46th Otago Foreign Policy School 2011

Friday 24 June

5.30 – 6.45 pm

Registration & Reception

6.45 -7:50pm

Opening of the School Powhiri:

Powhiri: Mr Mark Brunton,
Facilitator, Research, Ma-ori,
University of Otago

Professor Harlene Hayne,
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), University of Otago

His Worship, Mr David Cull,
Mayor of Dunedin

Hon. Murray McCully,
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Saturday 25 June

9.00 – 10.00 am	Keynote 1 Dr Vaughan Turekian, Director, Center for Science Diplomacy, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Entering a New Era of Science Diplomacy Chair: Professor Lloyd Davis, Director, Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago
10.00 – 10.30 am	Morning Tea
Session A: Diplomacy for Science -facilitating international science co-operation
10.30 – 11.20	Ms Cathleen Campbell (video link) President and Chief Executive Office, Civilian Research and Development Foundation Global (CRDF Global) Advancing Science Diplomacy with Muslim-majority Nations Chair: Professor Philip Nel, Department of Politics, University of Otago
11.20 – 12.10 pm	Professor Daryl Copeland Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto Globalization, Science Diplomacy and the Media: WikiLeaks, "Cablegate" and the Implications for International Relations Chair: Professor Robert G. Patman, Department of Politics, University of Otago
12.10 – 1.10 pm	Lunch
1.10 – 2.00 pm	Associate Professor Atsushi Sunami Director of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo An Asian Perspective on Science Diplomacy Chair: Mr Eliot Lynch, Department of Politics, University of Otago
2.00 – 2.50 pm	Ambassador David Huebner American Ambassador to New Zealand, Wellington Science Diplomacy Chair: Mr Samuel Englebretsen, University of Otago
2.50 – 3.20 pm	Afternoon Tea
Session B: Diplomacy for Science: large-scale co-operation
3.20 – 4:10 pm	Professor Gary Wilson Department of Marine Science, University of Otago Antarctic Science: a model for international co-operation Chair: Associate Professor Paul Hansen, Department of Economics, University of Otago
4.10 – 5.00 pm	Professor Edison Liu Genome Institute of Singapore Global Health Research Diplomacy Chair: Associate Professor Robin Gauld, Dept of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago
Roundtable: Reflections on the Potential and Limitations of Science Diplomacy
5:00 – 6.00 pm	Panellists : Dr Vaughan Turekian, Director, Center for Science Diplomacy, Director, Center for Science Diplomacy, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Professor Daryl Copeland, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto Dr Borjiginte Ailikun, Director, Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Mr Rupert Holborow, Director, Economic Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Wellington Chair: Associate Professor Paul Hansen, Department of Economics, University of Otago

Sunday 26 June

Session C: Science in Diplomacy – informing foreign policy objectives with scientific advice
9.00 – 10:00 am	Dr Borjiginte Ailikun Director, Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) The International Collaboration on Climate Change Research and Science Diplomacy Chair: Dr Chris Rosin, Deputy Director, Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CSAFE), University of Otago
10:00 – 10.30 am	Morning Tea
10.30 – 11.20 am	Mr Sefton Darby External Affairs Manager, Newmont Waihi Gold Ltd, Waihi The Clash of Corporations and the Irrelevance of World Order: The Diplomacy Gap in the Oil and Mining Sectors Chair: Mr Eliot Lynch, Department of Politics, University of Otago
Session D: Cultivating Science Diplomacy
11:20-12:10	Dr Joan Leach Queensland University, Australia The Role of Science Communication in Science Diplomacy Chair: Associate Professor Jenny Bryant-Tokalau, SchoolofMa-ori,Pacific&IndigenousStudies, University of Otago
12.10 – 1.10 pm	Lunch
Session E: Science for Diplomacy Using science co-operation to improve international relations between countries
1.10 – 2:00 pm	Dr Jeffrey Boutwell Executive Director, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Washington D.C. Triangulating Science, Security and Society: Power and Ethics in International Affairs Chair: Professor Robert G. Patman, Department of Politics, University of Otago
2:00 – 2:50 pm	Dr Stephen Goldson Strategy Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Committee, AgResearch Science Diplomacy and trade: a view from a small OECD agricultural economy Chair: Mr Marc Rands, Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington
2.50 – 3.20 pm	Afternoon Tea
3.20 – 4.10 pm	Professor Brian Boyle Director, CSIRO Square Kilometre Array (SKA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Science Diplomacy and Australian-New Zealand Efforts to Host SKA Chair: Ms Maria Pozza, Faculty of Law, University of Otago
Drinks and Summary Address
4.10 – 5.00 pm	Professor Keith Hunter Chairperson, Academy of the Royal Society of New Zealand and PVC, Science Division, University of Otago The Future: the path ahead for Science and Diplomacy Chair: Professor Lloyd Davis, Director, Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago