Cracow Reasearch Centre of Molecular Catalysis and Soft Matter Chemistry CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE "CATCOLL" at INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Organization Committee Prof. Piotr Warszyński - chairman Prof. Zbigniew Adamczyk - scientific chairman Dr. Lilianna Szyk-Warszyńska Dr. Maria Zembala Mgr. Marta Kolasińska Ms. Marta Barańska - technical assistance Ms. Elżbieta Porębska - technical assistance Ms. Magdalena Wieciech - secretary

International Workshop "Particles and Polyelectrolytes at Interfaces" 22 - 25 May 2005, Cracow, Poland

Subject Areas

The Workshop will be devoted to theoretical and practical aspects of the phenomena occurring during adsorption of polyelectrolytes and nano- or microparticles at interfaces. The main topics are:

- Interactions in the polyelectrolyte and colloidal systems, transport to the interfaces and adsorption.
- Bulk properties and stability of suspensions of polyelectrolytes nanoparticles, colloids, microcapsulescapsules and their effect on adsorption.
- Architecture of mono and multilayers on surfaces - preparation, characterisation, structure, stability, permeability.
- Applications - encapsulation with polyelectrolytes, targeted drug delivery, functionalized coatings.

Workshop venue

"Particles and Polyelectrolytes at Interfaces" Workshop will take place in the main conference room of the Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Presentations
Keynote lectures (30 + 10 minutes), oral presentations (15 + 5 minutes), and poster session are scheduled during the Workshop. Selection of the contributions and of the form of their presentation will be done by the Organizational Committee basing on the abstract submitted and the time available. The official language will be English. Multimedia (PowerPoint) and slide projectors will be available for participants. (special presentation equipment on request). Maximum poster size should not exceed A0 in portrait orientation.

Publications

Book of abstracts of the Workshop will be available at the opening. Selected materials will be published in the book edited and published by CATCOLL.
The volume limits for publications are: 8 pages for keynote lectures and 4 pages for oral or poster presentations (text in Word format, 1.5 spaced, 2.5 cm margins).

Registration Form - Download - On-Line

Registration and Abstract Submission

The deadline for the registration is 15 April 2005 and for abstract submission is 30 April 2005. However, to make the organizers' life easier, we kindly ask you to let us know your intention of participation in the Workshop as soon as possible by filling the attached form and sending it by e-mail to the address: ncikifp@cyf-kr.edu.pl or ncwarszy@cyf-kr.edu.pl putting "PPEI Workshop" as a subject. The pre-registration, registration and abstract submission are available on-line at the Web page of the Cracow Reasearch Centre of Molecular Catalysis and Soft Matter Chemistry.

Participation Fee

Due to the funding of European Commission by the Grant: G5MA-CT-2002-04024 we will keep the participation fees as low as possible. The final fee will depend on the attendance but should not exceed 200 Euro for the package containing Workshop participation, materials, accommodation in the budget hotel during the workshop, lunches and coffee breaks and social events. For further details please contact directly the Organizers. We also intend to support participation of PhD students.

Travel and Tourist Information:

     Cracow has direct flights to Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Copenhagen, Budapest, Tel Aviv, New York and Chicago. Number of "cheap airfare airlines" (e.g. EasyJet, WizzAir, SkyEurope, GermanWings, CentralWings) have just begun their operation at Cracow airport. There are also many local connections with Warsaw International Airport. Similarly, Cracow has convenient train connections with Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Leipzig, Kiev, Bratislava, Budapest and other cities. Coming by car is also simple since the major Cracow-Katowice-Berlin highway (A4) approaches the Institute as close as 3 km.
     Cracow is a beautiful city where centuries old tradition peacefully co-exists with modern life. Formerly Poland's capital, today Cracow with its population over 700 000 inhabitants is the third largest city of Poland. It is the capital of the Malopolska Voivodship, the centre of social, academic and economic life and one of the most dynamically developing regions of the country. At the same time, the city is regarded as the cultural capital of Poland, with ambitions to be the leader in that field in Central and Eastern Europe. In 1978 Cracow was registered into the UNESCO List of World Heritage, and in 1992 the city was chosen as the European Cultural Capital of 2000, which proved Cracow's importance on the cultural map of Europe. Cracow is Poland's second largest university centre with its 19 university level institutions and over 150,000 students, a number of research institutions providing excellent support for industry, as well as cooperation and technology transfer opportunities for business enterprises active in most sectors of the economy. Cracow is also an exceptional tourist attraction (we host over 4 million visitors every year) and the seat of many cultural institutions. It is the home of artists, a place where world famous poets, musicians and painters are searching for inspiration, and where one can meet them in one of the numerous cafes, pubs and restaurants.

The Institute is located in the "green area" at the outskirts of Cracow. The city center can be easily reached by public transportation (by bus c.a. 20 minutes). Depending on the number and the place of accommodation of participants the transfer of participants to and from the sessions can be provided.

Contact:

Piotr Warszyński
Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry
ul. Niezapominajek 8
30-239 Kraków, Poland
Phone: +48-12-6395101
Fax: +48-12-4251923
E-mail: ncikifp@cyf-kr.edu.pl, ncwarszy@cyf-kr.edu.pl, nckolasi@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Please refer to "PPEI Workshop" in your correspondence.

We would be delighted to welcome you in Cracow.

PPEI Workshop Organizing Committee.