The 11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress

Pacific Countries and their Ocean: Facing Local and Global Changes

March 2 - 6, 2009

Tahiti, French Polynesia

Keynote Speeches

Louise Peltzer
President of the University of French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Challenges for equal opportunities versus globalization
Monday 2 March, 11:15 - 12:00
Plenary Session Hall

Anne Salmond
Distinguished Professor of Maori Studies and Anthropology and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Auckland
Sacrifices from AFAR: from first encounter to the future
Monday 2 March, 14:00 - 14:45
Culture and Politics Session Room

Brian Bowen
Associate Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Genetic Connectivity and the Origin of Tropical Reef Biodiversity
Tuesday 3 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Ecosystems Session Room 1

Jonathan Overpeck
Director, Environmental Studies Laboratory, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona
The Pacific, Climate Change, and the Future
Tuesday 3 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Climate Change Session Room

John Connell
Professor, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
What About the Workers? Where are health workers going, why, and with what impact?
Tuesday 3 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Public Health Session Room

Mark McGillivray
Project Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University (UNU-WIDER)
Achieving Growth Through Increasing Connectivity: Lessons from the South Pacific
Tuesday 3 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Economy Session Room

Patrick Kirch
Director, Oceanic Archaeology Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley
Oceanic Islands as Model Systems for Human Ecodynamics
Wednesday 4 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Ecosystems Session Room 1

Joanie Kleypas
Scientist II, U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research
Pacific Acidification: Past, predictions, perceptions, and preventions
Wednesday 4 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Climate Change Session Room

Eric Dewailly
Director of the Public Health Research Unit, Laval University Medical Center
Global Changes and Health in French Polynesia
Wednesday 4 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Public Health Session Room

Dominique Wolton
Research Director, Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Identité, communication et mondialisation
Wednesday 4 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Culture and Politics Session Room

Pierre Jacquet
Deputy Director, Institute of International Relations (IFRI) and Chief Editor, Politique étrangère
Comprendre pour agir: Quels outils pour d écider des politiques de développement durable?
Wednesday 4 March, 8:15 - 9:00
Economy Session Room