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WAAS Newsletter NEWSLETTER JULY 2025 Dear Fellows, For over six decades, WAAS has been at the forefront of addressing global challenges, promoting transdisciplinary dialogue, and advocating innovative solutions. Your dedication and contributions are the very heart of our organization. Our mission is to translate leadership in thought into action with real impact. As we …
On March 14, 2025, WAAS Vice President (Social Sciences and Humanity) Donato Kiniger Passigli, addressed the 13th Annual Conference of Europe’s Sciences and Arts Leaders under the conference theme “It’s About People 2025.” The event took place in Maribor, Slovenia and the following is the speech presented by Kiniger Passigli: Esteemed colleagues and respected members …
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, a powerful message first shared with the world on July 9th, 1955. The manifesto was written during a time of great fear, just a decade after World War II and at the height of tensions between East and West. The Cold War had divided the …
WAAS Trustee Walt Stinson was awarded the GlobalMindED 2025 Exceptional Leader Award in the technology category at an awards dinner in Denver, Colorado on June 16,2025. The awards recognize exceptional leaders in key industries for their innovations and bold actions in alignment with our values of empowerment, opportunity,innovation, lifelong learning, compassion, integrity, and sustainability. “Inclusive …
Membership Requirements Eligibility for membership is assessed based on a combination of professional achievements and demonstrated commitment to the aims of the Academy. Please explore the requirements below. The Academy elects individuals who possess a strong commitment to addressing the untapped opportunities and pressing challenges of humanity in order to promote human security and sustainable …
In April 1965, LIFE magazine published what would become one of the most iconic photo-essays in history: “Drama of Life Before Birth,” featuring Lennart Nilsson’s groundbreaking image. Nilsson (1922-2017) was a Swedish photographer and a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. Nilsson was also considered to be among Sweden’s first modern photojournalists. The story was headlined by …
Belgrade, Serbia / September 22–24, 2025 | The second conference within the EHC-WAAS Program and a flagship event within IDSSD. The aims of this Conference are to listen to prominent individuals acting in different science and art disciplines from different parts of the world, and induce fruitful interactions.
Online | August 11-13, 2025 | Panels will discuss themes around the democratic crisis in the Americas, Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and the crisis of multilateralism and prospects for regional integration. The event will highlight the problems related to democracy, artificial intelligence and the global economy in the present and the coming years.
The Trauma Informed Care Best Practice Project (TIC Project) The Person Centered Approach Institute (IACP) with the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), the World University Consortium (WUC), the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Torino, the Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN), the World Sustainability Forum (WSF), the University for Sustainability, Santa Fe’, …
We are pleased to announce the opening of the polls for the 2025 election of the World Academy of Art and Science. In this election, Fellows of the Academy will decide on two issues: The election begins today and the polls will close on July 20, 2025. We request that you exercise your democratic right by participating …
Votes closed on June 21, 2025. There are seventeen candidates nominated for WAAS Fellowship. These were presented in the Board meeting on June 10, 2025. The first two candidates, Bertie Ahern and Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, are recommended for direct election by the Board. The other fifteen candidates will be included in the election by the Plenum if …
Three Trustee candidates and seventeen Fellow candidates have been nominated to WAAS in the current round of elections. There are seven Trustees who are due for re-election. All their documents are available as links below. Clicking on the “Trustee Candidates” tab lists the three new Trustee candidates first, along with links to their various nomination …
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WAAS Newsletter NEWSLETTER MAY 2025 Dear Fellows, The upcoming WAAS@65 conference is intended to focus the World Academy’s attention on the most pressing challenges confronting humanity today by harnessing the ever-expanding powers of science, technology, knowledge, and universal values to tap the rapidly unfolding opportunities for peace, human security and sustainable development in these turbulent …
In the shifting sands of the Negev Desert during the 1950s, an extraordinary couple began a journey that would reshape how the world thought about water, science, and the possibilities of using seawater for growing crops. Professor Hugo Boyko, a German-born Israeli scientist, and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Boyko, a pioneering thinker and botanist in …
Events 2020 International Scientific Forum: COVID and Human Security Online / December 22, 2020 International Conference on the Lessons of the Pandemic Online / December 17, 2020 Global Leadership for the 21st Century Online / December 15, 2020 Youth Leaders — 21 Mobilizing Youth Networks and Social Movements Online / December 13, 2020 Youth Leadership …
Online / July 21-24, 2025 | The primary objective of WAAS@65 is to develop concrete measures to address the root causes of the unprecedented global challenges and turbulence threatening peace, stability, human security, and sustainable development.
May 18, 2025 | An informal meeting of the Peace Offensive Working Group was held in Opatija, Croatia. The meeting focused on developing actionable steps based on the initiative’s three core principles: Localized initiatives leading to de-escalation, partnership development and trust-building and dialogue facilitation.
WAAS@65 survey of interest in topics and levels of participation Please review the conference topics below and indicate your participation for each.
WAAS Elections May 2025 BoT Voting Form: Election and Re-election of Associate Fellows * Polls closed. Thank you for submitting your evaluation. *