INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

MATERIALS IMPERATIVES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

(MINM 2010), Cairo, Egypt

29.11.2010 - 02.12.2010

www.cmrdi.sci.eg/minm2010

First Circular and Call for Papers

Materials are essential for the economic growth of any country. They provide support to the down-stream industries and the entire industrial development of the nation. Maximization of the use of materials would result in an increase of the added value as new products could be obtained from the materials and its processing intermediates. During the last two decades, new technologies have been developed in the areas of material processing which allow its utilization in advanced applications. However, the intermediates require further purification to produce advanced materials for advanced industrial applications. Scientific collaboration among scientists from a variety of disciplines can help in better understanding of the material processing and utilization. R&D should focus on developing cost effective techniques to develop and utilize materials for solving the problems facing the world during the new millennium such as energy, environment, climate change, food and water supply.

In this regard, the International Conference on Material Imperatives in the New Millennium (MINM 010) has been initiated by the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt to share experience and exchange views between scientists allover the world.

On the regional level, CMRDI being a base of the Arab Association of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, will arrange during the conference a regional meeting of the association to identify areas of the mutual cooperation between members and non-member countries, consequently the conference will be a good forum for coordination of joint efforts.

This conference will provide a good chance for participants to discuss and present the recent advances in processing technologies of materials and their subsequent manufacturing for production of ready-to-use products. The conference will be also an excellent opportunity for interaction and networking among participants for future collaboration.

The conference will deal with the following topics:

- Nanostructured materials.

- Processing of materials and intermediates for advanced applications .

- Fabrication of materials to produce ready-to-use products.

- Thin film and surface processing.

- Energy generation, harvesting and storage materials.

- Smart and biomaterials.

- Biomedical materials and implants

- Advanced high temperature structural materials.

- Advanced polymers and metal- organic framework materials.

- Catalysis and gas sensing.

- Advanced ceramic materials.

- Composite and hybrid materials.

- Electronic and magnetic materials.

- Powder and particles engineering.

·Submission of abstracts 15^th August 2010

·Notification of acceptance 1^st September 2010

·Submission of full texts 1^st November 2010

The participation fee is US$ 600. This fee covers admission to the conference sessions, printed materials kit, refreshments and lunches during the 4

days of the conference.

Egyptians from academia and industry are given a discounted fee of 950 L.E.

Accommodation is recommended in the conference venue a 5-star hotel, Pyramisa Hotel (Cairo,www.pyramisaegypt.com) at a special rate for conference guests of US $ 120/day ( single room).

A group of 3-stars hotel (about 50 US $/day for the single room) located within walking distance from conference venue is provided. Participants are advised to make hotel reservation by themselves. In general, all rooms are equipped with air condition, TV, private bath, telephone. Please refer to the attached accommodation sheet.

Registration form along with abstract should be sent to conference secretary via online submission:

http://www.cmrdi.sci.eg/minm2010

or send by e-mail to: materials@cmrdi.sci.eg and/or MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.mc655.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be materials_minm@yahoo.com

Fax : (+202) 25010639 Tel : (+202) 25010640

For more details,please visit the web site of the conference:

Reaxys PhD PRIZE 2010

The Reaxys PhD Prize will be awarded for original and innovative research in organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry, which demonstrates excellence in methodology and approach by a candidate currently studying for a PhD or having completed a PhD within the last 12 months.

What is the prize?

The Reaxys PhD Prize will be awarded for original and innovative research in organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry, which demonstrates excellence in methodology and approach by a candidate currently studying for a PhD or having completed a PhD within the last 12 months.

Three prize winners will each receive a check for $2000 and be invited to present their research at the Winners’ Symposium to be held at the EuCheMS 2010 meeting in Nuremburg.

What are the rules?

Candidates must be nominated by their PhD Supervisor and the submission accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the supervisor, one representative peer-reviewed paper (published or in press) and a C.V. including a list of other publications which are based on the candidate’s work.

Letter of recommendation : This must be written and signed by the candidate’s PhD supervisor. In an objective way, the citation should give a detailed justification for the nomination. It should also give concrete examples of how the candidate has demonstrated originality and innovation in his/her work combined with accuracy and a disciplined approach to the Scientific Method. It should also certify that the candidate is currently studying for a PhD or has completed it within the last 12 months, and is able to communicate effectively in the English language.

Representative paper : Only one paper may be submitted. It must be published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international publication. The paper should be substantially authored by the candidate based on work that he/she has conducted as part of their PhD research program.

Curriculum Vitae : Listing academic qualification, experience and any other papers that the candidate has authored or made a substantial contribution to and that could be supportive of their nomination should be listed in a publication list.

Submission and review criteria:

Candidate currently studying for a PhD or completed their PhD within 12 months prior to Feb. 28 2010.

Originality and innovation of research and approach

Importance of, and interest in, the published research

Evidence of disciplined approach and methodology

Publication quality

Clarity of written article

Evidence of systematic and relevant background research of the literature

Supporting evidence (ie letter of recommendation and publication list)

For more details and to know more about how to apply, kindly check this link: http://prize.reaxys.com/Default.aspx

And please be aware that the end date for the submission will be on the 28^th of February 2010.

Second Advanced Summer School will be organized by JINR in May 2010 in Dubna-Russia

Within the frame of the signed agreement between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt) and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR-Dubna, Russia) the Second Advanced Summer School will be organized by JINR in May 2010 in Dubna.

The topics of the School are the following:

1. Grid computation

2. Ion beams and application in Nuclear and material science

3. Reactor and neutron physics and application in condensed matter

A limited number of young scientists and engineers (MSc, PhD) from Egyptian universities and research centers will be selected.

Traveling tickets and accommodation will be provided to the selected candidates according to the signed agreement. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to participate joint research projects partially carried out in Dubna labs.

The CV of the candidates should be send by email befor March 15, 2010 to the following two addresses:

Prof. Hussein El Samman

Coordinator of the project

hsamman@aucegypt.edu

And (Cc) to

Prof. Tarek Hussein

President, Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT)

Chairman of the project

tarek@asrt.sci.eg