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TUESDAY 16/09
WELCOME
Participants will be welcomed with gadgets and helpful information to check-in at the ControventoHostel / ICTP Guest House.
OPENING CEREMONY
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14:30-15:00: Welcome to participants and the event's introduction, followed by institutional greetings.
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15:00-16:30: Introducing the Department of Excellence, followed by presentations of some of GIPE25's partners.
COFFEE BREAK
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FREE TIME / POSSIBLE DINNER
GAME NIGHT
- Social activity with students from Collegio Fonda: they will talk about physicist Luciano Fonda.
- The evening will proceed with board games (quantum games) and some fun quizzes about physics and Trieste!
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WEDNESDAY 17/09
GUIDED TOUR OF THE CITY
FREE LUNCH
SEMINARS
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"A brief overview of merging binary neutron stars" held by Prof. Dr. Luciano Rezzolla;
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"Solid-state detectors for experimental physics" held by Prof. Laura Gonella;
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"Second law of thermodynamics and Fluctuation Theorems" held by Prof. Alberto Imparato.
COFFEE BREAK
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SEMINARS
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"Quantum computing with atoms" held by Dott. Matteo Marinelli;
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"100 Years of Quantum Mechanics: A History of Understanding What Cannot Be Seen" held by Prof. Angelo Bassi.
DINNER AT THE UNIVERSITY'S CAFETERIA
VISIT OF THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF TRIESTE
- You will have the opportunity to visit Margherita Hack's Specola, where the famous astrophysicist and science popularizer worked. The observatory is located in a rural area of Trieste (Basovizza), where light pollution is lower, allowing for better star observation.
Private transportation provided, it will also take you back to your accommodation.
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THURSDAY 18/09
VISITING SISSA
You will have the chance to visit one of the research centers founded by the Triestin physicist Paolo Budinich.
- The structure of the visit is the following:
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Discussion Game: "How open is open access?"
During this interactive session, participants will explore their opinions, engage in discussions, and make collective decisions on open access publishing. This game has been developed by SISSA Medialab, the SISSA in house company active in scholarly publishing and science communication.
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Coffee break;
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Presentation of SISSA's physics research branches.
Private transportation provided.
LUNCH AT SISSA
VISITING INFN AND AREA SCIENCE PARK
Private transportation provided.
VISITING ELETTRA SINCROTRONE AND CNR
Private transportation provided.
BUFFET
Private transportation provided to go to each accommodation.
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FRIDAY 19/09
CONFERENCE
You will have the chance to discover what kind of research a physicist can do at INAF.
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Fabrizio Fiore: Astrophysics in Trieste and astrophysics from space;
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Andrea Zacchei (TBC): Technological projects at Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste;
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Laura Silva: Stellar Astrophysics at OATs;
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Fabio Fontanot (TBC, or F.Fiore), Extragalactic Astrophysics @ OATs.
LUNCH AT ICTP
VISITING ICTP
- You will have the opportunity to visit the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, founded by Paolo Budinich and Abdus Salam in 1964.
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14:00-15:00: Presentation of ICTP History;
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15:00-16:00: Seminar;
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16:00-16:30: "The Link Between Research and Innovation: A Lesson From the History of Physics" by Dott. Pierluigi Masai.
COFFEE BREAK
Followed by the possibility to join us to discover Miramare Castle.
SOCIAL DINNER
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SATURDAY 20/09
CLOSING CEREMONY
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10:00-12:30: Poster session with some of our sponsors;
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12:30-13:00: Closing ceremony.
You can also download the pdf version of the programme from this link.