NATO SCIENCE PROGRAMME<br /><br /><br />Additions to Calendar of Meetings<br />April 2003<br /><br /><br />Following are the latest scientific meetings to receive funding under the<br />NATO Science Programme. The full 'Calendar of Meetings' may be found at<br />the web site -
http://www.nato.int/science.<br /><br /><br />Those wishing to participate in a meeting should contact the CO-DIRECTORS<br />of the meeting concerned, whose contact details are provided.<br /><br /><br />*************************************<br /><br /><br />ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTES<br />=========================<br /><br /><br />Advanced Study Institutes (ASIs) are high-level tutorial courses lasting<br />about two weeks, where some 100 research specialists, or scientists of an<br />advanced scientific background, learn of the latest developments in the<br />subject under discussion.<br /><br /><br />LIFE SCIENCES<br />--------------<br />Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology<br />13 Aug 2003 - 23 Aug 2003 : Stanford, USA<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium<br />(Fax: 32 16 332131 E-mail: Annemie.vandamme@uz.kuleuven.ac.be)<br />Prof. Ethan Rubinstein, Tel-Aviv University School of Medicine, Israel<br />(E-mail: erubins@yahoo.com) SST.979805<br /><br /><br />MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY<br />----------------------------------<br />Particle Physics and Cosmology<br />4 Aug 2003 - 16 Aug 2003 : Cargese, France<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Gerard Smadja, Universite Cl. Bernard Lyon I, France<br />(Fax: 33 4 7243 1452 E-mail: smadja@in2p3.fr)<br />Prof. Dimitri Kazakov, JINR, Dubna, Russia<br />(E-mail: KazakovD@thsun1.jinr.dubna.su) PST.979767<br /><br /><br />CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS<br />-----------------------<br />Radiation Effects in Solids<br />17 Jul 2004 - 29 Jul 2004 : Erice, Sicily, Italy<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Kurt Sickafus, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States<br />(Fax: 505 667 6802 E-mail: kurt@lanl.gov)<br />Prof. Eugene Kotomin, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br />(E-mail: kotomin@latnet.lv)<br />URL:
http://www.lanl.gov/mst/radeffects/index.html PST.979691<br /><br /><br />APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING<br />--------------------------------<br />Smart Sensors and MEMS<br />15 Sep 2003 - 26 Sep 2003 : Curia, Portugal<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Maria Teresa Gomes, University of Aveiro, Portugal<br />(Fax: 351 234 370084 E-mail: mtgomes@dq.ua.pt)<br />Dr. Sergey Yurish, State University Lviv Polytechnic, Ukraine<br />(E-mail: info@sensorsportal.com) PST.979712<br /><br /><br />SECURITY-RELATED CIVIL SCIENCE<br />------------------------------<br />Security Sector Transformation in Southeastern Europe<br />1 Nov 2003 - 3 Nov 2003 : Tirana, Albania<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Thanos Dokos, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign<br />Policy, Athens, Greece<br />(Fax: 30 210 3642 139 E-mail: thanosdokos@eliamep.gr)<br />Prof. Genc Ruli, Institute for Contemporary Studies, Tirana, Albania<br />(E-mail: ics@isb.icc-al.org) SST.979976<br /><br /><br />*********************************************<br /><br /><br />ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOPS<br />===========================<br />Advanced Research Workshops (ARWs) are working meetings lasting about four<br />days where up to 50 scientists and engineers researching at the frontiers<br />of a subject are able to engage in an intense but informal exchange of<br />views, aimed at identifying directions for future actions.<br /><br /><br />LIFE SCIENCES<br />-------------<br />Risk Infections Applied for Biomedical Terrorism<br />28 May 2003 - 31 May 2003 : Varna, Bulgaria<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Philip Elzer, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,<br />United States<br />(Fax: 001 225 578 4890 E-mail: pelzer@agctr.lsu.edu)<br />Dr. Krassimir Metodiev, International Medical Association Bulgaria, Varna,<br />Bulgaria (E-mail: kr.metod@mail.vega.bg) SST.979606<br /><br /><br />Genomics for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology : New Challenges<br />15 Oct 2003 - 19 Oct 2003 : Borovets, Bulgaria<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Willem Stiekema, Wageningen University and Research<br />Centre, Netherlands (Fax: 31 (0)317 418094 E-mail:<br />w.j.stiekema@plant.wag-ur.nl)<br />Prof. Atanas Atanassov, AgroBioInstitute, Kostinbrod, Bulgaria<br />(E-mail: atanas_atanassov@agrobioinstitut.org) LST.979516<br /><br /><br />MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY<br />---------------------------------<br />Mathematics and Physics of Random Growth and Shape Formation<br />17 Mar 2003 - 22 Mar 2003 : Paris, France<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Bertrand Duplantier, CEA-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France<br />(Fax: 33 1 69 08 74 67 E-mail: bertrand@spht.saclay.cea.fr)<br />Prof. Anatoly Vershik, POMI, St.Petersburg, Russia<br />(E-mail: vershik@prmi.ras.ru) PST.979772<br /><br /><br />Coherent Charge and Spin Transport on a Nanoscale<br />8 Jun 2003 - 12 Jun 2003 : Chernogolovka, Russia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Bernard Pannetier, CNRS, Grenoble, France<br />(Fax: 33 4 76875060 E-mail: pannetie@grenoble.cnrs.fr)<br />Dr. Mikhail Feigel'man, L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics,<br />Moscow, Russia<br />(E-mail: feigel@landau.ac.ru) PST.979627<br /><br /><br />Properties and Applications of Nanocrystalline Alloys from Amorphous Precursors<br />9 Jun 2003 - 15 Jun 2003 : Budmerice, Slovak Republic<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Bogdan Idzikowski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan,<br />Poland (Fax: 48 61 868 4524 E-mail: idzi@ifmpan.poznan.pl)<br />Prof. P. Svec, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic<br />(E-mail: fyzisvec@savba.sk) PST.979746<br /><br /><br />Nanostructured Magnetic Materials and Their Applications<br />1 Jul 2003 - 4 Jul 2003 : Istanbul, Turkey<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Bekir Aktas, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey<br />(Fax: 90 262 6538490 E-mail: aktas@penta.gyte.edu.tr)<br />Prof. Lenar Tagirov, Kazan State University, Russia<br />(E-mail: Lenar.Tagirov@ksu.ru) PST.979633<br /><br /><br />Computational Methods for Polymers and Liquid Crystalline Polymers<br />16 Jul 2003 - 22 Jul 2003 : Erice, Italy<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Paolo Pasini, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare,<br />Bologna, Italy (Fax: 39 051 244101 E-mail: pasini@bo.infn.it)<br />Prof. Slobodan Zumer, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia<br />(E-mail: slobodan.zumer@fmf.uni-lj.si)<br />URL:
http://www-th.bo.infn.it/islc/erice2003/index.html PST.979722<br /><br /><br />Theory of Quantum Transport in Metallic and Hybrid Nanostructures<br />25 Aug 2003 - 29 Aug 2003 : St.-Petersburg, Russia<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Valerii Vinokur, Argonne National Laboratory, United States<br />(Fax: 1 630 252 7777 E-mail: vinokur@anl.gov)<br />Prof. Veniamin Kozub, A.F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute,<br />St.-Petersburg, Russia<br />(E-mail: ven.kozub@pop.ioffe.rssi.ru) PST.979728<br /><br /><br />Fundamental Problems of Mesoscopic Physics : Interactions and Decoherence<br />6 Sep 2003 - 12 Sep 2003 : Granada, Spain<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Igor Lerner, The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom<br />(Fax: 44 121 4144719 E-mail: ivl@th.ph.bham.ac.uk)<br />Prof Yuval Gefen, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel<br />(E-mail: yuval.gefen@weizmann.ac.il) PST.979650<br /><br /><br />Molecular Nanowires and other Quantum Objects<br />7 Sep 2003 - 9 Sep 2003 : Bled, Slovenia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Alexandre Alexandrov, Loughborough University, United<br />Kingdom (Fax: 44 1509 223986 E-mail: a.s.alexandrov@lboro.ac.uk)<br />Prof. Igor Yanson, ILTPE, Kharkov, Ukraine<br />(E-mail: yanson@ilt.kharkov.ua) PST.979641<br /><br /><br />Superdense QCD Matter and Compact Stars<br />2 Oct 2003 - 7 Oct 2003 : Tsachkadzor, Armenia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. David Blaschke, University of Rostock, Germany<br />(Fax: 49 381 4982857 E-mail: david.blaschke@physik.uni-rostock.de)<br />Prof. David Sedrakian, Yerevan State University, Armenia<br />(E-mail: yndanfiz@sun.ysu.am) PST.979670<br /><br /><br />CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS<br />----------------------<br />Smart and Functional Organic Materials<br />10 Jun 2003 - 14 Jun 2003 : Bucharest, Romania<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Francois Kajzar, DECS/SECEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France<br />(Fax: 33 1 6908 7679 E-mail: francois.kajzar@cea.fr)<br />Prof. Aurelia Meghea, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania<br />(E-mail: a_meghea@chim.upb.ro) PST.979704<br /><br /><br />Magneto-Optical Imaging<br />28 Aug 2003 - 30 Aug 2003 : Bergen, Norway<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Tom Johansen, University of Oslo, Norway<br />(Fax: 47 22 856422 E-mail: t.h.johansen@fvs.uio.no)<br />Dr. Mikhail Indenbom, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia<br />(E-mail: indenbom@issp.ac.ru) PST.979678<br /><br /><br />Metallic Materials with High Structural Efficiency<br />7 Sep 2003 - 13 Sep 2003 : Kyiv, Ukraine<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Oleg Senkov, UES, Inc., Dayton, OH, United States<br />(Fax: 937 656 7292 E-mail: oleg.senkov@wpafb.af.mil)<br />Prof. Sergiy Firstov, Frantcevych Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine<br />(E-mail: fsa@materials.kiev.ua) PST.979750<br /><br /><br />EARTH SCIENCES<br />--------------<br />Past and Present Water Column Anoxia<br />4 Oct 2003 - 8 Oct 2003 : Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Lev Neretin, Max Planck Institute for Marine<br />Microbiology, Bremen, Germany (Fax: +49 (0) 421 2028 690 E-mail:<br />lneretin@mpi.bremen.de)<br />Dr. Igor Polikarpov, National Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Ukraine<br />(E-mail: igp@stel.sebastopol.ua) EST.979828<br /><br /><br />ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES<br />---------------------<br />Life Cycle Analysis for Assessing Energy and Environmental Impacts of<br />Information Technology<br />26 May 2003 - 28 May 2003 : Budapest, Hungary<br />Co-Directors: Dr. H. Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg,<br />PA, United States (Fax: 1 412 268 7813 E-mail: hsm@cmu.edu)<br />Dr. Zsolt Istvan, Bay Zoltan Foundation for Applied Research, Miskolc, Hungary<br />(E-mail: istvan@bzlogi.hu) EST.979853<br /><br /><br />Integrated Water Resources Management in Transboundary Basins - An<br />Interstate and Intersectoral Approach<br />1 Jun 2003 - 5 Jun 2003 : Tashkent, Uzbekistan<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Patricia Wouters, University of Dundee, United Kingdom<br />(Fax: 44 (0)1382 226905 E-mail: p.k.wouters@dundee.ac.uk)<br />Prof. Victor Dukhovny, Interstate Commission for Water Coordination,<br />Tashkent, Uzbekistan (E-mail: dukh@icwc-aral.uz) EST.979893<br /><br /><br />Desertification Problems in Central Asia and Its Regional Strategic Development<br />11 Jun 2003 - 14 Jun 2003 : Samarkand, Uzbekistan<br />Co-Directors: Prof Frank Schrader, Lahmeyer International GmbH, Nudow, Germany<br />(Fax: +49-33200 40 171 E-mail: schrader_frank@t-online.de)<br />Prof. Pulat Khabibullaev, State Committee of Science and Technology,<br />Tashkent, Uzbekistan (E-mail: khabibullaev@patent.uz) EST.979799<br /><br /><br />Modern Technologies of Secondary Resources Processing and Creation of New<br />Composite Materials on their Basis<br />2 Sep 2003 - 4 Sep 2003 : Tashkent, Uzbekistan<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Carlo Corsi, Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Italy<br />(Fax: +39-06 20 42 74 97 E-mail: corsi@roma.ccr.it)<br />Prof. Sulico Arkhipova, Innovative Exhibition Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan<br />(E-mail: iec@ishonch.uz) EST.979892<br /><br /><br />The Role of Risk Assessment in Environmental Security and Emergency<br />Preparedness in the Mediterranean Region<br />19 Nov 2003 - 23 Nov 2003 : Eilat, Israel and Taba, Egypt<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Benoit Morel, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA,<br />United States (Fax: 412 268 3757 E-mail: bmlv@andrew.cmu.edu)<br />Prof. Mustafa Emara, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City Cairo, Egypt<br />(E-mail: scdreh@yahoo.com) EST.979835<br /><br /><br />APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING<br /><br /><br />UV Solid-State Light Emitters and Detectors<br />17 Jun 2003 - 21 Jun 2003 : Vilnius, Lithuania<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Michael Shur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,<br />NY, United States (Fax: 1 518 276 2990 E-mail: shurm@rpi.edu)<br />Prof Arturas Zukauskas, Vilnius University, Lithuania<br />(E-mail: arturas.zukauskas@ff.vu.lt) PST.979640<br /><br /><br />Distributed Computing for Clusters, Grids and Embedded Systems<br />5 Jul 2003 - 10 Jul 2003 : Sinaia, Romania<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Alex Nicolau, University of California at Irvine,<br />United States (Fax: 1 949 824 8019 E-mail: nicolau@ics.uci.edu)<br />Prof. Ferucio Tiplea, "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania<br />(E-mail: fltiplea@infoiasi.ro) PST.979659<br /><br /><br />Joint International Scientific Observation Facility on Jan Mayen Island<br />11 Nov 2003 - 15 Nov 2003 : Oslo, Norway<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Stig Skreslet, Bodoe Regional University, Norway<br />(Fax: 47 755 17484 E-mail: stig.skreslet@hibo.no)<br />Prof. Krzysztof Birkenmajer, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland<br />(E-mail: ndbirken@cyf-kr.edu.pl) EST.979238<br /><br /><br />SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES<br />------------------------------<br />Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia<br />10 Nov 2003 - 14 Nov 2003 : St. Petersburg, Russia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Marian Scott, Glasgow University, United Kingdom<br />(Fax: +44 (0) 141 330 4814 E-mail: marian@stats.gla.ac.uk)<br />Dr. Andrey Alekseev, The State Hermitage Museum, St-Petersburg, Russia<br />(E-mail: oaves@hermitage.ru) EST.979859<br /><br /><br />SECURITY-RELATED CIVIL SCIENCE<br />------------------------------<br />Security of Natural Gas Supply through Transit Countries<br />20 Mar 2003 - 22 Mar 2003 : Tbilisi, Georgia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Jens Hetland, SINTEF Energy Research, Trondheim, Norway<br />(Fax: 47 73 59 28 89 E-mail: Jens.Hetland@Energy.sintef.no)<br />Prof. Teimuraz Gochitashvili, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia<br />(E-mail: teimurazgoch@yahoo.com) SST.979585<br /><br /><br />Detection of Bulk Explosives : Advanced Techniques against Terrorism<br />16 Jun 2003 - 21 Jun 2003 : St.-Petersburg, Russia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Hiltmar Schubert, Fraunhofer-Institut fur Chemische<br />Technologie(ICT), Pfinztal, Germany (Fax: 49 721 4640 111 E-mail:<br />schu@ict.fhg.de) Dr. Andrey Kuznetsov, V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute (KRI),<br />St.-Petersburg, Russia (E-mail: istc1050@atom.nw.ru) SST.979920<br /><br /><br />Maximizing the Security and Improving Oversight of Pathogenic<br />Microorganisms and Toxins<br />18 Jun 2003 - 22 Jun 2003 : Bled , Slovenia<br />Co-Directors: Prof. Graham Pearson, University of Bradford, United Kingdom<br />(Fax: 44 1386 840167 E-mail: Graham_Pearson@Compuserve.com)<br />Prof. Borut Bohanec, Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Breeding,<br />Ljubliana, Slovenia (E-mail: borut.bohanec@bf.uni-lj.si) SST.979942<br /><br /><br />Defence against Bioterror: Detection Technologies, Implementation,<br />Strategies and Commercial Opportunities<br />18 Aug 2003 - 22 Aug 2003 : Moscow, Russia<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Fred Milanovich, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory<br />(LLNL), Livermore, CA, United States (Fax: 925 422 8020 E-mail:<br />milanovich1@llnl.gov)<br />Dr. O. Ignatov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia<br />(E-mail: oignatov@ibppm.sgu.ru) SST.979924<br /><br /><br />A Systemic Comparison of Professional and Conscript Forces<br />12 Sep 2003 - 15 Sep 2003 : Bratislava, Slovakia<br />Co-Directors: Miss Neeltje Van der Sar, Netherlands Ministry of Defense,<br />The Hague, Netherlands (Fax: 31 61 2686883 E-mail: mmvandersar@hotmail.com)<br />Col. Peter Svec, Center for European and North Atlantic Affairs,<br />Bratislava, Slovak Republic (E-mail: peter.svec@szm.sk) SST.979972<br /><br /><br />************************************************<br /><br /><br />ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES IN SCIENCE POLICY<br />========================================<br /><br /><br />Advanced Training Courses (ATCs) are designed to enable practitioners of<br />science and technology policy in Partner countries to profit from the<br />experience and expertise of their colleagues in NATO countries in policy,<br />organization and administration of science programmes. An ATC has between<br />30 and 50 participants, and is for a duration of from 3 to 5 days. It<br />involves four to six SPECIALISTS from NATO countries and 30 to 50 TRAINEES<br />from Partner countries. An ATC is not lecture driven, but is of an<br />intensive interactive nature.<br /><br /><br />Science Management Training of the Representatives from South Eastern<br />Europe in the Republic of Slovenia<br />7 Apr 2003 - 10 Apr 2003 : Ljubljana, Slovenia<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Slavo Radosevic, University College London, London,<br />United Kingdom (Fax: +44 0 20 7862 8642 E-mail: s.radosevic@ssees.ac.uk)<br />Dr. Edvard Kobal, The Slovenian Science Foundation, Ljubljana, Slovenia<br />(E-mail: mednarodna@ustanova-szf.si) STP.979945<br /><br /><br />Roles of the Different Actors in the Policy and Decision-making Process<br />1 Sep 2003 - 1 Sep 2003 : Bucharest, Romania<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Albert Teich, American Assoc. for Advancement of Science,<br />Washington, DC, United States (Fax: 1 202-289-4950 E-mail: ateich@aaas.org)<br />Dr. Annamaria Inzelt, Budapest Univ. of Econ. Sc. & Pol. Administration,<br />Budapest, Hungary (E-mail: annamaria.inzelt@bkae.hu) STP.979963<br /><br /><br />Technology Management & IPR Items<br />30 Sep 2003 - 10 Oct 2003 : Moscow<br />Co-Directors: Dr. John Romary, Finnegan,Hendeson,Farabow,Garrett & Dunner,<br />Washington, United States<br />Fax: 1 202 408 4400 E-mail: john.romary@finnegan.com)<br />Dr. Natalia Zolotykh, Transtechnology Company, Moscow, Russia<br />(E-mail: nataly@transtec.msk.ru) STP.979940<br /><br /><br />************************************<br /><br /><br />Advanced Networking Workshops<br />=============================<br /><br /><br />Advanced Networking Policy Workshops aim to increase the level of harmony<br />among the various network policies at national and international<br />levels. These workshops provide a forum for users and policy-makers and<br />those responsible for the scientific infrastructure to acquire a better<br />understanding of the need for coordination in the planning and development<br />of research networks.<br /><br /><br />Advanced Networking Training Workshops aim to transfer technical know-how<br />to network administrators. These workshops provide a forum for transfer of<br />knowledge at an advanced level and exchange of experiences among qualified<br />network managers from various countries and different environments and<br />backgrounds.<br /><br /><br />Policy Issues for NRENs in South East Europe<br />7 Sep 2003 - 9 Sep 2003 : Varna, Bulgaria<br />Co-Directors: Mr. Valentino Cavalli, TERENA, Amsterdam, Netherlands<br />(Fax: 31 20 530 4499 E-mail: cavalli@terena.nl)<br />Mr. Orlin Kouzov, ICT Development Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria<br />(E-mail: president@ict.bg) CN.979913<br /><br /><br />Advanced Security Technologies in Networking<br />15 Sep 2003 - 20 Sep 2003 : Bled, Slovenia<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Fraunhofer Institute SIT, Darmstadt,<br />Germany (Fax: 49 6151 869 704 E-mail: wolfgang.schneider@sit.fraunhofer.de)<br />Prof. Borka Jerman-Blazic, Security Technology Competence Centre, SETCCE,<br />Ljubljana, Slovenia (E-mail: borka@setcce.org) CN.979906<br /><br /><br />The Third CEENet Workshop on Network Policy<br />25 Sep 2003 - 1 Oct 2003 : Baku, Azerbaijan<br />Co-Directors: Dr. Zygmunt Ajduk, Warsaw University, Poland<br />(Fax: +48 22 6219475 E-mail: Zygmunt.Ajduk@fuw.edu.pl)<br />Prof. Mahmud Kerimov, Azerbaijan National Academy of Science, Baku, Azerbaijan<br />(E-mail: president@aas.ab.az) CN.979936<br /><br /><br />*************************************************************************<br />NATO Science Programme<br />Public Diplomacy Division<br />NATO<br />Boulevard Leopold III<br />1110 Brussels, Belgium<br />e.austin@hq.nato.int<br />**************************************************************************
