Word Science Forum
Date of issue: 17-19 November 2011
The event is organised by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in
close cooperation with UNESCO, the ICSU (International Council for
Science) and the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of
Science).In 1999 at the World Conference on Science the
organisers decided to hold the World Science Forum every two years in
Budapest. In 2001 UNESCO declared 10 November to be “World Science Day”,
since when science and scientists have been celebrated on this date.
From then onwards, the dates for the World Science Forum have been fixed
to coincide with this date. The forums in Budapest over recent years
have dealt with a variety of topics for scientists from all over the
world: Knowledge and Society (2003), Knowledge, Ethics and
Responsibility (2005), Investing in Knowledge: Investing in the Future
(2007) and Knowledge and Future (2009). In 2011 the central theme of the
World Science Forum is The Chang-ing Landscape of Science (2011).
By
Act XCIII of 2003 the Hungarian Parliament declared 3 November – the
day in 1825, on which István Széchenyi offered 1 year’s income from his
estates for the purposes of establishing a Learned Society, thus
facilitating the foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) –
to be Hungarian Science Day. The series of events for Hun-garian
Science Day in 2011 will be held between 3 and 30 November with
programmes throughout the country. Its main patrons are traditionally
the president of the HAS and the prime minister. (Source: mta.hu)
The main motif of the stamp is the logo of the World Science Forum, which includes the name and place of the event in English “WORLD SCIENCE FORUM BUDAPEST”, with the building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences hosting the event in the background. The first day cover for the stamp depicts a silhouette of the earth and the special postmark is illustrated by a stylised drawing of the building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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Order code: 2011200010011 (stamp) 2011200060012 (FDC)
Date of issue: 3 November 2011
Face value: HUF 270
Number of copies issued: 60,000 with 50 stamps per sheet
Perforated size of the stamp: 30 x 40 mm
Printing method: offset
Printed by Állami Nyomda
Designed by Ervin Widerkomm
