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Welcome to Bonn

The City of Bonn cordially invites the IHDP Open Meeting 2009 delegates
to the IHDP Open Meeting 2009 Opening Reception

Sunday, 26 April 2009, 19:00-22:00
Deutsche Welle, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn
Food and drinks provided

The City of Bonn Opening Reception marks the official commencement of the IHDP Open Meeting 2009. Taking place on the eve of the conference, the reception will welcome the delegates to this beautiful and international city and provide participants with the perfect opportunity to meet before the conference. It will also give them the possibility to register and sign in for the IHDP Open Meeting onsite at the nearby World Conference Center Bonn prior to the big event.
About the Sponsors

The City of Bonn's presence will be felt throughout the conference. In the German United Nations City, various UN organisations are working around the common theme 'UN in Bonn - working towards sustainable development world-wide'. The city of Bonn works hard to promote sustainability in its own activities and works closely with Bonn’s UN organisations in so doing.
The IHDP Secretariat has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Deutsche Welle, which is located only metres away from both the UN Campus and the World Conference Center. The Deutsche Welle is Germany’s international broadcaster: online, on-screen and on air, providing a European perspective to audiences around the world and promoting intercultural dialogue. In this spirit of intercultural exchange, the Deutsche Welle has offered its headquarters to IHDP as in kind support for the international event that is the IHDP Open Meeting 2009.

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Social Sciences and Humanities - A contribution to action-oriented research

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) cordially invites the delegates of the IHDP Open Meeting 2009 to meet the German sustainability research at a reception

Monday, 27 April 2009, 19:30 – 22:00
World Conference Center Bonn, Main Lobby
Food, drinks and music provided.

From the perspective of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research the 7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Change marks a milestone for the future of integrated sustainability research.
The call to participate in the world’s largest science conference on the human dimensions of global environmental change met a great positive response. More and more researchers start dealing with the „Human Dimensions“, which is a good sign and affords the important involvement that social sciences and humanities are able and need to contribute to cope with global challenges. To find concrete solutions for sustainability is, also in the light of the current economic and financial crisis, more important than ever before.
About the Sponsor
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research attaches great importance to social sciences and humanities. For more than 10 years the social-ecological research has been a focal point of support. The social dimensions of sustainability and global change are playing a major role within the Ministry´s Framework on Research for Sustainability (Fona).
It is important to:
Develop inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches
Develop an international focus for research on sustainability
Formulate concrete political and action-relevant research results
Current examples of research supported by the BMBF are:
The focal point of support “Economic Sciences for Sustainability” (2nd phase)
The second focus is on the „Social Dimensions of Climate Protection and Climate Change“.
In autumn 2009, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies will start its work, directed by Professor Klaus Toepfer as its founding director.

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The 7th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions Community

The International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental change cordially invites the delegates of the IHDP Open Meeting 2009 to the official conference reception

Wednesday, 29 April 2009,19:00 – 21:00
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 53113 Bonn
Snacks, drinks and music provided
Sponsored by Deutsche Bank and Kunstmuseum Bonn

This reception will give participants the chance to enjoy the company of the Human Dimensions community in the midst of the Kunstmuseum’s impressive art collections. Opened by the museum’s esteemed director, Professor Berg, museum curators will be present to answer questions about the art on display throughout the evening. At the reception’s end, participants are heartily encouraged to continue their informal discussions next door at the bar. This reception will undoubtedly be a unique opportunity and the cultural highlight of the IHDP Open Meeting 2009.
About the sponsors
Deutsche Bank is not only the financial institution of the UN in Bonn, but also an enthusiastic supporter and collector of art. It owns world renowned collections and steadily supports the German Guggenheim museum in Berlin. Deutsche Bank’s love of art, combined with its dedication to sustainability in banking and investment makes it the ideal partner of the IHDP Open Meeting 2009 Official Conference Reception in the Bonn Kunstmuseum. The company, a leading member of the UN Global Compact, will present information about its enagement for sustainability at the reception.
The Kunstmuseum Bonn, provides an extraordinary setting for this reception, both in terms of its art and in terms of its famous architecture. The Kunstmuseum, internationally known for its collection of post 1945 German art including the Rhenish Expressionism around artist August Macke, is also hosting a number of wonderful exhibitions. An exclusive selection of important German Expressionist works from the Kunsthalle Bremen will be on display, complementing the core collection of the regional school. Finally, more than 200 wood and linocuts, etchings, lithographs and posters created by Wassily Kandinsky convey a vibrant impression of one of the most important artists of the 20th century. http://kunstmuseum.bonn.de/start.htm

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