Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Chair: S. Scandolo – ICTP, Italy

16.00 – 16.10 A. Franciosi, Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. and S. Scandolo, IC.T.P. – Opening Remarks

16.10 -16.50 R. Hemley, Carnegie Institute, U.S.A. – “ New Light on Materials at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures”

16.50 – 17.30 Guillaume Fiquet, LMCP, France – “Synchrotron Sources: a Unique Tool for the Study of Planetary Interiors”

17.30 - 17.50 Coffee Break

17.50 - 18.30 Malcolm McMahon, University of Edinburgh, U.K. – “High-Pressure Structural Studies at 2nd, 3rd and 4th Generation Light Sources”

18.30– 19.10 Mohamed Mezouar, ESRF, France – “Development of a New State-of-the-Art Beamline Optimised for Single Crystal and Powder X-ray Diffraction under Extreme Conditions at the ESRF”

19.10 – 19.30 Discussion

19.30 Social Dinner

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Chair: M. Kiskinova, Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

08.40 - 09.20 Paul McMillan, University of Central London, U.K. - “Materials Chemistry at High Pressure and High Temperature”

09.20 - 10.00 Roland Winter, Universitaet Dortmund, Germany – “Exploring the Configurational and Free Energy Landscape of Biomolecules under Extreme Conditions: From Lipid Membranes to Protein”

10.00 - 10.20 Coffee Break

10.20 – 11.00 Poster Session

Chair: E. Busetto, Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

11.00 – 11.40 John Tse, Canadian Light Source, Canada – “Theoretical methods for Synchrotron-based High Pressure Research”

11.40 – 12.20 Sergio Speziale, University of California Berkeley, U.S.A. – “Physical Properties of Earth Materials – Experimental Mineral Physics to Understand the Structure and Working of our Planet, and More”

12.30 Lunch

Chair: A. Lausi, Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Introductory Talks to the Round Table

14:00 – Alessandro Pavese, Università di Milano, Dip. Scienze della Terra

14:20 - Roberto Bini, Universita di Firenze, Dip. di Chimica

14:40 – Adriano Filipponi, Universita dell Aquila, Dip. di Fisica

15:10 - Paolo Postorino, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, Dip. di Fisica

15:30 - Andrea DiCicco, Universita di Camerino, Dip. di Fisica

15:50 – Lorenzo Ulivi CNR, Ist Sistemi Complessi

16.10 – 16.20 Coffee Break

Chair: P.F. Zanazzi, Università di Perugia, Dip. Scienze della Terra

16.20 – 18.00 Round Table Discussion

18.00 End of Session