From September 19 to 22, the Third World Conference on the Future of Science takes place on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. Organized by the Giorgio Cini Foundation, the Umberto Veronesi Foundation and the Marco Tronchetti Provera Foundation, this year edition focuses on the topic “The Energy Challenge”. The three conference days, that see the participation of several experts from all over the world, is dedicated to the new energy sources, the effects of energy consumption on the environment and health, ethical, political and economical implications of energy consumption. Differently from other meetings focused on energy, the Venice Conference not features among its speakers energy producers, but rather scientists and economists, who engages in a debate on social and environmental emergencies related to energy consumption. Speakers include two Nobel Prize winners, Zhores Alferov and Carlo Rubbia, five researchers from MIT and several other international scientists.<\/p>\n
Venice, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
19 – 22 September 2007<\/p>\n