Papers relating to plans for International Union of Biological Sciences symposia 'Patterns of the Future' and 'Biology and the Future of Mankind', 1964-1968
Scope and Contents
The material contains a typescript titled 'The Pattern of the Future and the Strategy of Science Policy' by Waddington, and papers relating to Mankind 2000 (UK) Conference, London, 12 February 1966, which Waddington was unable to attend.
Dates
- Creation: 1964-1968
Creator
- From the Series: Waddington, Conrad Hal, 1905-1975 (embryologist and professor of animal genetics, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form wherever noted.
Biographical / Historical
The symposium 'Patterns of the Future as a Basis for Science Policy' was to be sponsored jointly by IUBS and the University of Edinburgh, with potential assistance from Rockefeller Foundation and the Athens Technological Center. As President of the IUBS at that time, Waddington was charged with organising this symposia and also one titled 'Biology and the Future of Mankind'. In February 1968 Waddington noted that the meeting would be postponed due to lack of finances and clashing or similar events. It appears that the symposium was eventually hosted by IUBS and UNESCO under the title 'Symposium on Biology and the History of the Future at at Chichen Itza, Mexico, 01-07 January 1969.
Full Extent
2 folders
Physical Location
CLX-A-1062
Subject
- International Union of Biological Sciences (1919-:) (Organization)
Repository Details
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