Opening Ceremony
Sunday, June 25, 2006

On Sunday morning, the students registered at the Inselhalle, the state-of-the-art conference center where the meeting will take place. As part of their registration packet, they each received a directory of all student participants. As students from all over the world gathered for registration, they could begin to understand the true international nature of the meeting.

At 4 p.m. the opening ceremony began with Countess Sonja Bernadotte welcoming the 23 chemistry laureates and 516 students from 52 countries (chosen from a field of more than 11,000 applicants) to the 56th Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners in Lindau. Addresses were also given by

• Dr. Janez Potočnik, the Commissioner for Research from the European Commission in Brussels;
• Dr. Annette Schavan, the Federal Minister for Education and Research in Bonn;
• Dr. Thomas Goppel, the State Minister from the Bavarian Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts in Munich;
• Petra Meier to Bernd-Seidl, the mayor of Lindau; and
• Professor Dr. Bertil Andersson, the representative of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm.

The scientific chairpersons of the meeting, Dr. Astrid Gräslund of Stockholm and Professor Wolfgang Lubitz, of Mülheim, Germany, were introduced to the audience. Musical interludes were provided by 20-year-old Slovakian violin prodigy Ondrej Jánoska accompanied by Ukrainian Jeanne Mikitka on the piano.

Later that evening, the American students hosted a networking session for selected members of other delegations. In addition to the 60-member U.S.delegation, approximately 120 students from many other countries attended. Represented were:

All sorts of “chemistry” developed as the students discovered they had a lot in common, not only in their passion for their research, but in their interest of other countries and cultures. Discussions went on for hours and the students reported the next day that it was a most satisfying event.

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Allison Dennis examines the directory of graduate student attendees at the 56th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates.

Tim Anglin, Wallace Dillon, Jr., Chris Webster, David Yeung, David Strasfeld, and Sam Mugavero, III

Peter Sims, Ian Harwood, Sarah Evans, Jordan Atlas, Rachel Lynch, and Scott Borella

Nicholas Wigginton, Susan Kloek, Karina Heredia, and Orianna Bretschger

Allison Dennis, Claudette Davis, Aisha Bishop, Erica Johnson, Tiffany Epps, and Shavon Clark

Jennie Thomas, Haley Pugsley, Raissa Menendez, Joel Henzie, and Nicholas Wigginton

Sonjae Wallace, Kathleen Chaffee, Christine Winschel, Jon Mullin, Sara Ray, and Grant Johnson

Mary Pulling, Meghan Anzelc, Matt Christianson, and Rob Rosciolli

Chris Rivera, Tony Sokolov, and Cody Geary

Julia Keller, Laura Morris, Dixie Gautreaux, and Daniel Farrell

Countess Sonja Bernadotte

Dr. Janez Potočnik

Petra Meier to Bernd-Seidl

Scott Borella and Meghan Anzelc exchange information with some Indian students

Scott Borella with a Polish student

Chris Thode with a Canadian student

Dixie Gautreaux with an Israeli student

Jordan Atlas talks with an international group

Tony Sokolov talks with a professor from Pakistan

Ashley Ringer and Susan Kloek with an international group

Jeremiah Johnson, Jean Lee, and Stephen Huffaker with an international group

Sara Ray with a Malaysian student

Chris Rivera and Kristi O’Neal with Pakistani students

Christine Neipert with an international student

Tiffany Epps with a Spanish student

Eben Cross with an international student

Wells Wulsin with an international student

Ashley Ringer and January Haile with a group of international students

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Allison Dennis examines the directory of graduate student attendees at the 56th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates.

 

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