The Opening Ceremony took place at the 29th of January at the UNESCO HQ in Paris, France.
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The full programme booklet can be found here: IYPT2019 Opening Ceremony programme booklet
Programme
| 08:30-09:45 | REGISTRATION Exhibition area open |
| 10:00-10:40 | WELCOME SESSION Moderator: Flavia Schlegel Ms. Audrey Azoulay – Director-General UNESCO Mr. Mikhail Kotyukov – Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Pierre Corvol – President of l’Académie des Sciences, Institut de France Dr. Andrey Guryev – CEO PhosAgro |
| 10:40-10:50 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Mira Yevtich – Brahms Rhapsody Opus 79 number 2 |
| 10:50-11:00 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMME Prof. Natalia Tarasova – IYPT MC co-chair, Past-President of IUPAC |
| 11:00-11:30 | ELEMENTS FOR LIFE ROUND TABLE Moderator: Mr. Philip Ball Ms. Emelia Arthur (FAO/UCN/IIED STEM) – (women) education in Africa Dr. Marco Mensink (CEO ICCA) – Industry and UN SDG Prof. Alinka Lépine-Szily (Sao Paolo) – Discovery of new elements |
| 11:30- 11:55 | NOBEL LAUREATE LECTURE Introduction: Prof. Jan Reedijk, IYPT MC co-chair PERIODIC TABLE FOR SOCIETY AND THE FUTURE Prof. Ben Feringa – Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2016 |
| 11:55-12:05 | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT INAUGURATION OF THE GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE “1001 INVENTIONS: JOURNEYS FROM ALCHEMY TO CHEMISTRY” Ahmed Salim – Co-Founder and Director, 1001 Inventions organisation |
| 12:05- 12:25 | HAND-MADE ELEMENTS Introduction: Prof. Bruce McKellar – Past President IUPAP NEWCOMERS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE Prof. Youri Oganessian – Scientific Director Flerov Laboratory, Dubna |
| 12:25-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK Visit of the Periodic Table exhibition |
| 14:00-14:20 | PERIODIC TABLE AND EDUCATION OUTREACH Introduction: Prof. Pilar Goya – President EuChemS MENDELEEV’S GIFT TO EDUCATION Prof. Martyn Poliakoff – University of Nottingham |
| 14:20- 15:00 | YOUNG OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS OF THE WORLD STANDUP 4 PERIODIC TABLE-DEDICATED ADDRESSES BY YOUNG CHEMISTS FROM REGIONS OF THE WORLD Moderator: Dr. Michel Spiro – President Designate IUPAP Ms. Nozipho Gumbi – Africa Mr. Xuefeng Jiang – Asia Ms. Thahira Begum – Asia-Pacific Ms. Kita Macario – Latin America Mr. Patrick Steinegger – Europe-North America Ms. Nourtan Abdeltawab – Arab States |
| 15:00-16:00 | ON THE ORIGIN OF ELEMENTS Moderator: Dr. Romain Murenzi – Executive Director TWAS ORIGIN OF THE ELEMENTS IN OUTER SPACE Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck – Kavli Prize Laureate 2018; Leiden University THE PERIODIC TABLE AND METEORITES Dr. Maria Lugaro – Konkoly Observatory, Budapest STARS FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE Prof. Alexander Lutovinov – Space Researc Institute RAS |
| 16:00-16:30 | COFFEE/TEA BREAK Visit of the Periodic Table exhibition |
| 16:30-17:20 | PERIODIC TABLE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPMENT ROUND TABLE Moderator: Prof. Nicole Moreau – Chair of the International Scientific Board for the IBSP at UNESCO Prof. Qi-Feng Zhou – President of IUPAC Prof. Kennedy Reed – President of IUPAP Prof. Aslan Tsivadze – President of the Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society Dr. Bonnie Charpentier – President of the American Chemical Society Dr. Robert Parker – CEO of the Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 17:20- 18:20 | PERIODIC TABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SESSION ROUND TABLE Moderator: Ms. Peggy Oti-Boateng – UNESCO Prof. Daya Reddy – ISC Prof. Wole Soboyejo – Worchester Polytechnic Institute Prof. Sandro Scandolo – ICTP Dr. Brigitte van Tiggelen – On behalf of the President of the IUHSPT Dr. Mark Cesa – OPCW Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Pietro Tundo – ICGCSD, IUPAC |
| 18:20-18:30 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Mira Yevtich – Chopin Nocture Opus 15 number 2 + Scriabin Poem Opus 32 number 2 |
| 18:30- 18:40 | CLOSING REMARKS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE IYPT CLOSING CEREMONY IN TOKYO, JAPAN ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2019 Dr. Kohei Tamao – Chair of the IYPT Closing Ceremony Committee in Japan CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE IYPT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Prof. Jan Reedijk & Prof. Natalia Tarasova – IYPT MC Co-chairs |