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Building the Wireless Age
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The worlds first Wireless and Telegraphy factory at Marconi's Hall Street works in Chelmsford Essex is hailed as the ‘birthplace of radio’. For the first time the building will open its doors the public for three months from Friday March 11, 2016. Marconi Exhibition BUILDING THE WIRELESS AGE
Open 11th March to 29th May 2016 Every Sat & Sun. 11.00am - 3.00pm Free Entry
This modest building in Hall Street, Chelmsford, previously a silk factory and latterly Essex Water Company HQ, is in the midst of being converted into flats, but before that work is completed the developers are fulfilling a clause in planning agreement with Chelmsford City Council to open it to the public. There were hopes that the building, which boasts two Blue Plaques, would become a science hub, with Marconi Science Worx raising awareness, but now the building will be converted into flats.
Chelmsford Civic Society is staging a free exhibition in collaboration with BBC Essex inviting keynote speakers to mark the contribution made by Hall Street.
The world’s first wireless factory was established by Marconi in 1898 and the great man was soon credited for saving lives at sea; but what brought his wireless wonder to worldwide attention was the Titanic disaster in 1912. It was a direct result of SOS messages saving so many survivors of the stricken Titanic. The listed building in Hall Street, which is being converted into flats, was where parts of the ‘wi-fi’ equipment which helped save thousands of lives were made, until then Morse code was transmitted via undersea cables.
The free exhibition will be staged by Marconi Science WorX under the auspices of Chelmsford Civic Society and in collaboration with BBC Essex. It will be open between 11th March to 29th May 2016 as part of an agreement between the developers who want to convert it into flats and Chelmsford City Council to allow the public limited access for three months.
Pam Swaby said: “Hall Street is the actual birthplace of radio and so its fitting that before it becomes flats that the public will get to see inside for the first and last time before its converted into flats. Thousands of lives were saved, not just on the Titanic but dozens of others ships, thanks to Morse Code equipment made in Hall Street, which also helped catch the wife-slayer Dr Crippen who tried to flee justice across the Atlantic with his mistress disguised as his son. We are thrilled that our first of nine keynote speakers, Tim Wander, Tim Maltin and Dr Liz Bruton will be explaining the significance of the Hall Street building in Marconi’s emerging new company right where history was made, plus, we have just had confirmation that Prof Danielle George, Ray Clark and Dave Monk of BBC Essex will also be speaking too” Oyez Oyez - Tony Appleton, the Town Crier, will open the Marconi Exhibition to the public on Friday 11th March at 11.00 and Peter Turrall, Chairman of Marconi Veterans Association will be there to show visitors around until midday and to answer any questions. Tim Wander, curator, Marconi historian, author - will speak on ‘Hall Street and Marconi: Building the Wireless Age’ on Fri 18th March at 7.00 tickets £5. Tim’s book ‘Marconi’s Hall Street Works: The World’s First Wireless Factory’ is made possible by a grant from Essex Heritage Trust with proceeds from book sales going towards the exhibition.
Dave Monk, BBC Essex well known broadcaster - will speak on ‘The BBC and Me and his life behind the Mic!’ on Fri 25th March at 7.00 FREE but please book both these talks on Eventbrite.
Ray Clark, broadcaster and author - Friday 1st April at 7.00 - All at Sea - the exciting story of offshore radio - ‘Radio Caroline’ the true story of the boat that rocked.
In May there will be a BIG BBC ESSEX WEEKEND and a double event by Prof Danielle George with permanent static displays throughout March, April and May courtesy of The International Marconi Museum, Pontecchio M. (Bologna), Essex Record Office, Tim Wander and much more.
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Meeting ARI Fidenza
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MEETING ARI FIDENZA 14th edition
Sunday March 20th, 2016 – 9:30 a.m Municipal Civil Room “ex Slaughterhouse”, via Mazzini 3, Fidenza (PR)
Marconi. The boy of the wireless Barbara Valotti - Foundation and Marconi’s Museum
Biographical event and happening between science, thecnique and passion, tell in the last book (Hoepli edition) dedicated to the big scientis that at only twenty-three years old became famous allover the world.
“Wire-less”: the outset Renzo Piana - Consultant Technical Marconi’s Museum
Observe in person any of the significant speciment of the Marconian’s machinery of the period and examine in depth the function and the ingenius tecniques solution.
Introduce: Mario Giorgi During the course in the morning Award cerimony of the participants at “Contest Province Italiane 50 Mhz”.
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Generation of ideas
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Villa Griffone, Pontecchio, Saturday the 5th of March 2016 Quadrato della Radio & Marconi Institute for Creativity SYSTEMATIC METHODS TO GENERATE NEW IDEAS How to stimulate the creativity in a company
Course held by Professor Giovanni Emanuele Corazza
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Rome: Digital Age
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Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana and Censis presents
TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE IN DIGITAL AGE
An investigation about knowledge
11 february 2016, 10 a.m. - Palazzo Mattei di Paganica, Sala Igea, Piazza della Enciclopedia Italiana 4, Rome The research aims to understand the effects of the digital revolution on cognitive styles,on forms of learning and the mechanisms of production and transmission of knowledge. Trought an original campionary research - a research about knowledge - it has been possible to measure the evolution of these phenomena, beyond the emphaticization and alarm screams fired by more parts, with the aim of achieving an effective and timely knowledge framework of what is changing. Introducers:
Research presenter:
Talking about that:
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2015 Events
FGM: assunzione custode
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Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi Il Consiglio Direttivo
visto lo Statuto della Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi;
visto il Regolamento del personale della Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi;
visto il Regolamento per l'assunzione del personale della Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi;
dichiara aperta la procedura di selezione per un'assunzione a tempo indeterminato presso la Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi per il seguente profilo:
Area B - Posizione economica B1 - CCNL Enti pubblici non economici
Funzione: Operatore di vigilanza, custode, guardiaparco.
Requisiti: diploma d'istruzione secondaria di secondo grado, esperienze di lavoro similari documentabili, referenze personali e familiari, disponibilità al trasferimento presso la sede della Fondazione del nucleo familiare, esperienza nella manutenzione di parchi e aree verdi, esperienza nell'uso di macchine agricole, possesso della patente B, disponibilità a svolgere le funzioni di custodia sulle 24 ore per sette giorni alla settimana, possibilità di essere sostituito da familiare in caso di momentanea impossibilità, capacità nello svolgere piccoli lavori di manutenzione di falegnameria, idraulica, muratura, capacità relazionale di base per fornire informazioni sul Museo Marconi, capacità di lavorare in team.
A titolo esemplificativo le mansioni richieste sono:
Gli interessati a partecipare alla selezione devono far pervenire l’apposita domanda, opportunamente compilata, con allegato il proprio curriculum vitae entro e non oltre le ore 12.00 del giorno 18/12/2015, a questo indirizzo email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. oppure al numero di fax 051846951.
La selezione avverrà sulla base della valutazione del curriculum vitae e di colloqui effettuati alla presenza della Commissione all'uopo nominata dal Consiglio Direttivo della Fondazione Marconi, colloqui durante i quali verranno verificati i requisiti, le attitudini e le motivazioni dei candidati. I risultati dei colloqui verranno resi noti su questo sito.
Pontecchio Marconi, 4 dicembre 2015
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Bologna: Craft Scientist
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Bologna, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Aula Magna of the Liceo Scientifico Augusto Righi, Viale Carlo Pepoli 3, 17:30
For the series of meetings organized by Il Mulino publishing house
Reading, writing and arithmetic. Tools for the XXI Century
CRAFT SCIENTIST Gabriele Falciasecca President of Guglielmo Marconi Foundation
talks to
Stefano Marmi Full Professor of Dynamical Systems at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa
Introduced and moderated by
Alessandro Vanoli
A comparison of two scientists talk about their experience of study and research, as always stressed the questions and proposals from the public.
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Rai Radio2: talent Marconi
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W GUGLIELMO MARCONI is the first and only radio 'talent',signed “il ruggito del coniglio”, that will allow passionate,curious and various begginers to become proper radio speakers at Radio2. To celebrate the 20 years of the longest-running programme of Radio2, from 24th november, each tuesday, for eight weeks, at the “Ruggito del Coniglio”, the conductors Marco Presta and Antonello Dose will receive, in the studios at Asiago street, two competitors strictly under 35, who are going to challenge each other with various tests during the live radio show :from a radio report of an event by “surprise” to the point-blank commentary of a news reportage.The listeners and the fans will be able to comment on the programme's social networks and decide the winner of the battle between the two competitors, expressing their preferences through the coniglio.rai.it web site. In the Ruggito del Coniglio web site, furthermore, will be available the clips and the stories of all the competitors. During march,after months of challenges on air, Dose and Presta will crown the winner, who will be prized with the involvement of his voice in the Radio2 programmes. A surprise, among the others, is scheduled during the special challenge: Nino Frassica, conductor of “Programmone del Weekend”, will be apart of W Guglielmo Marconi in an unique way. This special guest will confer to the talent show a “crossmedia” aspect all to discover... With W Guglielmo Marconi, dedicated to the famous inventor of the radio, Radio2 has been renewing the ways of fruition to the radio world, bringing ahead the public service's quality, which, through the merit, will allow the most talented participant to crown his dream. podcast Il Ruggito del Coniglio
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La Spezia: Radio and Cold War
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1945-1989 THE RADIO TELLS THE COLD WAR The propaganda between East and West
The exposition of NATO and URSS military radio apparatuses, installed by the association of the italian radio amateurs, division of La Spezia, with the sponsorship of the district of La Spezia. La Spezia, Urban Center, 21-28 november 2015
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Convegno QdR
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Sabato 14 novembre, presso Villa Griffone, si tiene il convegno del Quadrato della Radio, secondo il seguente programma:
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Falciasecca: lectio magistralis
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Friday, the 13th of November, at five pm, at the Aula Magna of School of Engineering at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (Risorgimento Avenue 2), Gabriele Falciasecca, once having finished his didactic activity as an ordinary professor, he will salute those who will want to come listen, one more time, to his lecture titled: THE THREE GREAT INTEGRATIONS IN THE SECTOR OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: THE BEGGINING OF THE INFOSPHERE meaning
ARE WE GETTING CLOSER TO THE LAST THULE?
The lecture is inserted in the program of Conferences of the School of Engineering at Alma Mater. Since the '90 of the previous century a series of applications have been developed in the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) world, applications that had been thought of in years past, that due to their mass circulation, they have radically changed the way we live. To analyze what has happened a series of metaphors have been introduced, mostly related to commercial aspects, that, maybe intentionally, do not grasp the complexity of the phenomenon.
Considering an article I wrote in the far 1992, I will introduce a description of the various tendencies that have risen through the definition of three big supplements, with the term changed from physics, supplements that render the interpretation of what has happened possible.
In the end this will bring us to the concepts of infosphere, that in the meaning intended here, intertwines with the biosphere, kingdom of the living organisms. The info-sphere is a part of our habitat and it is made up of what is natural and what have been artificially introduced by technology, from the moment man kind populated earth.
If the trends descripted continue, and it seems so for the next twenty years or so, maybe we are all on a journey towards the last Thule, the promised land or a nightmare, we will see.
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Torino: A.I.R.E. Piemonte
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Saturday 24th ocrtober at 10 pm, at the Museum of radio and television of RAI (Verdi street 14, Tourin) will take place the AIRE's members meeting of Val d'Aosta and Piemonte's group. During the occasion Barbara Valotti will introduce the book “Il Ragazzo del Wireless” (Hoepli, Milan 2015), written by her with Giancarlo Dalle Donne. At the event are going to intervene Carlo Pria, Natinal President of A.I.R.E, and Andrea Ferrero, ahead of the Val d'Aosta and Piemonte's A.I.R.E's group. Guided visit edited by Claudio Girivetto, supervisor of the museum.
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London: Marconi Society Symposium
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On Tuesday 20th October, from 8 am to 5 pm, wil take place at the Royal Society of London the Marconi Society Symposium, which is titled: THE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS The program features world-renowned Internet and wireless experts on IoT topics ranging from future infrastructure requirements and network approaches to digital objects, big data, security and privacy. The Conference is managed by the prof. Peter Kirstein, winner of the Marconi Prize 2015. |
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Roma: tra telefono e radio
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A Palazzo Velli, Roma, dal 3 all'11 ottobre si tiene la mostra TRA TELEFONO E RADIO
Documenti e Avventure del Broadcasting Italiano 1905-1945
Dagli archivi di famiglia di due protagonisti: Luigi Ranieri e Cesare Ferri
a cura di Renato Nunziata, Giulia Ferri e Marcello Ranieri. Nella giornata di martedì 6 ottobre è previsto un convegno/dibattito sulla radio, con interventi di alcuni addetti ai lavori – fra cui i professori Gabriele Balbi e Franco Monteleone, gli storici Giuseppe Parlato e Barbara Valotti, nonché dirigenti e giornalisti Rai - in occasione del 91esimo della prima trasmissione radiofonica italiana. |
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David Sarnoff |
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Marconi was the creator of the present day civilization of the radio. All of those who, with spirit of initiative and perseverance, have brought us to the present stage of development have built on the foundations laid by Marconi. Everyone considered him the tutelary genius of their work. |
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