A gender inversion for the Solvay picture at the 103th annual congress of SIF

Within the annual congress of the Italian Physical Society (SIF) the entire morning of September 14 was dedicated to two very interesting round tables, one  organized by the University of Trento  (Chiara La Tessa and Alessandra Saletti) on “Research: which opportunities are there  for women” and another organized organized by SIF (Luisa Cifarelli) on “Physics, singular feminine”.

Congress «We Scientists Shape Science»

The science congress “We Scientists Shape Science”, organised by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) and the Swiss Science and Innovation Council (SSIC) will take place on 26-27 January 2017 in Bern, Switzerland.

Advanced Solid-State Lasers

The Advanced Solid-State Lasers congress [ASSL] will be held in Paris, France, from 27 October to 1 November 2013.

This new congress combines the significant research from the topical meetings formally known as Advanced Solid-State Photonics [ASSP], Advances in Optical Materials [AIOM], and Fiber Laser Applications [FILAS].

Topics will cover materials, sources and applications of solid-state lasers. A detailed description of the programme and the congress scope is available on the ASSL website…