(ANSA) - TRIESTE, DEC 17 - The preparation for ESOF2020, which will turn Trieste into the international capital of science, is getting to the heart of the matter. Today, the Program Committee met fort the first time in order to establish the rules, the speakers and the contents. During the morning, the Committee indicated eight themes: water as a resource to be managed and defended, science and diplomacy, 'Calcolo ergo sum' (the importance of calculations, big data, the Internet of things, use of smart phones, artificial intelligence and robotics), science and society, renewable energy, sustainable future (agriculture, food and other), humanities (for a long and good life). ''This is the first meeting and was preceded by many preparatory communications - explained Andrea Gambassi, professor of Physics at SISSA, member of the Committee - and soon we will draft the call for international participation, we are expecting about 300 proposals for seminars and different activities, then we will have to select''. The final decision for the program is scheduled for June 2019, then the international selections will be completed by September. The Program Committee consists mainly of scientists, but also representatives of other scientific organizations, such as the CEI, Central European Initiative. Roberto Antonione, new secretary general of the CEI, underlined ''the importance of the support that science and politics can give each other''. The director of Slovenia's Stefan institute, Jadran Lenarcic, expressed ''interest also in organizing some events in Ljubljana''. Mounir Ghribi, OGS's International cooperation and strategic partnership officer,will focus on water and scientific diplomacy. Riego said that ''the themes selected for ESOF2020, cover most of the crucial issues'' of the present and the future. (ANSA).