The Caryatids are being treated with a novel laser cleaning methodology.The Caryatids are being treated with a novel laser cleaning methodology that has already been successfully applied on many of the Athens Acropolis Sculptures (including the Parthenon West Frieze, the Frieze of Athena Nike's Temple, the Metopes and sculptural compositions from the pediments of the Parthenon).

The ceremony of the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching "Vassilis XANTHOPOULOS - Stephanos PNEVMATIKOS" The ceremony of the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching "Vassilis XANTHOPOULOS - Stephanos PNEVMATIKOS" will be held at the main Hall of the Old Parliament in Athens on December 14 2010, at 19.00 p.m.

PlanetData: A European network of excellence for large-scale data management over the Internet is launched.Researchers from the Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, participate in PlanetData together with teams from another 6 European countries.

The title of "Docteur Honoris Causa de l' Universite de la Mediterranee", Marseille, France.Professor Costas Fotakis, Director of IESL/FORTH, has been awarded the title of "Docteur Honoris Causa de l' Universite de la Mediterranee", Marseille, France.