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Launch of the International Year of Physics, Paris, Jan. 13-15 2005 |
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Physics for Tomorrow |
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Launch Conference of the International Year of Physics UNESCO, Paris, France, January 13-15 2005 |
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Over 1000 participants are expected, with more than 500 young students from over 80 countries. These students (about 17-21 years old) will be selected among the best physics students of their countries. The conference languages will be English and French. Invited speakers: Zhores Alferov (Russia), Nobel Prix Prize (Physics) 2000 “Physics and information technology” Georges Charpak (France), Nobel Prize (Physics) 1992 “Teaching and education in physics” Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (France), Nobel Prize (Physics) 1997 “Quantum physics and its impact on daily life” Gerard t’Hooft (Pays Bas), Nobel Prize (Physics) 1999 “Unified theories for elementary particles and forces” Masatoshi Koshiba (Japan), Nobel Prize (Physics) 2002 “Cosmology and astrophysics in the 21st century” Harold Kroto (UK), Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1996 “2010, a NanoSpace Odyssey” Denis Le Bihan (France) “Physics and Life Sciences” C. N. R. Rao (India) Title to be announced Myriam Sarachik (USA) “Nanophysics and nanotechnologies: their impact in the real world” Claus Weyrich (Siemens AG, Germany) “Innovation – a challenge for science and industry” Round tables: Physics and the socio-economical challenges of the 21st century with Ayse Erzan (Turkey) Ana Maria Cetto (Mexico) Sylvie Joussaume (France) Burton Richter (USA), Nobel Prize (Physics) 1976 Sergio Rezende (Brazil) Perception of science and physics in the general public with Pierre Léna (France) Chen Jia-er (China) Marvin Cohen (USA) José Luis Morán-López (Mexico)
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