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Marconi Art Prize

November 14^th-28^th, 2009
Sala d'Ercole di Palazzo d'Accursio, Bologna

GUGLIELMO MARCONI INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF PAINTING SCULPTURE AND ELECTRONIC ART 1988-2009

Exhibition of the Artists Winners of the G.M. Art Prize from 1988 to 2009.

Organised by Claudio Cerritelli and Bartolomeo De Gioia.
Design by Franco Savignano.

Comune di Bologna, Circolo Artistico di Bologna, Comitato Marconi Centenario Nobel, Provincia di Bologna, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna

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Radio e cultura di Marca

For over thirty years a series of events organised by A.R.T. (Associazione Radiantistica Trevigiana) have involved over a fourth of the communities in the Province of Treviso as well as other areas of the Triveneto, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany.

RADIO E CULTURA DI MARCA (The Top of Radio and Culture) is involved in communicating and conveying the history and fascination of the discoveries pertaining to the wireless world and to its inventor Guglielmo Marconi.

This year Galileo Galilei has also been celebrated, 400 years since the first telescope was used to observe the universe just a few kilometres from the event location, and precisely in Padua.

Since its beginning, the winning card of these events has been their alliance with volunteers and their focus on solidarity. All the streets, squares and towns where the events take place, have become over the years, and continue to be, the perfect sites to promote the beauties and products of the Trevigian territory.

November 13^th, 2009
SAN FIOR
Sala Polifunzionale, Piazza Guglielmo Marconi

“Radio e cultura di Marca”
presented by: Luigi Bacialli (director of Rete Veneta)

Prof. Francesco Paresce (astronomer) in International Video connection:  “From Galileo Galilei to Guglielmo Marconi”

“From the earth to the sky: 40^th anniversary of man landing on the Moon”

Presentation of the Marconian Calendar 2010  inspired by an idea of Gianni Miraval: “An antenna for everyone”

life and history of independent radio stations in the Province of Treviso from the 70's till today narrated through the Flavio Vendramini collection - drawings by Ivan Toninato and written work by Giuseppe Corba

Award Ceremony Bravissimo 2009

Praiseworthy Students of the San Fior Community

Award Ceremony Coherence Prize 2010

November 14^th, 2009
CODOGNÈ
Palablù, Via Calle (school zone)

“Radio e cultura di Marca” in the world of education

from Galileo Galilei to Guglielmo Marconi

in collaboration with the Istituto Comprensivo di Codognè

Prof. Francesco Paresce (astronomer)  “400° Galileo Galilei”

International Year of Astronomy

40^th anniversary of man landing on the Moon

Presentation of the Marconian Calendar 2010

Exhibition of new generation static equipment

7^th Regiment Transmissions from Sacile

Balloon launch with messages dedicated to Galileo Galilei and Guglielmo Marconi

organised by Associazione Radiantistica Trevigiana

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Once upon the Time the Radio

November 10^th, 2009
Théâtre des Variétés, Monaco

Celebrating the Centenary of the Guglielmo Marconi Nobel Prize for Physics

ONCE UPON A TIME THE RADIO
Stories and discoveries from Guglielmo Marconi till today

Transmission Radio télégraphique, fusion sociale, éducative et culturelle. Et maintenant? (conférence)

Guglielmo Marconi, homme, mari et père (vidéos et témoignages inédits)

With Marina Como (Journaliste RAI 1), Bernard Spindler (ex-directeur RMC), Luisella Berrino et Maurizio di Maggio (Journalistes RMC), Awana Gana, Monsieur Gabriele Falciasecca, Président de la Fondation Marconi de Pontecchio (BO), Madame Barbara Valotti, Directrice du Museo Guglielmo Marconi de Pontecchio (BO). Egalement présente Elettra Marconi Giovanelli.

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The Future Challenges of Telecommunications

November 9^th, 2009
"Giovanni Spadolini" Library of the Senate, Hall of the Parliamentary Acts, Piazza della Minerva, Rome

GUGLIELMO MARCONI, 100 YEARS AFTER THE NOBEL PRIZE: THE FUTURE CHALLENGES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Introduction by Enrico Manca, President of the Ugo Bordoni Foundation
Letter of the President of the Republic

Opening

Renato Schifani, President of the Senate of the Republic
Enrico Manca, President of the Ugo Bordoni Foundation

Guglielmo Marconi: the man who initiated modernity

Angelo Maria Petroni, La Sapienza University, Rome
Maurizio Gasparri, Senator
Paolo Gentiloni, Congressman

Information Society and economic development

Sandro Frova, Bocconi University
Luigi Prosperetti, University of Milan

The new governance of telecommunications

Roberto Viola, Radio Spectrum Policy Group

New juridical models for the ICT market

Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich, University of Rome (Roma 3)

Conclusions

Paolo Romani, Vice Minister of Economic Development - Communications

Events dedicated to the study of Marconi organised by the Ugo Bordoni Foundation

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La Larga Banda in Italia

Convegno Quadrato della Radio
Villa Griffone, Pontecchio Marconi, 12 novembre 2016

LA LARGA BANDA IN ITALIA

Stato e Prospettive

10.30 Indirizzo di saluto: Gabriele Falciasecca (Presidente Fondazione Marconi)

10.40 Benvenuto: Stefano Ciccotti (A.D. Raiway e Presidente Q.d.R.)

10.50 Introduzione ai temi della giornata: Sandro Dionisi (Dir. Global Advisory Services, Telecom Italia)

La Strategia Italiana per la Banda Ultralarga. Come sta evolvendo?

11.00 Salvo Lombardo (Dir. Gen. Infratel)

11.20 Sandro Dionisi (Dir. Global Advisory Services, Telecom Italia)

11.40 Guido Garrone (A.D. Metroweb Sviluppo)

12.00 Gianluca Mazzini ( A.D. Lepida)

12.20 Giancarlo Bellino (A.D. Alpitel)

Il 5 G

12.40 Giovanni E. Corazza (Prof. Ord. Università di Bologna)

Revisione del piano della UE per la Banda Ultra Larga (2016-2025)

13.00 Paolo Lupi (Dirigente Serv. Economico Statistico Agcom)

13.20 - 14.30 Intervallo pranzo

14.30 Tavola rotonda aperta

Coordina Gildo Campesato (Dir. Resp. Cor.Com)

16.00 Assemblea del Quadrato della Radio

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History Week

October 24^th, 2009
Aula Absidale Santa Lucia, Bologna

History Week 2009

Presenting the 10^th Quaderno of the Maestre Pie Schools

A SCHOOL AT THE GUGLIELMO MARCONI SCHOOL

Music, lyrics and dances from the musical Signori, lo spettacolo sta per cominciare! (Ladies and Gentlemen, the show is going to start!) by Tania Bellanca, interpreted by the students of the Liceo Renzi and the Maestre Pie School

with the participation of Prof. Francesco Paresce, who briefly explained the features and functions of the Hubble telescope.

Event organised under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Education and the Marconi Foundation.

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Victory Cup

October 31^st 2009
Arcoveggio Racecourse, Bologna

VICTORY CUP - GRAN PREMIO DELLA VITTORIA

On the centenary celebrations for the Physics Nobel Prize award to Guglielmo Marconi horse racing has decided to pay its tribute to the scientist. This year the famous Victory Cup (Gran Premio della Vittoria), an important trotting race, was in fact dedicated to the illustrious Bolognese citizen.

One of the races was named after the town of Sasso Marconi. The winner Nerviano, a racehorse owned by Borsari stable, was awarded by mayor Stefano Mazzetti a marconian silver medal offered by the G. Marconi Philatelic Club.

Sasso Marconi Town Hall organised a buffet of local delicatessen (wine, olive oil and elderberry syrup) which was served near the course. Information flyers on Sasso Marconi events were distributed at the venue.

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Following Guglielmo Marconi

October 31^st, 2009
Great hall of the Montessori–Da Vinci Institute, Porretta Terme (Bologna)

FOLLOWING GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Research and Innovation in the Rhine Valley

Guglielmo Marconi: the man and his origins (by Barbara Valotti, Marconi Museum)
History of industrialization and innovation in the Upper Rhine territory (by Prof. Renzo Zagnoni, historian)
Testimonies of important enterprises which have managed to combine history with innovation and the world of communications:

Marco Palmieri (PiQuadro Spa). Innovation in communications to create a worldwide successful business.
Francesco Papi (Filatura Papi Fabio Spa). 120 years of history.
Gabriele Pierotti (Metalcastello Spa). World leader in the engineering industry.

Giorgia Vitali (Salumificio Vitali Spa). Innovation to safeguard the environment and nature.

Fabio Falzea (Microsoft Italy). Mobile Communications and innovation.

Closing by Gabriele Falciasecca, President of Marconi Foundation

Announcement of the competition “Percorsi marconiani” (“Marconian Paths”), promoted and sponsored by the Lions Club Porretta Terme–High Rhine. The competition is addressed to the students of the Montessori-Da Vinci Institute.

organised by the Lions Club Porretta Terme–High Rhine
in cooperation with the Montessori-Da Vinci Institute, Porretta Terme Town Hall, Cultural Association “Nuèter“ and Marconi Foundation

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Antique Radio Exhibition

November 7^th to 15^th, 2009

Biagi D’Antona Theatre, Castel Maggiore (Bo)

The Consulta Culturale, the Philatelic Club Kastellano, Italian Association of the Antique Radio
presented

ANTIQUE RADIO EXHIBITION AND FAITHFUL REPRODUCTIONS OF THE FIRST MARCONIAN EQUIPMENT, GUIDED VISITS, VISUAL DOCUMENTS

Saturday, November 7^th
Arturo Stalteri in concert.
Followed by a brief discussion between Arturo Stalteri and Roberto Grandi on the theme “Communicating through the radio” and presentation of the exhibition.

Sunday, November 8^th
Guided visits.

Tuesday the 10^th , Wednesday the 11^th and Thursday the 12^th
Meetings and guided visits for schools.

Sunday, November 15^th
Life and work of Guglielmo Marconi – Screening of the documentary and guided visit.
Radio America, film by Robert Altman with Woody Harrelson, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline.

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International Radio Symposium

November 9^th, 2009
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm

INTERNATIONAL RADIO SYMPOSIUM
celebrating the centenary of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1909

On November 9^th, 1909, the Royal Academy of Sciences (RSAS) decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics to Karl Ferdinand Braun and Guglielmo Marconi for their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.

Introduction by Prof. Svante Lindqvist, President of RSAS

Harry Frank, chairman of the Academy 's Class of Engineering sciences and SNRV chairman

Gerhard Kristensson

Karl Grandin, Director of the Centre of History of Science at RSAS: The awarding process

Gabriele Falciasecca, University of Bologna, President of the Marconi Foundation: Guglielmo Marconi (keynote)

Lars-Erik Wernersson, University of Lund: Three centuries of solid state electronic components

ancient and modern radio equipment on show

Hans Olofsson, Director of the Onsala Space Observatory: Swedish Radio Astronomy

Joakim F Johansson, RUAG Space AB: The early days of radio, Ernst F W Alexanderson and Grimeton radio station SAQ, Unesco World Heritage

Gudmund Wannberg, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF): Swedish space radio science

Östen Mäkitalo: Mobile telephony in a historic and future perspective

Werner Wiesbeck, University of Karlsruhe: Karl Ferdinand Braun (keynote)

The symposium was arranged by the Swedish National Committee of URSI (Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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A History of Telecommunications

October 23^rd, 2009
Faculty of Engineering, Bologna

A HISTORY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
workshop

The Commission for the History of Engineering within the Deans Conference has decided to launch a series of workshops on the history of engineering, in order to produce a complete work on the history of technology in Italy.
The second workshop of such series, on the History of Telecommunications, was held in Bologna. The speakers, mainly engineers and historians, came from Italian universities and industries.
The different aspects of the History of Telecommunications in the last two centuries was taken into consideration: history of the ideas, birth and growth of the telecommunication industry, impact on university, economic and social aspects.
A particular focus was given to the Marconi (1909-2009) and Meucci (1808-2008) celebrations.

Science and technique of communications at the end of the Nineteenth century (Ovidio Bucci, Adriano Paolo Morando, Giuseppe Pelosi)
Electric telegraphy, telex and fax machines (Stefano Maggi)
The origins of telephony and the Meucci story (Enrico Del Re, Leonardo Lucci, Giuseppe Pelosi)
Marconi scientist and entrepreneur (Gabriele Falciasecca)
History of the university branch of telecommunication (Aldo Roveri)
The role of research institutions (Francesco Fedi, Cesare Mossotto)
History of signal processing (Fabio Rocca)
Transmission: from the couple to the radio links and optic fibres (Giovanni Colombo, Silvano Pupolin)
Radio and television (Guido Vannucchi, Franco Visintin)
Industry research in communications (Salvatore Randi)
Military communications (Raoul Maestrini)
Radar and radio aids (Gaspare Galati, Paolo Tiberio)
Space telecommunications (Guido Tartara)
Communication networks (Marco Ajmone Marsan)
Photonics in telecommunications (Giancarlo Prati)
Telecommunication facilities (Roberto Scalmani)
Mobile communications and the role of operators (Gabriele Falciasecca, Decio Ongaro)
Computer science and telecommunications and the role of microelectronics (Vito Svelto, Guido Vannucchi)
Social aspects of telecommunications (Giuseppe O. Longo)
Museology of telecommunications (Giuseppe Pelosi, Antonio Savini)

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From Galileo to Poldhu and Beyond

October 19^th-20^th, 2009
Toronto

On the occasion of the IX edition of the “Italian Language in the World Week”, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the University of Western Ontario has presented the conference

FROM GALILEO TO POLDHU AND BEYOND

Science of the universe on the centenary of Guglielmo Marconi’s Nobel Prize award

by Prof. Francesco Paresce (National Institute of Astrophysics - Bologna)

Monday October 19^th at the Italian Cultural Institute - Toronto

Tuesday October 20^th at the University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario

The first space physics experiment by means of radio waves was carried out by Guglielmo Marconi in December 1901 by sending a radio signal from Poldhu in Cornwall, England, that was received across the Atlantic Ocean in St. Johns, Newfoundland.

This experiment, deemed impossible by experts of the time, launched the telecommunications industry and proved the existence of the earth’s ionosphere in one fell swoop. Spectacular progress since then in the cost and efficiency of wireless communication has allowed us today to communicate through satellites and space probes all the way to the edge of the solar system and to receive a large amount of extremely significant scientific information about the universe around us.

In his talk, Paresce has briefly summarized the development of research in this area from the first experiments by Marconi for which he was awarded the physics Nobel Prize in 1909 to the fascinating discoveries of modern space science obtained by space probes and satellites like the Hubble Space Telescope.

All this, Paresce has remembered, was made possible by the strong intuition and tenacity of a man determined to communicate without wires throughout space in the best Galilean tradition of continuous attempts (provando e riprovando).

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Giro dell'Emilia (bicycle race)

October 10^th, 2009

This year the Giro dell'Emilia – Granarolo, 100 years old, has ideally associating its own centenary to that of the Guglielmo Marconi Nobel Prize.

Tuesday, September 8^th, a press conference on the Giro was held at Villa Griffone, Pontecchio Marconi.

The 92^nd GIRO DELL'EMILIA - GRANAROLO was run on Saturday, October 10^th.

A race stage near Villa Griffone was dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi.

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Marconi Symposium

October 8^th, 2009
Biagi Auditorium, Sala Borsa, Bologna

YOUNG SCHOLAR WORKSHOP

The five Young Scholar award winners are: Sébastien Soudan, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon; Marco Papaleo, University of Bologna; Eric Plum, Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), University of Southampton; Eitan Yaakobi, University of California at San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering; and Felix Gutierrez, Jr., University of Texas, Austin.

Rafael Pinaud Laufer - Novel Routing Paradigms for Wireless Multihop Networks
Salman Abdul Baset - Peer to Peer Communication
Felix Gutierrez, Jr. - 60 GHz Communication: A New Era of Connectivity
Marco Papaleo - Packet Level Coding using LDPC Convolutional Codes
Eric Plum - Metamaterials: The next photonic revolution
Sébastien Soudan - Bandwidth Sharing and Control in High-Speed Networks: Combining Packet and Circuit-Switching Paradigms
Eitan Yaakobi - Coding for Flash Memories

October 9^th, 2009
San Filippo Neri Oratory, Bologna

MARCONI SYMPOSIUM

This year's Marconi prize goes to Andrew Chraplyvy and Robert Tkach, a pair of Bell Labs scientists whose work on fiber optic nonlinearities led to vastly increased broadband capacity in the world’s communications networks.

Gabriele Falciasecca, Giovanni E. Corazza - Introduction
David Payne - Problems Solved and Unsolved Problems in Photonics
Herwig Kogelnik - Perspectives on Optical Communications
James Massey - Marconi, Shannon and Conventional Wisdom
Claude Berrou - Coding and Brain
James Flanagan - Parametric Representation of Speech Signals
John Cioffi - What would Marconi have thought about DSL?
Yash Pal - Keeping alive the spirit for which Gioia Marconi Braga honoured me 29 years ago
Romano Volta - A world hearing itself: An Italian midsummer night’s dream
Eric Ash - Saving the Planet: ICT and Coal
Federico Faggin - Birth and Evolution of the Microprocessor
Andrew Viterbi - Foundations of the Digital Wireless World
Andrew Chraplyvy - Optical communications - The Past
Robert Tkach - Optical communications - The Future

The future of Information and Communication Technology
Andrew Chraplyvy, David Forney, Bob Lucky, Robert Tkach, Andrew Viterbi

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David Sarnoff

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.