Reprinted from Nature 24/31 December 2009
J
ust recently, the lovely city of Copenhagen transformed into climate change
controversy’s ground zero. As expected, representatives from 193 nations at
the United Nations Climate Change Conference were at loggerheads over
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political and science issues that could have a global impact. Developing nations
wanted money to prepare for global warming’s consequences. Protestors caused a
commotion. Police wielded batons and pepper spray. Delegates often wrung their
hands in frustration. Multiple world leaders descended on the meeting to weigh
in on the magnitude of the problem, and opt out of various commitments. The
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meeting was at times labeled “chaotic.” The guide to scientific conferences, symposia
and events throughout 2010
Few science or science policy meetings focus on issues with issues as global and
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potentially serious for so many throughout the world as Copenhagen — and few are
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so frenetic. But Copenhagen suggests just how crucial a science policy meeting can
be, even in the age of video conferences and instant communication.
Indeed, the year’s meetings often track the crucial scientific issues of the time.
Looking back on 2009, multiple meetings revisited the impact of Charles Darwin’s
life on the 200
th
anniversary of his birth and the 150
th
anniversary of his seminal
work On the Origin of Species. Others marked the “year of astronomy.” The 2010
science meeting schedule does the same. It also reflects the changing face of
science: More meetings in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
As an added aid, this year’s directory includes a wall planner to help map those
meetings of interest, and track the topics of the moment. In the coming year, a newly
revamped meetings and events website should help you do the same — helping to
make your conference experience a little more fruitful, and a little less chaotic.
Gene Russo is the editor of Naturejobs.
A free digital edition of the directory will be available to download at
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