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Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)

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ISC and its partners organised the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

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Jerome Greene Hall – room 106 (TBC); Columbia Law School; Address: 435W 116th St NY 10027

1:30pm • [IN-PERSON ONLY] Strategic Dialogue on Climate Action, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Investment in Latin America. (121601) FULL

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ROPES & GRAY LLP

2:00pm • [IN-PERSON] Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa (RHISSA) with DLR-PT, Germany (121402) FULL

TBA

6:30pm • [SOCIAL EVENT by invitation only] Science Summit Welcome Supper FULL

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Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN.

8:30am • [IN-PERSON] IRELAND DAY. Achieving Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems by 2030 by University College Dublin(130903) FULL

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6:00pm • [SOCIAL EVENT by invitation only] European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Reception FULL

Turkish Mission in New York

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Gender Equality in Science Education (130901) FULL

452 Fifth Avenue 12th Floor, New York

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Investing in Research and Development of Innovative Digital Health Solutions for Africa with the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) (140902) FULL

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8:25am • [IN-PERSON] Pandemic Preparedness: defining the UN-level strategy for the Summit of the Future 2024 with the National Research Foundation, South Africa (140905) LIMITED

Millennium Hotel

10:00am • [IN-PERSON] Agroecology Theme Day under the framework of the Science Summit at the 78 United Nations General Assembly (141002)

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Rockefeller Plaza

12:00pm • [IN-PERSON] Science diplomacy in uncertain times – are we on the right track? (141201) FULL

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5:30pm • [SOCIAL EVENT] Réception de réseautage pour la communauté scientifique francophone (141701) FULL

Austrian Cultural Forum New York

10:00am • [IN-PERSON ONLY] Science Diplomacy in Times of Global Crises with EU Science Diplomacy Alliance (151002) FILLING

Bohemian National Hall

5:30pm • [IN-PERSON] Mobilizing Grassroots Youth Advocacy for Mental Health with Education Institutions: the Future of Global Social Justice, Community Building, and Youth Flourishing (151701) FILLING

CUNY Graduate Center Rooms (C201-203)

8:45am • [IN-PERSON] Expanding scientific frontiers via international cooperation and networking, with COST and NSF, USA (150904)

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ROPES & GRAY LLP

SCANDINAVIA HOUSE

1:15pm • [IN-PERSON] From Global Goals to Greener Plates: Empowering Nature with Sustainable Diets with Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) (151301) FULL

Columbia University, Pupin Hall

2:00pm • [IN-PERSON] Creating a Roadmap Toward Global Quantum Education (161401) FULL

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10:00am • [VIRTUAL] Transforming Innovation Systems and Restructuring Value Chains in Asia: The Way Forward (161001)

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6:00pm • [SOCIAL EVENT by invitation only] Obama Foundation and BMW Foundation Reception (171801) FULL

Ethic Investment Service

3:00pm • [IN PERSON] Circular City Snapshots: A Decarbonized & Equitable Transition at Scale (190901)

Harvard Club of New York City

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Schulte Roth + Zabel LLP

United Nations

8:00am • [IN-PERSON] Advanced Tools for Analyzing Poverty, Climate and Environmental Changes (180802) FULL

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Steelcase WorkLife Center

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Brain Capital Buildling: Brain Deals to Meet SDGs by 2030 (250909) FULL

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Prewar Cooperative Building

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Building Sustainable Food and Health future using Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Methodologies (200907) FULL

TBA

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Earth for all - Earth for all? Turnarounds to reach SDGs Implementation: transdisciplinary SDG-modeling approaches for action in Kenya & Austria! (200904)

Futerra Solutions House

5:30pm • [IN PERSON] Co-ops as a pathway to lead an equitable and regenerative transition (211701) FULL

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Tanzania House

9:30am • [IN-PERSON] Sickle Cell Disease: Gene Therapy to Improve Health and Cure Disease (210914)

Tanzania House in London

9:30am • [IN-PERSON LONDON] Sickle Cell Disease: Gene Therapy to Improve Health and Cure Disease (210914)

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10:00am • [IN-PERSON] Nuclear Power and a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels (211003) LIMITED

Washington DC

9:00am • [VIRTUAL] Meeting with Member of the US House of Representatives Science Committee (210909)

45 Rockefeller Plaza floor: 20 Procolombia

6:00pm • [SOCIAL EVENT] Reception: Generating strategic alliances for Colombia and Latin America (for investors or foundations)

Bayerische Landesbank New York

10:00am • [IN-PERSON] European funded research & innovation projects with partners from the Americas and the Global South: support of SDGs and creation of sustainable partnerships (221001) FULL

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3:00pm • [IN-PERSON] Supporting Bioeconomies of a Healthy Standing Forest and Flowing Rivers in the Amazon (221501) FULL

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5:00am • [VIRTUAL] Innovation Policy for sustainability - Reflections from Australian agriculture (230501)

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8:30am • [VIRTUAL] Spirituality and Health: State of the Science and Applications for the Improvement of Human Functioning (240801)

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Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the UN

11:00am • [IN-PERSON] Towards closing the AI talent gap - reimagining technology education through global digital cooperation (251101) FULL

ROPES & GRAY LLP

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Digital Transformation and Digital Innovation – Balancing the world/inclusive approach to innovation (250904) FULL

The Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations

2:00pm • [IN-PERSON] Science capacity building for the future: defining the Skills Agenda (251402) FULL

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Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel in the Boardroom at Ground Floor; 141 East 44th Street, Manhattan, New York

9:00am • [IN PERSON] Sedentarism & Obesity Health Impact and costs in developing countries Sedentarismo y Obesidad (260902) FULL

Fordham University at Lincoln Center

10:30am • [IN-PERSON] The Digital Health Innovation Divide: A role-play discussion between public and private sector leaders (261001)

Madison Hub at Convene

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Making well-informed decisions about solar radiation modification (260906) FULL

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The German Ev.-Luth. Church of St. Paul in the City of NY

9:30am • [IN-PERSON] Pesticide residues in the ecosystem and humans across Europe: linking SPRINT field data to health risks (270907)

41 Madison Avenue, Manhatann

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Frontier Synchrotron technologies contribution to the implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 (280905)

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Permanent Mission of Qatar

9:00am • [IN-PERSON] Science in and with the Middle-East (290902) with International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization (IARC/WHO)

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6:00am • [VIRTUAL] Raw Materials for the SDGs and the post-SDG Agenda (061001)