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).
