The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics (GGI) plans to organize and host small-size advanced workshops in theoretical particle physics in its broadest sense. Each workshop will be devoted to a specific topic at the forefront of current research. The purpose of each workshop will be to foster discussions, confrontation of ideas, and collaborations among participants. It is expected that the Institute will have also an important role in training young researchers..
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) was created in 964. The goals of ICTP are to foster the growth of advanced studies and research in physics and mathematics, especially among researchers from developing countries; provide international forum for the exchange of information and ideas among scientists from the North and South; maintain excellent research environment for visitors, fellows and associates, principally from developing countries, who participate in the Centre's research and training activities.
Main message ICTP and GGI have several points of intersection, especially because of our common interest in particle physics, field theory and string theory. As an older institution, ICTP has a great deal of experience in running meetings and so forth, and has built up a large body of scientific community in all parts of the world. On this occasion marking the inauguration of GGI, I wish to place on record ICTP s congratulations and support to GGI in all its intellectual pursuits, and assist GGI in any manner possible.
ICTP is an institution run by a few scientists for the benefit of many research and training coordination mostly research 8 0 permanent scientists temporary scientific staff: post-docs, staff associates, long-term visitors do own or collaborative research, or receive training through participation receive training through schools, conferences, and exchange of information 40 4000-6000 per year 69 in 00 short-term visitors: associates, guest-scientists participation in conferences, schools and workshops; diploma students + about 5 general staff
Research at ICTP Scientific work is done by 8 permanent scientists, about 50 postdocs, short-term and long-term visitors, consultants and collaborators from other Trieste institutions, in areas such as: High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Pure and Applied Mathematics Applied Physics (Medical Physics, Optics and Lasers, Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Physics, Soft Matter and Biophysics, Accelerator Physics, Information Science and Technology, ) Earth Sciences (Weather, Climate Changes, Oceanography, Earthquake Prediction, Soil and Coastal Erosion, Desertification, ) Ecological and Environmental Economics ICTP provides a much needed window for several world-class scientific communities that have sprung up in other countries. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STRONG CORE OF SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE: WHAT WE DON T HAVE, WE CANNOT IMPART TO OTHERS.
ICTP visitors statistics,970-00 785 v 448 p-m 80 v 0 p-m 000 v 756 p-m 990 v 4596 p-m 740 v 4488 p-m 760 v 8404 P-m 7000 v 576 p-m 40 v 857 p-m DC: 50% visitors, 75% p-m area visitors p-m area visitors p-m North America 785 448 Africa 990 4596 Latin America 80 0 Middle East and South Asia 760 8404 Western America 000 756 South East Asia and the Pacific 40 857 Eastern Europe 740 4488 Far East 7000 576 v=visitors p-m=person-months Quality and diversity are NOT incompatible
ICTP AND AFRICA MOROCCO TUNISIA 45 SENEGAL THE GAMBIA GUINEA BISSAU 79 SIERRA LEONE MAURITANIA GUINEA LIBERIA IVORY COAST MALI BURKINA ALGERIA 8 4 EQUATORIAL GUINEA CAMEROON ICTP visitors from 970-004 (including associates, TRIL fellows, course participants and researchers). Institutes collaborating with OEA Institutes collaborating with ARPL Institutes collaborating with SCS ICTP regional activities in 005 6 80 7 785 5 58 8 NIGER BENIN NIGERIA 7 0 TOGO 7 65 GHANA 0 5 5 7 5 7 GABON ANGOLA LIBYA CHAD EGYPT SUDAN CENTRAL AFRICAN ETHIOPIA 4 4 CAMEROON REPUBLIC 99 UGANDA 9 CONGO 4 Brazzaville NAMIBIA DEM. ZAIREP. OF THE CONGO Kinshasa 4 8 ANGOLA 7 RWANDA BURUNDI ZAMBIA BOTSWANA LESOTHO SOUTH AFRICA 7 8 500 0 4 8 75 0 MALAWI 8 5 5 KENYA TANZANIA MOZAMBIQUE ZAMBABWE SWAZILAND ERITREA 6 46 65 87 DJIBOUTI 5 4 45 SOMALIA MADAGASCAR 89 45
Where is ICTP? ICTP TWAS + Dept. Theo. Phys. SISSA Immaginario Marina, Parco U. Trieste ICGEB ICS INFN INFM