Name: 56th Meeting of the ICTP Scientific Council
Start: 2026-06-03T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-04T22:20:00+02:00
Location: Leonardo Building

56th Meeting of the ICTP Scientific Council

from Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Thursday, June 4, 2026 (10:20 PM)

Monday, June 1, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
9:00 AM SESSION I (Council members ONLY): SESSION I (CLOSED) - (Council members ONLY)
SESSION I (CLOSED) - (Council members ONLY)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

9:00 AM Welcome remarks - Marc Mézard

9:05 AM Review of AGENDA

9:15 AM Approval of the minutes of the last meeting (June 2025)

9:20 AM Organization of the breakout sessions

9:25 AM Matters arising
9:30 AM SESSION II: (OPEN) - (with ICTP Faculty and Unit and Programme Heads/Staff): SESSION II: (OPEN) - (with ICTP Faculty and Unit and Programme Heads/Staff)
SESSION II: (OPEN) - (with ICTP Faculty and Unit and Programme Heads/Staff)
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Room: Euler-Langrange Lecture Hall
Contributions

9:30 AM Presentation by the Director - Atish Dabholkar

10:15 AM Discussion

11:00 AM ICTP STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: International Science Alliance: updates and future - Ralf Kaiser

11:15 AM ICTP STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: International Consortium for Scientific Computing: updates and future - Sandro Scandolo

11:30 AM ICTP RESEARCH: Special Reports - Matteo Marsili

2:00 PM ICTP RESEARCH: Special Reports continued - Marco Zennaro

3:00 PM Updates on other Sections: Maths, HECAP, ESP, CMSP - Sandro Scandolo

3:30 PM Breakout sessions Council Members and Section/Unit Faculty
4:30 PM SESSION III: (CLOSED, Council Members only): SESSION III: (CLOSED, Council Members only)
SESSION III: (CLOSED, Council Members only)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

4:30 PM Discussion - Marc Mézard
6:00 PM Reception (AGH Terrace)
Reception (AGH Terrace)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Room: Terrace

7:30 PM Bus departs AGH
Bus departs AGH
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Entrance

8:00 PM Official Dinner with Section/Unit Heads
Official Dinner with Section/Unit Heads
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
Thursday, June 4, 2026

8:30 AM Shuttle departs AGH
Shuttle departs AGH
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Room: Entrance
8:45 AM SESSION IV: Open: (with Unit/Programme Heads and Faculty): SESSION IV: Open: (with Unit/Programme Heads and Faculty)
SESSION IV: Open: (with Unit/Programme Heads and Faculty)
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Euler-Lagrange Lecture Hall
Contributions

8:45 AM Updates on programmes and initiatives - Atish Dabholkar
9:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Oppenheimer Meeting Room
10:00 AM SESSION V: (OPEN, with Faculty): SESSION V: (OPEN, with Faculty)
SESSION V: (OPEN, with Faculty)
10:00 AM - 2:15 PM
Room: Euler-Lagrange Lecture Hall
Contributions

10:00 AM Core funding and TS Science Hub - Atish Dabholkar Sandro Scandolo

10:15 AM New rules for travel - Atish Dabholkar Jacopo Grilli Sandro Scandolo

10:35 AM Faculty Presentation - Jacopo Grilli

10:45 AM Brainstorming session between Scientific Council Members and all Faculty - Jacopo Grilli

11:45 AM Parallel Breakout sessions
2:15 PM SESSION VI: (CLOSED, Council Members only): SESSION VI: (CLOSED, Council Members only)
SESSION VI: (CLOSED, Council Members only)
2:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

2:15 PM RESTRICTED SESSION: UNESCO Science Hub and visit of UNESCO DG - Atish Dabholkar Jacopo Grilli Ralf Kaiser Sandro Scandolo

2:45 PM Reporting back from Meetings with Postdocs, Diploma and MMP Students, Associates, and Faculty with discussion - Marc Mézard

3:30 PM Conclusions and Recommendations of the Scientific Council

5:00 PM Date of next meeting

5:05 PM Chair reports conclusions to Director
5:15 PM Adjourn
Adjourn
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Oppenheimer Meeting Room

5:30 PM Bus departs AGH for Trieste town centre
Bus departs AGH for Trieste town centre
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Entrance

6:00 PM Special Event: Teatro Miela, Trieste: The Trial of Abdus Salam
Special Event: Teatro Miela, Trieste: The Trial of Abdus Salam
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

8:00 PM Informal dinners for Scientific Council Members with Section Faculty
Informal dinners for Scientific Council Members with Section Faculty
8:00 PM - 10:20 PM