27-30 October 2005, Stará Lesná, High Tatras (Slovak republic)

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Congress Center ACADEMIA, Stará Lesná

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Aims of the workshop

The Workshop is organised by the British Council in the co-operation with Slovak Academy of Sciences with aim to support face-to-face meetings between young scientists from the UK and Slovakia within the Council’s long-term activity known as "International Networking for Young Scientists" (INYS).

The idea of the initiative is to encourage and facilitate mobility and direct contact between the young scientists to enable them to exchange ideas, knowledge and information and thus build international connections that assist the innovation process.

Topics

The meeting is particularly aimed at establishing long-term collaboration between young researchers working in the following fields:

Low and very low temperature properties of

·         intermetallics (particularly highly correlated systems, NFL behaviour, etc.)

·         superconductors

·         quantum fluids

Target audience

The initiative is specifically targeted at final-year PhD students, post-doctoral researchers or people who have been tenured for five years or less. Following a review of submitted abstracts, some 12 applicants from each country will be chosen to take part in the Workshop. Applicants should be residents in Slovakia or the UK and their research areas should match the selected topics of the workshop.

Venue

The workshop will take place in the Congress Centre ACADEMIA of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Stará Lesná - High Tatras mountains (100 km from Košice - airport). Transport from Košice to Stará Lesná will be organised by bus

Preliminary schedule

The meeting will begin with a dinner on the evening of October 27, 2005 (Thursday) followed by two days of workshops, with participants returning to the UK on October 30, 2005 (Sunday).

  • Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - Arrival of all participants to Košice, accommodation
  • Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Departure of all participants from Košice by bus to Stará Lesná, opening of the workshop, welcome dinner
  • Friday, October 28, 2005 - workshop
  • Saturday, October 29, 2005 - workshop
  • Sunday, October 30, 2005 - Departure of participants from Stará Lesná by bus to Košice, departure of UK participants

Workshop format

For each research topic the key-note lecture (35 min. + 5 min. discussion) will be given by experiences expert followed by contributed talks of each participants (15 minute oral presentation of an area of their research followed by 5 minute discussion). Extended discussions among participants is desirable over whole duration of the workshop. Slovak and UK workshop coordinators and key-note speakers will be available for discussion, an advice and to initiate international co-operation.

Finance

Costs for participants selected to participate in the workshop including flights, meals and accommodation will be covered by the British Council. The Slovak Academy of Sciences will contribute to the costs by covering the cost of accommodation and meals for UK participants.

Applications

If you are interested in the Workshop, please fill in the application form and submit the abstract of your contribution. Please send your application form, the abstract and other relevant information by e-mail to local coordinators (see contacts). The deadline for applications is 31 August 2005.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: 10.10.05