ICTP in Brief March April 2007

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    ICTP IN BRIEF

Bi-monthly unabridged listing of news published on http://news.ictp.it/ 
<http://news.ictp.it>


*9/3/2007*


      Nigeria's National Mathematical Centre
      <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=232>

On 1 March, a delegation from the National Mathematical Centre in Abuja, 
Nigeria, visited ICTP to tour its facilities and discuss poossible 
avenues of collaboration. The delegation was composed of NMC Director 
Sam O. Ale, Director of Library Services James O. Daniel, and Secretary 
Clement O. Adeyemo.


*12/3/2007*


      Mohamed Hassan on Radio3Scienza <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=233>

On 7 March, Rai-Radio3Scienza 
<http://www.radio.rai.it/radio3/terzo_anello/scienza/index.cfm> 
conducted an interview with Mohamed H.A. Hassan, Executive Director of 
TWAS <http://www.twas.org>, focusing on science, technology and 
innovation. The conversation, in part, was based on Hassan's recent 
plenary lecture given at the AAAS Annual Meeting 
<http://www.aaas.org/meetings/Annual_Meeting/> in San Francisco. To hear 
the interview, click here 
<http://www.radio.rai.it/radio3/view.cfm?Q_EV_ID=207489>.


      IODE-XIX <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=234>

The Nineteenth Session of the IOC Committee on International 
Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XIX) 
<http://www.iode.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=73> 
is being held at ICTP between 12 and 16 March. The event is co-hosted by 
ICTP and OGS (Italian National Institute of Oceanography and 
Experimental Geophysics).


      US National Science Foundation Board
      <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=235>

The US National Science Foundation Board will meet with scientists and 
staff at the ICTP and TWAS on 13 March. Board representatives include 
Michael Crosby, Executive Director of the National Science Foundation; 
Steven Beering, Chairman of the Board, President Emeritus of Purdue 
University; Arthur Reilly, Senior Director, Strategic Technology Policy 
at Cisco Systems; and Jon Strauss, President Emeritus of Harvey Mudd 
College.


*14/3/2007*


      ICTP Research on Digital Lectures
      <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=236>

The Science Dissemination Unit <http://sdu.ictp.it/> of ICTP has 
developed a new technology for scientists at the Centre to archive and 
share lectures and to expand their audiences at no cost for the 
activity. The system is automated, non-intrusive and low-cost. You can 
learn more about it at a seminar to be held on Thursday, 15 March, in 
Room D, ICTP Main Building, at 10:30 hrs. Everyone is welcome to attend.


*19/3/2007*


      Giorgi in Panorama <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=237>

Filippo Giorgi, head of the Earth System Physics section, is featured in 
an article in this week's /Panorama/ focusing on the global challenges 
posed by climate changes. /Panorama/ is one of Italy's most popular 
weekly news magazines. Giorgi serves as one of the vice-chairs of the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) <http://www.ipcc.ch> 
Working Group I, which has assessed the scientific aspects of the 
climate system and climate change. Its report was issued last month. To 
view the /Panorama/ article, click here 
<http://www.ictp.trieste.it/%7Esci_info/Clippings/C2007/C2007Quarter1/C160307_72.pdf>. 



*21/3/2007*


      Discussion on Climate <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=238>

The Meteorological Union of Friuli Venezia Giulia is organizing a round 
table discussion on the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on 
Climate Change (IPCC) report for policymakers, issued in February. The 
discussion will be held on the occasion of the World Meteorological Day, 
Friday 23 March, in the Kastler Lecture Hall beginning at 10 a.m. 
Speakers will include Sergio Castellari, Mauro Messerotti and Fulvio 
Crisciani. Fabio Pagan, ICTP's Public Information Office, will moderate 
the event. Everyone is welcome to attend.


*23/3/2007*


      Abel Prize <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=239>

Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New 
York, is the winner of the Abel Prize 2007 
<http://www.abelprisen.no/en/prisvinnere/2007/> "for his fundamental 
contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a 
unified theory of large deviations." In 1990, Varadhan was guest 
lecturer at the ICTP Workshop on Composite Media and Homogenization 
Theory. He has also served on the Selection Committee for the Ramanujan 
Prize 
<http://news.ictp.it/php/linkout/o.php?out=http://www.ictp.trieste.it/%7Esci_info/awards/Ramanujan/Ramanujan.html>. 
The Abel Prize, awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and 
Letters for outstanding work in the field of mathematics, carries a cash 
award of NOK 6 million (about US$ 1 million).


*28/3/2007*


      Interview with Carleson on Raiedu1
      <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=240>

On Thursday 29 March, Raiedu1 will broadcast an interview with Lennart 
Carleson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and 2006 Abel Laureate, 
conducted at ICTP at the time of the Ramanujan Prize ceremony. The 
interview will be part of the programme "Explorascuola", aired on Sky 
channel 805 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon and again from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The 
programme will be repeated on Friday 30 March from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m.


*27/4/2007*


      Ghirardi honoured <http://news.ictp.it/index.php?p=241>

The Publishing Editor of the /Journal of Physics A / will present the 
special issue of the journal edition, /The Quantum Universe/, to 
GianCarlo Ghirardi, professor of Physics at the University of Trieste 
and a long-time consultant to ICTP. The special edition, based on two 
conferences that were organized on the occasion of Ghirardi's 70th 
birthday in Trieste and Losinj, is dedicated to the enormous 
contributions that Ghirardi has made to the field. The presentation will 
take place in the Kastler Lecture Hall, Adriatico Guesthouse, on Friday 
27 April 2007 at 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend.



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