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World Year of Physics 2005 Switzerland

World Year of Physics 2005 Switzerland. Coordination Group: C. Rossel (EPS, IBM Research, Rüschlikon) T. Gyalog (SPS, Uni. Basel) A. Kiebele (SPS, Uni. Basel). www.wyp2005.ch www.wyp2005.org. Mulhouse, 16 Oct. 2005. WYP2005-Switzerland. BERN EPS-13, 1 3 th General Meeting of EPS

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World Year of Physics 2005 Switzerland

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  1. World Year of Physics 2005 Switzerland Coordination Group: C. Rossel (EPS, IBM Research, Rüschlikon) T. Gyalog (SPS, Uni. Basel) A. Kiebele (SPS, Uni. Basel) www.wyp2005.ch www.wyp2005.org Mulhouse, 16 Oct. 2005

  2. WYP2005-Switzerland • BERN • EPS-13, 13th General Meeting of EPS • 11-15 July 2005, Bern • Beyond Einstein – Physics for the 21st Century • 3 parallel conferences (11-14 July 2005) • I. Photons, Lasers and Quantum Statistics • II. Relativity, Matter and Cosmology (with ESA, ESO, CERN) • III. Brownian Motion, Complex Systems and Physics in Biology • Open Day ‘Einstein heute‘ (15 July) • Jointly with Swiss Academy of Science • and Swiss Physical Society • Special prize distribution session !

  3. WYP2005-Switzerland BERN parallel events http://www.einstein2005.org • Einstein 2005 Bern Festival, 6-10 July 2005 • organized by Forum Einstein 2005 Bern • International Symposium (6-9 July) • ‘Today’s problems in the tradition of Einstein’ • Uni Bern, Int. Space Science Institute (ISSI) • Conference on History of Science (7-10 July) • Uni Bern, Max Planck Inst. Berlin • Festakt (Casino, Sat. 9 July) • with participation ofFoundation ‘Science et Cité‘ • Annual meeting of SAS/SPS (14-15 July)

  4. WYP2005-Switzerland BERN parallel events http://www.einstein2005.org • Historical Museum: • - Special Exhibition on ‘Albert Einstein’ • (16 June 2005- 17 April 2006) • - Erlebnispark Physik (Event Parc) (16 June-16 Oct 2005) • - Energy Show (6 – 21 Aug. 2005) • Einstein’s House Museum • Einstein path and city tours • Cultural events – Biennale Bern 2005 • (music, theater, public colloquia, etc.) • Einstein for schools (‘Living Einstein’ project with CERN) • …..

  5. WYP2005-Switzerland • ZURICH • ETHZ 1855-2005: 150 Year Jubilee • Einstein in Zurich: 1896 starts undergraduate studies of mathematics and physics at ETH, graduates in 1900. PhD from University of Zurich in 1905. Professor of physics at the Uni. of Zurich (1909-11). Faculty member at ETH (1912-14). • Visit of the Physics Department: Physics for kids and teens Secondary schools I & II 7 – 11 March 2005 • Primary schools 14 – 18 March 2005 • Einstein Symposium: 7 – 11 June 2005 • Physics in the 21st Century – 100 Years after Einstein’s “Annus Mirabilis” • Night of Physics (Nacht der Physik) • Open doors, visit of the Physics Dept. on the night of 17-18 June 2005 • Exhibition 'Einstein in Zurich' in coll. with the Historical Museum Bern, Oct. 2005

  6. WYP2005-Switzerland • E = mc² wird 100 : 21 Nov. 2005 = 100th Anniversary of famous equation • SPS winning award to best celebration event by students from gymnasium and professional schools • TALENT SEARCH 2005 Switzerland (1 Jan. – 15 June 2005) • for youngsters 10-18 years old • - Set up : - Organizing Committee - Patronage Committee • - Sponsors list (EMPA, IBM, ABB,…) • - send flyers to all Swiss secondary schools and Gymnasium • winning projects to be displayed at the Open Day (15 July 2005) in Bern • and then at Technorama Science Center.

  7. WYP2005-Switzerland • Possible action with newly opened: In Volketswil by Zurich

  8. WYP2005-Switzerland • WINTERTHUR • Technorama • Special Exhibition: ‘Mein Gott Einstein!’ (25 Feb.2005- Jan. 2006) with ~ 20 interactive experiments and videos Why became Einstein so famous? Controversial aspects of the man, the genius, the artist, etc. • Outreach regional events • Mini-workshops with invited speakers • International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT),15-22 July 2005

  9. WYP2005-Switzerland • LUCERN • Swiss Museum of Transport • Cycle of conferences on physics and philosophy (Jan. 2005) • ‘Materialization –Dematerialization’ • Virtual art gallery (June 2004 – January 2005): ‘Art and Science’ • Series of interactive experiments and conferences • with presentation of research projects from Swiss Universities • 39th National Competition “ jung+innovativ” • by Schweizer Jugend forscht (22-24 April 2005)

  10. WYP2005-Switzerland • GENEVA • CERN • CERN 50th anniversary (2004) • 16 Oct.: Open day • 19 Oct.: Official celebration day • The Time Machine Challenge (2004, cancelled) • ‘Einstein Magic City‘ challenge (2005,not funded by EU) • Science on Stage (Nov. 2005) within the European S&T week • University of Geneva • Outreach activities and scientific workshop by Physics Dept. (MaNEP) • Replication of the experiments on general relativity made by • physicist Charles-Eugène Guye (1907-15) with Uni. Oldenburg, CERN, • and History of Science Museum of Geneva.

  11. WYP2005-Switzerland Other actions • Planned activities at most universities (not clear yet) • Festival Science et Cité 2005: Weekend in May 2005 ‘Consciousness’ – neuroscience (Brainweek 2005) simultaneously in many cities, start in Lucern • Project of itinerant exhibition on Albert Einstein (1879 -1955) • ‘Le violon d’Einstein’ • Université de Franche Comté – Besançon (F) • Dance-Theater and videoperformances on ‚the Dreams of Albert‘ • inspired from A. Lightman‘s book ‚‘Einstein‘s Dreams‘. • by Carambole Dance Group, Zurich

  12. Conclusions Swiss WYP2005 is on good tracks but still… problems to find financial support and some delays in the preparation!

  13. WYP2005 - Goals • Raise public awareness for Physics and physical sciences • Stop decrease of physics students numbers in High Schools and Universities • Need to outline • Great contributions of Physics in Science and Technology and its impact • on society • Interdisciplinary role of Physics and incubator for new emerging fields • Great challenges of Physics for the 21st century: energy, environment, public health • Physics in education • Physics in developing countries and physics for development • Women in Physics • The cultural heritage of Physics, from the Egyptian and ancient Greek legacy to modern physics

  14. Suggested WYP2005 Actions • Local and itinerant exhibits on physics, Einstein and other famous physicists • Local events on physics in every day life - integration to existing cultural events • Actions in schools, universities, national and private research laboratories • Interdisciplinary conferences, workshops or symposia • Interaction with local industry, technology parks,... • Advertising material: articles in newspapers and specialised magazines, posters • in public areas, Radio and TV special programmes, WYP stamp, etc. • Newsletter, Europhysics News, National Physical Societies bulletins, • Web sites with updated information and forums

  15. WYP2005 • Initiative launched by EPS in 2000: • Idea: 2005 is 100th anniversary of the " Miraculous Year" of Albert Einstein. • Theory of relativity, quantum theory, theory of Brownian motion • Endorsed by: • World Congress of Physical Societies, Berlin, Dec. 2000 • EPS Council, Mulhouse, March 2001 • General Assembly of IUPAP, Berlin, Oct. 2002 • General Conference of UNESCO, Paris, 16 Oct. 2003 • General Assembly of United Nation, New-York, 1 June 2004  International Year of Physics • International Steering Committee

  16. WYP2005-Switzerland Other actions • Traveling exhibition at Swiss railway stations • Presentation of experiments, models and video (ex. AFM) • Large public attention

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