The AAAS 2008 annual meeting: science and technology from a global perspective

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to report on the 174th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held 14‐18 February 2008 in Boston, MA, USA.

Design/methodology/approach

Conference report.

Findings

The conference theme was science and technology from a global perspective, which emphasized the power of science and technology as well as education to assist less‐developed segments of the world society, to improve partnerships among already developed countries and to spur knowledge‐driven transformations across a host of fields.

Originality/value

Overviews of six conference symposia are presented, which will be of interest to this journal's readers.

Citation

Mihram, D. and Arthur Mihram, G. (2008), "The AAAS 2008 annual meeting: science and technology from a global perspective", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 25 No. 7, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050810921292