The Italian Contest for Young Scientists 2013

I giovani e le scienze 2013 Milano, Fast, 3-6 May The Italian Contest for Young Scientists 2013 Programme Venue: FAST Conference Centre, Piazzale R. Morandi 2, Milan, Italy Friday, 3 May WHEN WHAT WHERE 9h00-17h00 Arrival of contestants in Milan; hotel check in; setting up stands FAST Conference Centre 12h00-13h30 Lunch FAST Conference Centre/ Restaurant 17h30 Welcome and briefing session FAST Conference Centre/Main Hall 18h00 Lecture “Profession: Space missions planner” FAST Conference Centre/Main Hall by Amalia Ercoli Finzi, Milan Polytechnics“ 19h45 Welcome dinner FAST Conference Centre/ Restaurant 21h15 Return to hotel

Saturday, 4 May WHEN WHAT WHERE 7h00-8h00 Breakfast Hotel 8h10 Leaving the hotel 8h30-10h00 Setting up stands FAST Conference Centre 10h00-19h00 Exhibition open to public FAST Conference Centre 10h00-16h00 Visit of stands and interviews by judges FAST Conference Centre 12h30-13h30 Lunch FAST Conference Centre/Restaurant 17h30 Lecture “Water: do we really know its importance worldwide?” FAST Conference Centre/Main Hall by Andrea Mariani, Xylem Water Solutions within the 2013 UN International Year of Water Cooperation 19h00 Italian tastes: dinner with typical food brought by the Italian contestants from the different FAST Conference Centre/ Italian regions Restaurant 21h00 Return to hotel

Sunday, 5 May WHEN WHAT WHERE 7h30-8h30 Breakfast Hotel 8h30 Leaving the hotel 9h15 Meeting at the Leonardo da Vinci National Science and Technology Museum, Via San Vittore, 21 (1) 9h30-11h30 Museum guided tour and visit of the Enrico Toti Submarine (1) Leonardo da Vinci Museum 11h30-12h45 Free time for visiting the Museum (1) Leonardo da Vinci Museum 13h00 Pic-Nic at the park (1) Sempione park, near Castello Sforzesco 14h30-17h00 Discovering Milan (1) Milan downtown 17h30 Return to exhibition FAST Conference Centre 17h30-19h00 Exhibition open to public FAST Conference Centre 17h30-18h30 At the stands: handing out of the Contest participation certificates FAST Conference Centre 18h30 The contestants vote their preferred stand/project FAST Conference Centre 19h00 Dinner with typical milanese food FAST Conference Centre/ Restaurant 21h00 Return to hotel (1) arranged only for students

Monday, 6 May WHEN WHAT WHERE 7h00-8h00 Breakfast Hotel 8h10 Leaving the hotel 8h30-10h15 Exhibition open to public/schools FAST Conference Centre 10h15-13h00 Award Ceremony FAST Conference Centre/Main Hall 13h00-14h00 Lunch FAST Conference Centre/ Restaurant 14h00-16h00 Dismantling stands FAST Conference Centre Afternoon Departure