Wednesday 4 November, PL15 – PLENARY SESSION: Presidential Address (Ioujima) Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), “Need for Dialogue Among Divides“ … More
Category: Pugwash International Conferences
Every 18-24 months Pugwash organizes large conferences with both plenary meetings and separate working groups. These conferences comprise up to 300 individuals gathered together to work on a range of issues. The first Pugwash International Conference was held in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in 1957.
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Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Dorothy Hodgkin Lecture”
3 November 2015, PL13 – DOROTHY HODGKIN LECTURE (Nagasaki University) Chair: Prof. Francesco Calogero, Pugwash Council (Italy) Prof. Osamu Shimomura, … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “In Search of Peaceful Co-Existence in Northeast Asia”
3 November 2015, PL11: PLENARY SESSION: In Search of Peaceful Co-Existence in Northeast Asia Chair: Mr. Leon Sigal, Social Science Research Council (USA)* … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Risk of Civil Use of Nuclear Energy”
3 November, PL12 – PLENARY SESSION: Risk of Civil Use of Nuclear Energy (Nagasaki University) Chair: Dr. Tatsujiro Suzuki, Pugwash Council … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Moving forward the CTBT”
3 November 2015 – KEYNOTE: Moving Forward the CTBT (Ioujima) Chair: Amb. (ret.) Serguei Batasanov, Pugwash Council (Russia) Message from Dr. Lassina Zerbo, … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Report of the Secretary-General”
2 November 2015: Report of the Secretary General, “Extremism, Dialogue, and the Pugwash Disarmament Agenda” Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino (Italy)
Video: Lt. Gen. Kidwai on Nuclear Risks in South Asia, Nagasaki Conference
Lt.Gen. Khalid Kidwai discusses “Nuclear Risks in South Asia” in his presentation to the 61st Pugwash Conference in Nagasaki, on … More
Video: Simons Symposium, “Prospects for Nuclear- and WMD-Free Zones”
PL7 – PLENARY SESSION: Prospects for Nuclear- and WMD-Free Zones (Nagasaki University) Chair: Amb. (ret.) Jayantha Dhanapala, Pugwash President (Sri … More
Video: Simons Symposium: “Path towards a nuclear-weapons-free world” at Nagasaki Conference
PL6 – PLENARY SESSION: Path Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament (Nagasaki University) Chair: Prof. Saideh Lotfian, Chair, … More
Video: Simons Symposium, part 1 at Nagasaki Conference
PL4 – OPENING ADDRESS (Nagasaki University) Chair: Dr. Steve Miller, Pugwash Executive Committee Chair (USA) Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, … More
Video: Opening session of the 61st Pugwash Conference, Nagasaki
PL1 – Conference Overview and Messages (Nagasaki University) Welcome remarks: Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Pugwash Secretary General (Italy) Amb. (ret.) Jayantha … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Ceremony at Nagasaki Peace Statue”
On 1 November 2015 the Pugwash Conference participants travelled to the Nagasaki Peace Park to lay a wreath at the … More
61st Pugwash Conference, Nagasaki
Nagasaki’s Voice: Remember Your Humanity 61st Pugwash Conference on Science & World Affairs Conference schedule and plenary presentations Videos of … More
Press coverage for Nagasaki 2015 – 61st Pugwash Conference
Media coverage: “Pugwash scientists demand Japan end troubled nuclear fuel recycling program“, Asahi Shimbun, 7 November “‘Iran’s perseverance changed West’s Approach’“, … More