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Sigma Xi President, Kelly O. Sullivan and fellow co-chair, Hans B. Püttgen of the Energy Center, EPFL cordially invite you to attend a two-day science meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Companions are invited to register and join us for both evening events.

June 4-5, 2013
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Lausanne, Switzerland

Sigma Xi is hosting a Science Across Borders meeting that will bring together interested students, professional scientists, Sigma Xi members and the public.

1. Science and Development
2. Science and Diplomacy
3. Science and Engineering Competitions
4. Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding

There will be evening events that take advantage of the beautiful surroundings of EPFL and Lausanne, Switzerland.

Getting to Lausanne: No visa is required for citizens from the United States to travel to Switzerland.  However, citizens from other countries should check their countries' visa requirements. For more information on traveling to Lausanne, Switzerland, please click here.

Hotel accommodations

Several hotels in the Lausanne area have been blocked for our participants. To register at the Fassbind Hotel, please use your credit card and visit their web portal. A limited number of rooms at the Ibis Hotel in central Lausanne are available at the rate of 176.5 CHF (including breakfast). To book this preferred rate, please contact Ben Mansour Samira by e-mail with your definitive dates of travel. These rooms are first come, first served and will not last long.

June 4th

Session 1: Science and Development

	Bernard Amadei, Founder, Engineers Without Borders and United States Science Envoy
	Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of Academies of Science for the Developing World
	Alexander Wissner-Gross, Institute Fellow, Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science

Luncheon at Restaurant Parmentier

Session 2: Science and Diplomacy

	E. William Colglazier, Science and Technology Adviser to U.S. Secretary of State
	Alice Gast, Former United States Science Envoy and President of Lehigh University
	George Atkinson, Executive Director, Institute on Science for Global Policy and President-elect designee, Sigma Xi

June 5th

Session 3: Science and Engineering Youth Programs
Morning keynote:

	Alisha MacIntyre, Regional Director, FIRST Israel
	Jerry Baker, Executive Director, Sigma Xi

Roundtable breakout discussions on opportunities to engage young scientists in collaborations and interactions across borders in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Open networking period to facilitate future interactions among meeting participants

Luncheon at Restaurant Parmentier

Session 4: Science, Technology and Peacebuilding

	Cathy Campbell, President and CEO of CRDF Global
	Charles Ferguson, President of the American Federation of Scientists
	Sheldon Himelfarb, Director, Center of Innovation: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding / Director, Center of Innovation: Science, Technology and Peacebuilding, United States Institute for Peace