Pio Manzù International Research Centre Explained

The Pio Manzù International Research Centre, commonly referred to as the Pio Manzù Research Centre or Pio Manzù Centre, was a non-governmental environmental organization of the United Nations founded in 1969 and based in Rimini, Italy. The purpose of the centre was to serve as an "institute for the in-depth study of the main economic and scientific aspects of the relationship between man and his environment". The centre helds an annual conference in Rimini, Italy, along with carrying out research projects and publishing the journal Environmental Structures.^{[1] [2] [3]}

As of 2007, the Pio Manzù Center has Lorenzo Cagnoni as president, Roberto Valducci as vice-president, and Gerardo Filiberto Dasi as general secretary. The centre also has an International Scientific Committee where Mikhail Gorbachev is president and Giandomenico Picco is vice-president.^[4]

The centre closed in 2016^[5]

History

The Pio Manzù International Research Centre was founded in 1969 by Girardo Filiberto Dasi and 14 other academics.

The centre was named in honor of Italian designer Pio Manzù after he died in a car crash. Manzù was also a founding member of the International Research Centre on Environmental Structures and designed cars including the Fiat 127.^[6]

Annual conference

The centre has hosted an annual conference in Rimini, Italy, since the founding of the centre in 1969. During this conference, the centre's International Scientific Committee also awards the Medal of the President of the Italian Republic and the Gold Medal of the Pio Manzù Centre.

Recipients of Gold Medals include Henry Kissinger, Gro Harlem Brundtland Diana, Princess of Wales, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Rita Levi-Montalcini, James Robertson and Daniel Isenberg.^[7]

Recipients of the Medal of the President of the Italian Republic include Ivan Eland (2004)^[8] Michael Albert (2004),^[9] Deepak Chopra,^[10] Giuseppe Anedda,^[11] and Angélique Kidjo^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pio Manzù Center. Pio Manzù International Research Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031222917/http://www.piomanzu.com/indexing.htm. October 31, 2007. dead.
2. Book: World Directory of Environmental Organizations. Trzyna . Thaddeus C. . Margold . Elizabeth . Osborn . Julia K. . Earthscan. 1996. 5. 112. 9781853833076.
3. Web site: Newsletter - The Pio Manzu Centre, Rimini, Italy - XXIX Annual Conference, 2003. Mikhail. Gorbachev. October 19, 2003. February 21, 2019.
4. Web site: Pio Manzu: The Centre's Structure. Pio Manzù International Research Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20071119010739/http://www.piomanzu.com/eboard.htm. November 19, 2007. dead.
5. https://www.ansa.it/emiliaromagna/notizie/2016/01/20/chiude-centro-manzu-porto-vip-a-rimini_1cb3fe4c-d4dc-4cc2-97d4-66a436de207e.html
6. Book: Giacosa, Dante. I miei 40 anni di progettazione alla Fiat. Centro Storico Fiat. 2014. 339. it. Lo stile della 127 é di Pio Manzù.. Giacosa. 1st pub. Automobilia, 1979.
7. News: BABSON GLOBAL'S DANIEL ISENBERG TO RECEIVE PIO MANZU CENTER GOLD MEDAL FOR "PIONEERING AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT". Katulak. Hilary. August 14, 2012. Babson College. February 21, 2019.
8. Web site: Independent Institute Awards. Independent Institute. February 21, 2019.
9. Web site: Life After Capitalism – And Now Too. Michael. Albert. October 14, 2004. zmag.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807013938/http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=6417. August 7, 2007. dead.
10. Web site: Deepak Chopra. Mythic Journey. 2007-10-13.
11. Web site: GIUSEPPE ANEDDA Il virtuoso del mandolino di Ennio Porceddu. Porceddu. Ennio. September 27, 2015. ...Anedda fu conferita una medaglia d’oro in nome della Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana....
12. Web site: AngeliqueKidjo - home. Angelique
    Kidjo.