PRIGOGINE AWARDS 2004for Researchers Studying Ecological SystemsTwo special medals and prizes have been instituted by the University of Siena and the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) in honour of the late Professor Prigogine's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Bank Monte Dei Paschi di Siena, is providing sponsorship to support this important initiative. The Prigogine Awards will be given annually for the best papers presented at a relevant WIT conference on the topic of ecological systems. Each award consists of a gold medal and a cash prize – the Senior Award is 10 000 EUROS and the Junior Award is 5 000 EUROS. The medal has been specially commissioned from a group of goldsmiths who use the same techniques as the ancient Etruscans. It features the name of Prigogine and the symbol for bifurcation, to represent his distinctive work on ecodynamics. LAUNCH: These awards will be launched at the Aula Magna, University of Siena, on Wednesday 16 June 2004. This event will mark the inauguration of the Third International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (Siena, June 14 -16 2004) in a special session with the Second International Conference on Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfield Sites (Siena, 16-18 June 2004). The first medal and prize will be awarded to a Senior Researcher, selected in advance by the Committee and invited to give the Keynote Address at the conference. In 2004, Professor Sven Erik Jorgensen has been selected for this award - a leading worldwide authority in ecological systems. Applications are still open for the second prize, which will be given to a Young Researcher, under forty years of age - for further details see either of the following two websites: Brownfields 2004: The Sustainable City 2004: |
