January 30, 2016

ICRANet - Pescara
Piazza della Repubblica, 10

"ICRANet ongoing activities"

h 10:00 - 13:00

Welcome address by the Director of ICRANet, prof. Remo Ruffini
Opening speech by authorities and personalities

The 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy to
Roy Kerr
ICRANet and University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
and to Roger Blandford, Stanford University, CA, USA
“for fundamental work concerning rotating black holes and their astrophysical consequences”.
Prof. Roy Kerr (via Skype) and Prof. Vladimir Belinski, ICRANet professors

Recent ICRANet scientific results on Relativistic Astrophysics
ICRANet Director, Prof. Remo Ruffini, and collaborators

"The legacy of Abdus Salam and TWAS"
Prof. Romain Murenzi, Executive Director TWAS

Break

h 15:30 - 17:00

Opening speech by authorities and personalities

Presentation of ICRANet activities
Prof. Remo Ruffini – Director ICRANet

IRAP PhD and the Member Universities of the joint program
Prof. Pascal Chardonnet – ICRANet and University of Savoy

"La Madre Terra" of Pietro Cascella
Sculptress Cordelia Cascella - von den Steinen

Press Review
Pescara: ICRANet e il film di Tornatore - Rete 8 weblink