ESOF2020 News

In response to the Coronavirus emergency EuroScience and Fondazione Internazionale Trieste announce the postponement of the 2020 edition of ESOF to September.

EuroScience and Trieste International Foundation announce that the 2020 edition of the EuroScience Open Forum, originally planned from 5 to 9 July in Trieste (Italy), will be rescheduled to September. As a consequence of the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic from Coronavirus, and the exceptional prevention and safety measures in Italy and in various other countries for the coming weeks, the Forum is now planned for 2-6 September 2020, compatibly with the emergency development. The decision was made in agreement with the European Commission, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region and the Municipality of Trieste.

Editorial by Bruno Della Vedova

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