CONFERENCE PRESIDENT'S CLOSING STATEMENT: SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE

摘要

One way to summarize the conference would be to say that there were 254 participants and 13 observers, that there were 46 countries represented and 13 organizations, that there were 10 sessions, 23 oral presentations and 52 panellists. But what I am going to try and do here is pull out some trends and issues as I see them. I am not going to try and go over what you have just heard and pick out things specifically from one session or another. So, my presentation is not complete, it is not politically correct and, at times, I must admit it is even blunt. It is an emotional impression, not a rational analysis; and I have not consulted with Session Chairpersons on what I want to say. So, if you think that what I'm saying is what they said, that's great; if you think I'm saying something that they didn't say, then that's all right, too. There are two people I would like to thank before I start. One is Mr. I. Barraclough from the IAEA, because he gave me a very useful hand in preparing for this presentation. The other one is Mr. T. Flueeler, because yesterday morning he started his presentation by saying this: "You know, if I was a scientist here, sitting in the audience, I couldn't take it for more than five minutes because scientists have to react and be part of the game. I have been sitting through more than 20 hours." So thank you, Thomas, for your understanding. A number of times I have felt like intervening and have refrained from doing so simply because I thought I would have my chance at the end. Anyway, I'll beg for your understanding as well on what I have put together.