Pugwash conferences

/ ˈpʌɡˌwɒʃ /

plural noun

1. international peace conferences of scientists held regularly to discuss world problems: Nobel peace prize 1995 awarded to Joseph Rotblat, one of the founders of the conferences, secretary-general (1957–73), and president from 1988

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pugwash conferences¹

C20: from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, where the first conference was held

Example Sentences

From the mid-1970s, he was also central to the highly influential CBW Study Groups convened by the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which brought together scientists from east and west to discuss disarmament.

From Nature

Shortly before his death in 1955, Albert Einstein co-authored a report on avoiding nuclear war, which led to the Pugwash Conferences, and helped create non-proliferation agreements.Credit:

From Nature

Organizations such as the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, the Internet Engineering Task Force, and the Global Observatory for Gene Editing have worked to make discussion and deliberation accessible to new types of stakeholders.

From Slate

He continued this stance as president of the nuclear-arms-opposing Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs after his retirement from Cambridge in 1997.

From Nature

He was also president of the Pugwash conferences, an influential group which seeks to curtail armed conflicts around the world.

From Nature