Centennial Celebration

Centennial Celebration: October 30, 1999

The morning and afternoon sessions are free and open to the public.
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Morning Session: 200 College Hall, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Welcome, featuring remarks by SAS Dean Sam Preston (10:00 am)
Panel Discussion (10:10 am - 12:30 pm)

Mathematics and Science at the turn of the 21^st Century:
their promise, problems, and interconnections.
A discussion featuring remarks by our four panelists followed by a period of audience questions and answers.
Cathleen Synge Morawetz (10:10 am)
Bert Vogelstein (10:30)
(break)
George E. Andrews (11:10 am)
Freeman J. Dyson (11:30 am)
Audience Q & A (12:00 noon)

Lunch Break 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Afternoon Session: 200 College Hall, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Award Ceremony featuring remarks by Penn President Judith Rodin (3:00 pm)
Presentation of University of Pennsylvania Medals for Distinguished Achievement to Professors Dyson and Morawetz
Presentation of Department of Mathematics Centennial Medals to Professors Andrews, Dyson, Morawetz, and Vogelstein.
Penn Glee Club (3:30 pm)
Plenary Address (4:00 pm)
Gravity is Cool: or, Why our Universe is Hospitable to Life
Freeman J. Dyson, Professor Emeritus,
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

Reception and Banquet: The Inn at Penn Sansom Common
3600 Sansom Street, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm