ARE YOU A YOUNG SCIENTIST (PHD STUDENT/CANDIDATE OR RESEARCHER FROM THE ACADEMIC SECTOR) UP TO THE AGE OF 33?

We are pleased:

• to support you in your professional development,
• to give you the opportunity to both present as well as discuss your scientific achievements and obtain high quality feedback from your colleagues who deal with the same or similar issues,
• to meet your colleagues from different countries and establish new relations,
• to motivate you in order to write high quality papers.

hat advantages can you expect?

• your conference fee will be cut by 50% of the regular fee,
• your high quality accommodation will be arranged at a lower price,
• the best three presentations will be awarded:
  1^st prize: 300,-- EUR
  2^nd prize: 200,-- EUR
  3^rd prize: 100,-- EUR

The main emphasis is on high quality papers and presentations (in English only), which will be judged by an international conference committee.

The winners will be announced at the official closing ceremony of the conference on Friday afternoon.

The Session for Young Scientists is organised under honorary patronage of Mr. Ján Fígeľ, the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth.

One of our basic aims is to support all those activities which should lead to sharing of information, knowledge and experience and which might lead also to establishing of new partnerships, preparing of new joint papers or projects, etc. Therefore, there will be some social activities organised particularly for the young scientists, e.g. bowling competition (the best team will be awarded), in order to strengthen or improve their activities in the field of scientific/research networking.

For further information regarding registration, abstracts and papers submission, social activities etc. please see other sections of this web-site.