Dear Colleagues,

 

This weekend, ICTP and TWAS will participate in Trieste's annual public science festival, TriesteNext.

 

The event starts Friday 25 September and ends Sunday 27 September. This year's theme is "Science for the Planet". Activities will be centred around Piazza Unita, where gazebos will be set up for displays by Trieste Science institutes, ICTP and TWAS included. Opening hours for the gazebos are Friday from 9 to 22:00, Saturday from 10 to 22:00, and Sunday from 10 to 20:00.

 

There will also be an "Area Talk" for science talks. Amongst the speakers will be ICTP's Filippo Giorgi, who will participate in a panel discussion on global warming; the session begins at 16:30 on Saturday 26 September. The full programme is available online at https://www.triestenext.it/.

 

Entrance to TriesteNext is free, and Covid restrictions including social distancing will be enforced. Please note that many activities require pre-registration.