See the invitation in pdf format

PHOTOGRAPHS

from the distinguished lectures

from the anniversary ceremony

09:30 - 10:20

Nanocrystal Based Solar Cells
Paul Alivisatos
Department of Chemistry, University of California - Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA

10:20 - 11:10

Reflections from the Explorations of an Engineer in the Space of Life Sciences
Gregory Stephanopoulos
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

11:10 - 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:20

Is Applied Mathematics Moving Away from the Core of Mathematics?
Constantine Dafermos
Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

12:20 - 13:10

The Logic of Regulation - Evolution and Cancer
Mark Ptashne
Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, Sloan - Kettering Institute, Molecular Biology, New York City, New York, USA

13:10 - 14:00

Recycling Money: from Research to Innovation
Dennis Tsichritzis
RICOH, European Strategic Research Operation, Geneva, Switzerland

14:00 - 16:00

Light lunch

Welcome addresses

Landmarks and Transitions in the First 25 Years of FORTH
FORTH's accomplishments in ppt format
Gregory M. Sifakis
Emeritus professor of Ancient Greek Literature, Universities of Thessaloniki and New York

Adapting Institutions and National Policies to the New ERC Paradigm
Professor Fotis C. Kafatos
President, European Research Council (ERC) & Chairman, ERC Scientific Council

FORTH 25 Years: Present State and Future Plans
Professor Alkiviades Ch. Payatakes
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)

Award Ceremony in Honour of the Founding Members of FORTH

Dinner