1. The 61st Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany
2011/6/26 – 7/1
Yoshito Otake

2. Overview of the Meeting
Attendee
23 Nobel laureates
566 young researchers from 77 countries
Venue
Lindau, Germany
Isle Lindau
June 26 (Sun) – July 1 (Fri)

3. Meeting Schedule Opening ceremony Lecture Small-group discussion Day
Time
Schedule
Sun AM
Registration PM
Opening ceremony
Mon
Lectures (6 laureates)
Small-group discussion
Tue
Wed
Thu
Lectures (5 laureates)
Panel discussion
Fri
Boat trip to Isle Mainau
Closing ceremony
Lecture
Small-group discussion

4. Meet with Nobel Laureates
Professor Negishi, Purdue University
2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
"for palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"
Professor Agre,
Johns Hopkins University
2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
"for discovery of aquaporins"
Dr Sherif Elnagdy from Egypt

5. Meet with young researchers
Dr. Reto Huggenberger from Switzerland
Small-group discussion with Prof. Negishi
Barbecue dinner

6. How to apply? Eligibility for US students
U.S. citizen
Full-time graduate student
Currently sponsored by, or working on, and supported by projects sponsored by, the agency to which the nomination is made, such as the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, the National Institutes of Health or other federal agency
Have completed two years (but not more than four years) of study toward a doctoral degree in medicine or physiology, or in a related discipline, including the basic biomedical (or life) sciences.
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Eligibility for non-US students
Depends on the rules defined by the sponsoring agency in each country
See web site of each sponsoring agency for more detail

7. Nomination Process Step 1.
Selection by sponsoring agency (NIH, NSF, etc.)
August - November
Step 2.
Selection by Lindau meeting committee
December - February
*time period depends on the country
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8. Sponsoring agency Country Academic partner (Sponsoring agency)
United States
U.S. Department of Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
National Institutes of Health
Microsoft Corporation
National Science Foundation
Mars Incorporated
Thailand
National Science and Technology Development Agency
China
Sino-German Center for Research promotion
India
Department of Science and Technology
Turkey
Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)
Taiwan
Nobel Prize Winner Prof. Dr. Yuan Tseh Lee
National Science Council
Egypt
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences - KNAW
Singapore
A-Star University
Italy
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
France
European Science Foundation (ESF)
Japan
Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences - JSPS
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9. Next year… 62nd Meeting of Nobel Laureates In Lindau, Germany
Dedicated to laureates of Nobel prize in Physics
2012/7/1 – 7/6
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