In memory of Attilio Ferrari

MAY, 15th

Turin Planetarium – Pino Torinese (TO)

PROGRAM

  • MORNING

    –

    10.00 – 10.10 | Welcome

    Antonaldo Diaferio – President of Infini.to

    Silvano Fineschi – INAF – Director of Astrophysical Observatory of Turin

    –

    10.10 – 11.40 | Scientific sessions

    Edoardo Trussoni – INAF – Astrophysical Observatory of Turin

    Robert Rosner – University of Chicago

    Andrea Mignone – University of Turin

    Francesco Pegoraro – University of Pisa

    Kanaris Tsinganos – University of Athens

    [chairwoman: Paola Rossi – National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF)]

    GDF

    11.40-12.00 |  Coffee break

    NV

    12.00 – 13.00 | Scientific sessions

    Marco Tavani – President of National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF)

    Massimo Robberto – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

    Antonaldo Diaferio – University of Turin

    Daniela Tordella – Politecnico di Torino

    [chairwoman: Paola Rossi – National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF)]

    D

  • 13.00-14.00 | Lunch

  • AFTERNOON

    D

    14.00-14.30 | Institutional sessions

    A

    14.30-15.10 |  “Attilio and science journalism”

    Silvia Rosa Brusin – deputy editor in chief RAI, manager of Turin TG Leonardo

    Round table with Gabriele Beccaria – journalist and editor in chief of Tuttoscienze of La Stampa and Antonio Lo Campo – scientific journalist

    [chairman: Infini.to]

    V

    15.10-15.20 |  “Attilio and Accademia delle Scienze di Torino”

    Enrico Predazzi – Professor Emeritus University of Turin, Accademia delle Scienze

    V

    15.20 – 15.50 | “Attilio and National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF)”

    Silvano Fineschi – Director of Turin Astrophysic Observatory (INAF), Franco Scaltriti – Turin Astrophysic Observatory (INAF)  and Giancarlo Setti – Institute of Radio Astronomy (INAF)

    [chairman: Infini.to]

    V

    16.00-16.30 | Round table “Dante, Literature, Music and Science”

    Donato Pirovano – University of Turin

    Giuseppe Noto – University of Turin

    Alberto Rizzuti – University of Turin

    [chairman: Alberto Conte – Professor Emeritus University of Turin, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino]

    V

    16.30-17.00 | Coffee break

    V

    17.00-17.40 | An Infinite project

    The story of the project of Infini.to and the naming of museum and planetarium to Attilio Ferrari

    V

    17.40-18.20 | Personal memories

    Margaret Geller – Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge

    18.20-19.00 | Naming of the Museum to Attilio Ferrari

    A

  • 19.30 | Dinner