Invitation to World Science Forum 2024
Dear Mr Tiit Riisalo,
It is my pleasure to invite you to the World Science Forum, which we are proud to host in Budapest, Hungary from 20 to 23 November 2024.
World Science Forum is a joint effort of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the International Science Council (ISC), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the Global Young Academy (GYA) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) as the host of the 2024 event.
The long-standing partnership of the leading international science organisations behind the Forum provides an exclusive platform for a productive exchange of ideas among the decision-makers of the world of science including policy-makers, high-level representatives of national and international science organisations, science-based industries, civil society organisations, and the science media, as well as eminent scientists from all over the world.
The 2024 edition of the Forum will be convened under the title “The Science and Policy Interface at the Time of Global Transformations” with the aim to address the major theoretical, practical and institutional challenges that prevent the global science–policy–society interface from working at its maximum efficiency. The main topic will be discussed under four major thematic pillars selected by the WSF Steering Committee to cover the areas of Advancing trust in science; Weighing risk in policy-making; Coordination and cooperation in science, and to support the multilateral discourse seeking to accelerate the implementation of Agenda2030, as well as the much-anticipated outcome of the 2024 UN Summit of the Future.
Ministerial-level delegates and policy-experts are especially welcome to join ministerial roundtable discussions included in the stream of as many as 100 lectures in 19 exciting plenary and thematic sessions with the aim to overcome the present limits of the wide-scale implementation of science-based policy measures on a global level. The timing of WSF in November 2024 will coincide with the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union, opening up opportunities to exploit the synergies produced by the presence of EU representatives in Budapest at the time of the conference.
In addition to the plenary and thematic sessions, side events will be organised on 19 and 20 November. As a participant you will also be offered a rich cultural and social programme to complete the Forum’s formal agenda. Please check our website for continuous updates and more information on the 2024 agenda.
Please note that participation in the event is by invitation only. There is no registration fee, but registration is compulsory and subject to availability of places. To register, please click here to log into your personal registration account. Once you have signed in, please confirm your acceptance of our invitation and complete the form. Please make sure to upload your CV and review your personal data carefully as they will be used for the security screening required to grant you the necessary security clearance for entering the opening and closing ceremonies.
We look forward to welcoming you in Budapest in November.
Should you require any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the WSF Secretariat at [email protected].
On behalf of the WSF2024 Steering Committee, |
