To bring together physicists and decision makers from policy and economics for an information exchange and in-depth debate to reach an agreement on the role of physics in modern society the first
FORUM PHYSICS AND SOCIETY
was held in Graz, Austria on April 19-22, 2006.
The main topics were
- The role of physics in the context of society, culture, and the sciences.
- The importance of physics for competitiveness in a technology-based world economy.
- Needs in research policy and funding.
- Standards and quality control in physics education and comparability in international physics curricula, at all levels of education.
- Ethical issues in physics.
The result of this forum was a resolution expressing the position of physics in our society.
