Join ICTP in celebrating science this weekend!

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This weekend, Trieste celebrates science in a big way with its 
TriesteNext event. Starting today and running through Sunday 27 
September, the city will host numerous exhibits and talks related to 
this year's theme, "BIOlogos: The Future of Life".Most activities will 
be held on or near Piazza Unita and are open to all; for details visit 
the TriesteNext website at http://triestenext.veneziepost.it/.

ICTP is participating by hosting one of TriesteNext's main speakers: 
Steve Chan, a technology expert from MIT and a director of IBM's Network 
Science Research Center. Chan will be the keynote speaker at ICTP's 
roundtable on Digital Technology for Development: How the Internet of 
Things and Big Data can Contribute to Development. He will be joined by 
panelists including:

--Maurizio Fermeglia, rector, University of Trieste

--Simone Sala, expert in ICT applied to development, environment, 
climate change and security, FAO

--Marco Zennaro, research officer, ICTP Wireless Lab

--Massimo Sideri, journalist and commentator, Corriere della Sera

The roundtable takes place on Saturday 26 September at 18:00 in the 
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia Salone di Rappresentanza 
(entrance from Piazza Unita 1).

In addition, today and Saturday, ICTP is welcoming groups of students 
from scientific and technical universities throughout Italy and beyond 
who are participating in TriesteNext's "Borse di Soggiorno" programme. 
The students will tour the Centre's SciFabLab as well as meet with ICTP 
scientists and mathematicians.

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While he is at ICTP, Steve Chan has agreed to give a colloquium here on 
the Internet of Things. The talk will be held today, Friday 25 
September, at 16:30 in the Budinich Lecture Hall.

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