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will be held in Graz, Austria, from 19-22 April 2006.
The World Year of Physics 2005 has had a tremendous impact. Thousands of events in more than 80 countries have brought physics to the public, with widespread media coverage. However, many of the activities during WYP2005 were targeted at young people and the “person in the street” not overly familiar with the sciences. And in many countries the focus was more on Einstein than about physics. read more
A scientific Documentary Festival will be held in Portugal from 24th to 27th November.
Within the framework of this festival, there is a contest called "Einstein´s minute"
The aim of the "Einstein’s minute" contest is to challenge all who that practise the art of image and sound to produce a short movie (animation, video, multimedia or other) about the life and/or work of Albert Einstein, the inspirer of the 2005 World Year of Physics (see www.fisica.uminho.pt/fisicum2005/concurso.htm
The total amount of the prize money is €2000.
The deadline for the submission of the films to the contest is 14th November.
An international Jury will award the Grand Prix (€1500).
A multimedia prize of €500 wil be awarded after an internet poll.
• New!
WYP2005 stamps in the world: http://fizjlk.fic.uni.lodz.pl/RUT/Stamps/wyp/wyp2005.html
• During the EPS13 conference, which was held in the University of Bern, Switzerland, from 11 – 15 July 2005, the winners of:
1. the International Poster Competition
2. Physics enlightens the World
were proclaimed.
• International Poster Competition:
The International Advisory Committee of the European Physical Society has proclaimed the winners of the International Poster Competition.
Students from around the world were invited to create colourful posters to show how physics has a positive impact on their everyday life.
View the winners below:
www.einsteinyear.org/events/posters
• Physics enlightens the World:
Medals were given to:
1 Taiwan
2 Austria
3 Dominican Republic
4 Craiova (Romania)
View pictures and videos of the event www.wyp2005.at/glob1-light.htm
• International Project – Physics enlightens the world – full successfull:
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