International Day of Light 2018
Contacts:
IDL2018 Contact Hub for Italy at SIF: idl@sif.it
IDL2018 International Secretariat: dayoflight@eps.org
IDL2018 International website
On November 14, 2017 the 39th Session of the UNESCO General Conference has proclaimed the 16th of May as the date to celebrate every year the "International Day of Light" (IDL). This date was chosen in recollection of the first laser light obtained by Theodore H. Maiman on 16 May 1960. The official inauguration ceremony is planned on 16 May 2018 and will take place at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris.
As declared by the Executive Board, the purpose of an IDL is "to provide an enduring follow-up of the achievements of the International Year of Light in raising the profile of science and technology, and its application towards stimulating education, improving the quality of life worldwide, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals".
On the occasion of the IDL the Italian Physical Society will act as "contact hub" with the aim to gather representatives of various national scientific societies and institutions, defining the major steps of the IDL2018 celebrations in Italy and the priority of a number of actions.
The official celebration of the IDL from the Italian Physical Society will take place on the closing day of the "Festival della Luce", which will be held in Como from the 4th to the 16th of May.
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT 2018 IN ITALY
• Lake Como Festival della Luce
The2018 edition of LCFDL enlights two fascinating
features: illusion and reflection, explored under different point of
views by 2 exhibitions; 4 conferences by scientists - among them a
Nobel Prize -, philosophers, artists, architects; 4 events and a
theatre show celebrating the first IDL on May 16.
Web site: www.festivaldellaluce.it
Como, 2-20 May
• Luce, Colore e Visione
"Light, Color and Vision" is the conference
proposed by the Physics Department "Ettore Pancini" of the
University of Naples Federico II and the Institute of Applied Science
and Intelligent. The city of Naples is ready to celebrate the event
with an amazing initiative for the general public!
Web site: www.fisica.unina.it/dayoflight2018
Napoli, 16 May
• International Day of Light in Latina
The "International Day of Light 2018" is
celebrated at the Scientific High School "G.B. Grassi" in Latina
(Italy) through peer-reviewed scientific talks, wide range artistic
exhibitions and astronomical shows at the Planetarium "Livio
Gratton".
Contact: enzo.bonacci@liceograssilatina.org
Latina, 16 May
• LIMS 2018, Luce, Imaging, Microscopia, Spettri di
applicazione
Il convegno LIMS 2018 intende mettere in contatto
ricercatori e tecnologi provenienti da enti di ricerca, università,
laboratori industriali e piccole e medie imprese della regione Lazio
allo scopo di presentare progetti e risultati significativi nel vasto
campo delle tecnologie associate alla luce.
Web site: www.frascati.enea.it/LIMS2018
Frascati (RM), 17-18 maggio