A visit to the Improbable Research website bring us news of memorials for two Iggy scientists, as well as a program for the upcoming Ig Nobel awards event. Details below.

September 10, 2011, Saturday, 2:00 pm.

Memorial event for William Lipscomb, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA — This will be at Memorial Church, on the Harvard campus. All are welcome.

September 25, 2011, Sunday

Memorial event for Jerry Lettvin, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA — MIT room 32-123(on the site of old building 20, where Jerry had his lab).A mix of Jerry stories and Jerry-ish technical talks. Further details to be announced.

September 29, 2011,

Thursday evening Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA — The Twenty-first 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony.

October 1, 2011, Saturday

Ig Informal Lectures, MIT Building 26, room 100, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA — The new winners present brief public lectures. Free, but seating is limited. [Map and directions]