Romania, as Laboratory of the Dialogue between Science and Spirituality in the Contemporary World Bucharest , October 18-20, 2009 Romanian Academy We celebrate at the end of this year the closure of the Program "Science and Orthodoxy - Research and Education" under the aegis of John Templeton Foundation, the first ample national program within the Orthodox and post-communist world. We like to share our experience with personalities from different countries, religions and spiritualities. An exhibition of the great Romanian painter Sorin Dumitrescu, correspondent member of the Romanian Academy, will be launched during our congress. Participation at the congress will be only by invitation. The badge will be required. Key-note speakers Michel Cazenave (France), loan Chirilé (Romania), Predrag Cicovacki (USA), Ronald Cole-Turner (USA), Doru Costache (Australia), Milan Dimitrijevic (Serbia), Sorin Dumitrescu (Romania), Nidhal Guessoum (United Arab Emirates), Chris Knight (UK), Solomon Marcus (Romania), Michael Murray (USA), Alexei Nesteruk (UK), Basarab Nicolescu (France and Romania), Cristina Nunez (Mexico), Alexandru Popescu (UK), Antonio Ritto (Brazil), Mihai Sora (Romania), Jean Staune (France), Magda Stavinschi (Romania). Organizing committee Basarab Nicolescu (Chair) Magda Stavinschi Radu Constantinescu Sponsors: John Templeton Foundation Association for the Dialogue between science and Theology in Romania Institu r Advanced Studies of Science and Orthodoxy Romanian Academy