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<DIV>Dear colleague<BR><BR>This is to inform you that the Call for Abstracts for
the forthcoming<BR>International Meeting on Applied Physics (APHYS-2003), to be
held during<BR>October 14-18th 2003 in Badajoz (Spain), is open. All the
information<BR>regarding this interdisciplinary conference can be found at the
Conference<BR>website<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.formatex.org/aphys2003/aphys2003.htm">www.formatex.org/aphys2003/aphys2003.htm</A><BR><BR>Some
of the topics to be covered will be<BR><BR>- Surfaces, Interfaces and
Colloids<BR>- Imaging Techniques, Microscopy<BR>- Nano-sciences and
Technologies<BR>- Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry<BR>- Materials Science
& Engineering, Applied Solid State Physics/Chemistry<BR>- Advanced and
Fuctional Materials<BR>- Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials<BR>- Biological
& Medical Physics<BR>- Computational Physics<BR>- Radiation Physics, Applied
Nuclear Physics/chemistry, Radiation Protection<BR><BR>In addition to the
regular Scientific Program, several International<BR>Workshops will be held as
pre-conference events. The following Workshops are<BR>presently
confirmed<BR><BR>1. Workshop on Modern Applied Microscopy in Molecular and Cell
Biophysics<BR>Research<BR>2. International Interdisciplinar Workshop on
Bioengineered Non-crystalline<BR>Solids<BR>3. Workshop on Interfaces in
Colloidal and Particulate Systems<BR>4. International Workshop on Radiation
Protection and Dosimetry<BR><BR>The Conference will be specifically interested
in receiving reports on<BR>Interdisciplinary researches relating Physics with
other Sciences such as<BR>Biology, Chemistry, Information Technology, Medicine,
etc or relating<BR>different Physics areas. In other words, we are specially
(but not<BR>exclusivelly) interested in reports applying the techniques, the
training,<BR>and the culture of physics to research areas usually associated
with other<BR>scientific and engineering disciplines<BR><BR>APHYS-2003 will also
serve as a platform to search for partners for<BR>transnational collaboration
projects, specially for the EU Sixth Framework<BR>Program (NETworks of
Excellence and Integrated Projects). "Projects<BR>Presentations" and "Call for
Partners" presentations proposals are therefore<BR>encouraged and welcomed. If
you are interested in taking part of this<BR>Conference feature, please send us
the corresponding form available at the<BR>website.<BR><BR>In addition to the
"traditional" oral contributed and posters presentation,<BR>a Virtual
Participation modality has been established for those researchers<BR>unable to
attend it in person. A limited number of works can be presented in<BR>this way.
Please refer to the Conference website for details.<BR><BR>If you are interested
in taking part of APHYS-2003, please send us your<BR>PRE-REGISTRATION FORM (at
the main website of the conference) as soon as<BR>possible. The pre-registration
form is also available through the direct URL<BR><A
href="http://www.formatex.org/aphys2003/preregistration.htm">http://www.formatex.org/aphys2003/preregistration.htm</A><BR><BR>Deadline
for abstracts submission is April 30th 2003 (for oral
presentations<BR>proposals; for posters additional time will be provided)
although we highly<BR>recommend you to submit your abstract as soon as possible
to avoid<BR>saturation during the days before the
deadline.<BR><BR>Proceedings<BR>Accepted and presented papers will be reviewed
for publication in special<BR>issues of several international Journals:<BR>-
Journal of Microscopy<BR>- Journal of Non-crystalline Solids<BR>- Applied
Surface Science<BR>- Colloids and Surfaces A<BR>- Powder Technology (to be
confirmed)<BR>- Microelectronics Journal<BR>- Physica Scripta<BR>- Radiation
Protection Dosimetry<BR>- Applied Physics A (Materials Science & Processing,
to be confirmed).<BR>- Biomedial Materials and Engineering<BR><BR>Also a book
"Advances in Applied Physics" will be published by an<BR>international publisher
(Kluwer or the American Institute of Physics, with<BR>those papers accepted for
presentation but not suitable for the journal<BR>issues.For up-to-date
information on publications participating at the<BR>Conference as publishers,
please visit regularly the Conference
website<BR>(Proceedings<BR>sections).<BR><BR>For any question or suggestion,
please do not hesitate to contact us at<BR><A
href="mailto:secretariat@formatex.org">secretariat@formatex.org</A>, or visit <A
href="http://www.formatex.org/aphys2003/aphys2003.htm">www.formatex.org/aphys2003/aphys2003.htm</A><BR>(Bookmark
the page!!) We would also appreciate if could disseminate this<BR>Call for
Papers through your Department or Institution.<BR><BR>We hope to meet you at
this exciting and interdisciplinar international<BR>meeting!<BR><BR>J.A.Mesa
Gonzalez<BR>APHYS-2003 Secretariat<BR>C / Encarnacion, 3 1šE<BR>06001
Badajoz<BR>SPAIN<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:secretariat@formatex.org">secretariat@formatex.org</A><BR>Fax: +34
924 258 615</DIV></BODY></HTML>