TWO PIONEERS OF THE SCIENCE OF OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES IN FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WIN MARCONI PRIZE

Bell Labs scientists developed the concept of dispersion management and significantly advanced transmission technology Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) Bell Labs scientists Andrew R. Chraplyvy and Robert W. Tkach, research partners for more than two decades, have been awarded the 2009 Marconi Fellowship and Prize for their research into optical fiber nonlinearities and their development of novel mitigation techniques that vastly increased the transmission speed and capacity of optical fiber communications systems. Read More

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"The Light and the Dark of the Internet," a symposium presented by the Marconi Society at Columbia University, took place April 16th. 
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Charles Kuen Kao, the 1985 Marconi Fellow and Prize Winner, is one of three scientists who have jointly been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. Kao was honored for his breakthrough work in fiber optics, the same achievement for which he was recognized by the Marconi Society. For more information on the award, go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091006/ap_on_sc/eu_nobel_physics

ON THE EVE OF ITS NAMESAKE'S NOBEL CENTENNIAL,
THE MARCONI SOCIETY
CELEBATES 35 YEARS OF SUCCESS
Honoring advances in communications technology and
promoting better understanding of how they affect society

BOLOGNA, ITALY, October 9, 2009 - As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi’s Nobel Prize, the Marconi Society is successfully completing its 35th year. The organization has conferred its coveted prize—the equivalent of a Nobel in the field of information technology - upon a total of 40 Internet pioneers, telecommunications giants and visionaries whose theoretical work laid the foundation for breakthrough research that has advanced the social, economic and cultural improvement of all humanity.

This year's prize goes to Andrew Chraplyvy and Robert Tkach, a pair of Bell Labs scientists whose work on fiber optic nonlinearities led to vastly increased broadband capacity in the world’s communications networks. But the annual gala awards ceremony October 9th at the Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna, Italy also recognizes Marconi himself just as his daughter Gioia, would have wished Read More

MARCONI SOCIETY SELECTS 2009 YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARD WINNERS
Five top researchers will be honored at annual award dinner in Bologna

BOLOGNA, ITALY, October 9, 2009--The Marconi Society, the leading organization devoted to recognizing and encouraging scientific contributions in the field of information technology, has selected five young scientists from top engineering schools to receive its 2009 Young Scholar Awards.  Read More

NEW YORK, NY. AUGUST 3, 2009

The 2009 Marconi Society Award Gala and Symposium will take place in Bologna from October 8 - 11, and is co-hosted by the Fondazione Marconi. In addition to honoring the 2009 Marconi Prize Winners Andrew Chraplyvy and Robert Tkach
http://marconisociety.org/news.html the gala will honor five new Young Scholars, and will feature two days of presentations on communications science. Based on past events hosted by the Fondazione, we can count on extraordinary food and hospitality.

The gala award dinner is October 9th at the Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna, Italy. The preceding symposia on the afternoon of October 8, and all day on October 9 will include presentations from several Fellows, as well as this year’s Young Scholars. In addition to the formal programs, you may also opt to take one of the many guided tours offered.

The registration link, http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=187474 details all of the events offered. Fill out the form and we will forward all the information to the Fondazione for final registration. All the events are free with the exception of optional tours offered on Sunday, October 11.

Hotel reservation and pricing information is available on our registration site for you to use in indicating your preferences. However, you will not be confirmed until your information is forwarded to Bologna for follow-up, and they send you a confirmation email. Credit card information will be requested from you directly by the event planners in Italy.

We also have received a challenge from Marconi Fellow Ronald Rivest to try to make all travel to the upcoming award events “carbon neutral." Although he cannot personally attend, he will make a matching contribution of up to $600 to cover the cost of purchasing carbon offsets for our participants at Terrapass (http://www.terrapass.com/). To help us maximize his matching contribution, you can make a $35 contribution on our registration site. All proceeds will be forwarded to Terrapass. (Ron estimates that the carbon dioxide emissions for air travel from Boston would have been 3411 pounds of CO2 equivalent (1.7 tons)--which could be offset with a $20 carbon offset pass.)

For questions or additional information, contact
Shannon Greene at sgreene@marconisociety.org.