Russian State Social University
Center for Inquiry of Russian Humanist Society
PROGRAM
International Scientific Congress
Science and Human Values
May 26-28, 2007
co-sponsored bó:
Center for Inquiry-Transnational
International Academy of Humanism
State University of New York
UNESCO (Moscow Office)
Program Committee
Co-chairs:
Vasilii Zhukov, Chancellor, Russian State Social University (Moscow),
Paul Kurtz, Chair, Center for Inquiry-Transnational (Amherst, New York)
Valerii Kuvakin, Chair, Center for Inquiry (Moscow)
Members:
Vitalii Ginsburg, Nobel Laureate, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences
Edward Kruglyakov, Academician, Chair, Committee against Anti-Science of Russian Academy of Sciences
Garry Abelev, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vice-President, Russian Humanist Society
Vladimir Mironov, Professor, Provost, Moscow State University
Alexander Chumakov, Professor, First Vice-President of Russian Philosophical Society
Norm Allen, Center for Inquiry-Transnational (Amherst, New York)
Hugo Estrella, Center for Inquiry-Transnational (Amherst, New York)
David Koepsell, Center for Inquiry-Transnational (Amherst, New York)
Mona Abousenna, Secretary General, Averroes and Enlightenment Intl. Org., Cairo
Vern Bullough, University of California
Ioanna Kucuradi (Turkey), Ex-President, World Federation of Philosophical Societies
Society
Ambassador Robert Gosende, Associate Vice Chancellor, State University of New York
Sergey Kapitsa, Professor, Editor-In-Chef, Scientific American (Russian Edition)
Barry Karr, Executive Director, Center for Inquiry-Transnational
Secretary:
Yurii Chorny, Ph.D., Scientific Secretary, Inst. for Scientific Information of Russian Academy of Sciences
Topic sessions:
- Science as a Value
Defense of Science against Anti-Science
- Science and Free Inquiry
- Ethical Issues in Science
- Social Responsibility of Science
GENERAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 25, 2007
12:00-21:30 - registration
Saturday, May 26, 2007
9:00-10:30 - registration
10:30-12:30 - Opening Plenary Session
12:30-14:00 - Dinner Break
14:00-16:00 - Concurrent Sessions
16:00-16:30 - Coffee Break
16:30-19:00 - Plenary Session (cont.)
Sunday, May 27, 2006
9:00-12:00 - Concurrent Sessions
12:00-13:30 - Dinner Break
13:30-16:00 -Plenary Session
16:00-16:30 - Coffee Break
16:30-19:00 - Plenary Session (cont.)
Monday, Thursday, May 28 & 29, 2007
Cultural Program for foreign and Russian guests in Moscow
The Congress will be held at the recreation center Almaz (Diamont)
near Ruza town, 60 kilometers from Moscow
Departure by buses from Russian State Social University, Moscow
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