Social Events and Award Ceremonies

ESOF2010 participants will enjoy a rich social programme, with events taking place in some of the most impressive locations in the city.

2 July, 18.00 – 20.00, Auditorium Centro Congressi Lingotto
Opening Ceremony
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required)
The Official Opening Ceremony features welcome addresses by the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, and by the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, the Opening Lecture by Julia Fischer and an entertainment programme on the theme “Mathematics and Music”.
The Lingotto Auditorium was created by world-famous architect and designer Renzo Piano when transforming the FIAT oldest plant into a modern multifunctional centre.

4 July, 12.30 - 14.00, Centro Congressi Lingotto
ESOF2012 lunchtime reception
Hosted by the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required)
Dublin is delighted to be hosting ESOF2012, from 12 to 16 July, 2012, and to celebrate this, Patrick Cunningham, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland, invites all delegates at ESOF2010 to a reception. Dublin promises a programme that will be intellectually, culturally and socially invigorating for delegates. So, please join ESOF2012 celebration for good food, wine, music and some Irish craic.

4 July, 20.30 – 24.00, Castello del Valentino
ESOF2010 Party
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required, entrance 20 euros)
The ESOF2010 Party is the main social event within the ESOF2010 Programme. It is the perfect opportunity to meet other participants in an informal atmosphere and in the stunning setting of a perfectly preserved 17th Century Castle, the Castello del Valentino, on the green banks of the river Po. The castle will be open for night visits. The programme includes buffet dinner with local specialities and entertainment.

7 July, 14.15 – 15.30, Lingotto Roof-top Track
Transfer event to ESOF2012 Dublin
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required)
On a panoramic terrace overlooking the city, we will say arrivederci to all participants and pass the torch to Dublin. The programme includes addresses by the Mayors of Torino and Dublin and a cocktail reception.

Events Restricted to Selected Partecipants

5 July, 19.00 – 21.00, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali
Research&Business reception – Communication, a springboard to innovation
Hosted by Torino Chamber of Commerce and Unioncamere Piemonte
Open to ESOF2010 Science to Business speakers and to European Research&Business Speed Dating participants (badge and confirmation required)
A cocktail reception where you will have a chance to meet experienced entrepreneurs, R&D experts and representatives of European institutions. This ice-breaking social event will be the starting point for setting up new relationships and kick-start the European Research&Business Speed Dating event.

5 July, 20.00 – 24.00 Parco Le Serre, Grugliasco
Youth Party
Hosted by Comune di Grugliasco (TO)
Open to Science Shuttles groups and travel grants holders (badge required)
Busses will leave from Lingotto at 19.00
After a brief address by local authorities, each group will have a chance to present itself. A buffet dinner will follow. Dj set and performance by Scuola di Cirko Vertigo.

Award Ceremonies

3 July, 17.00 - 18.00, Sponsored Events Area
European Medical Journalism Award
Hosted by Bayer HealthCare AG
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required)
The European Journalists’ Prize is intended to reflect the significance of medical news reporting. The Association of German Medical Journalists (VDMJ) hopes that this prize may act as a signal. In the race to carry out fundamental medical research, Europe would long since have lost touch with the field if national interests had taken priority over knowledge and professionalism. The European Journalists’ Prize was awarded by the Association of German Medical Journalists (VDMJ) for the first time in 2003. The Prize is awarded for what the jury deems to be the year’s most outstanding medical journalistic publication or programme. Reception follows.

5 July, 15.45 - 18.00, Innovation Arena
Rammal Award
Hosted by Euroscience
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required)
The Rammal award, conferred by Euroscience, was created in memory of the great Lebanese physicist, Rammal Rammal (1951-1991). The Rammal Award for the year 2008 was awarded to Moulay Brahim Sedra. For the year 2009, the Rammal award honours both Ayse Erzan and the Foundation René Touraine. Addresses by Abderrahmane Tadjeddine, laureate 2000, (Sesame, a laboratory of excellence for basic and applied science in the Middle East) and by Gerassimos Papadopoulos, member of the European Commission, laureate 2002 (New trends in the research for earthquake predictability: foreshocks as a promising tool). Reception follows.

6 July, 10.30 - 14.00, Innovation Arena
Euroscience Media Awards
Exhibition Area
TV entries screening: 10.30 – 12.00, open entry (badge required)
Reception and awards presentation 12.00 –14.00, open to the audience of the video screenings and special invitations only
The Euroscience Media Awards are Europe’s leading prizes for journalists, television and public relations staff. They are awarded by a group of organisations that care fervently about the communication of European research excellence. The awards build on the pioneering work of Euroscience Stiftung’s awards to science journalists and now consist of the Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development Europe Award for a popular television programme and the AlphaGalileo Foundation Award for research public relations.

6 July, 14.00 – 15.30 , Sala Madrid
High School Competition Award Ceremony – “What can science do for society?"
Open to all ESOF2010 participants (badge required)
Award Ceremony of the High School Competition held in Italy and in Catalonia (Spain). Screening of winning videos will follow.