December 1996 
                NATO SCIENCE PROGRAMME
                

               1997 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
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                       Part I

Advanced Research Workshops (ARWs) and Advanced Study Institutes (ASIs) t

Further meetings will be supported during the year, and information on th ese meetings will be available at the web site. Although the site is con tinuously updated there will be major postings in mid-April and mid-July (check Latest News' for details), at which time circulation will also be made to "NATOSCI" subscribers. Meetings are also posted on the NATO gop her.

This Calendar will be provided to the "NATOSCI" distribution list in two separate messages. The Advanced Research Workshops may be found below. The Advanced Study Institutes will be listed in the following message.

A D V A N C E D R E S E A R C H W O R K S H O P S

Advanced Research Workshops (ARWs) are working meetings of about four day s' duration, where scientists and engineers researching at the frontiers of a subject are able to engage in an intense but informal exchange of vi ews, aiming at a critical assessment of existing knowledge and identifica tion of directions for future action. Attendance at ARWs is mainly by in vitation, but a few places are available for particularly well-qualified scientists of all nationalities upon application to the contact person li sted below.

A. JOINT NATO-COOPERATION PARTNER MEETING

DISARMAMENT TECHNOLOGIES -------------------------20
Upper Mantle Heterogeneities from Active and Passive Seismology 13-16 Apr 1997 : Moscow, Russia20
Contact: Prof. K Fuchs, Karlsruhe University, Geophysical Institute, Hert zstr. 16, 76187 Karlsruhe, Germany (Fax: +49 721 71173 ) Co-director: Dr. L Solodilov, GEON, Moscow, Russia 951493

Nuclear Materials Safety Management
17-21 Apr 1997 : Amarillo, Texas
Contact: Prof. K.L. Peddicord, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Nuclear Eng ineering, 129 Zachry, College Station, Texas 77843-3133, USA (Fax: +1 409 345 6443/e-mail: klp7201@acs.tamu.edu) Co-director: Mr. L.N. Lazerev, Khlopin Radium Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
961315
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Rapid Methods for the Analysis of Biological Materials in the Environment 19-22 May 1997 : Warsaw, Poland
Contact: Mr. P.J. Stopa, ERDEC, US Army Edgewood Research, Develop. & Eng ineering Center, SCBRD-rte, Bldg E31605101 Hoadley Road, Aberdeen Prov. G round Maryland 21010-5423, USA (Fax: +1 410 671 1912/e-mail: pjstopa@cbd com.apgea.army.mil)
Co-director: Prof. M Bartoszcze, Mil. Inst. Of Hygiene & Epidem., Pulawy, Poland
960918

Improved Technological Measures to Assure Compliance with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
1-3 Oct 1997 : Moscow, Russia
Contact: Dr. G.S. Pearson, University of Bradford, Department of Peace St udies, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK (Fax: +44 1672 539582) Co-director: Dr. O.B. Ignatiev, President's Committee for Conventional Pr oblems of Chemical/Biological Weapons, Moscow, Russia 961373

Advanced Research & Technologies for Detection and Destruction of Buried/ Hidden Anti-Personnel Landmines
Date to be announced : Tomsk, Russia
Contact: Dr. H.D. Hilgendorf, IABG MBH, Ottobrunn, Einsteinstrasse 20, D- 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany (Fax: +49 89 6088 3662/ e-mail:hilgendorf@iabg.d e)
Co-director: Prof. G.B. Manelis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolov ka, Russia
961403

ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY

Conversion and Ecology
25-28 Apr 1997 : Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Contact: Dr. C Gibbons, EURENG Ltd., 10 South Drive, Harwell, Didcot, OX1 1 0PT, Oxon UK (Fax: +44 1235 861424/e-mail: carle.gibbons@aeat.co.uk) Co-director: Prof. W.M. Zadorsky, USUchT, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine 960888
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Public Health Consequences of Environmental Pollution : Priorities20 and Solutions
May 1997 : Lviv, Ukraine
Contact: Dr. P Scheff, University of Illinois, Great Lakes Ctr for Occupa tional & Environmental Safety & Health, School of Public Health, M/C 922, 121 West Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60612-7260, USA (Fax: +1 312 413 736 9/e-mail: pscheff@uic.edu)
Co-director: Dr. P Hrytsyshyn, Ukrainian Branch World Laboratory, Lviv, U kraine
961367
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Biosensors for Direct Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants in Field 4-8 May 1997 : Smolenice, Slovak Republic Contact: Dr. D.P. Nikolelis, University of Athens, Chem. Dept., Lab of An alytical Chemistry, Panepistimiopolis-Kouponia, 15771 Athens, Greece (Fa x: ++7 23 16 08/ e-mail: analyt@arnold.pchem.uoa.ariadne-t.gr) Co-director: Dr. M.A. Trojanowicz, University of Warsaw, Poland 960077

Scientific & Technological Problems of Removal from Service of Stationary & Transportation Units Equipped with Nuclear Power Reactors 19-23 May 1997 : St. Petersburg, Russia Contact: Mr. J. Van der Steen, KEMA Nederland B.V, P.O. Box 9035, Utrecht seweg 310, 6800 ET Arnhem, The Netherlands (Fax +31 26 442 3635/e-mail: j .vandersteen@mta9.kema.nl)
Co-director: Prof. I. Gorynin, Central Research Institute, St. Petersburg , Russia
961068

Environmental Pollution in the Ural Mountains 25-29 May 1997 : Magnitogorsk, Russia
Contact: Dr. R Wilson, Harvard University, Dept. of Physics, Cambridge, M A 02138, USA (Fax: +1 617 495 0416/ e-mail: wilson@huhepl.harvard.edu) Co-director: Dr. V.D. Cherchintsev, Acad.of Mining & Metallurgy, Magnitog orsk, Russia
961298

Biochemical Cycling in Marine Sediments 30 Aug-3 Sep 1997 : Hel, Poland
Contact: Prof. J.S. Gray, University of Oslo, Dept. of Biology, Section o f Marine Zoology and Chemistry, P.O. Box 1064, Blindern 0316 Oslo Norway (Fax: +47 22 85 44 38/e-mail: j.s.gray@bio.uio.no) Co-director: Prof. A Szaniawska, Gdansk University, Poland 960883

Water Competition and Efficient Use: The Role of Targets 22-25 Sep 1997 : Eger, Hungary
Contact: Prof. FL Brown, University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, Interna tional Water Res Assn, 1915 Roma NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1436 USA (Fa x: +1 505 277 9405/e-mail: flbrown@unm.edu) Co-director: Prof. L. Somlyody, Budapest University of Technology, Hungar y
961093

Managing Environmental Degradation : Dialogue, Cooperation, Data Sharing 21-25 Jun 1997 : Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Prof. T. Naff, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 847 Williams Hall, Philade lphia, PA 19104-6305, USA (Fax: +1 215 747 6211/e-mail: tnaff@sas.upenn.e du)
Co-director: Dr. A.R. Herman, Nat. Tech. Inform. Centre & Library, Budape st, Hungary
960899

Ocular Radiation Risk Assessment in Population Exposed to Environmental R adiation Contamination
29 Jul - 1 Aug 1997 : Kyiv, Ukraine
Contact: Prof. B.V. Worgul, Columbia University, Eye Radiation & Environm ental Research Lab, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 USA20 (Fax: +1 212 305 6749/e-mail: bvw1@columbia.edu) Co-director: Mr. Y.I. Kundiev, Kyiv Research Inst. For Occupational Healt h, Kyiv, Ukraine
961308
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Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Courses : Theory and Practi ce (Eastern and Western European Perspectives) September 1997 : Moscow, Russia
Contact: Prof. T Waelde, University of Dundee, Centre for Petroleum Miner al & Natural Resources Law and Policy, Dundee DD1 4HN UK (Fax: +44 1382 322 578)
Co-director: Dr. S. Vinogradov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russ ia
961301

Environmental Change, Adaptation and Security Autumn 1997 : Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Prof. S Lonergan, University of Victoria, Department of Geograph y, P.O. Box 3050, Victoria, BC V8W 3P5 Canada (Fax: +1 604 595 0403/e-m ail: lonergan@uvic.ca)
Co-director: Dr. S. Kerekes, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary 961305
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HIGH TECHNOLOGY

Molecular Modeling and Dynamics of Biological Molecules Containing Metal Ions
15-21 Mar 1997 : San Miniato, Pisa, Italy Contact: Prof. L. Banci, University of Florence, Dept. of Chemistry, Via G. Capponi 7, 50121 Florence, Italy (Fax: 0039 55 2757555/e-mail: lucia@r isc1.lrm.fi.cnr.it)
Co-director: Dr. K Varnagy, Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary 960965
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Electronic Packaging for High Reliability, Low Cost Electronics 11-13 May 1997 : Ljubljana, Slovenia
Contact: Dr. R Tummala, Georgia Institute of Technology, Manufacturing Re search Center, Room 380, 813 Fiesta Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0269 US A (Fax: 404 853 0957)
Co-director: Dr. M Kosec, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 961293

Multilayered and Fibre-Reinforced Composites : Problems and Prospects 2-6 Jun 1997 : Kyiv, Ukraine
Contact: Prof. Y.M.Haddad, University of Ottawa, Inst. for Mechanical & A erospace Engineering, 770 King Edward Ave., (A713) P.O.Box 45 Stn. A, Ott awa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada (Fax: 613 5625177/e-mail: ymhaddadatrix.gen ie.uottawa.ca)
Co-director: Prof. S.A. Firstov, Frantsevich Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine 960915
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Optical Resonators-Theory and Design
13-20 Jul 1997 : Smolenice Castle, Slovakia Contact: Dr. R. Kossowsky, Emerging Technologies Inc., Materials Engineer ing and Systems Div., 6327 Burchfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA ( Fax: 1 412 421 4342/e-mail: wk02025@worldlink.com) Co-director: Prof. M. Jelinek, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech R epublic
960582

C1-C3 Hydrocarbon Conversion
14-17 Jul 1997 : Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Contact: Prof. F. Trifiro, University of Bologna, Dpto. di Chimica Indust riale e dei Materiali, V. Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy (Fax: +39 51 644 3680/e-mail: cicatal@boifcc.cineca.it) Co-director: Prof. A.G. Anshits, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk , Russia
961058

Refractory Metals in Molten Salts - their Chemistry, Electrochemistry and Technology
10-15 Aug 1997 : Apatity, Russia
Contact: Dr. D.H. Kerridge, University of Southampton, Dept. of Engineeri ng Materials, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK (Fax: 1703 593016) Co-director: Dr. E.G. Polyakov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Rus sia
960472

Syntheses, Optical Properties and Applications of Near-Inrared (NIR) Dyes in High Technology Fields
24-27 Sep 1997 : Czech Republic
Contact: Prof. S. Daehne, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Te sting, Rudower Chausee 5, D-12489 Berlin, Germany (Fax: +49 30 6392 5787/ e-mail: daehne@ah.bam-berlin.de)
Co-director: Dr. J. Slavik, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Repu blic

Challenges for Sulfides in Material Sciences and Catalysis 27 Sep - 2 Oct 1997 : Varna, Bulgaria
Contact: Prof. R.A. Van Santen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Schui t Institute of Catalysis, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Fax: 0031 40 245 5054/e-mail: tgtars@office.chem.tue.nl) Co-director: Prof. A.A. Andreev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bu lgaria
961338

Interfacial Science in Ceramic Joining
October 1997 : Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Contact: Dr. A. Bellosi, CNR-IRTEC, via Granarolo 64, 48018 Faenza, Italy (Fax: +39 546 46381/e-mail: bellosi@irtec1.irtec.bo.cnr.it Co-director: Prof. T. Kosmac, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 96135220

Probabilities and Materials : Tests, Models and Applications for the 21st Century
1-3 Oct 1997 : Russia
Contact: Prof. G.N. Frantziskonis, University of Arizona, Dept. of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA (Fax: 1 520 62 1 2550/e-mail: fran@ccit.arizona.edu)
Co-director: Prof. O. Naimark, Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm, Russia 960993

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Strategic Approaches to the Assessment and Management of Manufacturing Te chnology Innovation
June 1997 : Bled, Slovenia
Contact: Mr. P. Levy, University of Brighton, CENTRIM, Falmer, Brighton, UK (Fax: 44 1273 685896/e-mail: p.r.levy@bton.ac.uk) Co-director: Dr. M Junkar, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 961356
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Quantitative Studies for S&T Policy in Transition Economies 4-6 Sep 1997 : Moscow
Contact: Dr. S Radosevic, University of Sussex, Science Policy Research U nit, Mantell Building, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RF, UK (Fax: 44 1273 685 86 5)
Co-director: Dr. L Gokhberg, Centre for Science Research & Statistics, Mo scow, Russia
961348

Technology Transfer: From Invention to Innovation 6-8 Nov 1997 : Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Dr. E.J. Duff, University of Manchester, Vuman Limited, Skelton House, Manchester Science Park, Manchester, M15 6SH UK (Fax: 44 161 226 8746)
Co-director: Dr. A. Inzelt, IKU, Budapest, Hungary 951510

OTHER AREAS

Electron Kinetics and Applications of Glow Discharges 19-23 May, 1997 : St. Petersburg, Russia Contact: Dr. U.R. Kortshagen, University of Minnesota, Department of Mech anical Engineering, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA (Fa x: 1 612 624 5230/e-mail: uk@tristan.me.umn.edu) Co-director: Prof. L.D. Tsendin, St. Petersburg State Technical Universit y, Russia
960802

New Developments in Quantum Field Theory 14-20 Jun 1997 : Zakopane, Poland
Contact: Dr. P.H. Damgaard, Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark (Fax: +45-31 42 10 16/e-mail: phdamg@nbi.dk) Co-director: Prof. J Jurkiewicz, Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland 960609

B. GENERAL MEETINGS

SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Biological Electron-Transfer Chains : Genetics, Composition and Mode Oper ation
3-7 May 1997 : Tomar, Portugal
Contact: Prof. G.W. Canters, Leiden University, Leiden Institute of Chemi stry, Gorlaeus Laboratory, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands (Fax: +31-71-5274349/e-mail: canters@rulgca.leidenuniv.nl)20 950938

Current Challenges on Large Supramolecular Assemblies 1-6 Nov 1997 : near Athens, Greece
Contact: Dr. G Tsoucaris, Universit82 Paris-Sud, Chatenay-Malabry, CNRS

The NATO Science Programme provides assistance for scientific collaborati on between NATO-country scientists and between NATO-country scientists an d scientists in Cooperation Partner (CP) countries (the Commonwealth of I ndependent States and countries of Central and Eastern Europe). 20

Support is available for collaboration between NATO-country scientists in any scientific area for Collaborative Research Grants, or to organize Ad vanced Study Institutes. Support for collaboration between NATO-country and CP-country scientists is PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PRIORIT Y AREAS outlined below. The possibilities of support for collaboration b etween NATO and CP-country scientists are for Collaborative Research Gra nts, Linkage Grants, Expert Visit Grants, and grants to organize Advanced Research Workshops and Advanced Study Institutes. 20

PRIORITY AREAS

DISARMAMENT TECHNOLOGIES : Scientific questions related to nuclear, biolo gical, chemical and conventional weapons disarmament and non-proliferatio n efforts, in the pursuit of dismantlement, destruction and conversion ac tivities in an effective and environmentally sound manner.

ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY: Scientific problems related to environmental secu rity including the reclamation of contaminated military sites, regional e nvironmental problems and natural and man-made disasters; affordable clea nup technologies are of particular interest.

HIGH TECHNOLOGY : Scientific problems related to high technology includin g information science, materials science, biotechnology and energy conser vation and supply (non-nuclear).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY : Problems related to science policy, techn ology transfer, innovation, management, intellectual property rights and career mobility (e.g. redeployment of defence-industry scientists).

COMPUTER NETWORKING : In dealing with these priority areas Computer Netwo rking should be used to the fullest extent possible. Computer networking supplements are therefore available for CP country teams awarded NATO Li nkage Grants. Networking Infrastructure Grants are also available, to au gment the regional computer networking infrastructure of the academic com munity in Cooperation Partner countries.

Further information and application forms for the activities noted above are available at the NATO science web site - address:

http://www.nato.int/science

Would enquirers please first consult the web pages, if possible, before requesting information by e-mail. Any request for application forms by e-mail should include a postal address for reply.

NATO Scientific Affairs Division,20
B-1110 Brussels, Belgium
fax: 32-2-707 4232
e-mail: science@hq.nato.int

Name: Enid Austin, Information Coordinator, 
      NATO Scientific Affairs Div.
      B-1110 Brussels, Belgium

Fax: 32-2 707 4232
E-mail: science@hq.nato.int
Date: 12/18/96
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