Sessions
The Global Energy Fulcrum: Asian Development and International Response 
30 Nov - 05 Dec, 2008 (Session 459)
Asia's galloping thirst for energy has fundamentally changed the global landscape, creating eastward shifts in the gravity of geopolitics, wealth, and consumption. And as Asian demand has skyrocketed, it has become clear that the awesome energy challenges facing Asia represent a central issue for the ...
New Models of Intellectual Property: Predictability and Openness as Spurs to Innovation
06 Dec - 11 Dec, 2008 (Session 460)
It is generally assumed that intellectual property rights (IPR) are essential for competitiveness and innovation, and thus to the functioning and progress of what have come to be known as "knowledge-based economies". At the same time, it is clear that very different attitudes and practices prevail in ...
Traduttore Traditore? Recognizing and Promoting the Critical Role of Translation in a Global Culture
21 Feb - 26 Feb, 2009 (Session 461)
Literary translation is a key to cross-cultural communication: it enables literature to cross linguistic borders and facilitates inter-cultural exchange and understanding. How else would we be able to enjoy and learn from literature written in languages other than our own? How else would we gain insights ...
Greening the Minds: Universities, Climate Leadership, and Sustainable Futures
28 Feb - 05 Mar, 2009 (Session 462)
Over the course of the past decade, the tripartite threats of environmental degradation, natural resource depletion, and climate change have given rise to a newly motivated sustainability movement - a movement that has both emerged from and firmly taken root in institutions of higher education. But, ...
The Euro and the Evolution of the International Financial System
18 Apr - 22 Apr, 2009 (Session 463)
Current developments in the international monetary system have been marked by the need for central banks and finance ministries worldwide to intervene in order to prevent system collapse, with an initial US reaction, followed by a different approach adopted by EU member states. This has come in the ...
Confronting Protectionism: How Business and Governments Can Build Support for Open Markets
02 May - 07 May, 2009 (Session 464)
With rising inequalities within and between countries in income and wealth, unfolding financial crisis, surging fuel and food prices and widespread fears of global recession, citizens of both developed and developing economies grow more skeptical about the benefits of free trade and globalization. After ...
Freeman Foundation Symposium on East Asia and the United States: Enhancing Cooperation in US-Asian Relations
06 Jun - 11 Jun, 2009
The 2009 Freeman Foundation Symposium will focus on the change of leadership in the United States and examine potential new approaches in the US-East Asian relationship during the course of the next administration. The Symposium will focus on several major areas of US-East Asian relations, starting ...
Preparing for Climate Change: Creating Effective Strategies for Adaption and Resilience
11 Jul - 16 Jul, 2009 (Session 465)
Over the coming decades-even assuming massive and immediate reductions of greenhouse gas emissions-scientific predictions indicate that the Earth is likely to experience substantial climate change, instability, and transformations in its physical environment. Sea levels will rise, droughts are likely ...
Beyond the State: Corporate Actors in the International Legal System
29 Sep - 04 Oct, 2009 (Session 466)
In traditional legal discourse, states have been considered to be the only source and location of legitimate public authority. Similarly, international law has been perceived as based on the will of nation states and inter-state consensus. But the changing nature of the global economy now poses theoretical ...
Capitalizing on Diversity: Women, Power and New Leadership
18 Oct - 23 Oct, 2009 (Session 467)
There is no question that investing in women and girls is, as the UN Secretary General describes it, the "smart thing to do." Evidence abounds that measures leading to greater gender equality also support economic and social development and improve the economic and investment climate of countries and ...
Connecting to the World's Collections: Making the Case for the Conservation and Preservation of our Cultural Heritage
28 Oct - 01 Nov, 2009 (Session 468)
Museums and libraries - large and small - around the world house our artistic and cultural heritage. As guardians of unique and irreplaceable treasures, including art works, documents, artifacts, and digital materials, museums and libraries bear the tremendous responsibility of preserving our cultural ...
Third Global Innovation Forum: Fostering Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
07 Nov - 11 Nov, 2009 (Session 469)
The aim of this policy-oriented session is to further explore how to nurture an efficient innovation environment through the effective interaction of the four main players, i.e. business, universities, government, and specialized institutes. From this perspective, the Seminar's Third Global Innovation ...
Asia's Emerging Powers: Rivalry and Global Responsibility
08 Dec - 13 Dec, 2009 (Session 470)
A resurgent Asia is increasingly seen as one of the most important pillars of the global economy and world stability. Yet to many in the region, the UN and other existing global institutions seem increasingly inadequate to meet the challenges of global governance in the twenty-first century, while regional ...
Salzburg Festivals & Explorations
2008 Winter Festival: A Holiday Event
22 Dec - 29 Dec, 2008
The 2008 Winter Festival: A Holiday Event, December 22-29, is scheduled during the festive holiday week. The program gives you the chance of a wonderful Christmas holiday but also provides ...
