" Bringing scientists together for progress and peace"

2002 - GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND CALENDAR OF MEETINGS - 2002

The NATO Science Program offers support for collaboration in civil science between scientists of countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. The purpose of the program is to stimulate the cooperation which is essential to progress in science, to create enduring links between researchers, and to help sustain the scientific communities in transition in NATO's "Partner" countries (see countries below).

The program is structured in four sub-programs, encompassing a variety of collaborative support mechanisms to achieve different objectives : Science Fellowships to train young scientists Cooperative Science & Technology to initiate cooperation and create enduring links Research Infrastructure Support to provide basic infrastructure and guide organization of research Science for Peace to strengthen industrial R & D Scientists from NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue countries are also eligible to participate in the support activities of the Cooperative Science & Technology sub-program.

Grant opportunities Joint applications in all fields of science are invited from researchers in participating countries for collaborative Linkage Grants of Expert Visits, or to organize Advanced Study Institutes or Advanced Research Workshops. Application forms and information on how to apply for these and the other grants available - i.e. Science Fellowships, Networking Infrastructure Grants, Science Policy grants, "Science for Peace" grants - may be found at our web site. The web site will be continuously updated in 2002 with new information on grant possibilities and should be consulted frequently for the latest information. Calendar of Meetings : Overleaf is a calendar of Advanced Study Institutes, and Advanced Research Workshops which will take place in 2002. Locations and dates may change. Further information on any meeting, as well as requests to attend, should be addressed to the co-directors listed for the individual meeting. Soma grants are available from the meeting directors for participation of Participation of Partner-country or NATO-country scientists. Further meeting will be selected for support during the year, and the Calendar appearing or the web site will be updated continuously.

Countries participating in the NATO Science Program NATO countries: EAPC Partner countries eligible for support: Other EAPC countries Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Switzeland France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Mediterranean Dialogue countries : Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, United, Kingdom, United States. Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Mauritania, Moroco, Tunisia.

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ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTS-Continued

Ocean Carbon Cycle and Climats 5 Aug 2002-16Aug 2002 : Ankara,Turkey Co-Directors : Prof. Temel Oguz, middile Est Technical University, Erdemli -Icel ,Turkey (Fax : 90 324 521 2327 E.mail : oguz @ims.metu.edu.tr) Dr.Gennady korotaev, Ukrain Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Ukraine (E.mail : ipdop@fossil.ukrcom.sebastopol.ua) EST.978610

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated soits 26 Aug 2002-6Sep2002.Kostoc,Czech Rep. Co-Directors : Prof.Jean louis Moral, laboratoire Sois et Environment, ENSAIA-INPL, Nancy, France (Fax : 33 3 8359 5791 E-mail : morel@ensaia-Inpl-nancy.fr) Prof :Sulce,Agricultural University of Tirana,Albania (E.mail : mbusekp@icc-al.org) Est.9786.33 APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING Learning theory Pratice 8 Jul 2002-19 Jul 2002 : leuven, Belgium Co-Directors : Prf : Johan Suykens, Katholeike Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (Fax : 016 321970 E-mail : Hohan .suykens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be) Dr.g.Horvath, technical University of Budapest (DMIS,TUB), Hungary (E-mail : horvath@mit.bme.hu) PST 978547 Models,Algebras ans logicof Engineering Software 30 Jul 2002-11 Aug2002 : Marktoberdorf,Germany Co-Directors : Prof : Manfred Broy, TechnischeUniversitat Muenchen, Germany (Fax : 49-89 289 28183 E-Mail : broy@in.tum.de) Prof Amir pnueli, the Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot,Israel (E-Mail : amir @wisdom.weizmann.ac.ll) URL : http ://www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/div/summerschool/. PST 978130

2002 ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOPS

Advanced research Workshops (ARWs) are working meeting of about four days' duration, where scientits and engineers researching at the frontiers of a subject are able to engage in an intense but informal exchange of views, aiming at a critical assment of existing knowledge and identtification of directions for future action.Attendance at ARWs is mainly by invitation, but a few places are avallable for particularly well-qualifled scientists upon application to the Co-Directors of the relevant ARW.

LIFE SCIENCES Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene 23Apr 2002-27 Apr 2002 : Murcia,Spain Co-Directors : Dr Miguel Vendrell,Instituto de Biologia Moleecular, CSIC-CID, Barcelona,Spain (Fax : 34 93 2045904 E-mail : mvmargr@cid.csic.es) Prof.Marian Saniewski,Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Skierniewice,Poland (E-Mail : msaniew@insad .isk.skierniewice.pl). LST 978620 Sciences -Based Manegement in thoracic Oncology : 13 May2002-15May2002 : krasnodar,Russia Co-Directors : Prof. Clibert Massar, Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France (Fax : 33 3 88 11 60 77 E-mail : Gilbert .Massard@chru-strabourg.fr) Prof.Vladimir Porhanov,Regional Centerfor Thoracic Surgery Krasnodar,Russia (E-mail : t-m-popovchuk@yahoo.com) LST 978599 Perspectives of Epidemiological Reseach on Non-Hodgkim's Lymphoma : The interlymph Collaborative projets 15May 2002-17 May2002 : Lyon,France Co-Directors : Dr.paolo Boffetta,International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France (Fax : 33 4 727 38320 E-mail : boffetta@iarc.fr) Dr.jose iscovich, international Fertility institute,Raanana,israel (E-mail : iscovich@netvision.net.ll) LST .978627 Artemia biodiversity in the newly indépendant States : Current Globale Ressources and their Sustainable Exploitation 5 Jun 2002- 9 juin2002 : Moscow, Russia Co-Directors : Dr .p.Sorgeloos,Lab Aquaculture & Arrtemia Référence Ctre, Gent, Belgium (Fax : 32 92 264 4193 E-mail : partrick.sorgeloos@Rug.ac.be) Prof Alksandr Litvinenko, Tyumen State Agricultural Academy, Russia (E-mail : lotsman @sibtel.ru) LST 978264 Bridging Basic With Clinical Epileptology 21 jul 2002-25 jul2002 : San Servelo, venezia, Italy Co-Directors : Pro : Giuliano Avanzini, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico " Cario Besta " Milano, Italy (Fax : 39 02 70600775 E-mail : avanzini@isttituto-besta.it) Prof.Amel Mrabet,EPS Charles Nicolle,Tunisi,Tunisia (E-mail : amel.mrabet@rns.tn) LST 978574 Psychiatric Neuroimaging 28Sep2002-1 Oct 2002 : Villa la Palma,Italy Co-Directors : Dr S.C.R Williams,Institute of Psychiatry,London Uk (Fax : 44 20 7848 0055 E-mail : s.williams@iop.kci.ac.uk) Dr.talma Hendier tel-aviv souraksky medical centre Israel(E-mail : Talma@tasmc.heath.gov.il) lst 978608 Toxicogenomics and Poteomics 16 Oct 2002-20 Oct2002 : Prague,Czech Republic Co-Directors : Dr jamed Valdes, U.S Army SBCCOM,Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland .USA (Fax : 410 436 3191 E-mail : james valdes@sbcoom.apgea .army. mil) Dr.Jaroslav J. Spizek crech Academy of Sciences, Prague Crezch Republic (E-mail : spizek@biomed.cas.cz) SST 978578

MATHEMATIQUE,PHYSICS ANS ASTRONOMY New trends in phase transformations and their Applications to smart Structures Date to be arranged : Metz,France Co-Directors : Prof Etienne Patoor,Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts de Métiers, Metz, France (Fax : 03 87 315366 E-mail : etienne.patoor@metz.ensam.fr) Dr.Alexander Volkov,St.PeterburgState University, Russia (E-Mail : volkov@smel.niimm.spb.su) Confinement, Topology and other Non-pertubatve Aspects of QCD 21 jan2002-27 Jan 2002 : stara lesna,Slovakia Co-Directors : Prf . Jefrey Greensite, SanFrancisco State University, California, USA (Fax : 415 338 2178 E-mail : greensit@stars.sfsu.edu) Dr.Stefan Olejnik, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic(E-Mail : fyzioj@savba.sk).

Liquids Under Negative Pressure 23 Feb 2002-25 Feb 2002 : Budapest, Hungary Co-Directors : Prof .P.R Williams,University of Swansea, UK (Fax : 44 179 229 5701 E-mail : P.R willimas @swansea.ac.uk Dr.Attila imre,KFKI Atomic Energy Research Instutude, Budapest,Hungary (E-mail : imre@sunserv.kfki.hu) URL : http ://www.kfki.hu/-pressure/metting.html. Pst 978478 Recent Trends in theory of physical phenomena in high Magnetic Fieids 25 Feb2002-1Mars2002 Co-Directors : Prf .peter Wayder,CNRSGeronable,France (Fax : 33 (0) 4 76 85 56 10 E-mail : wyder @ labs .polycnrs-gre.fr) PST 978498 Prf.Israel Vagner Rupin institute for Higher Education,Emek Hefer Hefer,Israel (E-mail : Vagner@ labs.polycnrs.fre.fr) PST. 978119 Bianisotropics 2002 :-9th international Conference on Electromagnétics of complex Media 8 May 2002 - 11 May 2002 : Marrakech,Marocco Co-Directors : prof.Said Zouhdi,University Cadi ayyad,Marrakech,Morocco(E-mail : doyen@fstg-marrakech .ac.ma) PST.978498 The Nature of time : Geometry,physics and perception 21 May 2002-24 May 2002 : Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia Co-Directors : Dr .R. Buccheri Istituto di Fisica Cosmica del CNR, Palermo, Italy (Fax : 39 0916809616 E-mail : buccherie@area.pa.cnr.it) Dr.Metod Saniga, theSlovak Academy of Sciences tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic (E-mail : msaniga@auriga.ta3.sk) URL : http ://www.astro.sk/-msaniga/nato-arw/index.html. PST.978142 Quantum Noise in Mesoscopic Physics 6 Juin2002-8Jun2002 : Delft,the Netherlands Co-Directors : Dr.y.Nazarov,technische Universiteit Delft,Netherlands (Fax : 31 15 278 1203 E-mail : y.Nazarov @ tn.tudelft.nl) Prof .M.Reznikov,Solid State Institute,Haifa,Israel (E-mail : ssmisha@tx.technion.ac.il) PST.978474 White Dwarfs 17 juin 2002-21 juin 2002 : Naples, Italy Co-Directors : Dr Domitillia de Martino, Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Napiles, Italy (Fax : 39 081 456 10 E-mail : demartino@na.astro.it) Dr.kalytis romuaidas vilnius University, Lithuania (E-mail : romualdes . kalytis@ff.vu.it) PST 978479 Optical propertiers of 2D systems with interacting Electrons 23 juin 2002-26 juin 2002 : St.Petersburg,Russia Co-Directors : Prof : Wolfgang ossau,University of Wurzburg, Germany (Fax : 49 931 8885142 E-mail : ossau@physik .uni-wuerzburg.de) Prof.R.Suris,Russian Academy of Sciences,St.Petersburg,Russia (E-mail : Suris@theory.ioffe.rssi.ru PST.977788 Stochastic Systems : From Randommess to Complexity 21 Jul 2002 -27 Jul 2002 : Erice,Sicily,Italy Co-Directors : Prof.Fabio Marchesoni,University of Camerino,Italy (Fax : 075 44666 E-mail : marchesoni@pg.infn.it) Prof .jerzi luczka@us.edu.pl PST.978125

Space,Time and life 26 Aug2002-30 Aug 2002 : Brijuni Island,Groatia Co-Directors : Professor sir Harold Kroto, University of sussex, brghton, Uk (fax : 44 1273 677 796 E-mail : Kroto@sussex.ac.Uk) Prof Slobodan Bosanac.R.Boskovic.Institude Zareb Croatia (E-mail : dbosanac@faust.irb.hr) PST 978573

ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOPS -Continued-

Interpretation of the New Diffractive phenomena in Quantum chromodynamics and in the S-Matrix theory 31 Aug2002-6 Sep2002 : Alushta,Grimea,Ukraine Co-Directors : prof.Reberto Fiore,Universita della Calabria, Renda,Italy (Fax : 39 0984 493187 E-mail : fiore@cs.infn.it) Prof.Ljenkovszky,National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (E-mail : jenk@gluk.org) PST.977335

Bilinear Integrable Systems : From Classical to Quantum, Continuouns to Discrete 15 Sep2002-19 Sep2002 : Elba,Italy Co-Directors : Prof.P .l.J.Van Moerbeke, Université de Louvain, louvain-la Neuve,Belgium (Fax : 010/47 25 30 E-mail : vanm@mail.math.ucl.ac.be) Dr Ludvig Faddeev, Steklov Mathematical institute, St Peterburg,Russia 'E-mail : faddeev@pdmi.ras.ru) PST.978503 Concepts in Electron Correlation 28 Sep2002-02 Oct2002 Hvar, Croatia Co-Directors : Dr Alex Hewson, Imperial College, London,UK 5Fax : 020 7594 8517 E-mail : a hewson@ic.ac.Uk Dr.veljko Zlatic,institute of physics,Zagreb,Croatia(E-Mail : zlatic@ifs.hr) PST : 978406

CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE Molecular and structural Arrchaeology : Cosmetics and therapeutic chemicals 23 May2002 -27 May 2002 : Erice,Sicily,Italy Co-Directors : Prof Georges Tsoucaris, Laboratoirede recherche desMusees de France,Paris, France(Fax : 33(0)1 47033246 E-mail : Georges .Tsoucaris @cep.u.psud.fr) prof.J.S Lipkowski, polish Academy of Siences,Warszawa,Poland(E-mail : KLATRAT@ichf.edu.pl) PST.978091 Materiel Research in Atomic Scale By Mossbauer Spectroscopy 1 Juin 2002-6 juin 2002 : Smolenice, Slovak Republic (Fax : 420 68 5225737 E-mail masian@risc.upol.cz) Prof M.Miglierini,Slovak,University of Technologiy, Bratislava, Slovak Republic (E-mail : bruno@elf.stuba.sk) PST 978737

1 Juin2002-4Juin2002 : Bologna, Italy

Co-Drectors : Prof 0A.Caavallini University of Bologna, Italy (Fax : 39 051 2095153 E-mail : cavallini @bo.infn.it) Pro.Vitaly Kveder,Russian Academy of Sciences,chernogoloka, Russia (E-mail : Kvder@issp.ac.ru) PST978456

Continuum Models and Discrete Systems 17Juin 2002-21Juin2002 : Shoresh, Israel Co-Directors : Prof.E.Inan,Istanbul Technical University, Maslak,Istanbul,Turkey (Fax : 90 212 285 6386) E-mail : inan@itu.edu.tr) Prf.David Bergman tel Aviv University,Isreal(E-mail : bergman@post.tau.ac.it) PST.978461

Nonlinear Homogenization and its Applications to Compositites, Polycrystals and Smart Materials 25 juin2002-28juin2002 : Warsaw-Poland Co-Directors : Prof : pedro ponte Castaneda, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (E-mail : ponte@sol1.irsm .upenn.edu) Prof.jozef telega,polish Academy of Sciences Marszawa poland (E-mail : jtelega@ippt.gov.pl) PST 978499

4Aug2002-8Aug2002 : Kyiv, Ukraine Co-Directors Prof, Yuri Gogotsi Drexel University, Philadelphia USA (Fax : 1 215 895 6760 E-mail : gogosti@drexel.edu) Prof : 1 Uvarova Institute for Problems of Materials Sciences Kyiv, Ukrane (E-mail : uvarova@materials.kiev.ua) PST 978526

29Aug2002-1 Sep2002 : Sudety,Pland Co-Directors : Prof.philip wigen, the ohio State University Columbus USA (Fax : 1 614 292 7557) (E-mail : wigen@mps.ohio-state.edu) Prof : H.Szymszak,polysh Academy of Sciences Warszawa, Poland (E-mail : szymh@ifpan.edu.pl) PST 978444

EARTH SCIENCES

12 may 2002 -16 May 2002 : Tunis,Tunisia Co-Directors ;Prof :E.Gili,Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain(Fax : 34 935 811 263 E-mail : igpaa@blues.uab.es) Dr.M.Negra,Universite 7 Novembre de Carthage, Bizerte,Tunisia (E-mail : hedi.negra,fbs.rnu.tn) EST 978196

9 Oct2002-12 Oct2002 / Baku.Azerbaijan Co-Directors Prof J.c Moore, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA (E-mail casey@es.ucsc.sdu) Prof Ibragim GulievAzerbaijan Academy of Sciences Baku Azebaijan (E-mail iguliev@azeurotel.com) PST 977889

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Date to be arranged baku azerbaijan Co-directors : Dr .Richard Harbison Woods Hole Oceanographic institution massachussetts, USA (fax : 1 508 457 2169 E-mail : ghrarbison@whoi.edu) Dr.T.Shiganova Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Ryssian Academy of Siences Moscow Russia (E-mail : shiganov@chip.sio.rssi.ru)

Hybrid Solar-wid Systems Effective Implementation Conditions Date to be arrnged : Tashkent : Uzbekistan Co-directors : Prof : Didier Mayer Centre d'Energergetique Sophia Antipolis France (Fax : 33 4 93957535 E-mail : didier.mayer@cenerg.cma.fr) Prof .Ddura Abdullaev SEMRC ? Uzbekistan (E-mail : ftmtm@uzpak.uz) PST 977881 Risk Assessment (as Applied to Human Health and Environnental Concerns) as a tool for Environnental : Almaty,Kazakhstan Co-Directors : Dr .christopher teaf Inst for international cooperative Environnemental Reasearch Tallahassee Florida USA (Fax : 850 574 6704 E-mail : cteaf@res.fsu.edu) Dr Bultat yessekin regional Environnement centre for central asia almaty kazahstan (E-mail : bulat @itte.kz) EST 978362 Environmental challenges in the Mediterranean (2000-2050) 6 Mars2002-10Mars2002 : Valencia,Spain Co-Directors :Prof Antonio Marquina Faculty of Political Science Madrid Spain (Fax : 34 91 3942655 E-mail : marioant@cps.ucm.es) Prof.Bechir Chourou, Universityo of Tunis, Tunisia (E-mailbechir.chourou@planet.tn) Weakly Interacting Molecular Pairs Unconventional Absorbers of radiation in the Atmosphere 25 mar2002-28 Mar2002 : Abbaye de Fontevraud, France Co-Directors : Dr.Claude Camy -peyet, Universite pierre et Marie Curie paris France(Fax : 33 0 1442 77033 E-mail : camy@ccr.jussieu.fr) Dr.A.vigasin RussianAcademy of Sciences Moscow, Russia (E-mail : vigasin@omega.ifaran.ru) EST 978277

Ecological Standardization and Equidosimetry for Radioecology and Environmental Ecology 14 Apr2002-19Apr2002 : KyivUkraine Co-Directors : DrGilibert Desmet international union of radioecologists ZelmatBelgium(Fax : 32 15 621830 E-mail gilbert.desmet@skynet.be) Prof : yuriy kutlakhmedov National kyiv university Ukraine (E-mail : ecoetic@mail.kar.net) Est 978258 Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Secion Making 21 Apr2002-25 Apr2002 : Cairo,Egypt Co-Directors : Dr lgor linkov,ArthurD.Little Inc Cambridhe Massachussetts, Usa(Fax : 617 498 7019 E-mail linkov igor@adlittie.com) Dr.abou RamadanAtomic Energy Authority cairo,Egypt (E-mail ramadan58@yahoo.com) EST 975625 Methodologies in Evaluation of Socio-Economic and Environmental Consequences of Mining and Energy Production in the Artic and Sub-Artic 8May2002-12 May2002 Apatity, Russia Co-Directors : Prof Rasmus Rasmussen,Roskide University Dermark (Fax : 45 4674 3031 E-mail : Rasmus@ruc.dk) Dr.Natalia Koroleva Kola Sciences Centre of RAS, Russia E-mail : n_koroleva @aprec.ru) EST977832 Air pollution processes in Regional Scale 13 Jun 2002 -15 Jun2002 : Kallithea, Halkidiki, Greece Co-Directors : Dr .D.Melas,Arisotie University of thessaloniki, Greece(Fax : 30 31 283752 E-mail : melas@auth.gr) Prof .Dimiter Syrakov,National institute of Metheorology & Hodrology ,Bas,Sofia,Bulgaria (E-mail : dimiter syrakov@meteo.bg/dsyrak@eagle.cu.bas.bg) EST.977875

APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINNEERING Surface Waves in anisotropic and Laminated Biodies and Defects Detection 7 Feb2002-9Feb2002 : Moscow-Russia Co-Directors : Prof.G.A Maugin universite pierre et Marie Curie (ParisVI),Jussieu, France(Fax :33 4 44 27 52 59 E-mail : gam@ccr.jussieu.fr) Mr.R.Goldstein Russian Academy of sciences,Moscow,Russia (E-mail : goldstàipmnet.ru)

Co-Directors : Dr.D.Melas,Aristotie University of thessaloniki, greece (Fax : 30 31 283752 E-mail : melas@auth.gr) Prof.Dimiter Syrakov,National institute of Meteorology& Hydrology, Bas,Sofia,Bulgaria (E-mail : dimiter.syrakov@meteo.bg/dsyrak@eagle.cu.bas.bg) EST 977875. Dr.Natalia Koroleva, kola Science Central of RAS, Russia (E-mail : n_koroleva@aprec.ru) EST977832 Air Pollution Processes in Regional Scale 13 Juin2002-15Juin2002 : Kalilithea, Greece

Co-Directors : Dr logr Linkov Arthur D.Little Inc,Cambridge,Massachussetts,USA(Fax :617 498 7019 E-mail : linkov.igor@adlittie.com) Dr.Abou ramadan Atomic Energy Authority Cairo,Egypt (E-mail : ramadan58@yahoo.com EST 978625

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES Operator Functional Status and Impaired Performance in Complex work Environments 3 Apr2002 -7Apr 2002 : il ciocco,Italy Co-Directors : Prof.Glyn Hockey,University of leeds,UK(Fax : 44 113 233 5749 E-mail : bobh@psychology.ac..uk) Dr.Oleksandr Burov, Ukrainian Inst.for Scient Techn& Econ inform kyiv Ukrain (E-mail : burov@unintei.keiv.ua) URL : http ://ignatz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/arw/arw LST 977821

SECURITY-RELATED CIVIL SCIENCE

Scientific Fundamentals for thelifetime Extension of 22 Apr 2002-25 Apr 2002 :Kyiv, Ukraine Co-Directors : Dr Hans -Werner veihrig forscungszentum rossendorf e.v dresden, Germany (Fax : 0351 260 2205 E-mail : h.w. veihrig@fz-ressendort.de) Prof Vladimir pokrosky National academy of sciences of Ukraine,Kyiv Ukraine (E-mail : pokr@ipp.adam.kiev.ua) SST978338 Unresolved issues remaining in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Poweres Vessels and in the Environmental Remediation of their Supporting Infrastructure 22 Apr2002-24 Apr2002 : Moscow-Russia Co-Directors : Dr.leo.lesage Argonne National Laboratory, USA (Fax : 1 708 252 53 18 E-mail : xl_lesage@anl.gov) Prof : A.A Sarkisov Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia (E-mail : sarkisov@ibrae.ac.ru) SSI 978664 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLYCE Science Education : Talent Recruitment and public Understandinf 18Apr2002-20 Apr2002 : Budapest, Hungary Co-Directors : Prof .Leon lederman illinois Math.Scienc Academy Aurora illinois, USA (Fax : 1 630 907 5013 E-mail lederman@fnul.gov) Prof : Peter Csermely,Semmelweis University Budapest,Hungary (E-mail : Ssermely@puskin.sote.hu) STP 977925

2002 ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTES

Advanced Institutes (ASIs) are high-level tutorial courses of two weeks' duration where a subject is treated in depth by lectures of international standing. Presentations are made to about 100 scientits or research students already specialised in the field, or who have an advanced general scientific backround. Suitably qulified scientists wishing to attend an ASI should apply to the Co-Directors of the particular ASI.

 

LIFE SCIENCES Frontiers in Autoimmunity : Fundamental Aspects and Clinical Perspectives 15 Jun 2002-25Jun2002, Russia Co-Directors : Dr. Moncef Zouali, Hôpital Broussais, Immunopathologie Humaine, Paris, France (fax :33 1 45847962 E-mail : moncef.zouali@wanadoo.fr) Prof. Alexander Gabibov, , Russian Academy of sciences, Moscow, Roussia (E - mail : gabibov@ibch.siobc.ras.ru) LST.977840

Dynamics of Speech Product and Perception 23 Jun 2002-Jul 2002 : IL Ciocco, Italy Co-Directors : Dr . p. L. Divenyi , Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Martinez , California, USA. (Fax : 1 925 228 5738 E- mail : pdivenyi@ebire.org.org) Dr.Klara Vicsi Budapest University of Techn. and Economics Hungary (E- mail :vicsi @alpha. ttt .bme . hu) LST.978275

MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY Synchronization : Theory and Application 19 May 2002- 8 Jun 2002 : Yalta, Crimea Ukraine Co-Directors: Prof.Arkady Pikovsky,Ptsdam University, Germany (Fax :49 331 9771767 E- Mail :Pikovsky@stat.phsik.Uni-potsdam.de) Dr.Yuri Misrrenko,National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,Kyiv,Ukraine (E-mail :maistrenko@imath.kiev.ua) PST.978047

Progres in String, field and Particle Theory 27 May 2002- 8Jun 2002 /Cargese, Corsica, France Co- Directors : Dr.Laurent Baulien, Universite Pierr&Marie Curie Paris VI , France (Fax : 33 1 44 277393 E-mail :baulieu@lpthe.jusieu.fr) Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici,Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (E-mail : eliezer@vms.huji.ac.il) PST.978517

Quantum Communication and Information Technologies 03 Jun 2002-14Jun 2002 : Ankara Turkey Co-Directors :Prof.Alexander Shumovsky,Bilkent Univrsity,Turky (Fax :90 312 266 4579 E-mail:shumo@fen.bilkent.edu.tr) Prof.Valery Rupasov,Rusian Academy of scinces, Moscow,Russia (E-mail:rupasov@cpd.landau.ac.ru) PST 978043

Wave Scattering in Complex Media : From Thory to Applications 10 Jun 2002-22 Jun 2002 : Cargese, Corsica, Francgre. Co-Directors :Dr.Bart Van Tiggelen, Universitè Joseph Fourier,Greoble,France (Fax : 33 4 76887981 E-mail:tiggelen@belledonne.polycnrs-gre.fr) Dr.Sergey Skipetrov, Moskow State Univrsity, Russia (E-mail:skipetrov@mail.ru) URL : http ://Ipm2cpolycnrs-gre.fr/themes/tiggelen/cargese/index hrm. PST 977598

Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems 23 Jun 2002- 3Jul 2002: Prague,Czech Republic Co-Drectors: Prof. Werner Schiehlen,University of Stuttgar, Germany (Fax : 49 (0)711 685 6400 E-mail:wos@mechb.uni-stuttgart.d) Prof. Michael Valasek,Czech Technical Univrsity, Prague,Crech Republic (E-mail: valasek@fsik.cvut.cz) URL : http ://mechatronoc.fsik.cvut.cz/asi_NATO/ PST.977399

Molecular Electronics: Bio-sensor and Bio-computer 24 Jun 2002 -4 JUL 2002: Pisa, Italy Co-Directors: Prof. Paolo Gualtiri, Istituto di Biofisica C.N.R., Pisa, Italy (Fax: 39 050 2760 E-mail:Paolo.gualtieri@ib.pi.cnr.it) Prof.Itamar Willner, The hebrew Univerity of Jerualem, Israel (E-mail:wilinua@vmshuji.ac.it) URL: http : //www.ib.pi.cnr.it/natoasi-biosensor/ PST.978073 Slow Relaxations and Nonequilibrium Dynamics in Condeced Matter 1 Jul 2002-26 Jul 2002: les Houches, France Co-Directors: Prof. Jean.louis Barrat, Université de lyon1, Villurbann, France (Fax: 33 472 432648 E-mail: jean-louis.barrat@dpm.univ-lyon1.fr) Prof. M. Feigelman, Landau Institute for Theoretical Phyics,Moscow, Russia (E-mail:feigel@landau.ac.ru) URL:http :dpm.univ-lyon1.fr/houches-ete PST.978104

Normal forms, Bifurcations and Finitnss Problems in Diffirential Equations 8 Jul 2002- 19Jul 2002: Montreal, Canada Co- Directors: Prof. Chritiane Rousseau, Univerité de Montreal, Canada (Fax: 514 343 5700 E-mail:Rousseac@dms.umontreal.car) Prof.Yulij Iiyashenko, Moscow State Univrsity, Russia ( E-mail:yulij ilyashenko.Moscow State University.Russia) URL: yulijs@mssme.ru) URL : http ://www.dms.umontreal.ca/sms PST.978134 New Directions in Mesocopics Physics(Towards Nanoscince) 20 JUL 2002-1Aug 2002 :Erc, Sisly, Italy Co- Dirctors : Prof . Rosario Fazio, Universitadi Catania, Italy ( Fax : 39 095 333231 E - mail :fazio@dmfci.inict.it) Prof.V.Gantmakher, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia (E-mail : gantm@issp.ac.ru) PST.978102

Accretion Disks, Jts and High Energy Phnomena in Astrophysics 29 Jul2002-23Aug 2002: Les Houches , France Co-Directors: Prof.G.Pelltier Observatoire de Grenoble, France ( Fax : 33 47677 8821 E -mail: Guy.Pelletier@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr) Prof.V. Beskin, Lebedev Physical Institute, Russia (E- mail: beskin@lpi. ru) PST.978132 Ultrafast Photonics 1 Sep 2002-14 Sep 2002 : St Andrew, UK Co-Directors :Prof.Alan Miller University of St Andrew, UK (Fax : 44 1334 463104 E-mail :am8@st-ans.ac.uk) Prof. Alksei Zhltikov, Lomonosov Moscow state University, Russia (E- mail : Zheiltikov@top.phy.msu.su) PST.978548

TheEarly Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background: Theory and Observations . 7 Sep 2002-20 Sep 2002:Palermo,Scicity, Italy Co- Directors: Prof . Norma Sanchez, Ministére de l'éducation Nationale et de la Recherche, France (Fax: 33 1 4051 2002 E-mail: Norma , Sanchez @obspm.fr) Prof. Yuri Parijkij, Russian . Academy of Sciences, Niznij Arkyz, Russia (E- mail: par@ sao.ru) PST.978507

Computer Simulations of Surfaces and Intfaces 8Sep 2002-18 Sep 2002: Varna , Bulgaaria Co- Directors: Prof .D.P .L (Fax : 1706 542 2492 Email :landau@hal.physast.uga.edu) Prof. A. Milchev, Bulgarian Academy of sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria E-Mail :milchev@ipchp.ipc.bas.bg) PST. 978063

Axiomatic, Enriched and Motivic Homotopy Theory 9 Sep 2002 - 20 Sep 2002 : Cambridge, UK Co-Directors : Prof. J.P.C Greenlees, University of Sheffield, UK (Fax : 0114 222 3769 E-mail :j.greenlees@sheffieid.ac.uk) Prof. Igor Zhukov, University of St. Petersburg, Russia (E-mail : igor@zhukov.pdmi.ras.ru) PST. 978445

Patterns of Symmetry Breaking 15 Sep 2002 - 29 Sep 2002 : Cracow, Poland Co-Directors : Dr. W.H. Zurek, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA (Fax : 505 665 3003 E-mail :whz@Ialn.gov) Prof. Henryk Arodz, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland (E-mail :ufarodz@th.if.uj.edu.pl) PST.978545

CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Synthesis, Functional Properties and Applications of Nanostructures 26 Jul 2002 - 4 Aug 2002 : crete, Greece Co-Directors : Prof. Thomas Tsakamakos, College of Engineering Rutgers University, USA (Fax : 732 445 3229 E-mail :tsakalak@rci.rutgers.edu) Dr. llya Ovid'ko, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (E-mail :ovidko@def.ipme.ru) PST.977752

Chemical Probes in Biology 18 Aug 2002 - 30 Aug 2002 : island of Spetses, Greece Co-Directors : Prof. M.P. Schneider, Bergische University Wuppertal, Germany (Fax : 0049 202 439 2535 E-mail :schneid@uni-wuppertal.de) Dr. V. Kren, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Repulic (E-mail :kren@biomed.cas.cz) PST. 978171

Metal-Ligand Interactions in Molecular-, Nano-, Micro-,and Macro-Systems in Complex Environments 1 Sep 2002 - 12 Sep 2002 : Cetraro, Italy Co-Directors : Prof. Nino Russo, Universita della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy (Fax: 39-0984 492044 E-mail :nrusso@unical.it) Prof. Malgorzata Witko, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland (E-mail :ncwitko@cyf-kr.edu.pl) PST. 978460

Thermodynamics, Microstructures and Plasticity 2 Sep 2002 - 13 Sep 2002 : Frejus, France Co-Directors : Dr. Alphonse Finel, LEM, ONERA, Chtillon, France Fax : 00331 46734155 E-mail :alphonse.finel@onera.fr) Dr. Alexander Olemskoi, Sumy State University, Ukraine (E-mail :olemskoi@ssu.sumy.ua) PST.978494

Novel Approaches to the Structure and Dynamics of Liquids : Experiments, Theories, Simulations 6 Sep 2002 - 15 Sep 2002 : Rhodes, Greece Co-Directors : Prof. Jannis Samois, University of Athens, Greece (Fax: 3010 7274752 E-mail :isamios@cc.uoa.gr) Prof. Vladimir Durov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia (Fax : 00331 46734155 E-mail :alphonse.finel@onera.fr) Dr. Alexander Olemskoi, Sumy State University, Ukraine (E-mail :olemskoi@ssu.sumy.ua) PST. 978494

Novel Approaches to the Structure and Dynamics of Liquids : Experiments, Theories, Simulations 6 Sep 2002 - 15 Sep 2002 : Rhodes, Greece Co-Directors : Prof. Jannis Samois, University of Athens, Greece (Fax : 3010 7274752 E-mail :isamios@cc.uoa.gr) Prof. Vladimir Durov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia E-mail :durov@gol.ru) PST.978550 Scanning Probe Microscopy : Characterization, Nanofabrication and Device Application of Functional Materials 1 Oct 2002 - 13 Oct 2002 : Algarve, Portugal Co-Directors : Prof. Paula Vilarinho, University of Aveiro, Portugal (Fax : 351 234 25300 E-mail :paulas@cv.ua.pt) Prof. Yossi Rosenwaks, Tel Aviv University, Israel (E-mail :yossir@eng.tau.ac.it) PST.978539

EARTH SCIENCES

Data Assimilation for the Earth System 19 May 2002 - 1 Jun 2002 : Maratea, Italy Co-Directors : Dr. Richard Swinbank, Meteorologie Office, Bracknell, UK (Fax : 44 1344 854046 E-mail :richard.swinbank@metoffice.com) Prof. Victor Shutyaev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (E-mail :shutyaev@inm.ras.ry) URL : http :// darc.nerc.ac.uk/asi/ EST.978293

Hydrogeophysics : Improved Subsurface Characterization Using Integrated Hydrogeological and Geophysical Data 24 Jun 2002 - 3 Jul 2002 : Liblice, Czech Republic Co-Directors : Prof. Yoram Rubin, University of California at Berkeley, USA (Fax : 510 642 7476 E-mail :rubin@ce.berkeley.edu) Dr. Mark Goldman, Geophysical Institute of Israel, lod, Israel (E-mail :mark@gii.co.it) EST.978617