| Planet Earth Lisbon Event 2009
19.-22. November 2009
Provisional Programme
Thursday, 19th November
• 09.00 IYPE Board meeting,
(in VIP Executive Art’s Hotel)
• 17.00 Opening World Press Photo Exhibition,
BESA Pavilion
• 18.00 (15min) Press Conference on IYPE Board meeting
results at BESA Pavilion
Friday, 20th November
• 08.00 Reception and registration of participants in
Camões Theatre
• 09.30 Opening Ceremony
o IYPE Geo-Movie Intro (5min)
o Opening by President of the Republic of Portugal
Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva
o welcome by President International Union
of Geological Sciences, Prof. Alberto Riccardi
o 'IYPE Legacy and the Future' by Executive Director
IYPE Secretariat, Eduardo de Mulder
o statement by Director General UNESCO
(Represented by Prof. Walter Rudolf Erdelen)
o statement by Infanta Dn. Cristina Frederica de Borbón y Grevia Princess of Spain, Honorary Chair of Spanish National Committee
o statement by José Manuel Durão Barroso,
European Comission President
o statement by Mário Soares, former President of the
Republic of Portugal
• 10.30 Coffee break
• 11.00 Opening ceremony (continued)
o UNESCO Portuguese National Committee Movie Intro (5min)
o statement by the Executive Secretary of CPLP
Engº Domingos Simões Pereira
o statement by Prime-Minister of Cape Verde
Prof. José Maria Neves
o statement by Minister of Environment Angola
Drª Fátima Jardim
o statement by Minister of Environment Brazil
Dr. Carlos Minc Baumfeld
o statement by Minister of Research & Higher Education
Norway, Tora Aasland
o statement by Minister of Education & Vocational Training Tanzania Prof. Jumanne A. Maghembe
• 13.00 Lunch
• 14.00 GEO-SONG Student performance
• 14.10 General introduction to themes by Aubrey Manning
• 14.30 Conference: Renewable Energy
Moderator José Sérgio de Azevedo, Petrobrás CEO
or Aubrey Manning
o Setting the stage: Manuel Pinho(Portugal), former Minister
of Economy & innovation, Portugal
o Science perspective: Jean-Claude Autrey (Mauritius),
General Secretary ISSCT
o Industry perspective: Antonio Mexia (Portugal), CEO EDP
• 16.00 Coffee break
• 16.30 Conference: Sustainable Land & Water management
Moderator Ruud Lubbers, former PM of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands and Patron of IYPE
o Setting the stage: Gerda Verburg (The Netherlands), Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and past President Committee of Sustainable Development UN
o Science perspective: S. Paramananthan (Malaysia)
o Industry perspective: Edward Bickham
• 17.50 One Geology Presentation by Marko Komac,
Director Geological Survey Slovenia
• 18.00 Award Ceremony
• 19.00 Closing by Portuguese Republic Prime-Minister
• 19.30 Dinner (Coimbra University
Quantunna Tuna Performance)
Saturday, 21st November
Exhibitions, open to the public all day in Knowledge Pavilion
• 09.30 - 13.15 Conference: 'Planet Ocean'(Oceanarium)
Chair: Prof. Mário Ruivo (Portugal), President of the Portuguese Commission for the IOC
Rapporteur: Prof. Emanuel Gonçalves
o Chérif Sammari (Tunisia), Vice-President of IOC
o Harsh Gupta (India)
o John Delaney (USA)
o 13.00 Presentation of the Lisbon Declaration on Oceans
• 15.30 - 19.00 Conference for International Partners
(Oceanarium)
Chair: John Ludden;
Rapporteur: Mauricio Fernandes
• 9.30 – 13.15 Conference for National Committees
(auditorium Knowledge Pavilion)
Chair: Werner Janoschek;
Rapporteur: Morten Often
• 13.30 Press Conference (BESA Pavilion Press Room)
• 14.00 - 16.00 Conference for Young Earth Scientists
(auditorium Knowledge Pavilion)
Chair: Wesley Hill;
Rapporteur: Telma Almeida
• 16.00 – 18.00 Conference on Earth Science
promotion in Africa (auditorium Knowledge Pavilion)
Chair: Mohammed Sheya;
Rapporteur: Felix Toteu
• 18.00 Tour in Oceanário
Sunday, 22nd November
Exhibitions, open to the public all day in Knowledge Pavilion
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