Report of the Secretary General
Summary of the 53rd Pugwash Conference, by Adele Buckley
Participant list of the 53rd Pugwash Conference
Message from Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
Working Group Reports:
Working Group1: Nuclear Weapons
Working Group 2: Weaponisation of Space and Missile Defence
Working Group 3: International Cooperation and Human Security
Working Group 4: Terrorism
Working Group 5: New Technology For Human Development and Security
Working Group 6: Mitigation of Global Environmental Change
Program:
| MONDAY, 14 JULY 2003 | |
| Afternoon | Arrival of ISYP Board and some ISYP members [PICKUP AT AIRPORT, REGISTRATION] |
| 19:00-22:00 | ISYP Board Meeting (McCain Bldg, 2nd floor) |
| TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2003 | |
| All day | Arrival of Pugwash Council (PC) members and International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) [PICKUP AT AIRPORT AND REGISTRATION] |
| 14:30-17:30 | ISYP Symposium “The Role of the UN after the Iraqi Crisis” (Students Union Building) |
| 18:00-19:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 19:30-21:00 | ISYP Working Groups A and B (Students Union Bldg) |
| 21:00-23:00 | ISYP Social Event |
| WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2003 | |
| All day | Arrival of some Conference participants [PICKUP AT AIRPORT AND REGISTRATION] |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | PC Meeting (University Hall) – ISYP Conference(Students Union Bldg) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:30– 17:30 | PC Meeting – ISYP Conference |
| 18:00-19:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| THURSDAY, 17 JULY 2003 | |
| AM | Remaining participants arrive [PICKUP AT AIRPORT AND REGISTRATION] |
| 09:00 – 11:30 | PC Meeting – ISYP Pugwash Conference (University Hall) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | PC members meet with ISYP Pugwash (University Hall) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:30– 15:30 | PLENARY SESSION 1 [Closed] (McCain Building, Scotiabank Auditorium) Chair: Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. Welcoming address by Chair of Canadian Pugwash Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. Report of Pugwash Secretary General Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | PLENARY SESSION 2 [Open] Chair: President M.S. Swaminathan Keynote Speaker: Hon. Susan Whelan, Minister of International Cooperation |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Reception: City of Halifax – City Hall [SHUTTLE BUS] Remarks: Mayor Peter Kelly Response: Sec.-Gen. Paolo Cotta Ramusino |
| 19:00 – 20:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| FRIDAY, 18 JULY 2003 | |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | Working Groups meet (McCain Building) (break 10:30-11:00) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:30– 18:00 | Working Groups meet (break 16:00-16:30) |
| 19:00– 20:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 20:00-22:00 | PUBLIC FORUM (Ondajtee Auditorium) [Open] Chair: Prof. Marie Muller Speaker: Sir Joseph Rotblat (UK)Remarks on the nuclear issue |
| SATURDAY, 19 JULY 2003 | |
| 9:00 – 12:30 | Working Groups meet (break 10:30-11:00) (McCain Bldg, 2nd floor) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | PLENARY SESSION 3 [Open] Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell Human Security and the Middle East Speakers: Galia Golan (Israel), Riad Malki (Palestine), Saideh Lotfian (Iran), Mohamed Kady Said (Egypt) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | PLENARY SESSION 4 [Open] Chair: Secretary-General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino Eliminating the Threat of Nuclear Weapons Speakers: Miguel Marin-Bosch (Mexico), Pavel Podvig (Russia), Pan Zhenqiang(China), John Holdren (USA) |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Council meets representatives of National Pugwash Groups (McCain Bldg., Scotiabank Auditorium) |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Dinner (Shirreff Hall) |
| 20:00-21:30 | Meeting of Canadian Pugwash Group (Scotiabank Auditorium) |
| 09:30-16:00 | All day excursion for accompanying persons (Peggy’s Cove and Lunenberg) |
| SUNDAY, 20 JULY 2003 | |
| 08:00 | Departure for the excursion to the village of Pugwash (from designated bus stops) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Reception Remarks by Patrick Boyer, Chair Pugwash Parks Commission Pugwash: past and present history, comments by Sir Joseph Rotblat, Ruth Adams |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Tours of Thinkers’ Lodge |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch (Pugwash District High School & Joseph Rotblat Hall) |
| 13:30-14:30 | Free time |
| 14:30-16:15 | PLENARY SESSION 5 [Open] (Pugwash District High School) Chair: Prof. Saideh Lotfian Cooperative Security and the Future of Multinational Institutions Speakers: Robert Lawson (Canada), Andy Mack(Australia), Vladimir Baranovski (Russia), Steven Miller (USA) |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Closing Reception (Thinkers’ Lodge) |
| 17:30 | Departure by bus for dinner at Truro (enroute to Halifax) |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Dinner at Truro |
| 20:00 | Departure for Halifax |
| MONDAY, 21 JULY 2003 | |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | PLENARY SESSION 6 [Closed] Chair: Prof. Anne McLaren (UK) Reports on Working Groups 1, 2, 3 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | PLENARY SESSION 7 [Open] Chair: Senator Douglas Roche O.C. Dorothy Hodgkin Lecture by Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala,former U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs (Sri Lanka) – The Resurrection of Multilateral Disarmament |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | PLENARY SESSION 8 [Closed] Chair: Dr. Adele Buckley Reports on Working Groups 4, 5, 6 |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | PLENARY SESSION 9 [Open] Chair: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Presidential Lecture: M.S. Swaminathan Final remarks: Secretary-General Cotta-Ramusino; Executive Director Boutwell |
| 18:30 – 21:30 | Closing Festivities (University Club) Reception Downeast Entertainment: Background music all evening Closing Banquet – M.C.: Dr. Adele Buckley Speaker: Hon. Cecil Clarke, Minister, Economic Development, Nova Scotia Presentation of the “Order of Good Times” – a unique souvenir Downeast Entertainment: Half hour performance – fiddles, dancing and bagpipesPeace, a poem by Margaret Eaton |
| TUESDAY, 22 JULY 2003 | |
| AM | AM Participants depart [ALL DAY: BUS TRANSPORT TO AIRPORT] |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | PC Meeting (University Hall) |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch for Council members and invited guests(University Club) |
| PM | Council members depart |
| MONDAY, 14 JULY 2003 | |
| Afternoon | Arrival of ISYP Board and some ISYP members [PICKUP AT AIRPORT, REGISTRATION] |
| 19:00-22:00 | ISYP Board Meeting (McCain Bldg, 2nd floor) |
| TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2003 | |
| All day | Arrival of Pugwash Council (PC) members and International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) [PICKUP AT AIRPORT AND REGISTRATION] |
| 14:30-17:30 | ISYP Symposium “The Role of the UN after the Iraqi Crisis” (Students Union Building) |
| 18:00-19:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 19:30-21:00 | ISYP Working Groups A and B (Students Union Bldg) |
| 21:00-23:00 | ISYP Social Event |
| WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2003 | |
| All day | Arrival of some Conference participants [PICKUP AT AIRPORT AND REGISTRATION] |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | PC Meeting (University Hall) – ISYP Conference(Students Union Bldg) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:30– 17:30 | PC Meeting – ISYP Conference |
| 18:00-19:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| THURSDAY, 17 JULY 2003 | |
| AM | Remaining participants arrive [PICKUP AT AIRPORT AND REGISTRATION] |
| 09:00 – 11:30 | PC Meeting – ISYP Pugwash Conference (University Hall) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | PC members meet with ISYP Pugwash (University Hall) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:30– 15:30 | PLENARY SESSION 1 [Closed] (McCain Building, Scotiabank Auditorium) Chair: Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. Welcoming address by Chair of Canadian Pugwash Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. Report of Pugwash Secretary General Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | PLENARY SESSION 2 [Open] Chair: President M.S. Swaminathan Keynote Speaker: Hon. Susan Whelan, Minister of International Cooperation |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Reception: City of Halifax – City Hall [SHUTTLE BUS] Remarks: Mayor Peter Kelly Response: Sec.-Gen. Paolo Cotta Ramusino |
| 19:00 – 20:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| FRIDAY, 18 JULY 2003 | |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | Working Groups meet (McCain Building) (break 10:30-11:00) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:30– 18:00 | Working Groups meet (break 16:00-16:30) |
| 19:00– 20:30 | Dinner (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 20:00-22:00 | PUBLIC FORUM (Ondajtee Auditorium) [Open] Chair: Prof. Marie Muller Speaker: Sir Joseph Rotblat (UK)Remarks on the nuclear issue |
| SATURDAY, 19 JULY 2003 | |
| 9:00 – 12:30 | Working Groups meet (break 10:30-11:00) (McCain Bldg, 2nd floor) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | PLENARY SESSION 3 [Open] Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell Human Security and the Middle East Speakers: Galia Golan (Israel), Riad Malki (Palestine), Saideh Lotfian (Iran), Mohamed Kady Said (Egypt) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | PLENARY SESSION 4 [Open] Chair: Secretary-General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino Eliminating the Threat of Nuclear Weapons Speakers: Miguel Marin-Bosch (Mexico), Pavel Podvig (Russia), Pan Zhenqiang(China), John Holdren (USA) |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Council meets representatives of National Pugwash Groups (McCain Bldg., Scotiabank Auditorium) |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Dinner (Shirreff Hall) |
| 20:00-21:30 | Meeting of Canadian Pugwash Group (Scotiabank Auditorium) |
| 09:30-16:00 | All day excursion for accompanying persons (Peggy’s Cove and Lunenberg) |
| SUNDAY, 20 JULY 2003 | |
| 08:00 | Departure for the excursion to the village of Pugwash (from designated bus stops) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Reception Welcoming address by Patrick Boyer, Chair Pugwash Parks Commission Pugwash: past and present history, comments by Sir Joseph Rotblat, Ruth Adams |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Tours of Thinkers’ Lodge |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch (Pugwash District High School & Joseph Rotblat Hall) |
| 13:30-14:30 | Free time |
| 14:30-16:15 | PLENARY SESSION 5 [Open] (Pugwash District High School) Chair: Prof. Saideh Lotfian Cooperative Security and the Future of Multinational Institutions Speakers: Robert Lawson (Canada), Andy Mack(Australia), Vladimir Baranovski (Russia), Steven Miller (USA) |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Closing Reception (Thinkers’ Lodge) |
| 17:30 | Departure by bus for dinner at Truro (enroute to Halifax) |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Dinner at Truro |
| 20:00 | Departure for Halifax |
| MONDAY, 21 JULY 2003 | |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | PLENARY SESSION 6 [Closed] Chair: Prof. Anne McLaren (UK) Reports on Working Groups 1, 2, 3 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | PLENARY SESSION 7 [Open] Chair: Senator Douglas Roche O.C. Dorothy Hodgkin Lecture by Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala,former U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs (Sri Lanka) – The Resurrection of Multilateral Disarmament |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (Dalhousie, Shirreff Hall) |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | PLENARY SESSION 8 [Closed] Chair: Dr. Adele Buckley Reports on Working Groups 4, 5, 6 |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | PLENARY SESSION 9 [Open] Chair: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Presidential Lecture: M.S. Swaminathan Final remarks: Secretary-General Cotta-Ramusino; Executive Director Boutwell |
| 18:30 – 21:30 | Closing Festivities (University Club) Reception Downeast Entertainment: Background music all evening Closing Banquet – M.C.: Dr. Adele Buckley Speaker: Hon. Cecil Clarke, Minister, Economic Development, Nova Scotia Presentation of the “Order of Good Times” – a unique souvenir Downeast Entertainment: Half hour performance – fiddles, dancing and bagpipes20030717_Halifax_Eaton_Margaret_PeacePoem, a poem by Margaret Eaton |
| TUESDAY, 22 JULY 2003 | |
| AM | AM Participants depart [ALL DAY: BUS TRANSPORT TO AIRPORT] |
| 09:00 – 12:30 | PC Meeting (University Hall) |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch for Council members and invited guests(University Club) |
| PM | Council members depart |