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Academic bulletin 01/2007
RESUMÉ
ACADEMY ASSEMBLY
Academy Assembly, the highest body of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic responsible for the top priority decisions related to the AS CR, realised its XXIX meeting in Municipal House in Vinohrady on the 14th December 2006. This issue of Academic Bulletin includes the most important speeches: the address of the president of the Academy of Sciences Václav Pačes, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Miroslava Kopicová and her secretary Petr Matějů. The Assembly also accepted the final resolution (included in this issue as well).
INTRODUCING PROJECTS
We try to weigh the smallest particle
The aim of the international project KATRIN (KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino experiment) is to improve the sensitivity of determination of the electron neutrino rest mass by one order. KATRIN is a joint effort of several European and U.S. institutions. The number of people involved in KATRIN is still growing. Currently there are about 100 scientists, engineers, technicians and students involved, including most of the groups that have worked on tritium beta-decay experiments in recent years. KATRIN is being built at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in Germany where much of the required technical infrastructure is already available, especially for the tritium source.
EUROPEAN UNION
The seventh conference of Central and Eastern European Networking Association
Central and Eastern European Networking Association (CEENet) is an association of national organizations which concentrate on the academic, research and educational networking. The primary mission of CEENet is to co-ordinate the international aspects of the academic, research and education networks in Central and Eastern Europe and in adjacent countries. Between 26 – 27 November 2006 ASCR in the cooperation with European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) co-hosted the 7th conference of CEENet representatives in villa Lanna in Prague.
AWARDS
Premiunm Bohemiae Award
The well known Czech astronomer prof. Bohumil Ceplecha was awarded "The Czech Nobel Prize for the year 2006".
B. J. Horacek Foundation is private foundation that supports exceptional accomplishments in the field of science and the arts.