The Sakharov Award of the European Parliament
Georges Waysand (CNRS Paris):
Euroscience, a tool in front of new scientific responsiblities?
Round Table: Prospects and projects
Jean Pierre Dupuy
(International Ethical, Scientific and Political Collegium)
Catherine Trautmann
(European Parliament)
Charles Rhéaume
(Historian, Ottawa)
Georges Ripka
(CEA Saclay)
(International Ethical, Scientific and Political Collegium)
Catherine Trautmann
(European Parliament)
Charles Rhéaume
(Historian, Ottawa)
Georges Ripka
(CEA Saclay)
At the end of the day, Professor Daniel Amit, Israeli
and Italian national, will be awarded posthumously the Rammal Medal
2007. This award, a tribute to the Lebanese physicist Rammal Rammal
(1951-1991) is described on:
Lydie Koch Miramond, Chair of Euroscience working group on "Ethics in Science"
Raymond Seltz, Euroscience Secretary General
Gérard Toulouse, Chair of the Committee on exact and natural sciences, French National Commission for Unesco
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