2nd IAP Conference for Young Scientists - 2009, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum

DALIAN, CHINA: IAP and the World Economic Forum will facilitate the participation of 60 outstanding young scientists in the event, to be integrated into the Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009 which will involve around 1500 participants. The Meeting, this year on the theme "The new drivers of future growth" is organized on the basis of round table discussions with a number of sessions held in parallel.
A section of the overall programme will be dedicated to "Innovation through Science and Technology". The World Economic Forum plans to invite selected young scientists to have speaking roles in sessions on “Innovative Growth” and “Preparing for the Post-Carbon Economy”.
IAP's young scientists will also have an exclusive workshop on the morning of Thursday 10 September 2009, bringing together young scientists, entrepreneurs, as well as young global leaders. The themes for the two IAP Sessions are: "Science education to create the innovators of the future", and "Research priorities and government/business/academia partnerships to address societal needs through innovation". IAP has worked closely with the World Economic Forum in selecting the candidates who best fit the required criteria. To read more on the 2009 events in Dalian, click here.

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IAP Young Scientists 2009:: See the "Facebook of Young Scientists 2009"

Download the "Special Programme for the IAP Young Scientists".

See also the World Economic Forum's : 2009 Official Programme.

The World Economic Forum has issued a press release on the IAP Young Scientists Conference

------ Pilot Venture in 2008 -------------------------------------
Information on the first IAP Young Scientists Conference in conjunction with the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008, held in Tianjin, is available here.