Dear Colleagues, you are invited to attend to the Bologna Campus 2021 “Christmas Lecture” organised by INAF Bologna (OAS, IRA) and by the Bologna University (DIFA). The seminar will be held on Friday December 17, at 11.30 am at the Sala Plenaria of the CNR, and on streaming.
The live streaming will be hosted by the INAF-OAS YouTube channel, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV2H5diin8RNEHFeMJi8UvQ
Do not forget to book your seat if you attend in person and register at: https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/1732/ before Thursday December 16 at 23:59
Here you can find important information on how to attend the lecture in person. Please take a few minutes to read it carefully.
It should be noted that the participation in person is reserved to research staff, post docs, associates to either INAF or DIFA
First of all, to guarantee contact tracing and observe the maximum capacity of the room (150 seats), if you want to attend in person it is mandatory to register at this page, before Thursday December 16 at 23:59 https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/1732/
Moreover, we kindly ask the participants:
- to observe all the regulations to prevent the spread of covid-19 (on the website of the registration you can find the detailed safety protocol)
- to show up with about 30 minutes in advance at the reception for the check-in. The check of the Green Pass and of the temperature will be done at the entrance of the CNR area
- to follow all indications from panels and personnel, to sit only on the indicated chairs, and to avoid to stand or any form of gathering
- to always use a surgical face mask, wash your hands, and keep at least one meter away from other people
We thank you all for the collaboration
Our Speaker will be Dr. Catherine Cesarsky, Laboratoire AIM/Département d’astrophysique, CEA/Irfu, Universite Paris Saclay, France; High level Science Advisor at CEA, and former director general at ESO and former president of the IAU. For more info see https://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/dg-office/ccesarsk/
Title: The universe at hand
Abstract: Astronomers are excellent at taking advantage of new developments to increase their power of observation of the universe and its constituents. Often through international collaborations, they have been deploying mighty observatories and detectors of all kind on ground and in space. In parallel, they developed their skill at dealing with large amounts of data and of building numerical models to mimic natural phenomena. As a result, this is a time of extraordinary progress in our understanding of the cosmos, packed with new discoveries. I will illustrate the resulting revolution of knowledge with various examples, from extra solar planets and stars to galaxies and black holes and to the evolution of the universe as a whole.
