EURESCO conferences - 1998 programme

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has published its provisional programme of European Research Conferences (EURESCO) for 1998. The conferences are organized by the ESF with support from the Euroconferences activity of the European Union's TMR programme.

The EURESCO conferences planned for 1998 are as follows:

- PHYSICS:

. Open Computational Physics for Nanotechnology: Atomic and Electronic Dynamics in Nanostructures;
place and dates not yet finalized;

. Cluster - Surface Interactions: Fundamentals;
Cargese (Corsica), France, 23-28 May;

. Fundamental Aspects of Surface Science: Elementary Processes in Surface Reactions;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 20-25 June;

. Quantum Optics: Atom Cooling and Guiding, Laser Spectroscopy and Squeezing;
Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 29 September - 4 October;

- CHEMISTRY:

. Organic Electrochemistry: Moving towards Clean and Selective Synthesis;
La Londe Les Maures, France, 15-19 April;

. Stereochemistry;
Bürgenstock, Switzerland, 26 April - 2 May;

. Molten Salts: From Structural Aspects to Waste Processing;
Porquerolles Island (near Giens), France, 27 June - 3 July;

. Reactivity in Organized Microstructures: Structure, Dynamics and Functionality in Nanoscopic Systems;
Wiesbaden-Naurod, Germany, 18-23 July;

. Inorganic Chemistry: Design of Functional Systems, Inorganic Environmental and Medicinal Challenges;
San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 4-9 September;

. Supramolecular Chemistry: Advanced Materials;
Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 10-15 September;

- MATERIALS:

. Plasticity of Materials: Fundamentals, Modelling and Applications;
Granada, Spain, 25-30 April;

. Surface Engineering for Protection of Metals and Alloys: Surface State of Metals and Alloys and its Modification for Protection;
Granada, Spain, 21-26 August;

- LIFE SCIENCES:

. Biophysics of Cytoskeleton;
Obernai (near Strasbourg), France, 22-27 April;

. Neural Mechanisms of Learning and Memory: Dynamics of the Trace;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 9-14 May;

. Developmental Biology: The Genetic Control of Morphogenesis;
Lenggries, Germany, 6-11 June;

. Gene Transcription in Yeast: Role of Chromatin and Transcription Factors;
Granada, Spain, 11-16 September;

. Exocytosis: Membrane Dynamics in Exocytosis - Molecular Mechanisms;
Giens (near Toulon), France, 26 September - 1 October;

- GEOSCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENT:

. Natural and Anthropogenically Induced Hazards: Frequency-Magnitude Relationships in Earthquake and Fault Populations - Implications for Seismic Hazard;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 16-22 May;

. Geochemistry of Crustal Fluids: Characterization of Reactive Transport in Natural Systems;
Aghia Pelaghia, Crete, Greece, 22-27 May;

. Natural Waters and Water Technology: Catalytic Science and Technology for Water Purification;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 3-8 October;

- BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH:

. Inherited Disorders and Their Genes in Different European Populations;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 6-11 February;

. Brain Development and Cognition in Human Infants: Development and Functional Specialization of the Cortex;
San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 23 - 28 September;

. B Cells in Health and Disease: B Cells and Autoimmunity;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 9-14 October;

- SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS:

. European Societies or European Society? Inequality and Social Exclusion in Europe: The Role of the Family and Social Networks;
Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 3-7 April;

. Migration and Development: First Generation Immigration, Labour Demand and the Dynamics of Social Exclusion;
Espinho, Portugal, 21-26 April;

. The Structure of Learner Language - From Pragmatics to Syntax: Organizational Principles of Second Language Acquisition;
Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 26 September - 1 October;

. Women in the Christian Tradition;
Seefeld (Tyrol), Austria, 23-28 October.
For further information, and application forms, please contact:

European Science Foundation
J. Hendekovic
1 quai Lezay-Marnésia
F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. +33-3-88767135; Fax +33-3-88366987
E-mail: euresco@esf.org

The full list of conferences can also be found on the World Wide Web, at:

http://www.esf.org/euresco/(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)