Econ Grad Student Selected to Attend Nobel Meeting
Burcu Afyonoğlu, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics, has been selected to attend to the 4th Annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economic Sciences, which will take place at Lindau (Germany) in August 2011. In Lindau, about 350 young economists who belong to the budding scientific elite of their countries and who have passed a multi-stage international selection procedure will meet the Economics Laureates. Lectures by the Nobel Laureates and rounds of intimate discussions offer science discourse of the very highest standard. The events of the social program offer more opportunities for the exchange of experiences and opinions with Laureates and other young scientists. The entire conference concept is designed to not only make possible such encounters between the scientific elite of today and tomorrow, but to encourage and to inspire them for the benefit of their own future research. The Lindau Meetings contribute to the establishment of international networks of scientific excellence, irrespective of politics, religion, or other markers of difference. These networks extend into the future sustained by an expanding alumni network.
Selection Procedure:
Initially, interested young researchers submit their applications to the appropriate national co-operation partner of the Council and Foundation. This academic partner makes a preliminary evaluation and then puts forward a short-list of potential participants to the review panel of the Nobel Laureate Meetings. The Council workgroup then makes its final selection from this pool of "best talents," finally choosing the 500 top applicants to receive an invitation to Lindau. Taking into account the national selection procedures, in excess of 20,000 young researchers apply to attend each meeting. http://www.lindau-nobel.org/.