Sunday, 29 June 2008
How Advances in Science are Made
                        15:30 - 17:30
                        Opening Ceremony
                            Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremony.
Opening of the Meeting by the President of the Council Countess Sonja Bernadotte at Inselhalle
            Opening of the Meeting by the President of the Council Countess Sonja Bernadotte at Inselhalle
Monday, 30 June 2008
Towards a Quantum Laboratory on a Chip 09:30 - 10:00 LecturePeter Grünberg
From Spinwaves to Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) and Beyond 10:00 - 10:30 LectureIvar Giaever
Discovery of Superconducting Tunneling 10:45 - 11:15 LectureKlaus von Klitzing
Carbon Electronics 11:15 - 11:45 LectureWilliam Phillips
Cold Atomic Gases: the Intersection of Condensed Matter and Atomic Physics 11:45 - 12:15 LectureJohn Hall
The Optical Frequency Comb - a Really Versatile Tool
                        12:45 - 15:00
                        Lunch Break
                            
                                
                            
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        15:00 - 17:00
                        Discussion
                            DiscussionPanel Discussion
Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
                    
                        19:00 - 23:59
                            Panel Discussion
                            
                                
                            
                        
                            
                        
                    
            Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Structural Biology - Quo Vadis? 09:30 - 10:00 LectureRobert Huber
Beauty and Usefulness of the Building Blocks of Life: The Architecture of Proteins 10:00 - 10:30 LectureHartmut Michel
Cytochrome and Oxidase Structure and Mechanism of a Proton Pump 11:15 - 12:45 Discussion DiscussionPanel Discussion
Panel Discussion on "Climate Changes and Energy Challenges" with Nobel Laureates Profs. Deisenhofer, Giaever, Michel, Osheroff, Rubbia, von Klitzing, Steinberger (Chair: Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber)
                        12:45 - 15:00
                        Lunch Break
                            
                                
                            
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        13:30 - 15:00
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripGuided City Tour for Young Researchers
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                    (parallel)
                        15:00 - 17:00
                        Discussion
                            DiscussionPanel Discussion
Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
            Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
The Highest Energy Cosmic Rays 09:30 - 10:00 LectureRiccardo Giacconi
The Impact of Big Science on Astrophysics 10:00 - 10:30 LectureGeorge Smoot
The Beginning and Development of the Universe 10:45 - 11:15 LectureMartinus Veltman
The Development of Particle Physics 11:15 - 11:45 LectureDavid Gross
The Large Hadron Collider and the Super World 11:45 - 12:15 LectureJack Steinberger
What Future for Energy and Climate?
                        12:15 - 15:00
                        Lunch Break
                            
                                
                            
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        15:00 - 17:00
                        Discussion
                            DiscussionPanel Discussion
Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
                    Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
                        20:00 - 22:00
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripConcert at Stadttheater
                        
                            
                        
                    
            Thursday, 3 July 2008
Role of Cortical Noise in Vision 09:30 - 10:00 LectureNicolaas Bloembergen
From Millisecond to Attosecond Laser Pulses 10:00 - 10:30 LectureRoy Glauber
The Individuality of Light Quanta 10:45 - 11:15 LectureDouglas Osheroff
How Advances in Science are Made 11:15 - 11:45 LectureBrian Josephson
Which Way for Physics? 11:45 - 12:15 LectureGerardus 't Hooft
Humanity in the Cosmos
                        12:45 - 15:00
                        Lunch Break
                            
                                
                            
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        15:00 - 17:00
                        Discussion
                            DiscussionPanel Discussion
Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
                    
                        17:30 - 20:30
                            Panel Discussion
                            
                                
                            
                        
                            
                        
                    
            Scientific Discussions with Laureates and Young Researchers
Friday, 4 July 2008
                        09:00 - 11:30
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripDeparture by Boat from Lindau Harbour to the Isle of Mainau
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        11:30 - 13:00
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripArrival at the Isle of Mainau and Visit to the Park
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        13:00 - 15:00
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripLunch Break
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        15:00 - 16:00
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripFarewell Ceremony and Conclusion of the Meeting at Mainau Castle by Countess Sonja Bernadotte
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                        16:00 - 18:30
                        Boat Trip
                            Boat TripDeparture by Boat back to Lindau Harbour