The EPF Committee has initiated the organization of workshops for young polymer scientists according to the following guidelines.
Workshops should be arranged by active scientists on subjects approved by the EPF Committee, if possible one year in advance. A duration of 2-3 days for an EPF workshop is recommended. The attendance should be limited to about 100 participants among which a large part should be young scientists representing many EPF member societies. All EPF member societies should have the right to send one participant to each EPF workshop.
It is recommended that workshops are arranged as a series of sessions with leading scientists giving invited introductions (30-40 min.), followed by discussion. The workshop program (date, place, invited speakers and titles of their presentations) is arranged by the organizer and announced to the EPF member societies through the EPF Secretariat, provided this information is available to the Secretariat at least 6 months ahead.
The organizer of an EPF workshop is responsible for its funding. Invited scientists giving introduction type lectures should have their travel expenses paid and their local expenses waived. All other participants pay a limited fee. Room and board may be arranged through the workshop organizer and should, if possible, be located in a dormitory or guesthouse to reduce the cost for the participants.

WORKSHOPS IN PREPARATION

2^nd Bratislava Young Polymer Scientists Workshop
February 2-6, 2009
Krompachy Plejsy, Slovakia
More information
http://polykonf.sav.sk
BYPoS 2009 2nd circular