Transdisciplinarity:
Joint problem-solving among Science, Technology and Society
The Conference is dealing about new forms of mutual learning involving science, technology and
society to efficiently meet the complex challenges of the 21st century

Last Minute Informations !
Date: February 27, 28, 29 and March 1, 2000
Venue: The Conference will be held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in
Zurich (Switzerland).
The Challenges of
the 21st Century		 - Technology
- Labour
- Cooperation
- Learning
- Environment
Strategies to Meet Them - Crossing boundaries
- Mutual learning
Goals of the conference: - To develop transdisciplinary practice.
- To promote transdisciplinary research.
- To create favourable institutional structures and powerful incentives.
Swiss National Science Foundation, Berne - Swiss Priority
Programme Environment
ETHlogo Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich - Natural and
Social Science Interface (ETH-UNS)
ABBLogo Asea Brown Boveri - ABB Corporate Research Ltd, Baden-Dättwil

With the patronage of UNESCO
In cooperation with the Swiss Foundation Science et Cité