ICTP goes to the UN!

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Dear ICTP community,

On Friday 9 May, ICTP will be the focus of a United Nations High-Level 
Event titled "Advancing Global Scientific Cooperation for Sustainable 
Development: Leveraging Quantum Science for a Resilient Future". 
Co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and 
UNESCO, the event will celebrate ICTP's 60th anniversary with a series 
of sessions dedicated to the importance of basic science and global 
science collaboration. It will be held at the UN headquarters in New York.

The event will be livestreamed at 
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e3xdq04r from 15:00 - 16:40 EST.

Global scientific collaboration and knowledge exchange are at the heart 
of ICTP's mission, and discussions at the event will explore leveraging 
opportunities such as the International Decade of Sciences for 
Sustainable Development (2024–2033) and the International Year of 
Quantum Science and Technology (2025). Nobel Laureate Duncan Haldane, 
who received ICTP's Dirac Medal in 2012 and whose work continues to 
influence the development of quantum technologies,will give a keynote talk.

Other sessions will discuss the role of the science-policy interface in 
informing policy decisions at the UN, and how research and innovations 
are translated into actionable policies that address global challenges 
and contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development 
Goals. A panel discussion related to this theme will feature ICTP 
Director Atish Dabholkar, ICTP Scientific Council member Aissa Wade, and 
Professor Greg Gabadadze, Senior Vice President of Math and Physical 
Sciences at the Simons Foundation.

ICTP success stories will be prominent throughout the event, 
illustrating ICTP’s commitment to inclusivity and diversity in 
scientific research. This includes the event moderation by Estelle 
Inack, a Condensed Matter Diploma alumna from Cameroon who went on to 
earn a PhD in ICTP's joint doctoral programme with SISSA and who is now 
a researcher with the Perimeter Institute, and a testimonial by Raji 
Ashenafi Mamade of Ethiopia, who enrolled in a PhD programme at MIT 
after completing ICTP's Postgraduate Diploma Programme.

Full details of the event are available at 
http://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e3xdq04r.


ICTP Public Information Unit
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