The Ibn al-Haytham Days
at Mentouri University
a Program organized by the Mathematics Department,
the Sirius Astronomy Association and the Physics Department
with the participation of the "Caravan of Light" from CDTA, Setif
...and the Constantine Cosmos Caravan (CCC)
The great support of DGRSDT and the ATRST in the Exhibit is gratefully aknowledged.
21-22 April 2015
In Celebration of the IYL-2015
The Main page here

- The program of the Colloquium is here
and the Abstracts with the latest program are here
- The Proceedings can be found here
- Shots from the "Mother of all the exhibits"

International Colloquium "Shedding Light on Light" and the Exhibit "Monts et Merveilles de la Lumière"
The opening ceremony
The kick off was given by A.Djebbar with a master lecture on Ibn al-Haitham as a physicist and a mathematician. See a video of his Talk and Write up
Most of the speakers (From left to right): M.Rahmani, A.Bouldjedri, D.Rouan, M.Oliveras, N.Seghouani and A.Djebbar. The Proceedings are here
	H.Guergouri, a "junior speaker" selected among his fellow students.
The Mother of all Exhibits : "Cosmic Symphonia" & "The Caravan of Light"
The exhibit "Cosmic Symphonia" is probably the largest science exhibit on a single subject in Algeria: Fifty large panels dealing with the light from the Universe, all in high resolution from various sources NASA, ESA and personal ones. It was organized in several paths: solar sytem, stars & Nebulae, Galaxies & Cosmology. The great support of the DGRSDT and the ATRST is gratefully aknowledged.
Cosmic Symphonia, a production of the Sirius Astronomy Association
Every corner of the first floor was used to display the Cosmic Symphonia	Fifty large panels dealing with light in the Cosmos and on Earth were disposed along three alleys in addition to other chosen spots.
Guided visit of the exhibit
"Beaux livres" in display	Fifty different astronomical magazines from all over the World for all ages and interest.
The Physics Department Corner
The "Caravan of Light" from the CDTA- Setif
A whole hall of the first floor of the building was devoted to the 40 experiments in optics brought by the "Caravan of Light" from CDTA- Setif
	The magical harp The fountain of light
Group Visits from all over the city
The Round Table and the Closing Off
We concluded the Seminar with a roundtable on " Light in the XXI Century" with a great panel including all kinds of expertise. See the abstracts here
It was followed with some informal discussions with the students and their teachers.
	Group picture with the lecturers and some of the young participants.