Happiness Conference 2007 in Gothenburg
The Happiness Conference, scheduled for October 27th-28th, is arranged by Charity International and the Philosofical Institution at Gothenburg University. It is unique not only because it's the first of its kind but also because it will gather people, organizations and politicians with unique competence and experience that together will try to create the blueprints for how we, in the most efficient way, can build the happiest world possible.
The first day is open to the public; the second day is for invited guests and representatives from Charity International. All discussions and presentations will be in English.
Where: Gothenburg University (Humanisten, Renströmsgatan 6); the big auditorium on the 27th and lecture hall C430 on the 28th
When: October 27th for the public, October 28th only for specially invited guests
Lunch: Is served in restaurant Tabla, Södra vägen 54
Questions: Email info@charity.se
Media: Can +46 70 441 7188
Schedule
Saturday 27 october (open to the public)
09.00 - 10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 - 10.30 Charity International outlines the conference and discusses the organization's activities and plans. Ludvig Lindström
10.30 - 11.30 What is happiness, and how can it be measured? Bengt Brülde
11.30 - 11.35 Break
11.35 – 12.15 Happiness and ethics: What place does the promotion of happiness (increasing the happiness in the world) have in ethics? Bengt Brülde
12.15 - 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.30 What do we know about happiness? Ruut Veenhoven
14.30 - 14.45 Coffee
14.45 – 15.20 Happiness and institutions, how are they connected? Justina Fischer
15.20 – 15.55 Happiness and income: A not so obvious relation. Christian Bjørnskov
15.55 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 16.45 Technological singularity and paradise engineering. David Pearce
16.45 - 17.30 Questions of priority and comparisons of happiness between species. Oscar Horta
Sunday 28 october (only for invited people)
09.00 - 09.30 Brief presentation of each participant
09.30 – 10.15 What strategies should be used to increase happiness globally? Bengt Brülde
10.15 – 10.30 Coffee
10.30 – 12.15 Group discussions (approximately five people, with different backgrounds, per group) about what we need to focus on to maximize happiness in the world.
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.30 Suggestions from each group are presented and discussed.
The speakers
Bengt Brülde Author of the first book about happiness and happiness research on Swedish, and member of the editorial committee “Journal of Happiness Studies”. More info |
Christian Bjørnskov Danish economist who has, among other things, researched on happiness and income. Mer info |
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Justina Fischer German economist at the SSE who has done cross-country research about the connection between happiness and institutions (e.g. democracy, decentralization, competition) More info |
Ludvig Lindström President Charity International |
Oscar Horta Oscar Horta teaches moral philosophy at the University of Santiago in Spain. |
Ruut Veenhoven Dutch happiness researcher who, among other things, started the "World Database of Happiness". More info |
Other participants:
Eva Selin Lindgren
Member of the Swedish parliament (c)
More info
Max Andersson
Member of the Swedish parliament (mp)
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Björn Liljeqvist
President Mensa Sweden
More info
Fredrik Thune
Certified coach in personal growth
