International Conference
on the Unity of the Sciences (ICUS)
The ICUS series was originally started in 1972 when the Founders, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Rev. Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, observed that as the scientific community was searching for academic truth, they were fragmenting into increasingly narrow sub-disciplines and becoming more isolated from one another. Sponsored at the time by the International Cultural Foundation, ICUS was developed as an international academic forum dedicated to the multidisciplinary exchange of views on significant issues of worldwide concern. This series strove to draw scientists and their work together centering on absolute values that would benefit all humanity.
By the 1990s, scientific endeavors were becoming increasingly interdisciplinary and collaborative. Because the urgency of the first concern of ICUS had passed, subsequent ICUS conferences were held less frequently. After ICUS XXII, held in the year 2000, the Founders turned their attention to other pressing humanitarian matters concerning international conflicts arising from religious, racial, and cultural differences.
Recognizing a growing need to address the rapid environmental destruction of our planet, Rev. Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon reconvened ICUS in 2017, just as in 1972 when the Founders saw a need to bring the sciences together to solve issues related to overall scientific development. Since 2017, ICUS has been sponsored by HJIFUS to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on various approaches to resolving problems such as pollution, resource depletion, loss of biodiversity, waste disposal, and climate change among others. However, these conferences are not meant to only be an academic exercise, but to provide a pathway toward the implementation of solutions that can restore the health of our planet and alleviate human suffering.
As ICUS gathers leading global scientists who then share their cutting-edge knowledge, HJIFUS publishes the proceedings of each conference and then distributes them worldwide to researchers, scholars, policy makers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators, thus providing a global awareness of the impending issues and what we can do to preserve and protect the Earth.
“Proper stewardship and care for the environment is absolutely essential at this time. Climate change, rising sea levels, deforestation, desertification, a lack of clean water supply, malnutrition and the rising cost of food products require our immediate attention. God created us to love and care for the Earth and all its blessings.”
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The History of ICUS
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ICUS Legacy: 1972 - 2000
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ICUS Legacy: 2017 - Present
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