Wednesday, December 26, 2007

5th Science Centre World Congress


Registration is now open for the 5th Science Centre World Congress, taking place June 15-20, 2008 in Canada - and the MTN Sciencentre intends to be there, in both Toronto and further north in Sudbury, in the province of Ontario.

Speakers include Sheila Watt-Cloutier, an Inuit leader, a Canadian climate change activist and a nominee for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Another speaker is Dr. Mohamed Hassan, former dean of the school of mathematical sciences at the University of Khartoum in the Sudan. Dr. Hassan is president of the African Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Kenya, and executive director of the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World, based in Italy.

Both Sheila Watt-Cloutier and Mohamed Hassan will adress the Congress on the topic of Mother Earth - Living on it, Changing it, Sustaining it. Visit the website www.5scwc.org for details.

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