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IUPAP CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM

Centennial Symposium at ICTP, Trieste, on 11, 12 and 13 July 2022

The Symposium will include plenary talks by keynote speakers and other activities, with an emphasis on aspects of the IUPAP history, on developing countries, collaborations among countries, physics education, and many other items consistent with the IUPAP mission.

The 2022 Weyl-Wigner Award has been awarded to Nikolai Reshetikhin of  the University of California at Berkeley (USA) for his seminal contributions to representation theory of quantum groups, integrable systems and their applications in statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. 
The Award Ceremony will take place at Group34.

Group34: Third Circular

Dear Colleague,
We would like to invite you to participate in the 34th edition of the International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (group34), to be held at Strasbourg University, France, 18-22 July 2022.

The International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (ICGTMP) is one of the traditional conference series covering the most important topics of symmetry which are relevant to the interplay of present-day mathematics and physics.

The registration was opened on our website: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/23498/ on January, where the procedure for online registration is explained.  (If necessary, update your browser to view the webpage properly.) The deadline for registration is 13 June  2022, with an early registration deadline on 15 May 2022, after which the fees will increase by 50 euros. On the website you can also find information on accommodation.  We would like to remind you that the deadline for an early registration with discount, is fast approaching.

For participants who will not be able to visit Strasbourg,  there will be a possibility to give their lecture remotely and all sessions (plenary and parallel) will be live-streamed (via a connection ID which will be circulated in due time).  The conference fees will be the same for on-line and in-person participants.
Looking forward to seeing you in Strasbourg!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,Michel Rausch de Traubenberg

Topics for parallel sessions:

  • Representation theory
  • Symmetries in integrable systems
  • Symmetries in differential, difference and nonlinear equations
  • Infinite dimensional symmetries and supersymmetries
  • PT-symmetries, dynamical symmetries and superintegrability
  • Loop algebras, W-algebras, polynomial algebras
  • Q-algebras and groups, q-special functions
  • Superstrings, cosmology and quantum gravity
  • Conformal field theory
  • Foundations of quantum physics
  • Symmetries in particle physics
  • Noncommutative field theories
  • Symmetries in molecular, atomic and nuclear physics
  • Quantum optics, coherent states and quantum information
  • Condensed matter and statistical physics
  • Symmetries in biophysics, chemical physics and natural sciences

Key dates:

  • Registration open: 20th January 2022
  • Early registration deadline with discount: 15th May
  • Registration deadline 13rd June

Group34: Registration is now open

The deadline for registration is 13 June 2022, with an early registration deadline on 15 May 2022, after which the fees will increase by 50 euros.

For participants who will not be able to visit Strasbourg, there will be a possibility to give there lecture remotely and all sessions (plenary and parallel) will be live-streamed (via a connection ID which will be circulated in due time). The conference fees will be the same for on-line and in-person participants.

Conforming to present French law and Strasbourg University regulations Strasbourg University, (see: FRENCH or ENGLISH) participants will be required to have a vaccination certificate to attend the conference. Please check also the travel restrictions in your own country.

2022 WEYL-WIGNER AWARD

 Call for nominations (OPEN until February 28, 2022)

The purpose of the Award shall be to recognize outstanding contributions to the understanding of physics through group theory.

Contributions recognized by the Award may include the development and application of mathematical methods, applications of group theoretical methods in chemistry and other sciences, experimental predictions or formulations of general laws of nature using methods of group theory or representation theory, and other related developments. Group theory shall be construed in its widest sense, to include related mathematical structures.

Nominations should include name and affiliation of the candidate, together with at least a brief summary of his/her achievements that you consider to merit consideration for the Weyl-Wigner Award.

More detailed nomination materials, such as letters of recommendation, may be requested later if needed.

The first Weyl-Wigner Award will be awarded coinciding with the XXXIV ICGTMP (Group34), to be held in Strasbourg, France, 18-22 July, 2022.

Nominations may be submitted by e-mail to
Efim Zelmanov
Chair of the Weyl-Wigner Award 2022 Selection Committee
R. Atkinson Professor, University of California – San Diego,
email address : efim.zelmanov@gmail.com

Group34

The 34th International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Group 34) will be organized in Strasbourg University, France, from 18-22 July 2022.

Group33: POSTPONED UNTIL 2021

In the present circumstances of unstoppable avance of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world the Standing Committee of the ICGTMP and the Local Organising Committee have decided to postpone Group33 until 7-11 June 2021.

 2020 HERMANN WEYL PRIZE

The 2020 Hermann Weyl Prize has been awarded to Erik Panzer of  the University of Oxford (UK) for his pioneering achievements in the calculation of amplitudes in gauge theories, for developing new mathematical structures that exploit the language of symmetries, and for his contribution to the description of important physical phenomena present in Nature.

2020 HERMANN WEYL PRIZE

 Call for nominations (OPEN until January 31, 2020)

The purpose of the Hermann Weyl Prize is to provide recognition for young scientists who have performed top level original work in the area of understanding physics through symmetries.

To be eligible for the Hermann Weyl Prize, the candidate should be either 35 years of age or younger, or be within 5 years of having received the doctoral degree, at the time of the deadline of the application.

Candidates should be nominated by or through the members of the Standing Committee of ICGTMP

Each nomination should include:
1. A copy either of a valid identification document that indicates the age of the nominee or of the PhD diploma according to the eligibility criterion used by the candidate.
2.  The relevant work of the nominee (open access links are OK) together with a summary of up to 4 pages of her/his work.
3.  A brief CV of the nominee.
4.  A letter from the nominating scientist introducing the nominee and appraising his/her work.
5.  At least two letters of support for the nomination. These letters cannot be from the members of the Selection Committee.
The deadline for the nomination of candidates is JANUARY 31, 2020.

Group33: Preliminary Bulletin

The 33rd International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Group33) will be held in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, from Monday 13th July until Friday 17th July 2020.

This is the first time that ICGTMP will take place in Africa. It is being organized under the auspices of the Benin National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, and with sponsorship of the Benin Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The Group33 is a historic milestone for Africa, and will build bridges between scientists, mathematicians and students from Africa and from all other continents. In particular, we feel that African participants as well as others in the scientific community, will benefit greatly from your presentation.

Travelling to Benin has become quite easy. You just complete a short online e-Visa application form for visiting Benin. This allows a citizen of any of the eligible countries with passports that are valid for at least six (6) months from the expected date of entry into Benin, to obtain a Benin e-Visa for tourism or business purposes, which is sent by e-mail.

As a precaution against the possibility of malaria, it is recommended to take prescribed medication for the period of your stay. We would be glad to provide you with any additional information or assistance in connection with planning your travel to Benin.

Group32: PRAGUE July 9-13 2018

The 32nd International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Group32) will be held at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, from Monday 9th July until Friday 13th July 2018. Arrival date 8th July and departure date 14th July.

Registration deadline for scientific contributions : 10 June 2018

 2018 WIGNER MEDAL

The 2018 Wigner Medal has been awarded to Pavel Winternitz of  the Université de Montreal (Canada) for his fundamental contribution to the determination and application of symmetries in the resolution of differential equations and (super-) integrable systems.

 

The 2018 Hermann Weyl Prize has been awarded to:
Simon Caron-Huot (McGill University, Canada) in recognition of seminal contributions in the areas of scattering amplitudes in gauge theories and conformal bootstrap, examples are: the generalization to general helicities of the amplitude/Wilson loop duality and the analog of the Froissart-Gribov formula in conformal field theory
and
David Simmons-Duffin (Caltech, USA)  for breakthroughs in the analytical and numerical development of the conformal bootstrap method and its applications, in particular to the understanding of the critical point of the 3D Ising model. 

2018 HERMANN WEYL PRIZE

 Call for nominations (OPEN)

The purpose of the Hermann Weyl Prize is to provide recognition for young scientists who have performed top level original work in the area of understanding physics through symmetries.

To be eligible for the Hermann Weyl Prize, the candidate should be either 35 years of age or younger, or be within 5 years of having received the doctoral degree, at the time of the deadline of the application.

Candidates should be nominated by or through the members of the Standing Committee of ICGTMP

Each nomination should include:
1. The relevant work of the nominee (open access links are OK) together with a summary of up to 4 pages of her/his work.
2.  A brief CV of the nominee.
3.  A letter from the nominating scientist introducing the nominee and appraising his/her work.
4.  At least two letters of support for the nomination. These letters cannot be from the members of the Selection Committee.
The deadline for the nomination of candidates is DECEMBER 15, 2017.

Group32: Preliminary Bulletin

The 32nd International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (Group32) will be held at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, from Monday 9th July until Friday 13th July 2018. Arrival date 8th July and departure date 14th July.

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