Preliminary Programme
02.04.2008 (Wednesday)
10:00 – 22:00 Registration
20:00 – 22:00 Welcome Party
03.04.2008 (Thursday)
8:00 – 12:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:15 Opening Ceremony
Chairman – Dr. E. Zhecheva
Working Package 2 “Advanced Materials for Clean Energy Production”
9:15 – 9:45 Prof. C. Miravitlles “Highlights of Materials Science Institute of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)”
9:45 – 10:35 Reports by MISSION PhD Students
10:35 – 11:05 Reports by MISSION Participants
11:05 – 11:30 Coffee
Chairman – Dr. I. Havezov
Working Package 5 “Chemical and Physical Characterization of Multifunctional Materials: Metrological Control and Standardization”
11:30 – 12:00 Prof. F. Adams “Analytical Spectrometry: towards Applications for Nano Analysis”
12:00 – 12:25 Report by MISSION PhD Student
12:25 – 13:00 Reports by MISSION Participants
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
Chairman – Dr. A. Naydenov
Working Package 3 “Sorbents and Catalysts for Environmental Protection”
14:30 – 15:00 Prof. G. Busca “Basic materials in industrial and environmental chemistry”
15:00 – 15:50 Reports by MISSION PhD Students
15:50 – 16:40 Reports by MISSION Participants
16:40 – 17:20 Coffee
Chairman – Dr. S. Tepavitcharova
Working Package 4 “Environment Friendly Management of Natural Chemical Resources”
17:20 – 17:50 Prof. W. Voigt “Nucleation and Crystal Growth Control for Natural and Industrial Salt and Mineral Utilization”
17:10 – 17:40 Reports by MISSION Participants
17:40 – 18:40 Poster Session
19:30 – 21:30 Dinner
04.04.2008 (Friday)
Chairman – Prof. E. Ivanova
9:00 – 10:30 Activity Reports on MISSION Working Packages 2, 3, 4 and 5
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 12:00 Activity Reports on MISSION Working Packages 6, 7 and 8
12:00 – 12:30 Activity Report on MISSION Management
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
Chairman – Prof. K. Hadjiivanov
14:00 – 15:30 General Discussion – Evaluation of the Activities of the MISSION Centre
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
Moderator: Dr. R. Stoyanova
16:00 – 17:30 Discussion “Challenge Materials for Sustainable Society Development” with emphasis on the prospects of the MISSION Centre
Contributions by:
Prof. J. Etourneau “Research and Education in Materials Science through Multisdisciplinary Joint Programmes at the European scale”
Prof. P. Peshev “Challenges to solid-state chemistry research focused on some energy-related materials”
Dr. S. Tepavitcharova “The Transmission Technology Transfer Centre“
17:30 – 17:45 Closing
19:30 – 22:30 Conference Dinner
05.04.2008 (Saturday)
9:00 –
All-day Excursion to Melnik - one of the most charming towns of Bulgaria, situated in the southwestern foot of Pirin Mountain, 180 km away from Sofia. Famous for its worldknown thick and aromatic wines and fantastic rock formations.
Lunch at the Kordopulovata House - the biggest Renaissance house on the Balkans - with wine degustation.
Visit to the Rhozhen Monastery passing through the Melnik pyramids - an incredibly picturesque view.
More details can be found at:
http://www.visitbulgaria.net/en/melnik/melnik.html
06.04.2008 (Sunday)
Departure