India

For further information related to Indian events, contact the Coordinators:
Prof. Vahia M. N.
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Homi Bhabha Road Mumbai 400 005 INDIA
tel: +91 22 2280 4545 (ext 2350) • +91 22 2280 4695
fax: +91 22 2280 4610 • +91 22 2280 4611
Emails: vahia@tifr.res.in or vahia@tifr.ernet.in
or
Dr V. S. Sahni
Indian Physical Society
Email: ipa@hbcse.tifr.res.in

Useful links:
www.tifr.res.in/~ipa/iyp/summary.htm
www.tifr.res.in/~ipa/iyp/index.htm

Events:

• Download the Indian programmes for the World Year of Physics (Microsoft Word file)

• A series of lectures called Great Milestones in Physics (great contributions on greatest scientists)

• A conference on the Ten Faces of the Universe (Dashavtar) with a series of lectures across science

• An art exhibition related to scientific ideas, inventions and technologies

• Music and Dance Extravaganza

• A competion for Schools (Painting and Posters, Poetry etc...)

• A book on Great Indian Physicists

• Great Contribution of Indian Scientists

• A stamp on the occasion

• Newspaper articles

• Arts competion: - competitions in fine arts and performing arts about the image of physics (asked to create a piece of art based on their impression of physics) - films festival of Science

• Special meetings: - women in physics - complexities of physics education - relation of physics to other fields

• 2nd World Science Festival and Conferences 2005 - "'From Quanta to Cosmos"- Centennial celebration of Einstein's Miraculous Year
  The Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science (CPFS), in collaboration with other scientific institutions and agencies, proposes to organize the second World Science Festival and Conferences in 2005, on an India-wide basis. The theme will be the revolutionary developments in our understanding of the physical world, which began with the annus mirabilis of Albert Einstein in 1905. The objectives of the programme range from conveying the excitement and promise of contemporary developments at the frontiers of science and technology to the wider public, enhancing appreciation among the young for the pursuit of science, stimulating informed debate about the broader ethical and philosophical implications of emerging new technologies, encouraging dialogue between scientists and others in fostering the scientific enterprise, and catalyzing professional interactions on areas of common interest between scientists at the highest international level. The festival fare will include lectures, panel discussions, television interviews, plays, films, exhibitions, book launches and interactive events aimed at a general audience on the one hand and seminars and conferences intended for specialists on the other. Each conference will review the state of the art, formulate programmes of action and follow-up measures as well as bring out the proceedings for wider dissemination. The proposed plans mesh with the declaration of 2005 as the 'International Year of Physics'.
  INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA PLANS
  Reflecting Einstein's contributions in 1905 and his subsequent work, the general theory of relativity, Bose-Einstein statistics etc the following topics will be highlighted:
  A The fundamental constituents of matter
  B Relativity and cosmology
  C Bose-Einstein condensates
  D Quantum theory and reality
  It is expected that the programme will commence with major events in early 2005, with the formal opening of WSFC 2005 on February 12, 2005, and a climactic event on March 14, 2005, Einstein's birthday. The rest of the events could be spread through 2005. From September-December 2005, the international symposia will be held in key metros (Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai), with the possibility of lectures, satellite symposia etc in nearby cities. Each international symposium is expected to have 25 overseas scientists, 50 Indian scientists and 25 young scientists.

• "World View on Physics Education in 2005: Focusing on Change": will be held from 21 to 26 August 2005 at Delhi, India, with University of Delhi as the host institution.
  Details are available at the conference website www.icpe2005.ne

• Relativity Resource Library-a subject gateway of internet resources on Relativity and Einstein
  Contacts: Jack Eapen and Mathew Cherian
  Dates: Entire year and afterwards

• Place: The World Wide Web

  
  Relativity Resource Library(RRL) is a project of www.jackeapen.org
  RRL is planning to collect various web resources available on Special Theory of relativity,General Theory of Relativity and Albert Einstein.This site is intended to provide a single window access to information resources available on the web. This is to help students and researchers to find information easy and handy.RRL is built using the open source software WebBiblio(http://webbiblio.sourceforge.net).(Institutions may build similar subject gateways using WebBiblio)
  
  RRL is planned to grow on a collaborative manner. We request all interested to visit the site and contribute resources to RRL

• To celebrate World Year of Physics, Nehru Planetarium is organising an EINSTEIN LECTURE SERIES. The Inaugural Lecture of this series "ALBERT EINSTEIN: HIS MIRACLE YEAR (1905)” will be delivered by Dr. Virendra Singh, (INSA C.V.Raman Research Professor, TIFR, Mumbai). The lecture will be held on Saturday, 9 July 2005 at 5.00 pm at Nehru Centre’s Hall of Culture, Worli, Mumbai 400018.

• INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS (IAPT) Regional council (4B) of Gujarat will organize in Ahmedabad, a one-day seminar on “A century of Physics since 1905 –Einstein’s miraculous Year” in celebration of the International Year of Physics, IYP- 2005.

  • The seminar to be organized jointly with St. Xavier’s College (Science) and K. K. Shah Jarodwala Maninagar Science College (both Ahmedabad), will be held on Sunday July 03, 2005. The venue of the Seminar will be declared later on.
  •  Physics teachers from colleges/universities and higher secondary schools of Gujarat along with others interested are welcome to participate and benefit from this seminar.
  • The academic programme of this event will consist of informative lectures by experts on the theme of IYP-2005, and a felicitation of octogenarian mathematician-physicist Prof. P.C.Vaidya who is our living link with the Einsteinian era. We also plan to invite young physics teachers and research scholars (about 03, in each category) for oral presentations on their topic of research, or on Physics education.

    For details please contact:
    Prof. K.N. Joshipura

    
    Seminar Coordinator (Regional Secretary, IAPT RC-4B)
    
    Department of Physics Sardar
    
    Patel University Vallabh Vidyanagar-388 120
    Email: knjoshipura@yahoo.com

• A science seminar on the topic “A century of Physics: Achievements and challenges” was organized for school children in our district Jharsuguda  of State Orissa,India on 21st of July. Download the pictures by clicking here
    In pic 1 and 2: Headmaster of highscool Mr.K.C.Patel is addressing the gathering
    Pic  3: Ditrict science supervisor Mr.Josobant Sahu is explaining reason for                   celebrating Year 2005 as year of physics.
    Pic 4: Master sandip patra of standard VIII of DAV,ITPS is delivering his talk.
    Pic 5: Miss Swati Patel of standard  IX Of same school is delivering her talk.
    Pic 6: Sandip is receiving first prize at the junior level.
    Pic 7: Swati is receiving third prize at the senior level