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Upcoming AAAS Events

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14-16 January 2009

AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Launch

The AAAS Science and Human Rights Program will launch the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition during a three-day meeting from 14 to 16 January. Bringing together members and representatives of scientific associations, professional societies, and science academies, the launch will be held at AAAS Headquarters, 12th and H St., NW, Washington, D.C.

The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a plenary panel featuring Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland; Mercedes Doretti, co-founder of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team; and Sidney Verba, current chair of the Committee on Human Rights of the National Academy of Sciences.

Over the course of the meeting, participants will explore the varied contributions that science and scientists can make to human rights, and have the opportunity to equip their scientific association with information and tools needed for robust engagement in human rights.

The Coalition is a formal network that will explore how scientists can use their expertise to advance human rights causes in the U.S. and abroad. The Coalition also will address the human rights of scientists under threat, the ethical underpinnings of scientific research, and the human right to the benefits of scientific progress.

There is no fee to attend. For more information, and to register, please visit the Coalition launch page.

15 January 2009

Nuclear Security Spending: Assessing Costs, Examining Priorities

The AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy will host a Capitol Hill briefing on nuclear security spending on Thursday 15 January from 1:15 to 4 p.m. in Room 2212 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Stephen I. Schwartz, editor of The Nonproliferation Review, and Deepti Choubey, deputy director of the Nonproliferation Program at the Carnegie Endowment, will present their report that includes a comprehensive 2008 budget for the U.S. nuclear security program, a breakdown of spending by government agency, along with policy recommendations for Congress and the new administration.

The session will include lunch and remarks by U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-California). For more information, and to RSVP, please visit the event Web page.

22 January 2009

Building Bridges with Iran through Education and Science Cooperation

The AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy will sponsor an afternoon discussion on increasing scientific and educational links between the United States and Iran on Thursday 22 January from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. in the AAAS Auditorium, 12th & H Streets, NW., Washington, D.C.

The event will discuss a recent Association of American Universities (AAU) delegation to Iran, which brought the presidents of six leading U.S. universities to Iran to identify potential areas where science and education cooperation might help increase engagement between the two countries.

Event speakers include Robert Berdahl, president of the Association of American Universities; Glenn Schweitzer, director of Eurasian programs at the U.S. National Academies; Shiva Balaghi, an independent scholar; and Francis Ricciardone, a guest scholar at United States Institute of Peace and a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, the Philippines, and Palau.

A lunch reception will begin at noon. For more information, and to RSVP, please visit the event Web page.

12-16 February 2009

2009 AAAS Annual Meeting

AAAS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

28-31 March 2009

84th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division

The Southwestern and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) regional division of AAAS will hold its 84th Annual Multidisciplinary Meeting on the campus of the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 28 to 31 March, 2009.

The theme of the meeting will be "Science Without Borders."

For more information and to register, please visit the SWARM Web page.

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