UNESCO celebrates 1st International Day of Light

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Paris, France, May 13 (Infosplusgabon) - UNESCO will welcome leading scientists on 16 May, 2018, for the First edition of the International Day of Light, as it celebrates the role light plays in "our" daily lives.

 

A UNESCO media channel indicates that during the event, researchers and intellectuals will examine how light-based technologies can contribute to meeting pressing challenges in diverse areas, such as medicine, education, agriculture and energy.

 

It said that the UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, will open the event, at which renowned scientists will be present.

 

The Scientists include:

 

Kip Thorne, 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics, California Institute of Technology (United States of America).

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, Collège de France.

Khaled Toukan, Director of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) based in Allan, Jordan.

 

UNESCO said the programme of keynotes and roundtables will address many key issues, including science policy, perception of the universe, and international cooperation, through contributions from experts and scientists from around the world.

 

The programme also includes cultural events, an illumination of UNESCO Headquarters, a photonics science show and an exhibit on the advances of light-based technologies and art.

 

The debates that flourished in 2015, in the framework of the International Year of Light, highlighted the importance of light sciences and light-based technologies in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Several thousand events were held in 147 countries during the Year placed under the auspices of UNESCO.

 

The proclamation of 16 May as the International Day of Light was supported by UNESCO’s Executive Board following a proposal by Ghana, Mexico, New Zealand and the Russian Federation, and approved by the UNESCO General Conference in November 2017.

 

 

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