Sunday, December 6, 2009

U.S. Forensics Expert at Belgrade Science Festival

Belgrade, Dec.5th, 2009 (Serbia Today) - U.S. Forensic Expert Scott Rubins will visit Belgrade as part of the U.S. sponsored Speaker program from December 2 to 6, to participate in the 2009 Science Festival. Rubins will deliver lectures at the Novi Sad University, NKTC and the Faculty of Physical Chemistry to a group of students and faculty professors.
Rubins is President of Forensic Futures Education Consulting Group (FFEG) and an Adjunct Instructor for the College of New Rochelle graduate school as well as the Department of Chemistry at Syracuse University.
When opening the science festival the Deputy Prime Minister for EU integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic commented that this kind of interaction amongst young scientists is beneficial for the future of the country.
He also stressed that 250 scientists from 22 scientific institutions and 30 guests from abroad will attend the festival, adding that in just three days the festival will gather together 15,000 children and young people.
Guests from Switzerland, Thailand, Sweden, Spain, USA, France and Croatia, as well as Serbian scientists will participate in the festival. The science festival is being held under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development and the Belgrade City Assembly’s Secretariat for Education. The U.S. Embassy often organizes U.S. Speaker programs in Serbia, inviting experts and scholars to speak on various topics throughout the country.

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