Dear all,

You are kindly invited at the following Lecture.

The Director

Stefano Fantoni





"The Role of National Laboratories in Germany"



Tuesday, May 13 2008 at 9.30 a.m.

Room D, SISSA



Lecture by Professor Dr. Jürgen Mlynek

President of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres





The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing
society, science and the economy with top scientific achievements in six
research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies,
Structure of Matter, Transport and Space. With 26,500 employees in 15
research centres and an annual budget of approximately 2.35 billion euros,
the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.



The lecture gives an overview on the strategy of the Helmholtz Association,
its mission, goals and characteristics.

Anne Gatti
Director's Office
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Strada Costiera 11
I-34100 Trieste
Italy
Tel:  +39 040 2240251
Fax: + 39 040 2240410
e-mail: gatti@ictp.it