The Nobel Prize 2018

[LadyFinn]

Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics" with one half to Arthur Ashkin "for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems", the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland "for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses."

Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 was divided, one half awarded to Frances H. Arnold "for the directed evolution of enzymes", the other half jointly to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter "for the phage display of peptides and antibodies."

Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation."

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018 was divided equally between William D. Nordhaus "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis" and Paul M. Romer "for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis."

Nobel Peace Prize (awarded in Oslo)
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."

Information for media about the program of the Nobel Week
The Nobel Week 2018 in Stockholm – information for media Press room - NobelPrize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

[LadyFinn]

The court updated to its calendar that Victoria attends at the Nobel Week Dialogue "Water Matters" on Sunday, 9th December, at the Stockholm City Conference Center.
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

The Nobel Week Dialogue is a free of charge, full-day event and part of the official Nobel Week programme. The event aims to stimulate discussion at the highest level on a topical science-related theme by bringing together Nobel Laureates, the world’s leading scientists and experts, key opinion leaders, policy makers and the general public, online as well as on site. By bridging science and society, it’s an opportunity to stimulate thinking, excite imagination and inspire greatness.
The event will be live-streamed all day on 9 December on www.nobelprize.org, so you can experience the event on a screen near you.
Nobel Week Dialogue - NobelPrize.org

In total 20 panellists will participate in this year's Nobel Week Dialogue, including world-leading experts and inspiring thought leaders. We will be adding speakers continually - keep checking back for the latest line-up.
Nobel Week Dialogue - NobelPrize.org

[LadyFinn]

The royal court updated today to their website the Nobel events on 10th and 11th December

The king, the queen, the crown princess, prince Daniel, prince Carl Philip and princess Sofia attend to:

10th December
The Nobel Prize Ceremony, The Stockholm Concert Hall
The Nobel Banquet, The Stockholm City Hall

11th December
The Reception for this year's Nobel Laureates, The Royal Palace
The King's Dinner for the Nobel Laureates, The Royal Palace
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

[LadyFinn]

Tord Magnuson told to Svensk Damtidning that he and princess Christina attend at the Nobel Prize ceremony. "We are invited and usually go every year."
Nya detaljer om kungafamiljens närvaro vid Nobelfesten _ Svensk Damtidning

[Kingen]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

Tord Magnuson told to Svensk Damtidning that he and princess Christina attend at the Nobel Prize ceremony. "We are invited and usually go every year."
Nya detaljer om kungafamiljens närvaro vid Nobelfesten _ Svensk Damtidning

A very pleasent surprise!

[JR76]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

Tord Magnuson told to Svensk Damtidning that he and princess Christina attend at the Nobel Prize ceremony. "We are invited and usually go every year."
Nya detaljer om kungafamiljens närvaro vid Nobelfesten _ Svensk Damtidning

That's great news! A Nobel banquet wouldn't be the same without the splendorous Christina.

[LadyFinn]

The king, the queen, Victoria and Daniel attend on 5th December at an audience with the Nobel Foundation to present this year's Nobel Laureates.
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

So far only the king and queen are listed to attend on 13th December at an audience to the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Denis Mukwege.
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

[LadyFinn]

Article and video at Svensk Damtidning

Svensk Damtidning's reporter Ellen Myrgård Lindén met Ulrika Sandström, project manager of the Nobel banquet at Stockholm City Hall.
- The Nobel Banquet is our absolute biggest event with the most preparation and detailed planning. The floors are to be oiled and the chandeliers are cleaned. We will make the City Hall to its very best of course, to December 10, Ulrika Sandström, who shows us around in the mighty Blue Room (which is not blue!), tells us the glittering Golden Room, actually adorned with real gold on the walls.
Alla detaljerna! Så förbereds det inför Nobelfesten _ Svensk Damtidning

[LadyFinn]

Big uncertainties about the seating arrangements of the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Banquet will be soon. But who's going to sit and where? Everything is unclear.
Whoever has invited a big party knows what job it may be to do the seating arrangements.
Imagine arranging a party for 1 300 people. And to until the very last one doesn't know who will sit at the table of honor.
The Nobel Foundation has this problem right now. On December 9, they will present the Table of Honor at the Nobel Banquet, a party that will take place on December 10th. Yet they don't know who is leading our country. Who is the prime minister, which ministers are part of the government, and which should be placed absolutely finest, close to the royals?
On Monday, Speaker Andreas Norlén will propose Stefan Löfven as prime minister. On December 5, the Riksdag votes if Stefan Löfven becomes prime minister or not.
- I can't comment on the seating arrangements at the moment, but we are waiting, says Ebba Bourghardt, Press Officer at the Nobel Foundation.
So far, the government chaos has created a big controversy for the royal family. The king has to stay standby in the middle of the intense autumn schedule. Without him, there will be no new government.
As soon as the government's formation has been completed, the king must be ready to lead the Council of State at short notice.
Already now, the royal couple, the crown princess couple and the prince couple are in hard training. They need to read a lot to be able to discuss everything from chemistry to economics with the person they are placed next to. But right now they don't know if they will need to discuss physics in English, or maybe talk about politics in Swedish with a new prime minister.
Stora oklarheter kring bordsplaceringen inför Nobelfesten _ Svensk Damtidning

[An Ard Ri]

Glad to hear that Princess Christina and Tord Magnuson are attending this year.

[Somebody]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

Big uncertainties about the seating arrangements of the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Banquet will be soon. But who's going to sit and where? Everything is unclear.
Whoever has invited a big party knows what job it may be to do the seating arrangements.
Imagine arranging a party for 1 300 people. And to until the very last one doesn't know who will sit at the table of honor.
The Nobel Foundation has this problem right now. On December 9, they will present the Table of Honor at the Nobel Banquet, a party that will take place on December 10th. Yet they don't know who is leading our country. Who is the prime minister, which ministers are part of the government, and which should be placed absolutely finest, close to the royals?
On Monday, Speaker Andreas Norlén will propose Stefan Löfven as prime minister. On December 5, the Riksdag votes if Stefan Löfven becomes prime minister or not.
- I can't comment on the seating arrangements at the moment, but we are waiting, says Ebba Bourghardt, Press Officer at the Nobel Foundation.
So far, the government chaos has created a big controversy for the royal family. The king has to stay standby in the middle of the intense autumn schedule. Without him, there will be no new government.
As soon as the government's formation has been completed, the king must be ready to lead the Council of State at short notice.
Already now, the royal couple, the crown princess couple and the prince couple are in hard training. They need to read a lot to be able to discuss everything from chemistry to economics with the person they are placed next to. But right now they don't know if they will need to discuss physics in English, or maybe talk about politics in Swedish with a new prime minister.
Stora oklarheter kring bordsplaceringen inför Nobelfesten _ Svensk Damtidning

Is it really that hard to make the seating arrangements by putting their position instead of the name? Or is the problem that they don't know yet whether the ministers are men of women?

[JR76]

Originally Posted by Somebody

Is it really that hard to make the seating arrangements by putting their position instead of the name? Or is the problem that they don't know yet whether the ministers are men of women?

I guess the problem is that they don't know what gender any of the future ministers are. If the prime minister's government proposal gets voted down in parliament this week I believe that the transitional government will remain in place for the nearest future, but if it gets approved there'll be some more time before the government is in place.

[Tilia C.]

Originally Posted by Somebody

Is it really that hard to make the seating arrangements by putting their position instead of the name? Or is the problem that they don't know yet whether the ministers are men of women?

It sounds a bit like Svensk Damtidning is blowing the problem out of proportion, so that they have something to write.

I too am glad the Princess Cristina is well again and that she is attending despite her retirement. I'll miss seeing Madeleine though.

[LadyFinn]

The King, queen, crown princess Victoria, prince Daniel and princess Sofia were briefed by the Nobel Foundation about this year's Nobel Laureates.
Presentation om årets Nobelpristagare - Sveriges Kungahus

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by JR76

I guess the problem is that they don't know what gender any of the future ministers are. If the prime minister's government proposal gets voted down in parliament this week I believe that the transitional government will remain in place for the nearest future, but if it gets approved there'll be some more time before the government is in place.

I believe Löfven will survive the vote of confidence as the Center Party and perhaps the Liberal Party have indicated that they might back the government.

[JR76]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

I believe Löfven will survive the vote of confidence as the Center Party and perhaps the Liberal Party have indicated that they might back the government.

Who knows, the Centre party have presented demands that have to be met for them to support a government lead by the Social Democrats. Demands that go against much what they stand for. I hope C do end up supporting S since there's not many alternatives left.

[LadyFinn]

Detailed Information for media

The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm
The Nobel Day, December 10, will begin with the traditional Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. There will be presentation speeches about the year’s prizes before an audience of about 1,560 guests, who will then watch the Laureates as they receive their medals and diplomas one by one from the hand of H.M. the King of Sweden. The seats closest to the stage are reserved primarily for the Laureates’ families, representatives of the prize-awarding institutions, members of the Swedish government and Riksdag (Parliament) and the diplomatic corps. Seated on the stage will be about 80 people. They are members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institutet and the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation, as well as previous Laureates.
In front of them will sit the 2018 Laureates and members of Sweden’s Royal Family: H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf, H.M. Queen Silvia, H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Daniel.
In the first row closest to the stage will be H.R.H. Prince Carl-Philip and H.R.H. Princess Sofia.

The Nobel Banquet in Stockholm
After the ceremony at the Concert Hall, it will be time for the evening’s Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall. The banquet programme will follow tradition and begin with the entry procession of the Royal Family and other guests of honour down the grand stairway and into the Blue Hall at 19.00 CET. Prior to this, the guests of honour will have been presented to the Royal Family in the Prince’s Gallery of the City Hall.
Behind the Master of Ceremonies will be two female attendants followed by H.M. the King with his dinner companion and H.M. the Queen with Professor Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation and the host of the evening’s banquet. In 1901 the first Nobel Banquet, held in the Hall of Mirrors of the Grand Hôtel, had 113 guests. Today the Nobel Banquet is served to about 1,340 guests.
The Banquet will conclude at about 22.45 CET.

The seating plan for the Table of Honour will be published at 10.00 on December 9.
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[LadyFinn]

On Friday morning the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gave the media an opportunity to meet the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry as well as the Laureates of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at a press conference.

Countess Bettina Bernadotte, the President of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, was also invited to the press conference.
She asked a question from the Laureates "What is inspiring you and what is motivating you to work in science or is it just happening? This would be a question to all the Laureates."
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Countess Bettina asks her question at this video at 16.10.
Kungl. vetenskapsakademien - Press conference with this year's Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences

[LadyFinn]

Svensk Damtidning asked Kantar SIFO to do a survey about things in connection with the Nobel festivities. 1084 person aged 16-80 were asked questions in connection to Nobel. Among others these questions were asked:

How has your view on the Nobel Prize been influenced by the events in the Swedish Academy?
Somewhat more negative 38 %
Much more negative 22 %
Not affected at all 32 %
Don't know 6 %

Can the royal family save Nobel?
Yes 41 %
No 32 %
Don't now 28 %

Who of the royal family should attend compulsory at the Nobel dinner?
King Carl Gustaf 67 %
Queen Silvia 58 %
Crown princess Victoria 54 %
Prince Daniel 31 %
Prince Carl Philip 15 %
Princess Madeleine 13 %
Princess Sofia 9 %
Mr Christopher O'Neill 6 %
No one of the royal family 16 %
Don't know 15 %

Who would you prefer to have as your partner to the table during the Nobel dinner?
Crown princess Victoria 31 %
King Carl Gustaf 11 %
Prince Daniel 11 %
Princess Madeleine 7 %
Prince Carl Philip 6 %
Princess Sofia 5 %
Queen Silvia 3 %
Mr Christopher O'Neill 2 %
Don't know 24 %

Who of the following members of the royal family is wearing the most beautiful Nobel dresses?
Crown princess Victoria 19 %
Princess Madeleine 12 %
Queen Silvia 4 %
Princess Sofia 3 %
Don't know 63 %

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[LadyFinn]

The Table of Honour at the Nobel Banquet
This year we have two female Laureates. Daniel has got a place between them. As told previously, princess Christina and Tord Magnuson attend.
And as always, countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg (the President of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings) and her husband Philipp Haug attend.
Table of Honour_2018_ENG_E

Victoria attends today at Nobel Week Dialogue "Water Matters" at the Stockholm City Conference Center.
The Nobel Week Dialogue is a free of charge, full-day event and part of the official Nobel Week programme. The event aims to stimulate discussion at the highest level on a topical science-related theme by bringing together Nobel Laureates, the world’s leading scientists and experts, key opinion leaders, policy makers and the general public, online as well as on site. By bridging science and society, it’s an opportunity to stimulate thinking, excite imagination and inspire greatness.

Victoria arriving
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wears green suit in Stockholm _ Daily Mail Online

Video of the Dialogue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2U2YoAt0zw