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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings kick off with 29 Nobel laureates

Xinhua, June 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The 66th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings kicked off on Sunday in southern German city of Lindau, attracting 29 Nobel Laureates and more than 400 selected young scientists from all over the world.

More than 30 Chinese young scientists, the third largest group after Germany and the United States, attended the yearly event, which will last until July 1, according to the official statistics.

The young participants are outstanding students, graduate students and post-docs under 35 years old, who conduct research in the field of physics. The proportion of women is 31 percent.

"Innovation depends on knowledge transfer, inspiration and collaboration, which is why our mission is 'Educate, Inspire, Connect'," said Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg, president of the council for the meetings.

In front of guests from about 80 countries and regions, Austrian President Heinz Fischer addressed the meeting participants as this year's host country.

Due to renovation work of the usual meeting hall, this year's event is held in the city theater of Lindau. The meeting since 1951 is designed as a forum for exchange, networking and inspiration.

The 66th event is dedicated to the field of physics and focuses on the core areas of the discipline. Key topics are about cosmology, particle physics and quantum technology. Endit