ICTP Awarded Premio Barcola

ICTP has been named the recipient of the 2014 Premio Barcola, a prestigious local prize given to people or institutes that have enhanced the image of Trieste and Italy throughout the world. The centre's director, Fernando Quevedo, will accept the award on behalf of ICTP in a ceremony to be held Saturday 17 May in Trieste.

The prize comes as ICTP gears up for its 50th anniversary celebrations in October. Over the years, the centre has attracted more than 130,000 visiting scientists from 188 countries to its headquarters in Trieste, including 102 Nobel laureates.

Past winners of the Premio Barcola reflect the wide range of fields represented by the prize, from Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack to volunteers of the  Fondazione Luchetta Ota d'Angelo Hrovatin, an organization that helps child war victims.

Pictures from the ceremony are available online.

Discorso del Prof. Fernando Quevedo in occasione della cerimonia (PDf)

English Translation of Prof. Fernando Quevedo's speech