2. WYP2005 Events in Austria • Opening Events Jan. 13, 2005 Salzburg Jan. 18, 2005 Graz Jan. 19, 2005 Vienna • Physics Calendar 2005 every day in the internet a Physics-related story made by Austrian students once a week in the newspaper (Der Standard)

3. WYP2005 Events • Long Night of Physics April 19, 2005 major events in Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck local events in many schools

4. WYP2005 Events • Physics enlightens the world Best in participation: Taiwan Austria Dominican Republic

5. WYP2005 Events in Austria • 375 years since Kepler June10-12, 2005 Graz Part of the annual World Heritage Festival of Graz Public exhibition dedicaded to the work of Johannes Kepler in Graz, including historical, social and cultural activities of the time

6. WYP2005 Events in Austria • 375 years since Kepler

7. WYP2005 Events in Austria • Physics Event ÖPG 2005 September 27-29, 2005 Vienna Annual meeting of the Austrian Physical Society • spiel.raum.physik Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2005 Vienna Public presentations of physics by universities and schools

8. WYP2005 Events in Austria • European Science Week Nov. 2005 in Graz Festival celebrating Kepler´s death on Nov. 15 Exhibition in the local Kepler museum Connection via webcam with the exhibition in Milano (Galileo Galilei) and other Kepler museums

9. WYP2005 Events in Austria • Public lecture series and workshops „Einstein lectures“ in Vienna (Ketterle, Penrose, ..) All the year in many cities • Public presentation of physics all the year especially in schools or public buildings (railway station, city centres, museums, …) • Reports in TV and radio

10. Physics Talent Search • Coordinated by Beverly Hartline (beverly.hartline@earthlink.net) • 21 countries participated:Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Croatia (?), Cyprus, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Korea (?), Netherlands, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, USA • Planned meeting in Taiwan (?)Dec. 30 – Jan. 5

11. Physics Talent Search in Austria • 137 participants (6 from Hungary) Only a third send their work back “Talent camp” for the best students

12. Physics as a cultural heritage A travelling exhibition • a number of historical stations • each independently developed • joint overall concept

13. The stations: What is covered so far – what is missing: Ancient cosmology: Romania The discovery of time: Bulgaria, Israel, Romania Numbers, proportions, and the harmony of the spheres: Austria Ancient Chinese Physics: Korea, Japan, China The world view of Mesoamericans: Mexico, Guatemala Ancient Indian Physics: India The Islamic contribution to medieval physics: Pakistan Traditional African physics: South Africa

14. The stations: What is covered so far – what is missing: The enigma of the rainbow: Poland Of loadstone and amber Of sailors and scientists: Portugal The scientific revolution of the renaissance: Italy, Austria, Sweden, Netherlands;Missing: Newton From frog’s legs to power plants: Italy, France, Serbia;Missing: Faraday, Maxwell Merging space and time: Italy, Slovenia, Israel Of particles, waves, and entangled states: Austria, USA, Switzerland, Israel

15. Physics as a cultural heritage A travelling exhibition • Try to get further funding from the EU • Money for overall coordination would be necessary (travel expenses for meetings, overall design , ….) • At least 2 years will be necessary to get all the stations

16. Suggestions beyond 2005 Physics and Society Forum • Austrian EU Council Presidency • Vienna, early 2006 • Dialogue between physicists and decision-makers

17. Suggestions beyond 2005 Working Group for the promotion of physics • Members: WYP2005 Coordinators • Purpose: sharing ideas and informations • Internet forum • Meeting every year, starting spring 2006