<p>ICSU Statute 5 stands for the free and responsible practice of science, which also requires freedom of movement and of association. This entails rights and responsibilities on the part of both organisers and sponsors of as well as participants at international scientific meetings.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>In November 2011, more than 50 academic and business leaders came together for 4 days at the <a href="http://destinationsigtuna.se/en/partner/sigtunastiftelsen-sigtuna-foundation/">Sigtuna Foundation</a>, near Stockholm, Sweden. They represented a broad range of disciplines, industries and countries with the common aim of promoting effective partnerships between academia and industry for the greater benefit of society.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>Working group 2 of the Transition Team, co-chaired by Peter Liss and Rik Leemans, met from July 11-13 at the ICSU secretariat in Paris to develop recommendations for the institutional design and governance framework of Future Earth.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>The Forum was a great success, bringing together leading international scientists, policy-makers, industry, NGOs, journalists and youth from more than 75 countries. Over 1,000 people attended the event, with another 1,000 watching the live webcast and many more interacting via social media. Recommendations from the sessions are now online, alongside the live blog, recordings of the sessions and other information.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>In response to requests from several groups involved in preparing standards for nanotechnology, the International Council for Science and <a href="http://www.codata.org">CODATA</a>, the ICSU Committee on Data For Science and Technology, organized a workshop on 23-24 February 2012 to consider standards for describing materials on the nanoscale. A total of 51 international experts attended, including representatives of ten international unions, <a href="https://www.iso.org/technical-committees.html">ISO Technical Committee</a> 229 on Nanotechnology, industry, government and academia, national standards development organizations and the <a href="http://www.oecd.org">OECD</a>.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>A paper that explores the purpose and modalities of ICSU’s new programme on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment has been published in the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>The International Council for Science (ICSU), as representative of the global scientific community, expresses its strong concern regarding the case of the six scientists who have been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to six year prison terms because of their role in providing scientific advice prior to the earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy, in 2009.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>ICSU asserts that the best interdisciplinary research should underpin the development of goals, targets and indicators at global, regional and national levels.</p>
11.01.2013
<p>Between April and October 2011, ICSU and <a href="http://www.unesco.org">UNESCO </a>held five Rio+20 regional science and technology workshops: for Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Arab States, and Europe.</p>
08.01.2013
<p>New Zealander Prof. David Johnston takes over as Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee, replacing Dr. Sálvano Briceño.</p>
04.01.2013