41th MICROSYMPOSIUM

PRAGUE, 16 – 19 JULY 2001

The Microsymposium will provide a forum for experts from academia and industry interested in science and technology of membranes both synthetic and natural. Emphasis is put on theoretical and experimental studies of the relation between the chemical composition, structure, and properties of polymer membranes. Special attention will be devoted to test methods for characterization of membranes and membrane processes.

1. Membrane formation

2. Membrane characterization

3. Mechanism of transport through membranes

4. Membrane application

5. New membrane processes

The following experts have accepted the invitation to present main lectures:

P. Aptel (Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France)

A.G. Fane (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)

J.A. Howell (University of Bath, U.K.)

W.I. Koros (Universiry of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.)

M.H. Mulder (University of Twente, The Netherlands)

P.S. Puri (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, U.S.A.)

I. Sarrazin (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France)

Yu.P. Yampolskii (A.V.Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Moscow, Russia)

About twenty special lectures (20 minutes each, additional 5 minutes for discussion) are to be presented at the Microsymposium.

If you wish to present a special lecture, please submit a brief summary, along with the preliminary registration card, to the P.M.M. Secretariat not later than by l5th October 2000. In November 2000, the Conference Programme Committee will inform the authors whether their lectures have been accepted. Special lectures not accepted may be presented as poster communications.

Two poster sessions are planned (75-100 minutes each). The number of posters is not limited. Detailed information on the format of posters will be given in the Second Circular.

Summaries of main lectures, special lectures, and poster communications will appear in the Programme Booklet. Full texts of main and special lectures will be published in a special volume of Macromolecular Symposia.

SESSIONS: All sessions of the meeting will take place in the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovského nám. 2, Praha 6.

REGISTRATION: Full information and final registration form will be included in the Second Circular to be sent out before 1st February 2001 to all those who will preregister for the Meeting by returning the attached preliminary registration card till 1st December 2000.

REGISTRATION FEES (approximate, including lunches): full fee CHF 650, student fee CHF 300, accompanying person fee CHF 300. Payment of fees should be made along with the final registration form submission.

SOCIAL EVENTS: All participants are invited to take part in social events to be specified in the Second Circular. A special programme will be arranged for registered accompanying persons.

ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation will be available in a hall of residence within easy reach from the Institute by public transport. The accommodation is not included in any registration fee.

VISAS: A valid passport is required for entry into the Czech Republic. The visas are valid for three months from the date of issue; please note that your visa must be valid until the end of your stay in the Czech Republic. Visas are not required if participants come from countries with which the Czech Republic has a visa-free agreement.

IUPAC sponsorship implies that entry visas will be granted to all bona fide chemists provided application is made not less than three months in advance. If a visa is not granted one month before the meeting, the IUPAC Secretariat should be notified without delay by the applicant.

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http://www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/41micros.html

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