Opening of the 20th GIF Anniversary

 

Tuesday 18.11.08

The Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem
09:00 - 11:00   Opening of the GIF 20th Anniversary Events
Welcome Address
Mr. Galeb Majadle, Minister of Science, Culture and Sport, MOST, Israel. Opening Address
Dr. Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and 
Research, BMBF, Germany. Special Lecture
Prof. Aleida Assmann, University of Konstanz: "The Uniqueness of the Humanities in Bridging Cultural Gaps between Scientists."*
    
Musical interlude, The Carmel Quartet Prof. Hermona Soreq      Hebrew University Jerusalem: "The Special Role of GIF in German-Israeli Bilateral Cooperation"* Opening of the Exhibition of Books in the Humanities published with GIF support, by State Secretary Thomas Rachel, BMBF and Prof. David Mendlovic, Chief Scientist, MOST, the Acting Co-Chairpersons of GIF.
  
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:15 GIF's Contribution to cooperation in the Humanities
Prof. Peter Schaefer, Freie Univ. Berlin and Princeton University and Prof. Gabriel Motzkin, Head of the Van Leer Institute 12:15 - 13:00 GIF's Contribution to cooperation in the Social Sciences
Prof. Tamar Hermann, Open University, Ra'anana and  Prof. Max Kaase, International University Bremen
* Tentative Title
13:00 - 13:30 Presentation of Young Scientists' projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Dr. Michal Gal, Department of Law, Haifa University, Dr. Ariel Knafo, Department of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Prof. Silke Schicktanz, Department of Bioethics, University of Goettingen.
13:30 - 14:30   Lunch at the Van Leer Institute
In the Afternoon  Continuation of the 29th GIF meeting on Migration, Kibbutz Tzuba Guesthouse
For all other participants: sightseeing tour in Jerusalem. 19:00 - 21:00  Informal dinner at Beit Meiersdorf,  Mt. Scopus Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Guest Lecture: Prof. Emanuel Sivan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: "Islam in Europe."          

 

Wednesday 19.11.08

08:00 -  Opening of the 30th GIF Meeting on Brain Imaging supported by the Max-Planck-Society, by State Secretary Thomas Rachel, BMBF and Prof. David Mendlovic, Chief Scientist, MOST the Acting Co-Chairpersons of GIF, Kibbutz Maale Hachamisha
(Please see page 15 for complete program)

In parallel: Conclusion of the 29th GIF meeting on Migration, Kibbutz Tzuba Guesthouse16:00 - 18:00 Meeting of the GIF Board of Governors at Israeli Academy of Sciences, Jerusalem GIF 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner, Sheraton Plaza Hotel
18:00 - 18:30  Greetings by
GIF's acting Co-Chairpersons, Prof.  David Mendlovic Chief Scientist, MOST and State Secretary Thomas Rachel, BMBF,  Prof. Menachem Yaari, President of the Israel Academy of Sciences, Prof. Hans Weidenmueller on behalf of MPG President Prof. Peter Gruss, Prof. Herbert Jaeckle, Vice President of the MPG, and Prof. Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Vice President of the DFG. 18:30 - 18:40  Musical interlude
  
18:40 - 19:40  Lectures by
Nobel Laureates Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, Technion, Haifa and Prof. Paul Crutzen, MPI f. Chemistry, Mainz on their personal experiences with German-Israeli scientific cooperation and especially with GIF. 20:00 -  Dinner
 
 

Thursday 20.11.08

GIF 20th Anniversary Plenary Session The Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem

08:30  -  08:45 "GIF - from a Dream to Reality"*, by Mr. Gideon Patt, former Minister of Science, and Prof. Josef Dudel, GIF Board Member 1990-2000, describe the first days of GIF

08:45  -  09:30 Two Lectures by Prof. Harald zur Hausen, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, former Chairperson of the DKFZ Heidelberg and Member of the GIF Board of Governors:
0 On German-Israeli Scientific Cooperation and its Achievements, based on his experiences with DKFZ and GIF.
0 A lecture on his life's work, for which he received the Nobel Prize - open to the general public.

09:30 - 10:30 Presentations of selected GIF-supported projects in the regular program - by both Principal Investigators:
0 Photochemotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Prof. Avigdor Scherz, Weizmann Institute / Prof. Hugo Scheer, University of Munich
0 Closed Irrigation System Greenhouses
Dr. Benni Bar-Yosef, ARO - Volcani Center / Dr. Hans-Peter Klaering, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops
0 Signaling and Targeting in Biological Systems
Prof. Yoav I. Henis, Tel Aviv University / Prof. Peter Gierschik, University of Ulm
0 Paleoseismic and -climatic Records from the Dead Sea Area
Dr. Mordechai Stein, Geological Survey of Israel / Prof. Joerg Negendank, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:45 Prof. Randolf Menzel, Freie Universitaet Berlin, and Prof. Moshe Abeles, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan
"The contribution of GIF-supported research in the Neurosciences to Science in the Two Countries"* * Tentative Title

11:45 - 12:30 Prof. Hanoch Gutfreund, former President of the Hebrew University and Prof. Hans Weidenmueller, former GIF Board member, MPI f. Kernphysik, Heidelberg
"The contribution of GIF-supported research in Physics to Science in the Two Countries"*

12:30 - 13:00 Presentations by GIF-supported young scientists in the fields of Life / Exact Sciences
Dr. Sigal Abramovich, Ben Gurion University, Geosciences, Dr. Abdussalam Azem, Tel Aviv University, Biochemistry and Dr. Kerstin Wiegand, University of Jena, Ecosystems.

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 Round Table Discussion
The Role of GIF in the Coming Decade (names of participants to be advised).
15:30 - 16:00 Mr. Shimon Stein, former Ambassador in Germany
"The Contribution of German-Israeli Scientific Cooperation to Fostering the Ties Between the Two Countries."

16:00 - 16:30 Closing Remarks by GIF Director Dr. Amnon Barak, followed by transportation to the hotels.

18:30 - Dinner at Kibbutz Maale Hahamisha.

 

Friday 21.11.08

13:00 -   Conclusion of the GIF meeting on Brain Imaging at Kibbutz  Ma'ale Hahamisha
 

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