Sir Brian Might, Lord Martin Rees, Professor Mary Kaldor, and Dr. Garik Israelian on the Starmus VII launch occasion in London. Credit score: Starmus
- Confirming itself as soon as once more because the world’s most formidable science and music competition, STARMUS, in partnership with ESET, will convey essentially the most inspiring debate on the way forward for the planet to Bratislava turning the Slovak capital into the world’s science capital for a complete week this Might
- The multi-day occasion brings a spectacular opening live performance, 4 days of unique lectures; its unique musical program with the STARMUS signature night time occasions Sonic Universe Live performance and the favored Star Occasion; the open campus STARMUS Camp, with which science will take to the streets of the town, and its prestigious award, the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
- STARMUS will convey 9 Nobel laureates, astronauts, prime researchers and the best eminences in local weather change, setting, synthetic intelligence and cybersecurity to the town
- Tickets can be found by means of the favored web site www.ticketportal.sk and have gone on sale with an early fowl low cost out there till April 15
BRATISLAVA, March 20 — STARMUS has introduced right this moment an unparalleled lectures program for its seventh version which is supposed to be essentially the most inspiring debate on the way forward for our dwelling planet. As introduced in Might 2023, the celebrated STARMUS Competition, — the brainchild of astrophysicist Garik Israelian, PhD and Queen guitarist Brian Might, additionally PhD in astrophysics — will maintain its subsequent version in Bratislava this Might.
On this seventh version STARMUS will kick off with a spectacular efficiency by a legendary musician to be introduced quickly with the complete line-up, adopted by a 4-day programme of the distinctive STARMUS Unique Talks with greater than 50 world-class audio system and world-renowned artists within the in style Ice Hockey Stadium, Ondrej Nepela Enviornment. Full program out there here.
STARMUS Opening Live performance, Sunday Might 12
Legendary artist efficiency – Theme and particulars of this unimaginable present to be unveiled very quickly with the complete line-up.
Day 1, Monday 13 Might
Opening lecture by Dr Jane Goodall, DBE – the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
- Lectures: Mary Robinson, Katharine Hayhoe, Nathaniel Keohane, Mary Kaldor, Steven Chu, Sylvia Earle, Maureen Raymo
- Panel Discussions: Damia Barcelo, Ros Rickaby, Bob Bishop, Olivia Lazard, Svitlana Krakovska and Chris Rapley, Staffan Qvist
Day 2, Tuesday 14 Might
- Lectures: Edvard Moser, Charlie Duke, Tony Fadell, Bernhard Schölkopf, Richard Marko, Neil Lawrence, Philip Torr, Gary Marcus, Roeland Nusselder
- STAR Occasion: artists to be introduced quickly with the complete line-up
Day 3, Wednesday 15 Might – Stephen Hawking Medal Award Ceremony & Sonic Universe Live performance
- Award ceremony hosted by in style science comic Robin Ince and STARMUS founders Garik Israelian and Brian Might
- Sonic Universe Live performance headlined by The Offspring and Tony Hadley as particular visitor adopted by extra one-off particular performances
Day 4, Thursday 16 Might
- Lectures: Pietro Barabaschi, Martin Rees, George Smoot, Michel Mayor, Laurie Anderson, Anton Zeilinger, Donna Strickland, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Kurt Wüthrich
- 108’ Spherical Desk – Starmus most unique spherical desk in tribute to Yuri Gagarin historic flight changing into the primary human spaceflight (dwell streaming on STARMUS youtube channel)
- Panellists: Jane Goodall, Kip Thorne, Laurie Anderson, Chris Hadfield, Dexter Holland, Garik Israelian, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Martin Rees, Katharine Hayhoe and Steven Chu
Day 5, Friday 17 Might
- Lectures: Kam Ghaffarian, Kathryn Thornton, Chris Hadfield, Kip Thorne & Lia Halloran, Carole Mundell, Dante Lauretta, Brian Inexperienced
- Panel Dialogue: Joel Parker, Patrick Michel, Scott Hubbard, Garret Reisman
-Closing of the festival-
–Full program out there on STARMUS web site www.starmus.com
In parallel, from 12 to 17 Might, STARMUS will maintain its STARMUS Camp & Metropolis Program within the coronary heart of Bratislava, Hlavné námestie (the town’s fundamental sq.), and in cooperation with totally different Slovak tutorial establishments, invading the streets and universities of the Slovakian capital with the magic of science bringing it nearer to most people.
- STARMUS Camp: 12 cubicles of science exhibitions and dwell demonstrations and 6 meals vans
- STARMUS Camp Stage: displays, panel discussions and a vibrant music program stuffed with performances by native and worldwide skills which can be unveiled quickly with the complete line-up.
That is the primary version of STARMUS which focuses on Planet Earth, as essentially the most superb planet within the universe. As in earlier editions, the competition will convey collectively a big solid of Nobel Prize winners – comparable to Michel Mayor, Emmanuelle Charpentier or Kip Thorne-; astronauts who’ve made historical past within the space race – comparable to Charlie Duke or Chris Hadfield- and world icons comparable to Dr Jane Goodall DBE and the music legend Brian Might, additionally co-founder of the competition.
The competition additionally brings an unprecedented musical program with unique performances by the favored Californian punk-rock band The Offspring, Tony Hadley -the former lead singer of the British pop icon from the 80’S Spandau Ballet- and extra one-off dwell performances to be introduced quickly with the complete line-up of this superb version.
As if this weren’t sufficient, the competition brings to Bratislava its signature prestigious Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication which awards excellence throughout 4 classes: Music & Arts, Science Writing, Movies & Leisure, and Lifetime Achievement. The winners are chosen by the STARMUS Advisory Board made up of a prestigious solid of eminent figures comparable to Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Peter Gabriel, David Eicher, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Richard Dawkins, Tony Fadell, Jill Tarter and STARMUS co-founders Brian Might and Garik Israelian.
As well as, the STARMUS group has signed agreements with the principle Slovak universities and tutorial establishments, just like the Comenius College in Bratislava or the Academy of Advantageous Arts & Design, the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the Slovak College of Know-how in Bratislava, the Alexander Dubcek College of Trencin and the Masaryk College in Brno, Czechia. By way of these tutorial collaborations, STARMUS will perform its “Metropolis Program” with unique actions between the audio system and the Slovak tutorial setting in addition to a number of volunteer applications to be a part of the competition.
The tickets for essentially the most awaited occasion of the yr, can be on sale by means of the favored portal www.ticketportal.sk .
In its mission to convey science nearer to most people, competition tickets are for all audiences and embrace entry to your complete competition program. Additionally, till April 15, there may be an ‘early fowl’ low cost out there: Scholar Tickets* for 98 euros and Common Attendees tickets for 198 euros. Subsequently, tickets can be priced at 150 euros for College students and 250 euros for Common Attendees.
- Tickets embrace:
- STARMUS Unique Lectures, Might 13, 14,16,17
(on the Ice Hockey Stadium, Ondrej Nepela Enviornment)
(on the Devín Citadel)
- Stephen Hawking Medal Award Ceremony & Sonic Universe Live performance, Might 15
(on the Ice Hockey Stadium, Ondrej Nepela Enviornment)
For this yr’s version, STARMUS has partnered with Slovak cybersecurity big ESET, a research-first firm proudly manifesting its assist for science by means of the ESET Science Award. That is additionally the explanation why the competition is celebrating its seventh version in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia
As well as, STARMUS VII is sponsored by VÚB Banka – the second largest financial institution in Slovakia and the primary financial institution to declare its dedication to sustainability and environmental safety with the Inexperienced Manifesto 2020-; OMEGA, the famend Swiss watchmaker and conventional STARMUS sponsor, and KIA Slovakia because the Mobility accomplice of this very particular version.
When it comes to public assist for this distinctive celebration of science, music and the setting, STARMUS VII can be held underneath the auspices of the President of the Slovak Republic and the Mayor of Bratislava and underneath the patronage of the European Fee Illustration in Slovakia.
Undoubtedly a singular multidisciplinary occasion that can put the Slovak capital within the worldwide highlight for a complete week and can as soon as once more affirm STARMUS as essentially the most inspiring science and music competition on this planet.
For extra data go to Starmus.com
About STARMUS
Because the very first homo sapiens regarded up at a star-filled sky, we now have been awestruck by the vastness of the cosmos. Even right this moment, we stay humbled by the sheer immensity of space, particularly as progress in physics and astronomy has made us conscious of the super distances concerned – even to our closest neighboring stars.
Created by Garik Israelian PhD, astrophysicist on the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) and Sir Brian Might PhD, astrophysicist and the lead guitarist of the long-lasting rock band Queen, Starmus is a competition of science, artwork and music that has featured displays from astronauts, cosmonauts, Nobel Prize winners and outstanding figures from varied scientific
disciplines and musical backgrounds. Starmus brings Nobel laureates, eminent researchers, astronauts, thinkers and artists collectively to share their information and experiences, as we seek for solutions to the good questions.
Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication Stephen Hawking and Alexei Leonov, along with Brian Might and Garik Israelian, labored to create the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication in 2015, awarded to people and groups who’ve made important contributions to science communication. Earlier Stephen Hawking Medal winners embrace Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, Elon Musk, Jean-Michel Jarre, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Eno, Hans Zimmer, and the Apollo 11 documentary.
About ESET
For greater than three a long time, ESET has been offering revolutionary, state-of-the-art digital safety for thousands and thousands of companies, shoppers, and demanding infrastructure. A confirmed pioneer in heuristics detection, machine studying and AI algorithms, ESET presents unmatched prevention-first cybersecurity options powered by famend world Menace Intelligence, and an in depth R&D community led by industry-acclaimed researchers.
To remain forward of rising cyber threats, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use options unobtrusively shield and monitor 24/7 not simply to cease assaults of their tracks, however to stop them from occurring within the first place. For extra data, go to www.eset.com or observe us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
About VUB
VUB is the second largest financial institution in Slovakia and the primary financial institution to declare its dedication to sustainability and environmental safety with the Inexperienced Manifesto 2020. The financial institution is consistently striving to broaden its provide of sustainable monetary merchandise and has the ambition to be each a motivation and a accomplice for all shoppers of their efforts to guide a accountable life or enterprise. By way of its VUB Basis, the financial institution has been awarding conservation initiatives for the fourth yr in a row underneath the Atlas Environmental Award and is energetic in supporting the humanities, training, communities and varied social teams, and the restoration of cultural monuments.VUB is a part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group, one of many largest banking teams in Europe and one of many world’s main firms respecting sustainable enterprise.
About KIA Gross sales Slovakia
Kia Gross sales Slovakia is gross sales subsidiary of Kia Europe and Kia Company – a worldwide mobility model that’s creating revolutionary, pioneering and main sustainable mobility options for shoppers, communities and societies world wide. As a Sustainable Mobility Options Supplier, Kia is spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electrical autos and creating a rising vary of mobility providers, encouraging individuals world wide to discover the perfect methods of getting round. Kia’s revolutionary merchandise proceed to draw nice acclaim, the EV6 battery electrical car changing into the primary Korean automobile to be named European Automobile of the Yr in 2022.
Kia Gross sales Slovakia is the approved distributor of Kia autos in Slovakia, dedicated to offering distinctive automotive options to prospects throughout the nation. With a various lineup of cutting-edge autos led to gross sales 10 000 items in 2024, together with hatchbacks, crossovers, SUVs and electrical fashions, caters o the evolving wants and preferences of Slovakian drivers. Dealership community, consists of 31dealers showrooms and providers, ensures widespread accessibility and unparalleled service, supported by professionals devoted to delivering a seamless automotive expertise.
Additional data will be discovered right here: www.kia.sk
