ISTC E-NEWSLETTER
November 2009 - Issue 006








ISTC - The Way Forward



The event will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Moscow


On December 10, ISTC will hold an international conference to celebrate the 15-Year Anniversary of the organization. The conference will review ISTC’s accomplishments and future role in 3 areas: nuclear, bio/chemical, and other technologies. Emerging global threats and challenges and ISTC’s role in providing solutions in these areas will form a major part of the conference program. The event will conclude with statements from guest speakers from across the international community.

The conference, entitled ‘ISTC – The Way Forward’, will be the headlining event of the anniversary year. Up to 300 invited delegates from around the world will attend, including Partner Organizations, past and present ISTC Board Members, executives, senior officials, representatives of the international science community, representatives from ISTC beneficiary institutes and former ISTC senior staff. At the same time, 12 Russian/CIS organizations will display their commercialisation successes, which are a result of ISTC support. Each of them will have their own poster/stand.

"I am looking forward to welcoming our guests from many parts of the world to join this historic event for ISTC and international science cooperation. Its main aim is to discuss the results of the work of ISTC. The Center has promoted international scientific cooperation in many areas.Various presentations will make these achievements visible" said Adriaan van der Meer, Executive Director of ISTC.
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