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30 Apr 2013
The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities is hosting the Workshop, sponsored by IAP, AASSA and the GYA, in Jerusalem, 13-15 October 2013. Follow the link for more information ...
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17 May 2013
Each year, the World Economic Forum selects up to 40 extraordinary leaders in science under the age of 40. The Young Scientists will participate in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013 to be held in Dalian, People’s Republic of China, from 11 to 13 September 2013, under the theme ...
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14 May 2013
The 3rd International Conference for Young Scientists and General Assembly of the Global Young Academy (GYA) will be held from the 15-18 May 2013, hosted by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale), Germany, with support from IAP. At the same time, the GYA is pioneering a global initiative for improving the Global State of Young Scientists. See related press releases ...
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The event contributes to the IAP mission to build the capacity of young scientists. Approximately 80 future young science leaders from around the world, half from developing countries, will cooperate with delegates of National Young Academies (NYA) on the establishment and strengthening of NYA. ...
Topics: Young Scientists
Project Type: Conference
Latest Update: 14 May 2013
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Women entrepreneurship is can play a vital role in building the economy of developing countries. Women, being half of the world population, are still an underutilized talent in general, and their role in entrepreneurship implanting the new technologies in particular. The technological changes have ...
Topics: Women in Science, Young Scientists
Project Type: Conference
Latest Update: 14 May 2013
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The IAP Young Scientists programme was initiated in 2008 with IAP's participation in the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as "Summer Davos", and takes place in September each year in China.
Topics: Young Scientists
Latest Update: 8 May 2013
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12 September 2010 – 16 September 2010
The 3rd IAP Conference for Young Scientists held in conjuction with the Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum took place in Tianjin, China, in September 2010.
Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center
Tianjin, China
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13 September 2011 – 16 September 2011
The fourth "IAP Conference of Young Scientists" was held in conjunction with the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions (also known as "Summer Davos") in Dalian, China, from 13-16 September 2011.
The World Economic Forum and IAP facilitated the ...
Dalian, China
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13 October 2013 – 15 October 2013
“Sharing the Start-up Experience” is intended for Global Young Academy (GYA) Members and other outstanding early career scientists and engineers working in Asia who have already been awarded their PhD degrees and are interested in acquiring innovation skills and making a contribution ...
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Jerusalem
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16 April 2013 09:00 – 17 April 2013 14:30
Background to the Workshop, Roundtable and Forum on IBSE
For the second time, ISTIC (the International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO) and the Future University teamed up to organise a workshop on “IBSE for Science ...
The Future University
Khartoum, Sudan
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24 February 2013 – 27 February 2013
March 2013: Update - The online Agenda now contains links to the presentations
The IAP Conference on "Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development" will be hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, ...
Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Rio de Janeiro
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22 Feb 2013
Follow the link for further updates to online agenda and resource pages with information on participants, side events, options for posters and display material and important logistical information...
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Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences (ZAS), Zambia Academy of Sciences (ZaAS)and Network of African Science Academies NASAC) focus on the dissemination of the ‘Inquiry-Based Science Education: Increasing Participation of Girls in Science in sub-Saharan Africa’ policymakers booklet produced ...
Topics: Women in Science, Science Education, Young Scientists
Project Type: Workshop
Latest Update: 12 Dec 2012
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24 Nov 2012
The Global Young Academy has issued a position statement that identifies obstacles that currently stand in the way of giving free access to scientific results and data, and advocates ways forward that will transform scientific research into a truly global endeavour ...
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c/o BBAW
Jägerstr. 22/23
D-10117 Berlin, Germany
The GYA grew out of discussions amongst top young scientists from around the world convened by the IAP for the World Economic Forum “Summer Davos” meetings in 2008 and 2009. The Global Young Academy (GYA) was officially founded in February 2010 with support by IAP. With the help of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Berlin-Brandenburg ...
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16 Oct 2012
The theme for IAP's forthcoming Conference in February 2013 is "Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication
and Sustainable Development". The Conference will be hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24-27 ...
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11 June 2012 – 12 June 2012
This regional workshop, organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) and supported by IAP and the Central European Initiative (CEI) is aimed at strengthening the capacity-building potential of Science Academies in the Region. The two-day ...
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Minsk, 220072 Belarus
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24 Aug 2012
The call for proposals is now closed. Successful applicants will be contacted towards the end of October. Thank you for your interest.
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1 Oct 2012
IAP Member, Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales de Venezuela hosted the Ceremony for the first IANAS-OWSD Prize awarded to PhD chemistry student, Clarimar Camacho on 2 August 2012. The Prize, financially supported by IAP, enables the winner to enrich her PhD ...
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20 Aug 2012
A two-day scientific workshop was hosted by ASSAf - Academy of Science of South Africa, 29-30 March 2012. The workshop was attended by 22 post-graduate students from Southern Africa in the fields of health/medicine, public health and veterinary science. One of the results of the Workshop ...
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23 Aug 2012
The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)/Elsevier Awards are for women scientists from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the 2013 Awards focus on life sciences.
Follow the link for details and the announcement ...
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6 Aug 2012
The IAP/IAMP Secretariat is pleased to announce the 2012 internship programme. Every year the IAP/IAMP Secretariat selects talented young individuals to contribute to the workings of the global network of science academies. The programme is open to students and young nationals of any country, ...
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16 Aug 2012
The call for new members to join the Global Young Academy (GYA) is now open. Applications are sought from young, independent researchers who combine the highest level of research excellence with a demonstrated passion for delivering impact. Follow the link for information on the application ...
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31 October 2012 – 1 November 2012
The Dutch Young Academy and the Global Young Academy are jointly organizing a 2-day symposi-um to foster collaboration between existing National Young Academies and to help establish additional Young Academies. Representatives from existing young academies as well as initiators of planned or ...
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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28 May 2012
Press Release
With a program headlined by the South African Minister for Science and Technology, the Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine and other luminaries, the Global Young Academy (GYA) recently completed a very successful General Assembly meeting. The meeting, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, including ...
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26 Jun 2012
The call for nominations for the 2013 HIDEYO NOGUCHI AFRICA PRIZE are now open and will close on 31 July 2012 . Nominations of candidates with outstanding achievements in the fields of MEDICAL RESERCH and MEDICAL SERVICES for the sake of AFRICAN PEOPLE are welcome. Follow the link for ...
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1 Jun 2012
At the Global Young Academy's International Conference on Sustainability and General Meeting in South Africa (May 2012) young scientists drafted the Sandton Statement on Sustainability. Rather than calling on the public to take action, the statement is addressed to scientists, and implores ...
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29 May 2012
Deadline approaching ... 15 June 2012: The Interacademy Medical Panel (IAMP) is seeking candidates to participate in the 2012 edition of the Young Physician Leaders Programme...
Follow the link for details on the application process ...
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17 Apr 2012
Dutch Young Academy and the Global Young Academy are jointly organizing a 2-day symposium in Amsterdam ...
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16 February 2012 08:00 – 18:00
A Global Movement in Support of Inquiry-based Science Education
Vancouver (BC) Convention Centre
Vancouver
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3 Feb 2012
The IAP/TWAS/AAAS Workshop on A Global Movement in Support of Inquiry-based Science Education, takes place on February 16, 2012 before the opening of the AAAS Annual Meeting, in the Vancouver Convention Centre.
The Workshop is open to all Annual Meeting registrants. For ...
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27 Jan 2012
A regional workshop for science academies in Central and Eastern Europe will be hosted by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in Minsk, 11 - 12 June 2012
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Israel Academy of sciences Korean Academy of Sciences AASA (more to be added) organize a two-day conference at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem on the subject of the potential and the benefit to mankind of technological entrepreneurship, ways to encourage it and ideas for ...
Topics: Young Scientists
Project Type: Conference
Latest Update: 23 Jan 2012
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24 Oct 2011
Follow the link to reports, video interviews and the photo gallery to learn more about the outcomes of this year's events, and the impact on the participating IAP Young Scientists ...
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Coordinated by the Academia Chilena de Ciencias, the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Argentina, the Académie des Sciences, France and the African network of IAP members (NASAC), this project will continue the work to globalise the IAP science education programme, and to promote on a national basis the experiences and methodologies for taking this programme from primary-level to secondary-level.
Topics: Science Education, Young Scientists
Latest Update: 7 Sep 2011
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21 Jul 2011
The Global Young Academy (GYA) has opened its 2011 call for new members ...
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15 Apr 2011
Bruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief of Science, illustrates in the Editorial (vol 332, 15 April 2011) the “Global Young Academy” initiatives which are helping to forge new organizations of young scientists in many more nations, based on the original model of “Die Junge Akademie” in Germany.