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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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Annenberg Professor of High Energy Physics, Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute of Science Education and President emeritus, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot; Chairman of the Executive Committee, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (I.S.T. Austria), Klosterneuburg
Freie Journalistin, Wien Chair

Dr. Haim HARARI

Annenberg Professor of High Energy Physics, Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute of Science Education and President emeritus, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot; Chairman of the Executive Committee, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (I.S.T. Austria), Klosterneuburg

1966 Joined the Weizmann Institute staff
since 1967 Associate Professor (Annenberg Chair of High Energy Physics)
since 1970 Full Professor
1972-1978 Dean of the Feinberg Graduate School
since 1974 Founder and Chairman of Council of "Perach", National tutoring and mentoring project enrolling 30,000 University students in Israel
1979-1985 Chairman of the Planning and Grants Committee of Israel s Council for Higher Education
1987-2007 Founder and Chairman of HEMDA, science center in Tel Aviv
1988-2001 President of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel
1991-1992 Chairman of the National Panel on Science Education, leading to the "Tomorrow 98" report
1995-1998 Chairman of the board of Israel Center of Science and Technology Education
since 1999 "Institute Professor", Weizmann Institute
Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute of Science Education at the Weizmann Institute
since 2002 Chairman of the Management Committee, Weizmann Global Endowment Management Trust, New York
since 2006 Chairman of the Executive Committee, I.S.T. Austria

Dr. Gisela HOPFMÜLLER-HLAVAC

Freie Journalistin, Wien

1984-2009 Ressort Innenpolitik in der Radio-Information, ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
1991-1997 Ressortleiterin, ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
1997-2002 Sendungsverantwortliche "Report", Moderation des politischen TV-Wochenmagazins des ORF "Report"
1999 Sendungsverantwortung für "Report International"
2001 Sendungsverantwortung für "Europa-Panorama"
2002-2005 Moderation von "Modern Times", des Zukunftsmagazins des ORF
2002-2009 Leiterin der Hauptabteilung "Bildung und Zeitgeschehen", ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
seit 2009 Freie Journalistin und Moderatorin

Technology Symposium

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Genre : all

26.08.2004

08:00 - 09:30Technology brunch sponsored by Tiroler ZukunftsstiftungSocial
11:00 - 12:00Welcome receptionPlenary
12:00 - 13:30Where Do We Come From?Plenary
14:00 - 16:30TomorrowPlenary
18:00 - 18:30ResponsibilityPlenary
18:30 - 19:30First-world know-how, third-world solutions: a comparison of outcomePlenary
19:30 - 21:30Evening reception, sponsored by Alcatel AustriaSocial

27.08.2004

07:00 - 13:30Working Group 01: Technological Potentials for Achieving Climate Protection Goals with or without Kyoto-Protocol RatificationBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 02: Low-Carbon Energy SupplyBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 03: New Forms of Organization: Best Practice-Methods of Change Management – the Art of Managing ChangeBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 04: Crossing Borders: Overcoming Barriers – Bridging Disciplines – Rethinking CulturesBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 05: Space Policy: A New Strategic Challenge for EuropeBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 06: From Vienna to Lisbon? – Challenges for Innovation Policy on EU and National Levels in the Light of the New EU Action Plan for Innovation and the Austrian Efforts for an Innovation StrategyBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 07: Man and Machine – Interactions in the Ambient Intelligent SocietyBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 08: Security and IdentificationBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 09: Lost in Technology? – Women Careers in Research and TechnologyBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 10: Challenges of Regenerative MedicineBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 11: Telematics in Transport – Opportunities for a Mobile SocietyBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Working Group 12: MyLifeBits – Digital Immortality and its LimitsBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Special Event 1: Cooperation in South East Europe – Programs, Projects, InitiativesBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Special Event 2: The Politics of Technology: A Primer on Innovative Developments that Governments Should Embrace to Kick-Start GNPBreakout
07:00 - 13:30Special Event 3: Medical Schools in the International Context – Challenges and OpportunitiesBreakout
14:00 - 15:00Science Policy: the major players in science and research – competition and cooperation, conditions for success “Precompetitive Research”Plenary
15:00 - 16:00Science Policy: the major players in science and research – competition and cooperation, conditions for success “Competitive Research”Plenary
18:00 - 20:00Information transfer and processingPlenary

28.08.2004

07:00 - 07:45The Ig Nobel PrizesPlenary
07:45 - 08:00Alpbach 2004 – My personal resuméePlenary
08:00 - 08:30Alpbach 2004 – resumée Junior AlpbachPlenary
09:00 - 10:30Seeing Beyond the Light: Technology and Patient s Benefit on the Example of Molecular ImagingPlenary
10:30 - 11:15Closing statementPlenary
11:30 - 12:00Farewell reception sponsored by Microsoft AustriaSocial