Marco Pallavicini has been elected new president of the Genova Science Festival, with 12 votes and 1 abstained. Pallavicini succeed Manuela Arata, president for 13 years, from 2003, when the Festival was born just thanks to the creativity of its former president. During all these years, the Genova Science Festival has became a relevant event, not only in a local context, but also in a national and international one, for the dissemination of scientific culture and knowledge.