Program

07:45-08:45
Transportation
 
07:45-08:45
Transportation for Executive Board Members from Tel Aviv hotels to the Institute
08:30-08:45
Transportation Executive Board Members from the Leonardo Hotel Rehovot and all guesthouses on campus to the David Lopatie Conference Centre
09:00-12:30
Executive Board Meeting - Session I
 
09:00-12:30
Executive Board Meeting - Session I
Executive Board members and invitees only
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
12:30-13:30
Light Lunch
 
12:30-13:30
Light Lunch
Location: Café Mada
13:30-15:30
Executive Board Meeting - Session II
 
13:30-15:30
Executive Board Meeting - Session II
Executive Board members only
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
15:30-17:00
Nominating Committee
 
15:30-17:00
Nominating Committee Meeting
Committee members only
Location: Presidential Reception Room, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
17:00-18:30
W-GEM Audit Committee Meeting
 
17:00-18:30
W-GEM Audit Committee Meeting
W-GEM members only
Location: Stone Administration Building, 4th Floor, Ayala Conference Room
18:00-19:00
Transportation
 
18:00-19:00
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels to the Institute
18:30-19:00
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from the Leonardo Hotel Rehovot to the Institute
19:00-22:00
Opening Gala
 
19:00-22:00
Art. Science. Imagination.
Opening Gala of the 67th Annual General Meeting of the International Board


Greetings:
Abraham Ben-Naftali, Chair, International Board
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President

Science:
Dr. Barak Dayan, Department of Chemical Physics
Prof. Zohar Komargodski, Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Dr. Michal Sharon, Department of Biological Chemistry
Dr. Ofer Yizhar, Department of Neurobiology

Art:
Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Polak Dance Company
Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.
Matti Caspi

Moderator: Gil Hovav
Location: Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

The opening event will be preceded by a cocktail dinner at The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Transportation to all destinations available following the event
08:15-09:15
Transportation
 
08:15-09:15
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels to the Institute
09:00-09:15
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from the Leonardo Hotel Rehovot and all guesthouses on campus to The David Lopatie Conference Centre
09:30-10:00
International Board - Session I
 
09:30-10:00
International Board - Session I
Closed Session, International Board members only
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
09:45-10:00
Coffee Break
 
09:45-10:00
Coffee Break
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre, Lobby
10:00-12:00
International Board - Session II
 
10:00-12:00
International Board - Session II
Festive Open Session
  • Abraham Ben-Naftali: Address of the Chair of the International Board
  • Prof. Daniel Zajfman: President's Report
  • Prof. Herbert Jäckle and Prof. Marvin L. Cohen: Report of the Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee
  • Dedication of the Wertheimer Center for Computational Biology
  • Dedication of the Dan Andreae Fund to support an Annual International Conference in Neuroscience
  • Dedication of the Center for Translational Research, established in memory
    of Prof. Haim Garty
  • Dedication of the Edmund A. and Arlene Grossman Hall
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
12:05-12:10
Walk
 
12:05-12:10
Walk to the International Plaza Donor Wall, adjacent to The David Lopatie Conference Centre
12:15-13:00
Celebrating Giving
 
12:15-13:00
Celebrating Giving
Marking new inscriptions on the International Plaza Donor Wall, the central site for recognition of major gifts on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus
Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Ellen Merlo, Chair, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre front lawn
13:00-15:10
Luncheon
 
13:00-15:10
Luncheon
Inauguration of the Clore Institute for High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy headed by Prof. Lucio Frydman
Overview: Dr. Michal Leskes, Department of Materials and Interfaces
Presentation of the Sir Charles Clore Prize to Dr. Ziv Shulman, Department of Immunology by Dame Vivien Duffield, DBE
Keynote Speaker: Ari Shavit, columnist and writer: "The Israeli Condition"
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
15:10-15:20
Transportation
 
15:10-15:20
Transportation to the Dwek Campus Center
15:25-15:45
Dedication Ceremony
 
15:25-15:45
Dedication Ceremony of the Maurice M. Dwek Rose Garden
In the presence of members of the Dwek family
Location: Garden adjacent to the Dwek Campus Center
16:00-17:15
Optional: Tour of Campus
 
16:00-17:15
Optional: General Tour of Campus including the Levinson Visitors Center and the Weizmann House
Meeting Point: Dwek Campus Center
16:15-17:00
Private reception for the recipients of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa degrees for 2015
 
16:15-17:00
Private reception
for the recipients of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa degrees for 2015

Hosted by Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President, and Mrs. Joëlle Zajfman
By invitation only
Location: Weisgal House, President's Residence
16:30-17:30
Light refreshments
 
16:30-17:30
Light refreshments preceding the ceremony for the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa
Location: Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium lawn
17:30-19:00
Ceremony for the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa
 
17:30-19:00
Ceremony for the conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa upon
Shlomo Bar, Israel
Miel de Botton, UK
Prof. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, France
Prof. Serge Haroche, France
Pascal Olivier Mantoux, France/Israel
Prof. Lord Winston, UK
Keynote speaker: Prof. Lord Winston, UK
Musical Interludes: Shlomo Bar and Habrera Hativeet, Miri Mesika
MC: Arad Nir
Location: Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium
19:15-22:00
Dinner honoring the recipients of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa
 
19:15-22:00
Dinner honoring the recipients of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa degrees for 2015 and members of the International Board
Hosted by Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President, and Mrs. Joëlle Zajfman
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre deck

Transportation to all destinations available following the dinner
07:45-08:45
Transportation
 
07:45-08:45
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels to the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine (G-INCPM)
08:30-08:45
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from the Leonardo Hotel Rehovot and all guesthouses on campus to the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine (G-INCPM)
09:00-10:05
Festive Breakfast
 
09:00-10:05
Fighting Cancer
Festive breakfast marking the establishment of the Ekard Institute for Cancer Diagnosis Research in the presence of Bob and Renee Drake
Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Prof. Yardena Samuels, Director, Ekard Institute for Cancer Diagnosis Research, Moross Integrated Cancer Center
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
10:20-11:15
Dedication Ceremony
 
10:20-11:15
Dedication of new labs at the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine:
  • Blythe Brenden-Mann Genomic Sequencing Laboratory
  • Carol Ann and Moise Emquies and Family and Eden and Steven Romick and Family Compound Management Laboratory
  • Leesa Steinberg Automated Biology Laboratory
Location: G-INCPM
11:20-11:30
Transportation
 
11:20-11:30
Transportation to the Ruth and Uriel Arnon Science Education Campus
11:30-12:00
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony
 
11:30-12:00
Breaking Ground on Science Learning
Cornerstone-laying ceremony of the Ruth and Uriel Arnon Science Education Campus
Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Location: on site (adjacent to the Davidson Institute of Science Education)
12:00-12:15
Transportation
 
12:00-12:15
Transportation to The David Lopatie Conference Centre
12:15-14:00
International Board - Session III
 
12:15-14:00
International Board - Session III
Open session
  • Ido Dissentshik: Report of the Chair of the Executive Board
  • Shulamit Geri, Vice President for Administration and Finance: Financially Healthy, Organizationally Sound
  • Prof. Michal Neeman, Vice President: Recent Scientific Highlights
  • Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph, Vice President for Resource Development and Public Affairs: The Weizmann Global Family
  • Presentation of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation to Dr. Edvardas Narevicius, Department of Chemical Physics
  • Dedication of the Laura Gurwin Flug Family Fund supporting the research of
    Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Department of Biological Chemistry
  • Dedication of the Dr. A. Edward Friedmann Career Development Chair
    Incumbent: Dr. Avraham (Rami) Aizenbud, Department of Mathematics
    Supported by: The Friedmann Family, USA
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
14:00-15:15
Luncheon
 
14:00-15:15
Crossroads of Science Lunch
Marking the establishment of the Dimitris N. Chorafas Institute for Scientific Exchange
Greetings:
Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph, Vice President for Resource Development and Public Affairs
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre Deck
15:30-16:30
Transportation
 
15:30-16:30
Transportation to hotels
15:45-16:45
W-GEM Trustees Meeting
 
15:45-16:45
W-GEM Trustees Meeting
W-GEM Trustees members only
Location: Stone Administration Building, 4th Floor, Ayala Conference Room
16:45-18:00
W-GEM Oversight Board Meeting
 
16:45-18:00
W-GEM Oversight Board Meeting
W-GEM Oversight Board members only
Location: Stone Administration Building, 4th Floor, Ayala Conference Room
18:00-19:00
Transportation
 
18:00-19:00
Transportation from the Institute and the Leonardo Rehovot Hotel to "East"
18:30-19:00
Transportation
 
18:30-19:00
Transportation from Tel Aviv hotels: Hilton, Royal Beach, David Intercontinental to "East"
18:40-19:00
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18:40-19:00
Transportation from the Norman Hotel to "East"
19:00-22:00
A Tribute to the Azrieli Foundation
 
19:00-22:00
A Tribute to the Azrieli Foundation
A celebration of the Azrieli Foundation honoring its support of the Weizmann Institute of Science and most recently the establishment of the Azrieli National Institute for Human Brain Imaging and Research
Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Prof. Noam Sobel, Head, Department of Neurobiology
Location: "East", 12 Kremnizky Street, Tel Aviv
Transportation to all destinations available following the dinner
07:45-08:30
Transportation
 
07:45-08:30
Transportation for Assets Committee members and invitees
will be coordinated as needed
08:30-09:30
Assets Committee Meeting
 
08:30-09:30
Assets Committee Meeting
Committee members only
Location: Presidential Reception Room, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
08:45-09:45
Transportation
 
08:45-09:45
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels to the Institute
09:30-09:45
Transportation for International Board Members and guests from the Leonardo Hotel Rehovot and all guesthouses on campus to The David Lopatie Conference Centre
10:00-10:05
Feinberg Graduate School - the Scientists of Tomorrow
 
10:00-10:05
Feinberg Graduate School: the Scientists of Tomorrow
Introduction: Lawrence S. Blumberg, Chair, Board of Trustees, Feinberg Graduate School
10:05-10:55
Learning Science in Three Minutes
 
10:05-10:55
Learning Science in Three Minutes
From Weizmann Institute of Science Students
Introduction: Prof. Irit Sagi, Dean, Feinberg Graduate School
Moderator: Dr. Maya Schuldiner, Department of Molecular Genetics
Students Participating:
  • Naama Aviram, Department of Molecular Genetics
  • Iris Grossman, Department of Structural Biology
  • Ron Hadas, Department of Biological Regulation
  • Eran Kotler, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Akiva Rappaport, Department of Neurobiology
  • Maya Shamir, Department of Molecular Genetics
  • Liran Szlak, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (David Lopatie Fellow)
  • Gal Winer, Department of Physics of Complex Systems
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
10:55-11:20
Coffee Break
 
10:55-11:20
Coffee Break
11:20-12:20
Foreign Postdocs, at Home at Weizmann
 
11:20-12:20
Foreign Postdocs, at Home at Weizmann
Panel discussion with postdocs
Introduction: Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Moderator: Prof. Mike Fainzilber, Department of Biological Chemistry, Chair of the Feinberg Graduate School Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
  • Dr. Valentina Caracuta, Scientific Archeology Unit, Research group of Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto, Italy
  • Dr. Anne Fages, Department of Chemical Physics, Research group of Prof. Lucio Frydman, France
  • Dr. Benjamin Palmer, Department of Structural Biology, Research group of Prof. Lia Addadi, U.K.
  • Dr. Savani Anbalagan, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Research group of Prof. Gil Levkowitz, India
  • Dr. Michael Krüger, Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Research group of Prof. Nirit Dudovich, Germany
  • Dr. Nicolas Panayotis, Department of Biological Chemistry, Research group of Prof. Mike Fainzilber, France
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre
12:20-13:45
Luncheon
 
12:20-13:45
Luncheon
With Students and Postdocs
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
13:30-16:45
Transporation
 
13:30-16:45
Transporation to hotels
13:45-15:00
Meeting of the Feinberg Graduate School Board of Trustees
 
13:45-15:00
Meeting of the Feinberg Graduate School Board of Trustees
Trustees only
Location: Stone Administration Building, 4th Floor, Ayala Conference Room
18:00-19:00
Transportation
 
18:00-19:00
Transportation from the Institute and the Leonardo Hotel to the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv
18:40-19:00
Transportation
 
18:40-19:00
Transportation from Tel Aviv Hotels to the Hilton
19:00-21:00
Gala Dinner
 
19:00-21:00
Gala Dinner concluding the 67th Annual General Meeting of the International Board
And honoring Prof. Haim Harari upon completion of his role as Chairman of the Board of the Davidson Institute of Science Education
Location: Tel Aviv Hilton Ballroom

Transportation to all destinations, including Ben-Gurion Airport, available following the dinner