The Conference was chaired by Dr. Jean Trant Than Van and Dr. Michel Spiro, President of the International Year of Basic Science for Sustainable Development. On September 14 the President of Pugwash delivered a keynote speech on “Disarmament and Ethics” and participated in a round table discussion on “Science, Peace and Disarmament”, together with Dr. Karen Hallberg, member of Pugwash Council. Among other topics discussed at the Conference were “Science and policymaking”, “Environment and biodiversity”, “Sustainability and resource”, “Science and Ethics” and “Emergent technologies.”
