Festival took place 20-22 June 2008 in Velké Meziříčí and it was organized by the Institute of Philosophy ASCR with cooperation of the town Velké Meziříčí. The idea of festival arose seven years ago in the north Italian town Modena. The festival has a goal to celebrate the philosophy and the literature, to go out from the academic grounds to the squares, parks and to address perceptive listeners and the young people especially. and Josef Gabriel.
The Festival of Philosophy was born seven years ago in the north Italian town of Modena. Its goal is to celebrate philosophy and literature, to go out from the academic ivory towers to the squares and parks and to address perceptive listeners and young people especially. This year the festival crossed the borders of Italy and was organized in the picturesque French town of Saint-Emilion. The Academy of sciences´ Institute of Philosophy also participated in the town of Velké Meziříčí in Bohemian-Moravian Highlands 22-24th June 2007. The Festival in Velké Meziříčí was devoted to stability and Change: The Contemporary World and Philosophy. and Ondřej Ševeček.
The Millennium Technology Prizes are awarded by Technology Academy Finland every second year as a tribute to life-enhancing technological innovation. The winner of Millennium Technology Prize 2010 is Professor Michael Grätzel of Switzerland for his creation of third generation, low cost, dye-sensitized solar cells. He is director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The winner received € 800.000 and a prestigious trophy named Peak, designed by sculptor Helena Hietanen. This year laureates were awarded during Millennium Technology Weeks at the Finnish Opera in Helsinki 9 June 2010. The two other laureates, Professor Richard Friend of the University of Cambridge for his initial innovation, organic Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), a crucial milestone in plastic electronics, and Professor Stephen Furber of the University of Manchester, principal designer of the ARM 32 bit RISC micro-processor, were each awarded prizes of €150,000. and Marina Hužvárová.