2007: Investing in Knowledge: Investing in the Future

World Science Forum - Budapest

8 – 10 November 2007, Budapest, Hungary

Special Session on

“Investing in Science, Technology Mrs. Nadia EL-AWADY Managing Science Editor/Deputy Editor-in- and Innovation: Chief IslamOnline.net Challenges and Opportunities for Parliaments” Cell phone: +2010-615-2228 Email: [email protected] 9 November 2007

Mrs. Ulla Burchardt, MP PARTICIPANTS Chairwoman of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment Mrs. Valeria ROMAN German Federal Parliament Science Journalist Deutscher El Clarin newspaper, Argentina Platz der Republik World of Science Journalist 11011 Berlin (WFSJ) GERMANY ARGENTINA Tel: 030 / 22 77 33 03 Fax: 030 / 22 77 63 03 Mr. Wilson DA SILVA Email: [email protected] Science Journalist Editor of Cosmos magazine Mr József PÁLINKÁS PO Box 589, Surry Hills 2010 Former Minister of Education Sydney AUSTRALIA HUNGARY Tel: +61 (0) 2 9219 2500 | Fax: +61 (0) 2 81 2360 Dr Ali ABBASPOUR, MP Majles Shoraye Eslami Mr. Jean-Marc FLEURY Islamic Consultative Assembly Jean-Marc Fleury Baharestan Square Executive Director TEHERAN World Federation of Science Journalists IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) 28, Caron Street, Gatineau (Québec) Email : [email protected] Canada J8Y 1Y7 Email: [email protected] Dr. Hadi Doost Mohammadi Tel.: +819 770-0778 IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) CANADA Dr. Ali Sarafroaz Yazdi Mr. Hepeng JIA IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Science Journalist Regional Coordinator China | SciDev.Net Mr. Moslem Mirzapour Beiyuan Road 86, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Beijing 100101 CHINA Mrs. Mayra Gisela PEÑUELAS ACUÑA, MP [email protected] [email protected] Secretary of the Commission for Science and Tel : +86 (0) 10 84-85- 8195 Technology Chamber of Deputies Mr. Hossam Badrawi, MD.MP MEXICO Parliament of Egypt Shoura Council Email : [email protected] CAIRO EGYPT Tel: 02 25240553 Fax: 02 25240072 Email : [email protected] Mr. Sergio Hernández HERNÁNDEZ, Prof. Dr. Werner ARBER MP Nobel Laureate in Medicine Secretary of the Commission for Science Prof. em. of Molecular Microbiology and Technology Biozentrum, University of Basel Chamber of Deputies Klingelbergstrasse 70 MEXICO CH-4056 Basel Email : SWITZERLAND [email protected] Tel. +41 61 267 21 30 Fax +41 61 267 21 18 Mr. Francisco Javier CASTELLÓN Email: [email protected] FONSECA, MP President Mr Fritz SCHIESSER, MP, Comission of Science and Technology Committee for Science, Education and Culture Council of States MÉXICO Sekretariat der WBK-S Parlamentsdienste Email : [email protected] CH-3003 Bern SWITZERLAND Tel :+41 322 99 22 22 Mr. Diran Onifade Email: [email protected] Science Journalist/Reporter with Nigerian TV House 6, Golden Garden Estate off Adisa Mrs. Elisabeth Barben Estate Apo Secretariat CSEC-E Gudu District Sekretariat der WBK-S Parlamentsdienste Abuja, NIGERIA CH-3003 Bern Mobile: 234 803 3710-654 SWITZERLAND Email: [email protected] Tel.: +41 322 99 22 22, Email: [email protected] Mr. Joseph Emilio A. ABAYA, MP Chairperson Mr. Patrick Amuriat Oboi, MP Science and Technology Committee P.O. Box 7178, PHILIPPINES Kampala Email : [email protected] UGANDA Mobile: +256 77 2 672045 Mr. Fortunato T. dela Peña Landline: +256 39 2 947942 Undersecretary [email protected] Department of Science and Technology PHILIPPINES Mr. Pallab Ghosh Email: [email protected] BBC News, science correspondent President of the World Federation of Science Mrs. Gordana DUKIĆ, MP Journalists Chairperson UNITED KINGDOM National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Dr. Saviour CHISHIMBA, MP Board Education Science and Informing Chairperson of the Science and Technology REPUBLIC OF SRPSKZA, BIH Committee Tel.: +387 51 30 01 26 National Assembly Fax: +387 51 30 00 14 Lusaka Email: [email protected] ZAMBIA Contact: [email protected] Mr. Željko BELLINA Secretary Dr. Mohammad Saaid DAYER National Assembly of the Republic of Division of Sustainable Environment & Srpska Natural Resources Board for EU Integration and Cooperation ISESCO REPUBLIC OF SRPSKZA, BIH Rabat Tel.: +387 51 30 10 99 Morocco Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected]

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