"2005--the Einstein Year in Bern", and other social and cultural events within the EPS13

Bern will welcome you with a rich programme of scientific and cultural events. In the week preceding EPS13, several scientific events and cultural events will take place in connection with the "2005--the Einstein Year in Bern" (www.einstein2005.ch) and EPS has also arranged for excursions — immediately before and after EPS13 — into the picturesque surroundings of Bern and into the Alps.

Thursday and Friday, 7 and 8 July 2005

The EPS History Group is co-sponsoring the public science-history Symposium "Heuristics, Discovery and Innovation: Einstein's annus mirabilis", wich will bring together today's leading Einstein biographers.

Saturday, 9 July 2005
Three public scientific lectures will be presented by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Alan Guth and Anton Zeilinger. The lectures are scheduled in the morning and will take place in the Burgerratssaal of the Kulturcasino. Access is free.

A public Einstein celebration (‘Festakt’) in the presence of leading figures from academia, culture, industry and politics will take place during the afternoon in the Concert Hall of the Kulturcasino.
This festive occasion stands under the patronage of the President of the Swiss Confederation and will be interspersed with musical performances. The ‘Festakt’ will feature an address by the President of the Confederation, a précis of the discussions preceding the award of the 1921 Nobel Prize to Albert Einstein, a rendering on what it means to be a physicist today, as well as remarks by the recipient of the Einstein Medal 2005.

Monday, 11 July 2005
Meeting Einstein - experiencing physics(www.bhm.ch), will be offered to the particicpants by the Bernese Historical Museum.
Please indicate on the registration form, whether you and any accompagning persons wants to participate in the reception. Note that the Historical Museum, albeit within walking distance (about 15 to 20 minutes) from the University is on the other side of the old town of Bern.

Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Cultural Event (not included in the registration fee)
We are planning a concert with music from the time of Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis.

Wednesday, 13 July - 20:00 hrs
Conference Dinner (not included in the registration fee)
In order to avoid a conference dinner with too many guests, the participants will have the choice between two different dinner locations, namely at the Zentrum Paul Klee or in the Kornhauskeller. Please reserve your dinner with the registration form, by 1 June 2005. Price: 68 €

Thursday, 14 July - 17:30 hrs
Annual Meeting of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
The Annual Meeting will be opened with a Main Symposium (two open lectures) and be followed by an Award Ceremony and a grill party.

Friday, 15 July
EPS13 Open Day “Einstein Heute”
The EPS Physics Education Division, in collaboration with the Swiss Academy of Sciences and the Swiss Physical Society, will organise an Open Day with the general theme “Einstein Heute” with a programme destined for the general public. It will feature lectures, round table discussions, demonstration sessions as well as a science fair. The European Inter-governmental Research Organisations CERN, EFDA/JET, EMBL, ESA, ESO, ESRF and ILL (EIROforum) will participate. A web cast for pupils is planned, which will provide links to laboratories in some of these organisations.The EPS13 Open Day is part of the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Academy of Sciences and will offer keynote talks on modern scientific work and applications of Albert Einstein’s discoveries a century ago.