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On 27 and 28 November over 80 events including workshops, talks, shows and webinars. The ribbon cutting will be Thursday the 26th at 18pm 

Milan, November 24 2020 – The European Researchers' Night returns virtually to Milan and other Italian cities on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November, with the aim of raising awareness of the role and value of research in society and for the future. MEETmeTONIGHT – Face to face with research, now in its ninth edition, moves online and offers a schedule of over 80 events, including workshops, talks, shows and webinars.

The events of the 2020 edition, linked by a common vision of a green, sustainable and inclusive "Future", will embrace a vast range of research topics which are grouped into five major thematic pillars: Health, Humanities, Smart Cities, Sustainability and Technology.

“Even in this complex period – declares the Councilor for Education Laura Galimberti – we did not want to give up the pleasure of experimenting and discovering new things and becoming passionate about science. On the contrary, we believe it is the moment to reiterate - today more than ever - the importance of the work of researchers that we have learned to appreciate in recent months. The 2020 edition gives us a broad schedule that will keep us company this weekend when travel will still be limited. MEETmeTONIGHT demonstrates that, even in these difficult months, the collaboration between the universities and the city has not stopped, indeed it has strengthened, with the awareness that the common good is an objective to be achieved through the shared commitment of all the actors involved field".

The experiments, scientific demonstrations and interactive laboratories presented by researchers will directly involve virtual visitors who, regardless of their age and experience, will be able to understand what is done in the laboratories and what impact research has on daily life.

The promoting committee of this edition of MEETmeTONIGHT is made up of the University of Milan-Bicocca, the Polytechnic of Milan, the University of Milan State, the University of Naples Federico II, the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, the Municipality of Milan and the National Institute of Astrophysics (with its departments in the cities of Milan, Naples, Padua and the CNR – Research Area of ​​Padua). Also participating are Bocconi University, Iulm University, Humanitas University, Don Gnocchi Foundation, Catholic University, LIUC University of Castellanza and University of Cassino and Southern Lazio.

This edition will be officially opened on Thursday 26 November at 18pm with the virtual ribbon cutting event, broadcast live on web TV radio In common, in the presence of the Councilor for Education and Instruction Laura Galimberti, of the Rectors Giovanna Iannantuoni (Milan-Bicocca), Ferruccio Resta (Polytechnic of Milan), Elio Franzini (Milano Statale), Giovanni Betta (Cassino and Southern Lazio), of the Pro -rector Italo Angelillo (Luigi Vanvitelli) and Professor Paolo Massarotti (Federico II).

There will be two talks organized by the Municipality of Milan: Nicoletta Ancona, curator at the Polo Exhibitions and Scientific Museums Aquarium and Civic Hydrobiological Station of Milan, will talk about the role of the Aquarium in terms of sustainability on Friday 27th at 17pm.

Cristiano Dal Sasso, paleontologist at the Natural History Museum, will instead lead a meeting on the discovery of the first complete spinosaurus tail on November 28th at 17pm.

All appointments will be accessible for free from the event website: https://www.meetmetonight.it/.

The complete program of the two days is available on the event website at: https://www.meetmetonight.it/programma-milano/.