World Laureates Forum begins 世界科学家论坛开幕

陈小将

The 4th World Laureates Forum kicked off Monday in Shanghai, gathering more than 130 decorated scientists, including 68 Nobel Prize winners, for the three-day forum.
第四届世界顶尖科学家论坛11月1日在上海开幕，包括68位诺贝尔奖得主在内的130多位世界顶尖科学奖项获得者等代表参会。

With a focus on "Open science," this year's forum will host nearly 100 conferences and activities in 14 sections, covering a number of basic disciplines such as chemistry, physics, life sciences and mathematics.
论坛年度主题为"开放科学：构建开放创新生态"。为期三天的会期内，将有14个板块近100场会议及活动举办，涵盖化学、物理、生命科学和数学等基础学科。

The organizers also announced the establishment of the WLA Prize, which will be officially launched in 2022, with two individual awards each having a 10 million yuan ($1.56 million) prize.
主办方宣布创设"世界顶尖科学家协会奖"，将于2022年正式启动评选和颁奖，首设两个单项奖，每个单项奖奖励金额为1000万元人民币。

The prize will focus on supporting original basic research and encouraging scientists to better participate in and serve the common well-being of all humankind, according to Roger Kornberg, WLA chairman and a 2006 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry.
世界顶尖科学家协会主席、2006年诺贝尔化学奖得主罗杰•科恩伯格说，世界顶尖科学家协会奖侧重支持原创性基础研究，鼓励科技人员更好投身和服务于全人类的共同福祉。