Jean-Paul Moatti, PDG de l'IRD (à gauche), et Michel Spiro, président de l'IUPAP (à droite) ont signé un accord pour l'organisation de IYBSD 2022.

Signature of a Partnership Agreement between IRD and IUPAP

The first Memorandum of Understanding for the organization of IYBSSD 2022 was signed in Paris on Thursday 16th January 2020 by Jean-Paul Moatti, President and CEO of IRD, and Michel Spiro, President of IUPAP. This signature took place after a lunch with some French science journalists, who had confronted transport difficulties in the French capital.…

The World Science Forum panel. From left to right : Sekazi Mtingwa, Atish Dabholkar, Sanja Damjanovic, Herwig Schopper, Her Royal Highness Sumaya bint El Hassan and Michele Zema (Photo : World Science Forum)

Big Scientific Instruments for Peace and Development

How can basic sciences infrastructures contribute to sustainable development? This question was at the center of what can be seen as the first pre-event of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. The exact title of the session organized and moderated by Michel Spiro, President of IUPAP and of IYBSSD steering committee, and…