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First
announcement
Aims
of the Workshop
The
Workshop is organised by the British Council 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:
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 reserach areas should match the selected topics of the workshop.
Venue
The
workshop will take place in the Congress Centre
of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
in Smolenice (50 kms from Bratislava).
Preliminary
schedule
The
meeting will begin with a dinner on the evening of
19 June 2005
(Sunday) followed by
two days of workshops, with participants returning to the UK on 22 June
2005.
Saturday,
18 June 2005, Arrival
to Bratislava (via Vienna), accommodation at Ibis hotel, sightseeing in
Bratislava.
Sunday, 19 June 2005,
Danube river excursion, transport to Smolenice Castle, opening of
the workshop, welcome dinner
Monday, 20 June 2005,
workshops
Tuesday, 21 June 2005,
workshops, in the afternoon transport
to Bratislava
Wednesday, 22 june 2005, UK
participants leave for Vienna
airport and the UK
Workshop
format
Each
participant will be asked to make a 15 minute oral presentation of an area
of their research followed by 5 minute discussion. Further discussions by
participants will be possible throughout the
whole duration of the workshop. Slovak and UK workshop
coordinators, who are experienced, senior scientists in the field will be
available for discussion and advice.
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 you
application form, the
abstract and other relevant
information by e-mail to local
coordinators (see contacts). Should
you have problems with on-line registration, please send it by mail to one
of the local coordinators. The
deadline for applications is 31 March 2005.
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