ESF European Research Conferences: Programme for 1996

The European Research Conferences are run by the European Science Foundation, in association with several learned societies, and with funding from the Human Capital and Mobility Programme of the European Union. The majority of conferences are also co-sponsored by the European Union's "Euroconferences" initiative.

Each conference consists of a series of meetings, held typically every other year. There are neither written contributions nor proceedings and unconventional ideas and new approaches, not yet fully explored, are encouraged. The preliminary programme of conferences for 1996, divided by subject area, is as follows:
- Mathematics:
. Mathematical Methods in Industrial Problems: Mathematical and Numerical Models for the Simulation of Turbulent and Reactive Flows; Mt. Ste. Odile (near Strasbourg), France, 16-21 February 1996;
. Algebra and Discrete Mathematics: Group Theory - Finite to Infinite L; Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 13-18 July 1996;

- Physics:
. Solid/Fluid Interfaces: Wetting and Capillarity; Aghia Pelaghia, Crete, Greece, 22-27 March 1996;
. Fundamental Aspects of Surface Science: Semiconductor Surfaces; Blankenberge, Belgium, 8-13 June 1996;
. Advanced Quantum Field Theory: Integrability, Conformal Invariance, Topological Field Theory and Applications; La Londe les Maures, France, 31 August - 5 September 1996;

- Chemistry:
. Metal Clusters in Chemistry; Mt. Ste. Odile (near Strasbourg), France, 2-7 May 1996;

- Materials:
. Physical Metallurgy: Interfacial Engineering in Materials; Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 9-14 October 1996;

- Life Sciences:
. Self-Nonself Discrimination: Molecular Basis of Autoaggression; place and dates open;
. Bioseparation; place and dates open;
. Neural Mechanisms of Learning and Memory: Modulation of the Trace; San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 16-21 April 1996;

- Biomedicine & Health:
. Immunology of Infections; place and dates open;
. Development of Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Capabilities in Early Infancy: Antecedents of Language and the Symbolic Function; San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 10-15 April 1996;
. Disease Prevention: Scientific Controversies; Castelvecchio Pascoli, Italy, 1-6 June 1996;

- Geosciences and Environment:
. Space-Time Modelling of Bounded Natural Domains: Intelligent Tools for 3D-Interpolation and Correlation; Canterbury, United Kingdom, dates open;
. Natural and Anthropogenically Induced Hazards: Large Earthquakes in the Geological Record; place and dates open;

- Social Sciences and Economics:
. European Societies or European Society?: Social Exclusion and Social Integration in Europe: Theoretical and Policy Perspectives on Poverty; Blarney, Ireland, 26-31 March 1996;
. Migration and Development: Migration, Development and Policy; Mt. Ste. Odile (near Strasbourg), France, 31 May - 5 June 1996;

The number of participants for each of these conferences will be limited to about 100. The emphasis will be on discussion about new developments. There will be a registration fee covering full board and lodging. Some grants will be available for younger scientists, in particular those from less favoured regions in Europe. Certain conferences will also have limited funding for participants from Eastern and Central Europe.
Copies of the preliminary programme of the conference of your choice, as well as the relevant application forms, may be obtained from:

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