23 Centuries 2010 - 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

THE GENIUS OF ARCHIMEDES
23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
Syracuse (Sicily) Italy ? 8-10 June 2010

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

This World Conference will celebrate the extraordinary achievements and enduring influence of Archimedes, and it will take place in the ancient City of Syracuse where Archimedes lived and worked 2300 years ago.

The Conference will bring together researchers and academicians from the broad ranges of Mathematics, Engineering, and Science. Historians of Science are also invited to participate.

The three-day meeting will take place in the ancient city of Syracuse (Ortygia) on the island of Sicily. A richly appealing social program will surround the Conference, including the opportunity to view an ancient Greek play in the city¢s 2500-year-old Greek Theatre?where Archimedes himself enjoyed dramatic performances in the third century BC!

Seed funding for the Conference has been obtained from a division of the European Union. Additional funding is anticipated from international cultural and professional organizations.

The Conference is Organized by


The City of Syracuse (Italy)
The Western Greece Region (Greece)
The Institute of Culture and Quality of Life (Greece)
The University of Cassino (Italy)
The University of Patras (Greece)
The e-RDA Innovation Center (Greece)

And is under the patronage of

IFToMM, The International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science
The Hellenic Mathematical Society (Greece)
European Society for the History of Science

For further information, email one on the following Co-Chairs of the Conference, who are organizing this multifaceted scientific and cultural event:


Professor Marco Ceccarelli
University of Cassino, Italy


Professor Stephanos A. Paipetis
University of Patras, Greece


For further information contact us at information-AT-archimedes2010.org