The Annual National Congress
which gathers
about 600
Italian physicists for a whole week,
represents the meeting point of
our scientific community. In spite of
the various cultural and
scientific facets of contemporary
physics, the world of Italian
researchers and physicists finds here
its common background.
The Congress is composed of Plenary Sessions and 8 Parallel Sessions, devoted to:
- Nuclear and subnuclear physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Astroparticle physics, astrophysics and cosmology
- Geophysics, physics of the environment and physical oceanography
- Biophysics and medical physics
- Applied physics
- Physics for cultural heritage
- General physics, physics education and history of physics
- Accelerators physics
Every year the Congress takes place in a different location.
During the inaugural ceremony awards are given to particularly deserving
young graduates in physics, while during the concluding ceremony the two best Communications for each session are awarded on the basis
of their content and exposition.
Another award is also granted to researchers who have devoted their activities to the history of physics and teaching.
Last but not least, an important award is devoted to the memory of Enrico Fermi and called after his name. The Enrico Fermi award is given to a member of the Society who has particularly honoured Physics with his researches.