ICTP's Open Day 2008 has earned special mention for "best practice to increase the visibility of UNESCO". The recognition was cited at UNESCO's Staff Day held in June, where Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO's Director-General, inaugurated UNESCO's Team Award programme.

ICTP's Open Day, held in September 2008, offered lectures and hands-on science demonstrations to the general public. For more details, visit the Open Day 2008 website (in Italian) at
http://openday.ictp.it/home_page.