From
25 to 28 November 2003 the meeting India: numeri e mantra
was organized in Udine by the Società Indologica "Luigi Pio Tessitori",
in collaboration with the University of Udine, with the patronage
of the Regional Authority of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the support of
the Provincial Authority of Udine and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
di Udine e Pordenone. On 25 November the official presentation was
held in
the Sala Antonini of the University of Udine.
After addresses of welcome, the volume C'era una volta un numero
was presented by
Furio Honsell, Vice-Chancellor (University of Udine), George
Gheverghese Joseph (University of Manchester) and Fausto Freschi (Società
Indologica "Luigi Pio Tessitori"). On 26 November
in the hall of
the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of
Udine the seminar Development of infinite series in Indian mathematics:
1350-1550 was held with the following participants: Furio
Honsell, Vice-Chancellor (University of Udine),
Marisa Michelini (University of Udine), George Gheverghese Joseph
(University of Manchester) and Maurizio Trombetta (Mathesis - Udine).
On
27 November, in
the Sala Florio of the University of Udine, the results of
the editorial project Devi Mahatmya:
il ms. 4510 della Biblioteca Civica "Vincenzo Joppi"
were presented
by Stefania Mason (University of Udine), Alessandro Passi (University
of Bologna) and Romano Vecchiet (Biblioteca Civica "Vincenzo
Joppi"). Finally,
on 28 November again inthe Sala Florio of the
University of Udine, the volume Ramacaritamanasa e Ramayana
was presented
by Caterina Furlan (University of Udine), Gianfranco Fiaccadori (University
of Milan) and Giorgio Milanetti (University "La Sapienza"
in Rome).
