Athens, 16th October 2006

PRESS RELEASE

The Board of Directors of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

have decided to award the

ONASSIS INTERNATIONAL PRIZES for 2006 to:

 THE HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF BYZANTINE AND POSTBYZANTINE STUDIES OF VENICE, ITALY
Prof. Chryssa Maltezou, Director of the Institute, will receive the prize

CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES, HARVARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, U.S.A
Prof. Gregory Nagy, Professor of Classics and Director of the Center will receive the prize

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR HELLENIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Prof. Dr. Anastasios M. Tamis, Director of the Centre, will receive the prize

PROFESSOR DIMITRIS NANOPOULOS
Academician, Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics, Mitchell/Heep Chair in High Energy Physics, Texas A&M University, Texas,USA
 Head of the Astroparticle Physics Group, Houston Advanced Research Center, Texas, USA
Academician, Chair of Theoretical Physics, Division of Natural Sciences Academy of Athens

The Prizes will be presented by the President of the Hellenic Republic

Mr. Carolos Papoulias
Each Prize is accompanied by a monetary sum of US$ 200.000

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The official Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, 18th October 2006, at 20.00hrs at the Athens Concert Hall, Friends of Music Hall