Since 1986

• Roof organisation of national polymer groups in Europe
• Learned Society, multinational Federation
• Non profit organisation, members from 23 countries
• Presidency, alternating ; 2002 – 2003: prof. A.-Ch. Albertsson, Stockholm (SW)
• Secretary General: prof. S. Slomkowski, Lodz (PL)

1. Europolymer Congresses:
   1996: Heraklion, Greece
   1998: Szczecin, Poland
   2001: Eindhoven, Netherlands
   2003: Stockholm, Sweden (http://www.polymer.kth.se)
2. European Polymer Conferences (EUPOC)
   Chair: prof. F. Ciardelli, University of Pisa (I)
   Next: 2003: Stereospecific Polymerization and Stereoregular Polymers - in honor of Giulio Natta, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth
   (http://www.dcci.unipi.it/~bea/eupoc03)
3. EPF Workshops for young scientists
   e.g. “Flash” workshops in Paris, Chair: prof. J.P. Vairon
   Next: New Trends in Photopolymerization, May 27-28, 2002
   (http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/epf-paris02)
   
4. EPF summerschool
   e.g. “summerschool on elastomers”, Gargnano (I) June 2001
5. Promoting contacts between academia and industry
   • Establishment of platform for discussions about the future of polymers in Europe (research, academia-industry co-operation);
   • Special issue EPF-Magazine (June 2001)
   • “e-Polymers” EPF (internet journal launched July 2001)
     (http://www.e-polymers.org)
6. Europolymer Curriculum
   Chair prof. A. Khokhlov (Moscow)