ICTP: Scientific Calendar (2003)
16 January - 18 January (18=Sat)
Eleventh International Workshop on Computational Physics and Material Science: Total Energy and Force MethodsOrganizer(s): R. Martin, M. Finnis, S. Baroni
E-mail: smr1491@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
16 January - 4 February
Winter College on "Numerical Methods in Electronic Structure Theory"Organizer(s): S. Baroni, A. Dal Corso, S. de Gironcoli, P. Giannozzi
E-mail: smr1492@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
27 January - 28 February
SCHOOL ON ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS and CONFERENCE ON THEORETICAL TOPICS IN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS (School: 27 Jan-28 Feb;Conference: 10-21 Feb)Co-sponsor(s): Co-organizers: The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei - FEEM
Organizer(s): Directors: Partha DASGUPTA, Karl-Goran MALER
Local Organizer(s): M. Marsili
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 30 September 2002
E-mail: smr1493@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
3 February - 21 February
School on Radio Use for Information and Communication TechnologyOrganizer(s): S.M. Radicella and R.G. Struzak
E-mail: smr1494@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
10 February - 21 February
WINTER COLLEGE ON BIOPHOTONICS: Optical Imaging and Manipulation of Molecules and CellsCo-sponsor(s): In collaboration with the International Commission for Optics (ICO), the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Director(s): G. von BALLY (Lab.Biophysics, Medical Centre, Univ.of Munester, Germany),
P. FRENCH (Head of Photonics Group, Physics Dept., Imperial College, London, UK),
F.S. PAVONE (LENS, Univ. di Firenze, Italy).
Organizer(s): G. Denardo (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
Local Organizer(s): G. Denardo (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
E-mail: smr1495@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
3 March - 21 March
College on Soil Physics 20th Anniversary
Organizer(s): G.C. Ghirardi
E-mail: smr1496@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
24 March - 28 March
Conference on Monsoon Environments: Agricultural and Hydrological Impacts of Seasonal Variability and Climate ChangeOrganizer(s): Director: J. SlingoCo-organizers: E. Black, F. Molteni, F. Giorgi
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 November 2002
E-mail: smr1497@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
31 March - 8 April
Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related TopicsOrganizer(s): E. Gava, K.S. Narain, H. Ooguri, S. Randjbar-Daemi, A. Sen
E-mail: smr1498@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
22 April - 9 May
Workshop and Conference on Recent Trends in Nonlinear Variational ProblemsOrganizer(s): A. Ambrosetti, H. Brezis and A. Chang
Local Organizer(s): C.E. Chidume
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 November 2002
E-mail: smr1486@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
5 May - 16 May
International Workshop on "Proteomics: Protein Structure, Function and Interactions"Organizer(s): A. Maritan, J. Banavar
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 31 January 2003
E-mail: smr1499@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
12 May - 16 May
Fourth International Conference on Perspectives in Hadronic PhysicsOrganizer(s): S. Boffi, C. Ciofi degli Atti, M. Giannini
E-mail: smr1500@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
12 May - 23 May
Workshop on the use of the Simpacts Model for estimating Human Health and Environmental Damages from Electricity GenerationDirector(s): J.V. Spadaro (IAEA)
E-mail: smr1501@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
19 May - 28 May
INFM-ICTP Spring School on "Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter Investigated by Neutron Scattering and Synchrotron Radiation"Organizer(s): O. Moze, G. Rossi
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 February 2003
E-mail: smr1502@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
19 May - 30 May
Workshop on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology:Materials AnalysisOrganizer(s): M. Herman, N. PaverLocal Organizer: N. Paver
E-mail: smr1503@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
26 May - 6 June
ICTP Workshop on the Theory and Use of Regional Climate ModelsOrganizer(s): F. Giorgi, J. Pal, E. Eltahir
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 10 February 2003
(Limited Participation)
E-mail: smr1504@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
1 June - 18 June (1=Sun)
Summer College and Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare-Earth ManganitesOrganizer(s): T.V. Ramakrishnan, A.K. Raychaudhuri
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 31 March 2003
E-mail: smr1505@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
2 June - 12 June
School on Mathematics in String and Field TheoryCo-sponsor(s): INFN
Director(s): Paul ASPINWALL, Robbert DIJKGRAAF, Nikita NEKRASOV
Organizer(s): E. Gava, G. Thompson
E-mail: smr1506@ictp.trieste.it
NEW END DATE: 12 JUNE
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
16 June - 27 June
Course on Climate Variability Studies in the Ocean "Tracing and Modelling the Ocean Variability"Organizer(s): M. Gacic, F. Molteni, P.P. Povinec
E-mail: smr1507@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
16 June - 4 July
Summer School on Particle PhysicsOrganizer(s): M. Lindner, A. Masiero, A.Yu. Smirnov
E-mail: smr1508@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
7 July - 18 July
Advanced School in Basic Algebraic GeometryCo-sponsor(s): Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita' e della Ricerca. Progetto: Geometria delle Varieta' Algebriche.
Organizer(s): L. Göttsche, C.S. Seshadri, A. Vistoli
Local Organizer(s): L. Göttsche
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 28 February 2003
E-mail: smr1487@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
14 July - 19 July (19=Sat)
ICTP-INFM Conference on "New Frontiers in Nano-Biotechnology: Monitoring Protein Function with Single-Protein Resolution"Organizer(s): M. Giacca, V. Pellegrini, V. Tozzini - Local Organizer: Paolo Carloni
E-mail: smr1509@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
14 July - 1 August
Genes, Genomics and the Development of Behaviour: The Development of Function in the Nervous SystemOrganizer(s): K. VijayRaghavan, M. Bate, V. Rodriques
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 March 2003
E-mail: smr1510@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
4 August - 22 August
Summer School and Conference on Real Algebraic Geometry and its ApplicationsOrganizer(s): F. Broglia, K. Kurdyka, M.F. Roy and C. Traverso
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 March 2003
E-mail: smr1537@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
11 August - 15 August
Third Stig Lundqvist Conference on Advancing Frontiers of Condensed Matter Physics: Fundamental Interactions and Excitations in Confined SystemsCo-sponsor(s): the Office of Naval Research, ONR, Arlington, U.S.A.the Office of Naval Research International Field Office (ONRIFO)
Organizer(s): Directors: V. Kravtsov, A. Pinczuk and G. Scoles
E-mail: smr1511@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
25 August - 29 August
Euroconference on “Ab initio Many-body Theory for Correlated Electron Systems (Co-sponsored activity)Organizer(s): W. Temmerman, A. Georges, V. Kravtsov
E-mail: smr1512@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
1 September - 4 September
Tenth Hopping and Related Phenomena Conference (HRP 10)Director(s):
Organizer(s): H. Böttger
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 April 2003
E-mail: smr1513@ictp.trieste.it
Advisory Committee:
Z. Ovadhaju, M. Pollak, M. Sarachik, B. Shklovskii, I. Zvyagin
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
1 September - 5 September
Workshop on "Receptor Binding Assay (RBA) for Algal Toxins"Director(s): Contact persons: Drs. F.BOISSON (Monaco Laboratory), K.I.BURNS (Head, Chemistry Unit, Seibersdorf) and M.KHADRA (Chemistry Unit, Seibersdorf)
Organizer(s): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
E-mail: smr1550@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
8 September - 17 September
ICTP-INFM Summer School on "Transport, Reaction and Propagation in Fluids" followed by Conference on "Kolmogorov’s Legacy in Physics: One Century of Chaos, Turbulence and Complexity"Organizer(s): F. Benatti, G. Boffetta, G. Falkovich, R. Livi, M. Vergassola, A. Vulpiani, R. Zecchina
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 12 May 2003
E-mail: smr1515@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
15 September - 19 September
Seventh Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life: Life in the Universe: From the Miller Experiment to the Search for Life on other WorldsOrganizer(s): J. Chela-Flores, T. Owen, F. Raulin
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 30 April 2003
E-mail: smr1516@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
15 September - 26 September
Advanced School and Conference on Sources of Gravitational WavesOrganizer(s): J. Miller, L. Rezzolla, V. Ferrari
E-mail: smr1517@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
22 September - 26 September
Seminar on Development and Application of Isotope Tracer Diagnostics in Regional Climate ModelsOrganizer(s): P. Aggarwal, F. Giorgi
E-mail: smr1518@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
29 September - 11 October (11=Sat)
Seventh Workshop on Non-linear Dynamics and Earthquake Prediction Supported by the European Commission, Research DG,Human Potential Programme, High Level Scientific ConferencesOrganizer(s): V.I. Keilis-Borok, G.F. Panza
E-mail: smr1519@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
30 September - 3 October
First International Workshop on Integrated Climate Models: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Climate Impacts and PoliciesOrganizer(s): Director: Carlo Carraro; Local Organizers: M. Eberle, M. Marsili
E-mail: smr1541@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
1 October - 4 October (4=Sat)
Conference on Hierarchy Problems in Four and More DimensionsOrganizer(s): G. Senjanovic
E-mail: smr1520@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
13 October - 7 November
Autumn College on Plasma Physics: Long-Lived Structures and Self Organization in PlasmasDirector(s): B. Buti, S.M. Mahajan, P.H. Sakanaka, Z. Yoshida
E-mail: smr1521@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
15 October - 18 October (18=Sat)
Workshop on Modelling of Prefrontal FunctionOrganizer(s): T. Zalla, T.Shallice, J. Grafman,
Local Organizer(s): S.Franz
E-mail: smr1544@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
20 October - 14 November
Second Workshop on Distributed Laboratory Instrumentation SystemsOrganizer(s): A. Induruwa, U. Raich, C. Verkerk
E-mail: smr1522@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
23 October - 24 October
Round Table on "Developing Countries Access to Scientific Knowledge: Quantifying the Digital Divide"Organizer(s): At ICTP: Hilda Cerdeira, Enrique Canessa
E-mail: ejds@ictp.trieste.it
International Advisory Committee: Minella Alarcon (UNESCO), Les Cottrell (SLAC), Harvey B. Newman (CALTECH) and Carol Priestley (INASP)
Activity Information
10 November - 15 November (15=Sat)
Workshop on Plasma PhysicsCo-sponsor(s): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Central European Initiative (CEI)
Organizer(s): R. Amrollahi, P.I. John
Local Organizer(s): B. Stewart
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 1 May 2003
E-mail: smr1523@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
10 November - 28 November
College on Evaluation of Energy Technologies and Policies for Implementation of Agenda-21Organizer(s): Director: A.I. JalalLocal Organizer: N. Paver
E-mail: smr1524@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
1 December - 12 December
2nd ADVANCED COURSE ON COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING (CGE) AND THE ENVIRONMENTOrganizer(s): K.-G. Maler and P. DasguptaLocal Organizer: M. Marsili
Local Organizer(s): M. Marsili
E-mail: smr1533@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information (Online Application Form)
TO BE HELD OUTSIDE TRIESTE
2 June - 6 June
African Workshop on OPEN SOURCE AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT (Abuja - Nigeria)Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP; in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology of Nigeria
Collaboration(s): National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology of Nigeria
Organizer(s): E. Canessa (ICTP) and O.G. Ajayi (NITDA)
E-mail: its@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
27 October - 7 November
Regional School in High Performance Computing on Linux Clusters(Merida, Venezuela; venue: Universidad de Los Andes - ULA) (Merida (Univ. de Los Andes) - Venezuela)Organizer(s): S. Cozzini, A. Nobile, L. Nunez
Local Organizer(s): S. Cozzini, A. Nobile, L. Nunez
Deadline(s) for requesting participation: 15 february 2003
E-mail: ClusterSchool@ula.ve
Activity Information
24 November - 12 December
Microprocessor Laboratory African Regional Course on Advanced VLSI Design Techniques [Venue: College on Engineering (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana] (Kumasi - Ghana)Director(s): A.A. Colavita
and
F.K.A. Allotey
Organizer(s): A.A. Colavita
Local Organizer(s): F.K.A. Allotey
E-mail: smr1526@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
1 December - 19 December
Third Latin American School in String Theory (Brazil) (Brazil)E-mail: 1527@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
NB: limited participation = limited facilities are available for practical sessions/laboratory work
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
RESEARCH IN
- APPLIED PHYSICS: Aeronomy and Radiopropagation Laboratory; Fluid Dynamics; Bioastronomy, Biophysics and Neurophysics; Medical Physics; Optics and Laser Physics
- CONDENSED MATTER and STATISTICAL PHYSICS: Mesoscopic and Strongly Correlated Electron Systems; Statistical Mechanics and Applications; Electronic Structure and Computer Simulations; Synchrotron Radiation Related Theory
- EARTH SYSTEM PHYSICS: Climate Change and Impacts; Natural Climate Variability and Predictability; Mechanics of Earthquakes and Tectonophysics. Hosted activity: Structure and Nonlinear Dynamics of the Earth
- HIGH ENERGY, COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS: Phenomenology of Particle Physics; Cosmology; LHC Physics; Strings and Higher Dimensional Theories
- MATHEMATICS: Algebraic and Differential Geometry; Dynamical Systems; Functional Analysis; Singularities
- MULTIDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY: ICTP-INFN Microprocessor Laboratory; Dense Plasma Focus Project; X-ray Imaging; Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy
DIPLOMA COURSES IN
- Condensed Matter Physics
- High Energy Physics
- Earth System Physics
- Mathematics
- Basic Physics
JOINT PROGRAMMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme
- ICTP-University of Trieste-CNR ISMAR-OGS-OSMER FVG Ph.D. Program in Environmental Fluid Mechanics
- ICTP-University of Trieste Laurea Magistralis in Fisica
- ICTP-University of Trieste Laurea Magistralis in Astrofisica e Fisica Spaziale
HOSTED ACTIVITIES
For more information on these events, external Organizers should be contacted directly
24 January - 25 January (25=Sat)
MEETING OF IUPAP COUNCIL AND HEADS OF COMMISSIONSOrganizer(s): Local contact: H. Cerdeira
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
24 February - 28 February
Training Course on Laser Tools for Optical Imaging in Medicine and Biology Organizer(s): Jointly organized by ICTP and ICS
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
3 March - 4 March
European Union COST 271 Ionospheric Scintillation WorkshopOrganizer(s): Prof. S. Radicella
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
5 March
Mid Term Technical Meeting of the Advisory Group on Ionosphere of the ESA/EU GALILEO ProjectOrganizer(s): Prof. S. Radicella
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
5 March - 7 March
IAP WORKSHOP: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ACADEMIES AND SYMPOSIUM: SCIENCE, RELIGION AND VALUESOrganizer(s): IAP
Activity Information
10 March - 14 March
Meeting of the INTAS-00-257 Project of E.C.(10/3/2003) with Workshop on "Spectral Problems for Schroedinger-type Operators"(11-14/3/2003)Organizer(s): Dr. L. Dabrowski, SISSA
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
7 April - 10 April
ICGEB Theoretical Course on RNADirector(s): Glauco Tocchini-Valentini
Organizer(s): ICGEB-Director's Office
Activity Information
7 April - 16 April
Project "FARE SCIENZA CON IL COMPUTER"Organizer(s): National Simulation Centre of INFM, SISSA and University of Trieste
Activity Information
13 April (13=Sun 13=Sun)
ELETTRA Review Committee MeetingOrganizer(s): Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA
28 April - 29 April
COMSATS (Commission on Science & Technology for Sustainable Development) Coordinating Council Meeting - C A N C E L L E D -Organizer(s): Contact: TWAS Secretariat
24 May (24=Sat 24=Sat)
Olimpiadi Italiane della Fisica - CANCELLEDOrganizer(s): Giuliana Cavaggioni, Responsabile Olimpiadi Italiane Fisica
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
21 June - 23 June (21=Sat)
Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation, 7th Annual SymposiumOrganizer(s): The Giovanni Armenise-Harvard FoundationContact: Alexa M. Mason, Director for Italian Affairs
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
29 June - 6 July (29=Sun 6=Sun)
OLIMPIADI ITALIANE DI ASTRONOMIA - ACTIVITY CANCELLED on 13/6 -Organizer(s): Dr. Conrad A. Böhm, Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
Activity Information
21 July - 25 July
CONGRESSO CONGIUNTO ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI CRISTALLOGRAFIA (AIC) SOCIETA’ ITALIANA DI LUCE DI SINCROTRONE (SILS)Organizer(s): Gilberto Vlaic, Universita’ di Trieste e Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA
Activity Information
23 August - 27 August (23=Sat)
CONFERENCE ON: “THE SCIENCE OF APHASIA, IV: THE CROSS DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVEOrganizer(s): Universita’ degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Prof. Claudio Luzzatti
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
8 September - 28 November
Trimester on "Dynamical and Control Systems"Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): SISSA-ICTP
Activity Information
22 September - 25 September
XXIX Edition of the Symposium Dynamical Properties of Solids 2003 (DYPROSO 2003)Co-sponsor(s): the Abdus Salam ICTP
Organizer(s): Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA
Activity Information
10 October - 11 October (11=Sat)
Euro Conference EMIT on Medical Physics TrainingOrganizer(s): Dr. Slavik Tabakov
Activity Information
8 November - 10 November (8=Sat)
Meeting on "Action for Promoting Life Sciences in Developing Countries"Organizer(s): TWAS, Human Frontier Science Programme, The Wellcome Trust and the European Molecular Biology Organization
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
16 November - 20 November (16=Sun)
2002 START Young Scientist Awards MeetingOrganizer(s): TWAS, in co-operation with START (Washington D.C., USA)
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
24 November - 27 November
IV Convention Nazionale dei Giovani Ricercatori della Divisione Ambientale della Societa' Chimica ItalianaOrganizer(s): Dr. Pierluigi Barbieri, Dip. Scienze Chimiche, Univ. TS
1 December - 5 December
Project "Fare Scienza con il Computer"Organizer(s): DEMOCRITOS-INFM, SISSA, University of Trieste; Local Organizer: Dr. Maria Peressi (DFT)
E-mail: adminAG@ictp.trieste.it
Activity Information
IAEA-ICTP Co-sponsored
24 March - 4 April
Workshop on Nuclear Desalination Technology and EconomicsDirector(s): R.S. Faibish
Organizer(s): R.S. Faibish - ICTP Local Correspondent Coordinator: D. Treleani
Activity Information
7 July - 11 July
Workshop on Status of High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) TechnologyDirector(s): M. Methnani - IAEA
Organizer(s): M. Methnani; ICTP Local Correspondent Coordinator: D. Treleani
Activity Information
8 September - 12 September
Workshop on Atomic and Molecular Data for Fusion Energy ResearchDirector(s): R.E.H. Clark
Organizer(s): R.E.H. Clark; ICTP Local Correspondent Coordinator: B. Stewart
Activity Information
13 October - 17 October
Workshop on Technology and Applications of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS)Director(s): A. Stanculescu
Organizer(s): A. Stanculescu; ICTP Local Correspondent Coordinator: N. Paver
Activity Information
27 October - 7 November
Workshop on Advanced Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for EducationDirector(s): R.B. Lyon, A. Badulescu
Organizer(s): R.B. Lyon, A. Badulescu; ICTP Local Correspondent Coordinator: B. Stewart
Activity Information
17 November - 28 November
Workshop on Nuclear Structure and Decay Data: Theory and Data EvaluationDirector(s): A. Ventura, A.L. Nichols
Organizer(s): A. Ventura, A.L. Nichols; ICTP Local Correspondent Coordinator: N. Paver
Activity Information
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