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23 Fresnel Lens used in seashore lighthouses and attributed with preventing countless disasters; the 100 th anniversary of the discovery of ancient Egyptian Glass in King Tutankhamun’s Tomb in 1922; the Centennial Anniversary of the German Society of Technology (DGG); the 70 th anniversary of the Pilkington patent in 1952 that heralded the float glass process and forever changed flat glass manufacture; the 60 th anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement; and the 45 th anniversary of the Nobel Prize to Anderson and Mott for work on amorphous materials. Events currently agreed are: an Opening Conference in Geneva from 9-11 th of February; ‘ From Pharaohs to High Tech Glass ’ in Egypt, April-May 2022 (celebrating 100 th anniversary of the discovery of ancient Egyptian Glass in King Tutankhamun’s Tomb); a US Glass Day in Washington DC, April 2022; an ICG International Congress in July in Berlin to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of DGG; several International Glass Art festivals and Museum events in Europe and USA; finally a Closing Congress in Japan , on 8-9 th December 2022. Additionally, there will be an Iberoamerican International Congress on Women in glass: Artists and Scientists , Madrid. Also planned are the XI Fórum técnico para la conservación y tecnología de la vidriera histórica, Barcelona 2022 and the 16 th International Conference on the Figure 1.9. Nations from all 5 continents are working together to support activities across the globe. Source: Pixabay. Physics of Non-Crystalline Solids in Canterbury, UK. Several Trades Fairs and exhibitions are planned, most showcasing the history of glasses and glass making: VITRUM , Milano, 5-8 th October 2021, the China International Glass Industrial Technical Exhibition and Glass Week with Hi-tech Industrial Congress and other glass knowledge literacy events, Shanghai, 11-15 th April 2022; Glasspex/Glasspro at Mumbai (March 3-5 th , 2022) including Glass Week; GLASSMAN , in Monterrey (11-12 th May) with satellite events; MIR STEKLA , at Moscow (6-9 th June); and Glasstech , including Glass Week, Düsseldorf 20-23 rd September 2022.