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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2021-11-18T10:30:00+00:00
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SUMMARY:Academic freedom: what it is, how we protect it
DESCRIPTION:Academic freedom: what it is, how we protect it\nProf. Erik J. 
  Olsson\n\nWhat is academic freedom? Why do we need it? What specific righ
 ts do we have as teachers and researchers? These questions are addressed i
 n relation to the UNESCO 1997 recommendation for higher-education teaching
  personnel. It is observed that having good rules and regulations is one t
 hing, what happens in practice often quite another. The final part of the 
 talk lists the main current threats to academic freedom in the Western wor
 ld and what can be done to counter them by efficient means, with a case st
 udy from Sweden.\n____________________________\n[English version below]\nE
 xtracto del Acta del Comité Director del IAC del 24 de noviembre de
  2021:\n“En relación con el seminario impartido recientemente
  en el IAC por el Prof. Erik J. Olsson (Univ. de Lund), la Direcció
 n del centro lamenta profundamente que en el transcurso del mismo se reali
 zaran afirmaciones absolutamente contrarias con nuestro firme compromiso c
 on la igualdad de género y con los principios de nuestro Cód
 igo Ético.\n Este profesor no se encontraba en visita de traba
 jo en nuestro centro. Su ponencia fue propuesta, de manera puntual, por un
  investigador del IAC a la Comisión de Seminarios, quien revis&oacu
 te; el título y el resumen facilitados de la ponencia. Esta Comisi&
 oacute;n, por la información proporcionada, no podía deducir
  los contenidos totalmente inapropiados que finalmente fueron expuestos en
  varias transparencias y manifestados verbalmente por el referido ponente.
 \n La Dirección del centro expresa su rotunda desaprobaci&oacu
 te;n ante lo ocurrido y mantiene la medida de cancelar la distribuci&oacut
 e;n y el acceso a la ponencia a través de los medios de comunicaci&
 oacute;n propios del centro; confirmando  la acción tomada, co
 mo medida preventiva por el Director, en el momento en el que se tuvo noti
 cia de lo ocurrido.\n Se recuerda la responsabilidad que tiene todo e
 l personal del centro con el cumplimiento de nuestro Código &Eacute
 ;tico, y los principios y fines del IAC en el desarrollo de nuestra activi
 dad. Este compromiso es extensivo al personal externo que sea invitado par
 a la realización de actividades en nuestro instituto.”\n_____
 _\n[Text extracted from the acts of the Direction Committee meeting held o
 n November 24th 2021]\n"In relation with the seminar recently given by Pro
 f. Erik J. Olsson (Univ. of Lund, Sweden), the IAC Direction deeply regret
 s statements made during that seminar since those statements fully oppose 
 our firm committment towards gender equality and the principles of our eth
 ical code.   \nProf. Olsson was not in an offical visit at IAC. 
 His seminar had been proposed to the IAC's Seminar Commission by an indivi
 dual senior researcher at IAC. This Commission revised the title and the a
 bstract provided for this talk, from which it could not foresee the totall
 y inappropriate content exposed in several slides, and verbally manifested
  by the speaker.\nThe direction of IAC expresses its absolute dissaproval 
 of these events, and maintains its measure of blocking all institutional c
 hannels for the access and/or distribution of the recording of this semina
 r. Hereby we confirm that measure, which was adopted preliminarily by the 
 IAC's direction when it was first informed of these events.\nWe remind all
  IAC staff of our responsibility towards the observation of our Ethical Co
 de, together with the IAC's principles and objectives in the development o
 f all our activities. This committment is extended to any external personn
 el that is present at our institution.”\n______
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