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We cordially invite you to participate in the Conference
Chemistry and the Bologna process – current status and further needs
which will be held from September 08 - 10, 2009, at the Technische Universität Dresden / Germany. The conference will be organized by ECTN together with TU Dresden, the German Rector’s Conference and the German Chemical Society. It will be supported by German chemical companies. This conference summarizes the achievements of the European Chemistry Thematic Network and looks ahead to the Bologna era after 2010.
The first key topic is Bologna Process Stocktaking. Experts have been invited to provide critical reviews on:
ECTN and the Bologna Process: a Survey
Bologna from Insiders’ and Outsiders’ Perspectives
European Quality Labels
Employability
Entrepreneurship
New Teaching Methods
In the second part of the conference, high-level specialists will provide a perspective on ECTN and Bologna 2020. Planned contributions deal with:
The Bologna Process beyond 2010
The third Cycle of Higher Education in Chemistry
The Focus on Chemical Research in Europe
Strengthening the European chemical industry
Contributions of Chemistry to Bologna 2020
The programme of the conference is being developed by a Scientific Committee (Chairman: Prof. Dr. Terence Mitchell, TU Dortmund). Prof. Dr. Reiner Salzer, TU Dresden is responsible for the conference organization.
The scientific part of the conference will be complemented by a rich social programme, including receptions, an organ concert in the reconstructed Frauenkirche (free to registered participants) and an Othello performance in the famous Semper Opera (tickets paid privately). The outstanding Maya codes (Codex Dresdensis) will be accessible to interested conferees.
Hotel rooms have been reserved in a hotel very close to the railway station, conveniently located to reach the historic city centre as well as the conference venue at the university campus. Rooms have been pre-reserved in the same hotels for participants who plan to extend their stay privately (single: 80 EUR, double: 105 EUR, incl. breakfast).
Paid tours to touristic highlights inside Dresden as well as to popular destinations in the vicinity (china factory and castle at Meißen, cathedral and museums in Freiberg, historic steam-boat to Pillnitz castle, wine tasting in the Elbe valley, spectacular sandstone formations (“Saxonian Switzerland” – one source of the German romanticism) will be offered to accompanying persons and as post-conference activities.
Costs for ECTN Delegates
The ECTN will cover accommodation costs for up to 3 nights, lunches on Wednesday and Thursday, dinner on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening, for all ECTN working group members and for one person from all ECTN member institutions who have no working group members.
The ECTN will not reimburse any travel costs or other expenses except in exceptional circumstances. It is suggested that participants should request travel costs from their university Socrates Institutional Contract (organisation of student mobility) if possible. The plenary meeting is an excellent opportunity to discuss student exchanges.
Accompanying persons will be charged a fee of
EUR160. This charge covers the extra cost of accommodation (double room) and
breakfast for up to 3 nights, the receptions on the 8th, 9th and 10th September.
It does NOT include any lunches and coffee breaks. This extra fee should be paid
on arrival at the registration desk.
If you have any doubts about financing or number of participants, please do not
hesitate to contact Tony Smith (email smith@cpe.fr).
Prof. Reiner Salzer
Conference Organizer
T.U. of Dresden, DE
© 2008 ECTN NewsLetter October 2008, 9 (4)
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