01 2023 "Chuangxiang Jingchu · East Lake Forum" media exchange will be held in Han

On October 16, the Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province and the Publicity Department of the Provincial Party Committee held a media exchange meeting on "Creating Jingchu and East Lake Forum" in 2023. Wu Jun, member of the Party group and deputy director of the Provincial Science and Technology Department, Xia Song, member of the Party group and deputy director of the Provincial Science and Technology Department, and relevant person in charge of the Information Department of the Provincial Party Committee attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Xia Song introduced the overall situation of the 2023 East Lake Forum, and the heads of the departments (units) of the Provincial Science and Technology Department, the Talent and Science Popularization Department, the high-tech Center, the Information Institute, the Exchange Center and other departments (units) respectively introduced the national science popularization work exchange seminar, the opening ceremony and main forum of the 2023 East Lake Forum, parallel forums, exhibitions, and public science popularization activities. Xiao Benquan, Director of Hubei Provincial Public Meteorological Service Center and Secretary-General of Hubei Provincial Meteorological Society, introduced the "Meteorological Science Popularization Forum". Chen Zheng, member of the Science Popularization Work Committee of Chinese Physical Society, introduced the "High-level Science Popularization Dialogue" and other series of science popularization forums. Huang Pei, member of the National Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Committee and e-worksCEO, introduced the relevant situation of the "2023 International Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Forum". The participating news media put forward opinions and suggestions on how to increase the publicity and promotion of the 2023 East Lake Forum.

02 Nobel Prize winner's message to young people: Bravely explore those seemingly "impossible to solve" problems 3D real map

On October 11, 2023 International Photochemical Technology and Industry Conference opened in Wuhan. In an interview with the Chinese Science Journal, David McMillan, a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry who attended the meeting, gave some enlightening advice to young scientists.

When asked about his message to young scientists, MacMillan encouraged young people to be bold and fearless to release their innovative spirit, to maintain respect for their predecessors, but not to assume that they are always right, and to bravely explore some problems that the world thinks are "impossible to solve" - "if you spend enough time, Even if it is a problem that has never been thought about, it will be solved by you." 'Don't necessarily do what others tell you to do, do what you think is right." McMillan concluded.

03 Academician Zhang Jie: To create a warm 3D real map of "home" for breeding major original achievements

The 11th congress of Shanghai Association for Science and Technology was held yesterday, and Zhang Jie, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of Li Zhengdao Institute, was elected as the new chairman of Shanghai Association for Science and Technology. After the meeting, Zhang Jie said in an interview with reporters that in recent years, China's scientific research funding has increased year by year, scientific research conditions are getting better and better, many basic research fields have reached the stage of international "and run", but there is still a considerable gap in major scientific breakthroughs, it is necessary to explore the two kinds of "thinking transformation" of science and technology management and scientific research. "I come from the front line of scientific research, and there are many scientific and technological workers around me. I know their needs and pain points," Zhang said. This may be his strength as chairman of the Association for Science and Technology.

04 2023 Future Science Awards Week kicks off in Hong Kong

On 14 October, the Future Science Awards Week 2023, co-organised by the Future Science Awards and the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, opened at the Hong Kong Science Park. This is the first time that the Future Science Awards Week will be held in Hong Kong, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Li Ka-chao, said in a video address at the opening ceremony that he was pleased to hold the Future Science Awards Week 2023 in Hong Kong, and believed that this event gathering more than 100 scientists from around the world would stimulate the career pursuit of young scientists and contribute to the development of Hong Kong as an international innovation center.

Source: Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province

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