Annual-Report-2024 - Flipbook - Page 90
Partner Events
Supporting the Lindau Meetings
More and more of our partners follow the Klaus Tschira Foundation's example
in supporting the Meetings.
Eighty Young Scientists, antipasti, and an entertaining
Pub Quiz – these were the important elements of the
informal get-together organized by the Klaus Tschira
Foundation at this year’s Meeting. The Foundation promotes natural sciences, mathematics, and computer
science through its own projects as well as via support
for other initiatives, organizations, and events – like the
Lindau Meetings. At the get-together, the foundation
provided German-speaking young scientists with information on funding opportunities, research projects, and
science communication. To name one example, the KlarText Award for science communication recognizes postdocs that have done a particularly good job of explaining
their doctoral research to non-scientists.
Finally, Anja Heinzelmann, Head of Communications,
talked about the Heidelberg equivalent of the Lindau
Meetings – the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, which connects 200 young researchers from all over the world with
the most exceptional mathematicians and computer
scientists, including those who have received the Abel
Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing,
Fields Medal, IMU Abacus Medal, and the Nevanlinna
Prize. The quiz added excitement and a friendly competitive edge, with close results that made for a thrilling
finish. Some awards ended up being shared among the
top-performing teams. Let's see how the Young Scientists
will do next year!
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Anja Heinzelmann, Head of Communications, talking about the
work of the Klaus Tschira Foundation
Young Scientists gathered at the restaurant ‘Cantinetta’ for an
entertaining Pub Quiz
