IYCr 2014 Opening Ceremony
UNESCO, Paris, France
20 - 21 January 2014
More than 800 people attended the opening ceremony which launched the International Year of Crystallography at UNESCO on 20 and 21 January 2014. Government representatives, scientists and journalists featured among the participants. The Year is being coordinated jointly by UNESCO and the International Union of Crystallography.
Programme book.
Welcome Session
Room I of UNESCO offers simultaneous translation facilities for international delegates to the IYCr2014 Opening Ceremony.
Welcome Session
Video message of Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Welcome Session
Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Neil Ford, Director of the Division of Public Information of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Neil Ford, Director of the Division of Public Information of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Gautam R. Desiraju, President of the IUCr.
Welcome Session
Gautam R. Desiraju, President of the IUCr.
Welcome Session
Gautam R. Desiraju, President of the IUCr.
Welcome Session
Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Neil Ford, Director of the Division of Public Information of UNESCO.
Welcome Session
Nicole Moreau, Past-President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Welcome Session
Abdelhak Mouradi, Directeur de la Recherche Scientifique et de l'Innovation, Morocco.
Welcome Session
Abdelhak Mouradi, Directeur de la Recherche Scientifique et de l'Innovation, Morocco.
Welcome Session
Alain Fuchs, President of CNRS (left) and Nicole Moreau, Past-President of IUPAC (right).
Welcome Session
Alain Fuchs, President of CNRS (left) and Nicole Moreau, Past-President of IUPAC (right).
Welcome Session
From left to right: Neil Ford (standing), Alain Fuchs, Nicole Moreau, John Dudley, Walter Maresch, Claude Lecomte.
Welcome Session
Nicole Moreau addressing the auditorium.
Welcome Session
Nicole Moreau, Past-President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Welcome Session
Walter Maresch, President of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA).
Welcome Session
From left to right: Alain Fuchs, Nicole Moreau, John Dudley, Walter Maresch, Claude Lecomte.
Welcome Session
On screen: Claude Lecomte, Vice President of the IUCr.
Welcome Session
Magalie Lebreton-Traoré, Neil Ford, Alain Fuchs, Nicole Moreau, John Dudley, Walter Maresch, Claude Lecomte (also on screen).
Welcome Session
Glaucius Oliva.
Welcome Session
Welcome Session
Elena Boldyreva.
Welcome Session
Centre foreground: Elena Boldyreva. End of row behind: Svend Erik Rasmussen.
Welcome Session
Right foreground: Theo Hahn.
Welcome Session
Z. Šourek.
Welcome Session
Introductory video playing while delegates take their seats.
Welcome Session
Introductory video playing while delegates take their seats.
Welcome Session
Introductory video playing while delegates take their seats.
Welcome Session
Introductory video playing while delegates take their seats.
Welcome Session
Marvin Hackert at the Place de Fontenoy entrance to UNESCO.
Venue
Marvin and Bretna Hackert in Room I, UNESCO.
Venue
UNESCO Headquarters by night.
Venue
Front: Hanna Dabkowska, Ruth and Mitchell Guss. Middle ground: Antoni Dabkowski, Michael Dacombe, Jane Robinson, (right) Luc Van Meervelt.
Exhibition and public space
Santiago García Granda, Cora Lind-Kovacs, Martha Teeter,Yulia Sevryugina.
Exhibition and public space
Marvin Hackert by a cluster of natural quartz crystals displayed as part of the 'Voyage into the Crystal' exhibition.
Exhibition and public space
Public exhibition 'Voyage into the Crystal'.
Exhibition and public space
In foreground, Andre Authier talks to Mois Aroyo; Mme Irena Authier in conversation with Yves Epelboin.
Exhibition and public space
Bill Duax, Louise Jones.
Exhibition and public space
Visitors to the IUCr stand, manned by Jonathan Agbenyega, Mike Hoyland, Peter Strickland.
Exhibition and public space
Gautam Desiraju, Alisa Ivanenko, Jane Robinson, Elena Boldyreva, Malcolm Cooper, Sine Larsen, Michael Dacombe.
Exhibition and public space
Peter Strickland, Jonathan Agbenyega, Louise Jones, Brian McMahon.
Exhibition and public space
The IUCr stand.
Exhibition and public space
Display of the Presentation Edition of Slovak postage stamps celebrating the International Year of Crystallography.
Exhibition and public space
The Russian delegation.
Participants
Hanna Dabkowska, Wulf Depmeier, Michele Zema, ?, Marvin Hackert.
Participants
Delegates from the USA and Venezuela. Front: Graciela Diaz de Delgado, Yulia Sevryugina, Cora Lind-Kovacs, Martha Teeter. Rear: Clyde Kovacs, Andy Torelli, Jarrod French, Marvin Hackert.
Participants
Christian Brönnimann.
Lecture
Jenny Glusker.
Lecture
Jenny Glusker speaking about 'Crystallography: past, present and future'.
Lecture
Philip Ball (centre, with microphone) moderates the 'Talented young crystallographers of the world' panel session.
Young Crystallographers Session
Philip Ball introduces the session with some historical reflections about international scientific gatherings. On screen the Solvay Conference of 1913.
Young Crystallographers Session
Mohamed Eddaoudi.
Young Crystallographers Session
Young Crystallographers Session
Video contribution from Delia Haynes, South African representative.
Young Crystallographers Session
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