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EQUINOX SUMMIT: LEARNING 2030
September 29 – October 3, 2013
Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by the Waterloo Global Science Initiative
About the Summit
Throughout history, scientific thinkers have led the way for better health, increased prosperity, and the advancement of our civilization. Generation after generation, their breakthroughs have given us the means to flourish on every corner of the planet.
But with economic uncertainty, depleting fresh water, an exploding population, climate change and energy transition, world hunger, and many other global issues, our civilization needs scientifically-minded problem solvers now more than ever.
How do we find innovative ways to empower the creativity and potential of the next generation? How can we provide them with scientific thinking skills critical for the future? What are the most promising learning models, communities, technologies, and resources around the world?
These are questions to be explored at the Equinox Summit: Learning 2030, a multinational and intergenerational collaboration to foster the next generation of problem solvers. Through a series of private working sessions at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, experts in science and policy, and those from civil society and industry will investigate learning pathways for youth in the decades ahead, with a focus on helping them develop powerful scientific thinking skills.
Joining the Conversation
In addition to summit collaborations, a roster of plenary sessions, lectures, and panel debates will also engage members of the public – onsite, online, and on TVO – who seek information on novel approaches to learning in the decades ahead.
