Opening Ceremony. 18 July 2005
Welcome Speeches
M. Jean GERMAIN
Mayor of Tours and First Vice-President of the Région Centre (FR)
Mme Catherine ROLLET
International Organising Committee and National Organising Committee President;
Professor at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
M. Jacques VALLIN
President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- IUSSP
Research Director, Institut national d'études démographiques - Ined (FR)
M. Kunio WAKI
Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund- UNFPA
(US)
M. Vladimir ŠPIDLA
Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European
Commission (BE)
Opening of the Conference
M. François GOULARD
Ministre délégué à l'enseignement supérieur et à la recherche, representing
the French Government (FR)
19 July 2005. UNFPA Panel Discussion. "How far has the eleven-year journey taken us?"
Chair : Kunio WAKI
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA (US)
Reproductive health issues and goals
Pascoal Manuel MOCUMBI, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials
Partnership – EDCTP (NL)
Gender equality and human rights: ICPD as a catalyst?
Gita SEN, Indian Institute of Management (IN)
ICPD plan of action and poverty
John CLELAND, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - LSHTM (GB)
The way forward
Ian POOL, University of Waikato (NZ)
Debate Session 20 July 2005
Will policies to raise fertility in low-fertility countries work?
Chair : James TRUSSELL
Princeton University (US)
"No, fertility policies will not work"
Anne H. GAUTHIER, University of Calgary (CA)
"Yes, fertility policies will work"
Massimo LIVI-BACCI, University of Florence (IT)
"No, fertility policies will not work"
Gigi SANTOW, Independent Consultant (AU)
"Yes, fertility policies will work"
Peter McDONALD, Australian National University (AU)
Debate Session 21 July 2005
Opening speeches from local partners
M. Michel LUSSAULT
President, University François Rabelais of Tours (FR)
M. Jean SAVOIE
First Vice-Président, Conseil général d'Indre-et-Loire [Department Council]
(FR)
M. Jean GERMAIN
Mayor of Tours and First Vice-President of the Région Centre (FR)
Debate: "Should we worry about the future of Europe's population?"
Chair : Henri LERIDON
Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Institut national
d'études démographiques - INSERM / INED (FR)
"No, we should not worry about the future of Europe's population"
Eva BERNHARDT, Stockholm University (SW)
"Yes, we should worry about the future of Europe's population"
Jérôme VIGNON, European Commission, Directorate-general for Employment,
social affairs and equal opportunities(BE)
No, we should not worry about the future of Europe's population"
Graciela SARRIBLE, Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
"Yes, we should worry about the future of Europe's population "
András KLINGER, National Statistics Institute, Hungary (HU)
Debate Session 22 July 2005
Should couples have the right to choose the sex of their children?
Chair: Joseph CHAMIE
Center for Migration Studies (US)
"No, couples should not have the right to choose the sex of their
children"
Mohammad J. ABBASI-SHAVAZI, University of Tehran (IR)
"Yes, couples should have the right to choose the sex of their children"
S. Philip MORGAN, Duke University (US)
"No, couples should not have the right to choose the sex of their
children"
Hoda RASHAD, The American University in Cairo (EG)
"Yes, couples should have the right to choose the sex of their children"
Monica DAS GUPTA, World Bank Group (US)
Closing Ceremony. 23 July 2005
Welcome by M. Jacques VALLIN
President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- IUSSP
Tours Medal of Honour to Ms. Hania Zlotnik, Director, United Nations
Population Division
given by M. Alain DAYAN, Adjoint au maire de Tours (FR)
Awards :
Novartis Award for the best research on the role of family
and friends of sick and dependent persons
given by M. Patrick BONDUELLE, Directeur des relations extérieures, Novartis
France (FR)
Pfizer Award for the best research on generational health
given by M. Bernard PEYRICAL, Directeur de la communication institutionnelle,
Pfizer France (FR)
Association française pour l'étude des populations (AFEP)
awards for the best French language posters
given by Mme Thérèse LOCOH, President of AFEP (FR)
IUSSP-Mattei Dogan Foundation Award for Comparative Research
in Demography to Vladimir Shkolnikov
given by M. Jacques VALLIN, IUSSP President (FR)
Scientific presentation by M. Vladimir SHKOLNIKOV, laureate of the
IUSSP-Mattei Dogan Foundation Award for Comparative Research in Demography
Vladimir SHKOLNIKOV, Head of the Data Laboratory, Max Planck Institute
for Demographic Research (DE)
Short speech by M. Qiang REN, Junior Demographer, Peking University
(CN)
Thanks by M. Jacques VALLIN
President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- IUSSP
Conference closure by M. François HÉRAN
Honorary President of the Conference
Director, Institut national d'études démographiques - Ined (FR)