Prince of Asturias Awards 25th Anniversary, 2005

[Elsa M.]

http://www.fpa.es/esp/salaprensa/not...oticia570.html

Stephen Hawking arrived today in Oviedo, to pronounce the inaugural conference for the commemorative acts of the XXV Anniversary of the Prizes Prince of Asturias, supported by UNESCO. The act will take place Tuesday, April 12th, at the Auditorium Prince Felipe of Oviedo, at 7.00 p.m., and will be presided over by TRH Princes of Asturias. Among the assistants, there will be outstanding personalities of the scientific scope and great part of the personalities awarded with the Prize Prince of Asturias for Scientific and Technology Investigation.
With this conference, the Prince of Asturias Foundation initiates the commemorations for the XXV Anniversary of its Prizes, that will extend until the end of 2006. For this celebration, a series of musical acts is predicted, as well as exhibitions, meetings and debates, with some of the awarded personalities throughout its history.

[Alexandria]

Great pictures everyone! I thought that Letizia looked wonderful at the awards. The black dress with the fitted pink(? -- or was it cream?) was simple and elegant.

Letizia really is the poster girl for simple elegance. No bows and yards of lace and satin for the Princess of Asturias. Rather something well cut, tailored and mutli-purpose.

[agisele]

I love the pink jacket and black dress ensemble that Letizia wore. It's such a beautiful cut and fits Letizia wonderfully.
I agree with Alexandria, Letizia really is a poster-girl for minimalist yet elegant attires.

[rchainho]

Anyone has the photos from the prince felipe throught the 25th prizes?

[Anna_R]

Jesus Ortiz, Princess Letizia's father, and his wife, Ana Togores, attended a conference given by the Prince of Asturias Foundation president, Graciano Garcia. The event took place on May 17th in the XXI Club of Madrid. It was a celebration for the 25 years of the Prince of Asturias Foundation, that was created in 1980 with the Spanish Royal Family Support.

From Imagine Scandinavia

[Elsa M.]

http://es.news.yahoo.com/050520/4/42icm.html


The juries in charge of the eight Prizes Prince of Asturias 2005 are going to start their deliberations next Tuesday, May 24th. Fifteen candidacies from thirteen nationalities were picked to the Prize Prince of Asturias of Inrernational Cooperation. The candidates come from Germany, Bolivia, Ecuador, Slovenia, the United States, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Venezuela and Spain.

[Elsa M.]

http://iblnews.com/txt/noticia.php?id=128698

Simone Veil, the president of the first European Parliament, won yesterday the Prize Prince of Asturias of International Cooperation, for being considered one of the most leading people of France and Europe.

The prize-giving ceremony will take place, as usually, next autumn, at the Campoamor Theater of Oviedo, in a solemn act presided over by the Princes of Asturias.

[Elsa M.]

http://es.news.yahoo.com/050615/159/441id.html

The Brazilian writer Nélida Piñon, who "has been acclaimed by the critics as the most outstanding voice of today's Brazilian Literature", won the Prince of Asturias Award of Literature 2005.

Piñon, who already counts with many literary prizes and university awards, was chosen among 31 candidacies, coming from Canada, the United States, Holland, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Sweden and Spain.

Her first literary consecration arrived in 1961, with the novel Guia Mapa de Gabriel Arcanjo, which was followed by works like Tempo das frutas (1966), Fundador (1969) or A Casa da Paixão (1972), among others.

[Anna_R]

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

The Brazilian writer Nélida Piñon...

I'm proud! Congratulations Nélida!

[Elsa M.]

Me too!

[lula]

Web Foundation Prince of Asturias:
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...oticia632.html


Thursday, day 23 of June, in the Palace of the Brown of Madrid, to the 19.30 hours. To its term the Young Choir of the Foundation will offer a concert. S.A.R. Prince de Asturias will meet with the members of the Patronages of the Foundation Prince of Asturias in the Palace of the Brown the next Thursday, day 23 of June, to the 19.30 hours. In this meeting a detailed report of the work developed throughout the year, as well as of the financial and patrimonial situation of the Foundation will be exposed. At the end of the meeting the Young Choir of the Foundation, accompanied by a quinteto of wind, will offer a concert before S.A.R. Don Felipe de Borbón and the members of the Patronages of the Foundation Prince of Asturias. In the concert a Suite will be interpreted on Asturian subjects for mixed and quinteto choir of wind, that will include works of Javier Armenter Branches, Gonzalo Casielles and Eduardo Martinez Torner, among others.



It is stranger who not name to the Pricesa de Asturias, because yes it was in favor in the act the last year and of the united that she is to the prizes. It will be necessary to see in the Web of Real House.

[Elsa M.]

http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?id_news=179563
http://www.reuters.es/locales/c_news...toryID=8861247
http://www.fuerteventuradigital.com/...22&hora=125640

The Portuguese neurologist António Damásio won the Prize Prince of Asturias of Scientific and Technical Investigation. Damásio, of 61 years old, is one of the most well-known Portuguese investigators, specialized in the study of the neurology of emotions and cerebral cartography.

His work has been centred in the investigation of decisive problems in the basic neuroscience, and also on diseases like Parkinson and Alzheimer.

According to the jury, Damásio is recognized as one of the most important scientists, "whose contribution is essential for the knowledge of the mechanisms of the brain" and whose divulging work facilitates "the access of ample branches of society to one better understanding of the human conduct". All these ingredients make possible that the work of Damásio enjoys "an extraordinary prestige among the international scientific community", and the best-seller Décartes' Error is world-wide considered a fundamental text in this area of studies.


This is the fifth award already announced to the fifth edition of the Prizes Prince of Asturias that will take place in October. Until now, there were announced the names of Simone Veil (International Cooperation), the great European cultural institutes (Communication and Humanities), Nélida Piñon (Letters), Giovanni Sartori (Social Sciences) and António Damásio (Scientific and Technical Investigation).

[Elsa M.]

Here are some articles in English, about the 2005 Prince of Asturias Awards.

António Damásio - Scientific and Technical Research:
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...oticia465.html

Nélida Piñon - Letters:
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...oticia463.html

Giovanni Sartori - Social Sciences:
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...oticia461.html

Europe's major cultural institutes - Alliance Française (France), Società Dante Alighieri (Italy), British Council (United Kingdom), Goethe-Institut (Germany), Instituto Cervantes (Spain) and the Instituto Camões (Portugal) - Communication and Humanities:
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...oticia458.html

Simone Veil - International Cooperation:
http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturi...oticia456.html


The next jury´s decisions to be announced are:
Arts - June 29th;
Sports -September 6th;
Concord - September 14th.

[LaChicaMadrilena]

From Casa real webside:

Jueves, 23 de junio de 2005REUNIÓN ANUAL CON LOS MIEMBROS DE LOS PATRONATOS DE LA FUNDACIÓN PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS
Madrid

[lucys]

Thursday at the Annual Meeting of the Ptronage of the Prince of Asturias Foundation:

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/...ias_369053.htm

[lucys]

Yesterday at the Annual Patronage Meeting, from Sipa Press, via Newscom:

[lucys]

And from seegerpress:

[Eva-Britt]

She looks wonderful!

[Anna_R]

Official picture from Casa Real

[princess gertrude]

The princess looks fantastic - well rested and glowing.