Second International Congress on Life and Its Origin

Sessions Schedule

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Pre-Conference Public Program: November 11, 2004, G. Paolo II Auditorium
(Entrance free/Ingresso libero)

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The Meaning and Purpose of Life: Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives

Chairman: Francesco Bistoni, Microbiologist and Rector of Perugina University, Italy
09:00 - 12:45 hrs

Francesco Bistoni 09:00 - 09:15 hrs

T. D. Singh, Physical Organic Chemist, India 09:15 - 09:30 hrs

Giuseppe Sermonti, Geneticist, Italy 09:30 - 09:45 hrs

Imam Samir Khaldi, Islam Theologian, Italy 09:45 - 10:00 hrs

H. H. Saidas Babaji, Hindu Theologian, India 10:00 - 10:15 hrs

Ven. Gesche Sonam Cianciub, Buddhist, Tibet 10:15 - 10:30 hrs

Vittorio Marchi, Quantum Physicist, Italy 10:30 - 10:45 hrs

Questions and Answers 10:45 - 11:00 hrs

Break 11:00 - 11:20 hrs

H. H. Guru Shabad, Sikh Dharma Authority, Italy 11:20 -11:35 hrs

Gianfranco Di Segni, Biologist of CNR and member of Jewish Community of Rome, Italy 11:35 - 11:50 hrs

Laura Provera, Biblical Scholar, Italy 11:50 - 12:05 hrs

Michael Cremo, Archaeologist, USA 12:05 - 12:20 hrs

Questions and Answers 12:20 - 12:35 hrs

Marco Gozzi , Theologian and Bioethicist, Italy
(Vote of Thanks and Conclusion) 12:35 - 13:00 hrs

Day 1: November 12, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Registration: 07:30 - 09:30 hrs

Session I: Inauguration
Chairman: Dr. Marchi Vittorio, Quantum Physicist

Invocations:
Fr. Coli Vincenzo, Catholicism

Eng. Paserman Leone, Judaism

Ven. Gesche Sonam Cianciub, Tibetian Budhism

H. H. Sri Saidas Baba, Hinduism

Imam Samir Khaldi, Islam

Father Stefano Popa, Orthodox Archimandrita

H. H. Guru Shabad, Sikhism
09:00 - 9:30 hrs

Lighting the lamp by the Mayor of Rome

Message and Wishes from the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azelio Ciampi to the Congress
09:30 - 09:35 hrs

Welcome and Overview of the Congress: Dr. T. D. Singh
09:35 - 09:50 hrs

Goodwill Message

Hon'ble Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome

Hon'ble Gianni Borgna, Cultural Assessor of Rome

Hon'ble Daniela Monteforte, Assessor of Province of Rome
09:50 - 10:00 hrs

Keynote-I: V. V. Raman

Scientific Concepts of Life and Its Origin
10:00 - 10:35 hrs

Keynote-II: , Arij A. Roest Crollius, S. J.

Concepts of Life and Its Origin from World's Religions
10:40 - 11:15 hrs

Vote of Thanks: Marco Gozzi 11:15 - 11:20 hrs

Break: 11:20 - 11:35 hrs

Session II:
Spiritual Perspectives on Life and Its Origin
Chairman: Maurizio Calipari, Pontifical Academy for Life

Laura Provera 11:40 - 12:05 hrs

Imam Samir Khaldi 12:10 - 12:35 hrs

Jonathan Edelmann 12:40 - 13:05 hrs

Questions and Answers: 13:05 - 13:20 hrs

Lunch: 13:20 - 14:40 hrs

Session III:
The Cosmology and Cosmogony of Life: Contemporary Issues
Chairman: V. V. Raman

Jagdish N. Srivastava 15:00 - 15:30 hrs

Robert Mann 15:35 - 16:05 hrs

Anita Goel 16:10 - 16:40 hrs

Gennaro Auletta 16:45 - 17:15 hrs

Questions and Answers: 17:15 - 17:40 hrs

Session-IV: (Centrale Ristotheatre)
Paradigms vs. Values of Life
Chairman: Michael Cremo

Raad Hassan 18:30 -18:50 hrs

H. H. Atmanivedana Swami 18:55 -19:15 hrs

Maurizio Calipari 19:20 -19:40 hrs

Vittori Marchi 19:45 -20:05 hrs

Banquet: 20:05 -21:35 hrs

Cultural Program: 21:40 -22:35 hrs

Nanak-Group presents Tantra - Where time and space join 21:40 -22:35 hrs

Day 2: November 13, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session V:
The Science of God
Chairman: Laura Provera
09:00 -11:15 hrs

Mikulas Blazek 09:00 -09:20 hrs

Gianfranco Basti 09:25 -09:45 hrs

Gennaro Auletta 09:50 -10:10 hrs

Stefano Popa 10:15 -10:35 hrs

Marco Ferrini 10:40 - 11:00 hrs

Questions and Answers 11:00 -11:15 hrs

Break: 11:15 -11:30 hrs

Session VI:
Theistic Interpretation of Empirical Observations on Life and its Origin
Chairman: Gianfranco Basti
11:35 - 13:15 hrs

Lothar Schafer 11:35 - 12:00 hrs

Giuseppe Sermonti 12:05 - 12:30 hrs

T. D. Singh 12:35 - 13:00 hrs

Questions and Answers 13:00 - 13:15 hrs

Lunch 13:15 -14:50 hrs

Session VII:
God and the New Biology
Chairman: J. N. Srivastava
15:00 - 17:40 hrs

Made Wardhana 15:00 - 15:25 hrs

Raad Hassan 15:30 - 15:55 hrs

Lothar Schafer 16:00 - 16:25 hrs

Vittorio Marchi 16:30 - 16:55 hrs

Robert Mann 17:00 - 17:25 hrs

Questions and Answers 17:25 - 17:40 hrs

Session-VIII:
Scientific Exploration for the Existence of God
Chairman: Marco Ferrini

V. V. Raman 18:30 - 19:10 hrs

Robert Mann 19:15 - 19:55 hrs

Banquet 20:00 - 21:15 hrs

Hon'ble Enzo Foschi 21:15 - 21:25 hrs

Cultural Program 21:30 - 22:20 hrs

Jamal Ouassini presents "Inconto a Tangeri"

Day 3: November 14, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session IX:
Panel on Darwin and God
Moderator: Lothar Schafer
9:30 - 11:30 hrs

Pauline M. Rudd

Luis J. Boya

Marco Gozzi

Massimo Brioli

Gianfranco Di Segni

Baba Gar-Diuf

Break 11:30 - 11:40 hrs

Session X:
Panel -- Scope of Future Research on Life and Its Origin
Moderator: T. D. Singh
11:45 - 13:25 hrs

Anita Goel

Mikulas Blazek

Jagdish N. Srivastava

Lothar Schafer

Michael Cremo

Vittorio Marchi

Lunch 13:25 - 14:55 hrs

Session XI:
Concluding Session

Summary by Chairpersons 15:00 - 16:40 hrs

Concluding Keynote 16:45 - 17:25 hrs

Vote of thanks: T. D. Singh 17:30 - 17:40 hrs

Sessions Schedule

Pre-Conference Public Program: November 11, 2004, G. Paolo II Auditorium
(Entrance free/Ingresso libero)

The Meaning and Purpose of Life: Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives

Chairman: Francesco Bistoni, Microbiologist and Rector of Perugina University, Italy

Day 1: November 12, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session I: Inauguration
Chairman: Dr. Marchi Vittorio, Quantum Physicist

Session II:
Spiritual Perspectives on Life and Its Origin
Chairman: Maurizio Calipari, Pontifical Academy for Life

Session III:
The Cosmology and Cosmogony of Life: Contemporary Issues
Chairman: V. V. Raman

Session-IV: (Centrale Ristotheatre)
Paradigms vs. Values of Life
Chairman: Michael Cremo

Day 2: November 13, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session V:
The Science of God
Chairman: Laura Provera

Session VI:
Theistic Interpretation of Empirical Observations on Life and its Origin
Chairman: Gianfranco Basti

Session VII:
God and the New Biology
Chairman: J. N. Srivastava

Session-VIII:
Scientific Exploration for the Existence of God
Chairman: Marco Ferrini

Day 3: November 14, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session IX:
Panel on Darwin and God
Moderator: Lothar Schafer

Session X:
Panel -- Scope of Future Research on Life and Its Origin
Moderator: T. D. Singh

Session XI:
Concluding Session

Sessions Schedule

Pre-Conference Public Program: November 11, 2004, G. Paolo II Auditorium (Entrance free/Ingresso libero)

The Meaning and Purpose of Life: Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives Chairman: Francesco Bistoni, Microbiologist and Rector of Perugina University, Italy

Day 1: November 12, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session I: Inauguration Chairman: Dr. Marchi Vittorio, Quantum Physicist

Session II: Spiritual Perspectives on Life and Its Origin Chairman: Maurizio Calipari, Pontifical Academy for Life

Session III: The Cosmology and Cosmogony of Life: Contemporary Issues Chairman: V. V. Raman

Session-IV: (Centrale Ristotheatre) Paradigms vs. Values of Life Chairman: Michael Cremo

Day 2: November 13, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session V: The Science of God Chairman: Laura Provera

Session VI: Theistic Interpretation of Empirical Observations on Life and its Origin Chairman: Gianfranco Basti

Session VII: God and the New Biology Chairman: J. N. Srivastava

Session-VIII: Scientific Exploration for the Existence of God Chairman: Marco Ferrini

Day 3: November 14, 2004, Protomoteca Hall

Session IX: Panel on Darwin and God Moderator: Lothar Schafer

Session X: Panel -- Scope of Future Research on Life and Its Origin Moderator: T. D. Singh

Session XI: Concluding Session

Pre-Conference Public Program: November 11, 2004, G. Paolo II Auditorium
(Entrance free/Ingresso libero)

The Meaning and Purpose of Life: Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives

Chairman: Francesco Bistoni, Microbiologist and Rector of Perugina University, Italy

Session I: Inauguration
Chairman: Dr. Marchi Vittorio, Quantum Physicist

Session II:
Spiritual Perspectives on Life and Its Origin
Chairman: Maurizio Calipari, Pontifical Academy for Life

Session III:
The Cosmology and Cosmogony of Life: Contemporary Issues
Chairman: V. V. Raman

Session-IV: (Centrale Ristotheatre)
Paradigms vs. Values of Life
Chairman: Michael Cremo

Session V:
The Science of God
Chairman: Laura Provera

Session VI:
Theistic Interpretation of Empirical Observations on Life and its Origin
Chairman: Gianfranco Basti

Session VII:
God and the New Biology
Chairman: J. N. Srivastava

Session-VIII:
Scientific Exploration for the Existence of God
Chairman: Marco Ferrini

Session IX:
Panel on Darwin and God
Moderator: Lothar Schafer

Session X:
Panel -- Scope of Future Research on Life and Its Origin
Moderator: T. D. Singh

Session XI:
Concluding Session