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International Year of the Periodic Table 2019 (IYPT2019) Opening Ceremony
Category
Study days
Date
2019-01-29 08:30 - 19:00
Venue
UNESCO House, Room I - 125, avenue de Suffren - Paris 7e
Preliminary programme
| 08:30-09:30 | Registration Exhibition area open |
| 10:00- 11:00 | Welcome and addresses by UNESCO and VIPs |
| 11:00- 11:30 | Nobel Laureate lecture Professor Ben Feringa - Periodic Table for Society and the Future |
| 11:30- 11:45 | Musical Performance |
| 11:45- 12:15 | Periodic Table: Hand-made Elements Professor Youri Oganessian - New elements of the Periodic Table |
| 12:15- 12:30 | Video show by 1001 inventions |
| 12:30- 14:00 | Lunch break Periodic Table exhibition visit |
| 14:00- 14:30 | Periodic Table and Education Professor Martyn Poliakoff - Mendeleev's gift to education |
| 14:30- 15:15 | Periodic Table and International Organizations Welcome addresses by International Unions, Major Societies and Sponsors |
| 15:15- 16:15 | Periodic Table and Outer Space Professor Ewine van Dishoeck - Origin of the elements in outer space Professor Maria Lugaro - The periodic table and meteorites Professor Alexander Lutovinov - Stars from cradle to grave: powerful factories of chemical elements |
| 16:15- 16:45 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16:45- 17:45 | Periodic Table and Sustainable Development Goals Session Dr. Andrey Guryev (PhosAgro) - Food security Dr. Marco Mensink (ICCA) - The role of the chemical industry in achieving the UN SDGs Professor Pietro Tundo (ICGCSD, IUPAC) - Environment: Green Chemistry Professor Tebello Nyokong (2009 L'Oreal Award) - Chemistry and health Professor Wole Soboyejo (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) - Periodic table and energy |
| 17:45- 18:00 | Musical performance |
| 18:00- 18:45 | Six young talented scientists of the World |
| 18:45- 18:50 | Closing remarks from the Management Committee |
All Dates
- 2019-01-29 08:30 - 19:00
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