EVENTS

Youth should be high-energy

On 18-20 September, a meeting of the Council of Young Scientists of the International Association of Academies of Sciences (IAAS) was held in Moscow at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where young researchers shared their experience in supporting young scientists and organizing work with them.

IAAS was established with the aim of uniting the efforts of the academies of sciences of the Member States to meet priority scientific tasks, as well as to maintain and develop historical ties between scientists of these States. JINR is a member of IAAS.

Vladislav Rozhkov, Carlos de Jesus Rodriguez Castellanos and Alexander Nezvanov

Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of the JINR AYSS Vladislav Rozhkov and Alexander Nezvanov took part in the CYS IAAS. Alexander spoke about the current mechanisms of scientific cooperation between young scientists and specialists in the AYSS for the implementation of joint scientific projects.

In addition to the main programme, the participants met with the Vice President of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, one of the first employees of the Institute from Cuba that has worked at BLTP for five years. During the conversation, Carlos de Jesus Rodriguez Castellanos recalled the friendly atmosphere inside the Institute and spoke warmly about the work of the JINR International Department. He shared bright memories of D.V.Shirkov, B.M.Pontecorvo and A.N.Sisakyan. Carlos Rodriguez emphasized that even then the activity of the young employees set a high standard of international cooperation.

The renewed membership of Directorate of the Council of Young Scientists of the IAAS was unanimously approved at the meeting. Vladislav Rozhkov became Deputy Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of the IAAS.

Let's wish the Chairman of the Council of AYSS good luck and success!

With reporting by the JINR Press Office and the AYSS