Seminars and Conferences

Dear Academicians,

The European Commission invites the European Academy of Sciences to participate to the workshop: “The Future and Emerging Technologies unit (FET Flagship)” (Brussels, April 29^th, 2014).

Professor Charles Joachain, Head of Physics Division and Prof. Peter Zoller, member of the Physics Scientific Committee took the initiative to mandate Prof. Tommaso Calarco to represent the Academy to this workshop. Indeed, Prof. Tommaso Calarco is one of the best experts in the field.

We asked to Prof. Calarco to describe the stakes of this workshop.

“The Future and Emerging Technologies unit (FET) of the European Commission has launched at the end of 2013 two FET Flagship initiatives, the “Human Brain Project” (HBP) and Graphene. FET Flagships represent a new model for research and innovation in Europe: they are large scale, long term, science-driven and roadmap-based initiatives that are supposed to have the potential to bring transformational impact on science and technology, as well on economy and society at large. The EC is now undertaking a consultation in preparation for a policy working paper on the FET Flagships model for European Research and Innovation, whose purpose will be to:

• Present what FET Flagships are about and what are the lessons learnt so far
• Provide their implementation model in Horizon 2020 and the key issues for their success
• Describe how can industry and society benefit from such initiatives
• Strengthen the support for the FET Flagship concept among all relevant stakeholders, including the Member States, so that National and European research policies can be aligned.
• Serve as background for the preparation of potential future new flagship initiatives.

In this context, the EC has invited EURASC, among other key science and technology stakeholders, to a workshop on 29th April 2014 to gather feedback on the FET Flagship scheme, in view of its future evolution. This is a major opportunity for the scientific community to give direct input not only about topics to be considered for possible upcoming Flagships, but also – and perhaps most importantly – about the ways in which the FET Flagship program should be structured to better serve the needs of science and society, building on the lessons being learned throughout the initial stage of the program itself. The outcome of the workshop could bring about a significant improvement in this strategic funding scheme, and therefore EURASC has decided to delegate a representative to participate in the workshop.

I am very honored by being indicated as the EURASC representative, and I am fully aware of the need to do my best in order to be up to the task.”

Prof. Dr. Tommaso Calarco

Institute for Quantum Information

Universität Ulm

Germany

Professor Ruslan Valiev, Blaise Pascal Medallist in Materials Science in 2011 and invited speaker at the NANOSMAT Conference (Dublin, 8-11 September, 2014), presents a speak about “Bulk nanostructured metals multifonctionnal coatings for applications in engineering and medicine“.

For any further information about the NANOSMAT Conference, please find below the link of the website.

Link to the NANOSMAT Conference

Paris (France), Foundation Singer-Polignac, 29-30 April 2014, Professor Edgardo Carosella, Chairman of the Academic Council, invites our members to the Academic Conference he organizes in Paris : “Nature et Artifice – L′Homme face à l′Evolution de sa propre essence”.

For any further information about the program and the speakers, find below the links of this Conference.

Link to the Fondation Singer-Polignac

Link to the Conference

The XII international conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO 2014) is one of the largest top-rated international congresses bringing together a World community of scientists and engineers interested in recent developments on nanostructured materials in various renowned areas. NANO 2014 is organized by Lomonosov Moscow State University and will take place in Moscow, Russia on July 13 – 18, 2014. This unique scientific event promoted by the International Committee on Nanostructured Materials continues the prestigious series of biannual conferences held since 1992 in Cancun – Mexico (1992), Stuttgart – Germany (1994), Kona – Hawaii, USA (1996), Stockholm – Sweden (1998), Sendai – Japan (2000), Orlando – USA (2002), Wiesbaden – Germany (2004), Bangalore – India (2006), Rio de Janeiro – Brazil (2008), Rome – Italy (2010), Rhodes – Greece (2012). In 2014, the Congress will be held in Russia for the fist time in comfortable summer time, in the green and very domestic campus of the best Russian University.

NANO 2014 attracts the outstanding scientists in chemistry, physics, mechanics, computer simulation, biomedical applications, advanced characterization techniques of nanostructured materials from all over the world. The primary objective of NANO 2014 is to discuss comprehensively and disseminate widely state-of-the-art research, recent achievements, global trends, an exchange of novel ideas, concepts, techniques and exciting perspectives in nanoscience, nanotechnology and related rapidly developing fields. The full range of topics at the frontier of science will be presented in 9 plenary lectures and more that 100 invited talks of world leaders of nanoscience, discussed in 12 technical sessions gathering about 80 hot topics and headed by distinguished scientists, viewed at the congress exhibition hall, debated among posters of talented young scientists competing for congress special awards.

Further details  on the website of this website : http://www.nano2014.org/

Nancy from March 30^th to March 31^st 2011, Mrs Hélène de Rode our Vice President invites our members to the conference “World Materials Perspectives” (WMP) to be held in Nancy (France)

Information and program are available on this website : http://www.wmp-roadmaps.org/

The XVIth International Congress on Rheology, which will be jointly organized by Portuguese, Spanish and Slovenian Society of Rheology:

http://www.rheology-esr.org/ICR2012

Lisbon, from August 5 to August 10, 2012, Professor Igor Emri, Fellow in Eurasc, organizer and co-chaiman of the Congress, invites you to the XVIth International Congress on Rheology.

As a tribute to Prof. Gleiter and to celebrate his lifelong contributions in physics and materials science, a workshop covering a wide range of topics will be held on the occasion of his 75th birthday in Karlsruhe from November 14th-15th, 2013.

Distinguished scientists from around the world will join Professor Gleiter in this celebration with a festival of lectures.

A special evening reception in honor of Professor Gleiter′s 75th birthday will be held on November 14th as a part of the workshop.

It would be a great honor to welcome you at this workshop in Karlsruhe.

Partial List of Invited Speakers (confirmed)

Jean-Marie Lehn, Strasbroug

Ke Lu, Shenyang

Ruslan Valiev, Ufa

Jackie Ying, Singapore

Eduard Arzt, Saarbrücken

Reiner Kircheim, Göttingen

Further details will soon be available on the website of the Institute for Nanotechnolgy : www.int.kit.edu

Deadline for the workshop registration : September 15th, 2013

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Institute for Nanotechnology

Contact : Birgit Limmer

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KIT-Campus North, FTU

Hermann-Von-Helmholtz-Platz, 1

76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

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Phone : +49 721-60826350

Fax : +49 721-608-26368

Email : birgit.limmer@kit.edu

ITS is expanding into the next stage of mobility and society.
Starting with safety and traffic management as basic concerns, ITS is reaching out to three new domains: energy management, personalized mobility services navigated by big data, and resilient transport systems. The first two stem from the emergence of electrified vehicles and continuously advancing ICT technologies, and the third concept of resilient transport has become very important since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. At the same time, mobility in mega cities/regions is a major issue to be addressed in emerging economies, especially in Asia.
Open has been adopted as the key word for expanding the potential of ITS: open platforms for basic concerns, and open connectivity, opportunities and collaboration for the three new domains.

Congress Topics

1. Safety and traffic management

Every country is seriously concerned about traffic congestion and casualties, since they have great impact on the economy and energy resources. New innovative technologies along with law enforcement initiatives can achieve safer and smoother traffic. Various technical approaches and enforcements will be discussed.

2. Next generation mobility and sustainability

Regardless of mode of transport, society requires lower-emission mobility. More electrified vehicles including EV, HEV, pHEV and FCV are being launched, requiring closer information exchange between vehicles and infrastructure. Efficient energy management systems ranging from the home to community level will be discussed in relation to electrified vehicles as one component of such systems. New innovative personalized vehicles, including mobility for aging societies, will also be discussed as next-generation solutions.

3. Efficient transport systems in mega cities/regions

Many mega cities/regions are suffering from substantial transport stresses, many of which are caused by lack of transport capacity due to rapid urbanization and motorization. Possible measures to ease such strains will be discussed based on past experiences and best practices in various cities/regions.

4. Intermodal and multimodal systems for people and goods

Optimal mode combination is the key to transporting people and goods. Public transport combined with various personal modes of transport will be discussed in the context of human mobility. Another solution is harmonization of bus rapid transit (BRT) and light rail transit (LRT) with private vehicles, including safety issues. Discussion of goods distribution will focus on efficient and secure handling of goods and cutting-edge EDI technologies.

5. Personalized mobility services

ICT brings various new services/businesses into reality by deploying big data via information networks. Information is collected from and delivered to mobile devices. Some services are already in the market and this is an area with high potential for entry by business newcomers. Various possibilities and examples will be discussed.

6. Resilient transport systems for emergency situations

Transport systems must be robust enough to support daily life in disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes, including preventive approaches. Readiness training involving the general public and collaboration between relevant agencies is also important. Information on experiences and lessons learned will be shared to discuss various resilient transport systems in terms of concept, design, structure and evaluation.

7. Institutional issues and international harmonization

Various institutional approaches and cross-organizational cooperation will be necessary to ensure a livable society with enhanced mobility on a global scale in the future. This topic will cover a wide range of issues including regulation and enforcement, funding and costs/benefits, security and privacy, standardization and architecture as well as professional education and training.