Young South African researchers attend the 2017 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

What do you get when 420 young scientists and 30 Nobel Laureates from around the world converge on a quaint Bavarian island for almost a week? The prestigious annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – dedicated to chemistry – took place in Lindau, Germany, from 2...

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Published in:South African Journal of Science 2018-01, Vol.114 (1-2), p.5-6
Main Authors: Kennedy, Paul, Williams-Wynn, Mark, Nombona, Nolwazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anopheles
Careers
Chemistry
Meetings
Mentoring
Mentorship
Networking
Nobel laureates
Nominations
Organic chemistry
Public speaking
Researchers
Science
Scientists
STEM education
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Summary:What do you get when 420 young scientists and 30 Nobel Laureates from around the world converge on a quaint Bavarian island for almost a week? The prestigious annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – dedicated to chemistry – took place in Lindau, Germany, from 25 to 30 June 2017. The annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings bring together over 400 early career scientists from all over the world, along with approximately 30 Nobel Laureates, to promote scientific exchange and engagement. The motto of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings – ‘Educate, Inspire, Connect’ – typifies what transpires at these events. Started in 1951 to facilitate post-war reconciliation among scientists, the first meeting was a great success and lead to periodic meetings of Nobel Laureates. A few years later, young researchers were invited to join the dialogue, and this format has since been fostered into an annual event which is now attended by participants from over 70 countries.
ISSN:0038-2353
1996-7489
DOI:10.17159/sajs.2018/a0248