A Web site has been launched to carry all the news - including news of prominent speakers as they are secured - of two events on science and sustainability, organised by the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in collaboration with international and national partners from the science and technology community.
The Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development will be held in Johannesburg within the boundaries of the Ubuntu Village area of the WSSD from 26 August - 3 September. The forum, an umbrella framework for a series of science-related workshops, seminars and colloquia, is organised at the request of WSSD Secretary-General Nitin Desai. A complementary event, aimed at giving the broader South African scientific community access to the topic of science and sustainability as well as creating an opportunity to participate in the debate, is being held at the CSIR Conference Centre in Pretoria from 26 to 30 August 2002 and is promoted as the Science at the Summit Conference.
While both programmes are still being finalised, the Web site - www.scienceforum.co.za - allows visitors to register their early interest in receiving the programme as well as being e-mailed once registration commences. Attendance will be free - but in Johannesburg subject to the official WSSD entrance fee - but booking will be a prerequisite for venue planning purposes. Late submissions for participation in the programme are still being received.
You are invited to link to the Science Forum Web site from your Internet homepage, either in news format, or by carrying a text link in the period leading to the WSSD. The broader science community is urged to express their interest in participation/attendance as soon as possible.
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