TWAS General Meeting

[Infopoint]

_To Staff and the ICTP Community_

Starting this afternoon, and through Thursday 29 November, The World 
Academy of Sciences (TWAS) will be holding its 28th General Meeting on 
the campus of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics.

/TWAS invites the ICTP community to attend symposia and scientific 
lectures that will be delivered by the Academy's Fellows, prize winners, 
Young//Affiliates and others in the TWAS community./

You can view the full programme here: 
https://twas.org/sites/default/files/twas14gcpgm.15nov.pdf

Among the highlights:

* Symposia on "Breakthroughs in Science of Stem Cells and Gene Editing" 
and "Data Analytics, Social Media and Sustainability".

* Lectures by winners of the 2017 and 2018 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize, 
one of the most prestigious prizes in the world given to scientists from
developing countries.

* The Abdus Salam Medal Lecture. (The Medal winner will be announced 
this afternoon.)

The Opening Ceremony begins this afternoon at 15.00, and features 
speeches by science dignitaries – including TWAS President Bai Chunli 
and ICTP Director Fernando Quevedo, plus the announcement of winners for 
various TWAS awards.

You can watch a livestream here: 
https://twas.org/meeting/twass-28th-general-meeting

Most of the events will be held in the SISSA Building (Auditorium) 
adjacent to the Leonardo Building on the ICTP Campus.




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