{"id":3254,"date":"2026-06-04T03:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencediplomacy.it\/?page_id=3254"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:43:28","slug":"2026-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencediplomacy.it\/en\/2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3254\" class=\"elementor elementor-3254\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d7395 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6d7395\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225c204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"225c204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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font-size: 21px;\n  font-weight: 400;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {\n  .sd-hero-title .sd-hero-line1 {\n    font-size: 18px;\n  }\n  .sd-hero-title .sd-hero-line2 {\n    font-size: 17px;\n  }\n  .sd-hero-title .sd-hero-line3,\n  .sd-hero-title .sd-hero-line4 {\n    font-size: 14px;\n  }\n  .sd-hero-title .sd-hero-programme {\n    font-size: 20px;\n  }\n  .sd-hero-title .sd-hero-note {\n    font-size: 14px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"sd-hero-title\">\n<div class=\"sd-hero-line1\">The Arctic: Challenges for Science Diplomacy<\/div>\n<div class=\"sd-hero-line2\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Edition of the International School of Science Diplomacy<\/div>\n<div class=\"sd-hero-line3\">Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture,<\/div>\n<div class=\"sd-hero-line4\">Erice (TP) &#8211; Italy, 4<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; 10<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"sd-hero-programme\">Programme\n<span class=\"sd-hero-note\">\n(Vers. 28 September 2026 subject 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class=\"sd-day-title\">Sunday, 4<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sd-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">PM<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Participants Arrival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">19:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">21:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold\">Course presentation\/Ice breaker and Welcome Dinner<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"sd-bold\">A memory of Prof. Antonino Zichichi, pioneer in Science Diplomacy with <\/span><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Lorenzo Zichichi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div class=\"sd-day\">\n<div class=\"sd-day-title\">Monday, 5<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026\n<span class=\"sd-day-subtitle\">Science Diplomacy: History, Visions and Perspectives<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sd-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">09:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">09:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Welcome from School Directors:<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">David Burigana (University of Padua), Virginia Coda Nunziante (National Research Council of Italy), Pascal Griset (Sorbonne University and University of Ottawa), Stefano Mannino (Centre for Defense Higher Studies), Umberto Vattani (Venice International University)<\/span><br><br>\n<span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Institutional welcome greetings:<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Andrea Lenzi (President of National Research Council of Italy), Lamberto Maria Moruzzi (Deputy Director General-Directorate General for Growth and Export Promotion &ndash; MAECI and Principal Director for Science, Space and Sports diplomacy)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">09:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">10:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">The dual nature of science diplomacy,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Pierre-Bruno Ruffini (University of Le Havre Normandy, France)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">10:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">11:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Coffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">11:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">11:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Science diplomacy in History<\/span><span class=\"sd-italic\">, L&eacute;onard Laborie (CNRS &#8211; Paris)<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Focus on Arctic and Italy: an operational History<\/span><span class=\"sd-italic\">, David Burigana (University of Padua)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">11:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">12:15<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-italic\">Discussion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">12:15<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">13:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Round Table: Europe-Canada: Arctic and Science Diplomacy<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"sd-italic\">Moderator: Pascal Griset (Sorbonne University and University of Ottawa)<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"sd-italic\">Speakers: Costanza Conti (Italian Scientific Attach&eacute; in Canada), Paolo Quattrocchi (Centro Studi Italia-Canada), Alexane Thibodeau (Government of Quebec in Italy)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">13:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">13:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\">Discussion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">13:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Lunch and break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">18:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Wargaming activities<\/span><span class=\"sd-italic\">: &ldquo;Science &amp; Diplomacy in the Arctic&rdquo;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">20:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Dinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">21:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">22:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Book Nook: Embrangled Science Diplomacy. A history of challenges and failures. Actors, dynamics, arenas, diplomatic objects since the 1960s,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">edited by D. Burigana and L. Laborie, discussed by Daniele Pasquinucci (University of Siena, President of Societ&agrave; italiana di Storia internazionale &ndash; SiSi), Raasmus Bertelesen (The Arctic University of Norway)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div class=\"sd-day\">\n<div class=\"sd-day-title\">Tuesday, 6<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026\n<span class=\"sd-day-subtitle\">Arctic: Science, Geopolitics and Cooperation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sd-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">09:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">10:05<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Space and the Arctic Region,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Roberto Battiston (University of Trento)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">10:05<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">11:10<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">The Italian model of civil-military cooperation in the poles,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Carlo Di Somma (Italian Join Steering Committee for the Arctic, Sub Arctic and Antarctic Environment)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">11:10<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">11:40<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Coffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">11:40<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">12:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">The Arctic as a complex system: from ocean physics to Science Diplomacy,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Sandro Carniel (Institute of Polar Science &#8211; CNR)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">13:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Lunch and break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">18:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Wargaming activities: &ldquo;Science &amp; Diplomacy in the Arctic&rdquo;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">20:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Dinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div class=\"sd-day\">\n<div class=\"sd-day-title\">Wednesday, 7<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sd-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">08:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">15:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Excursion: Archeological Site, Segesta<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">18:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Wargaming activities: &ldquo;Science &amp; Diplomacy in the Arctic&rdquo;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">20:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Dinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div class=\"sd-day\">\n<div class=\"sd-day-title\">Thursday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026\n<span class=\"sd-day-subtitle\">Polar Region and Strategic Routes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sd-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">09:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">10:05<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Italian Navy High North program,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Maurizio Demarte (Marine Geophysics and Geometoc Dept., Italian Navy), Roberta Ivaldi (Italian Hydrographic Institute)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">10:05<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">11:10<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Research programmes and national strategy documents for the Arctic policies of the Nordic countries,<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Augusto Marcelli (Italian Scientific Attach&eacute; in Sweden)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">11:10<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">11:40<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Coffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">11:40<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">12:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Greenland&#8217;s mineral resources and the semiconductor industry&#8217;s materials supply chain. 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TWAS), Emanuela Colombo (Politecnico di Milano), Elke Dall (Centre for Social Innovation &#8211; ZSI, Austria), Alessandro Lombardo (Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative &#8211; CEI)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">13:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Lunch and break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">15:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">18:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Round Table among Students &ndash;<\/span> <span class=\"sd-italic\">Moderators: Claudio Barchesi (National Research Council of Italy), Marco Ferrazzoli (National Research Council of Italy)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sd-blue\">\n<td class=\"sd-time\">18:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">18:45<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content\"><span class=\"sd-bold sd-italic\">Closing Ceremony (Attendance certificate, Group photo, Course evaluation form)<\/span><br>\n<span class=\"sd-italic\">Moderators: Umberto Vattani (Venice International University), Gaetano Virgilio (Centre for Defense Higher Studies)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">20:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Gala Dinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div class=\"sd-day\">\n<div class=\"sd-day-title\">Saturday, 10<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"sd-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sd-time\">9:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-time-end\">9:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"sd-content sd-italic\">Departure (leave the room by 9.30 am)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2e89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f2e89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fce2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25fce2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencediplomacy.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/institutional-logos-science-diplomacy-rofv3hgrqtxhnqe4yg8m95z26tzm73djfbzzi8k9mu.webp\" title=\"institutional-logos-science-diplomacy\" alt=\"nstitutional logos of the Science Diplomacy project partners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd50ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ebd50ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arctic: Challenges for Science Diplomacy 2nd Edition of the International School of Science Diplomacy Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice (TP) &#8211; 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