Meeting programme

The theme of the Lindau Meetings alternates between the three Nobel Prize disciplines: Physics, Chemistry or Physiology/Medicine. Every five years an interdisciplinary Meeting takes place, while the Lindau Nobel Meetings in Economic Sciences are held every three years. The varied formats of the scientific programme – lectures, discussions, and more – are based on the principle of dialogue and aim to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experiences between Nobel Laureates and Young Scientists.

The Scientific Chairpersons design the programme for their respective discipline and include prevailing scientific content as well as current societal topics affecting the world. 

The Scientific Chairpersons make suggestions for the Laureates’ involvement in the programme. These could be agora talks, panel discussions or lectures.

Some of the formats that can be chosen by the Nobel Laureates include Science Walks, Laureate Lunches, Open Exchanges, etc. 

We greatly appreciate the participation of the Nobel Laureates in the scientific programme as naturally the Young Scientists from around the world are eager to listen to the Laureates and discuss matters, especially concerning that Laureate’s area of science. In addition, the social events in the evenings provide a more casual opportunity for interaction between the Young Scientists and other Nobel Laureates. However, participation is not compulsory.

The speaker release is part of the online Laureate Profile, and your consent is given online. The purpose of this document is to secure your intellectual property and our common interests (e.g. use of material on our website, mediatheque, etc.). We kindly ask you to read through the document and would appreciate it if you expressed your consent. Only with your consent to the speaker release can

• your talk be offered online in the Lindau Mediatheque,
• individual requests (e.g. to drop certain slides, put slides online later) be met.