Subject: nato-asi (fwd)

From: [email-masked] (Casida Mark)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 16:50:04 -0500 (EST)

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> METAL-LIGAND INTERACTIONS - STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY
>  
> A NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE
> September 4-16,1994
> Grand Hotel San Michele,  Cetraro, Calabria, ITALY
> =============================================================================== 
> ORGANIZING COMMITTEE                       LOCAL COMMITTEE
> Dennis Salahub (Montreal, Canada)          Marirosa Toscano (Cosenza, Italy)
> Nino Russo (Cosenza, Italy)                Franca Mele      (Cosenza, Italy)
> Julius Jellinek (Boston, USA)              Francesco Neve   (Cosenza, Italy)
> Martin Moskovits (Toronto, Canada)         Mauro Ghedini    (Cosenza, Italy)     
> Ha-Jo Freund (Bochum, Germany)             Giovanni De Munno (Cosenza, Italy)
> 
> 				Director
> 				Nino Russo (Cosenza, Italy)
> =============================================================================== 
> OBJECTIVES:
>  
>         The goal of the ASI is to promote interactions amongst theorists and
> experimentalists in the several fields which deal with metal-ligand
> interactions (inorganic and organometallic chemistry, cluster science, surface
> science, catalysis) and to expose young researchers at an early stage of their
> career to the several conceptual frameworks that currently contribute to the
> area.  The fundamental concern of the ASI will be the nature of the
> microscopic interactions between metal atoms (clusters, surfaces) and
> ligands (atoms, molecules, adsorbates, reagents, products) and the changes in
> these interactions during physical and chemical transformations.
>  
> TOPICS AND LECTURERS:
> 
> Ab Initio Theory:
> K. Morokuma (Emory University, USA)
> V. Staemmler (University of Bochum, Germany)
>  
> Density Functional Theory: 
> N. Russo (Universita della Calabria, Italy)
> D.R. Salahub(Universite de Montreal, Canada)
> 
> Semi-empirical Theory:
> M. Mingos (Imperial College, UK)
> M.C. Zerner (University of Florida, USA) 
> 
> Complexes
> P. Braunstein (Universty of Strasburg, France)
> R.J. Puddephatt (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
> 
> Clusters:
> P. Armantrout (University of Utah, USA)
> P. Hackett (Ottawa, Canada)
> M. Moskovits (University of Toronto, Canada) 
> 
> Surfaces:
> S. Ceyer (MIT, Cambridge, USA)
> H.J. Freund (University of Bochum, Germany)
> 
> Catalysis:
> D.W. Goodman (Texas A& M University, USA) 
> G.M. Zhidomirov (Novosibirsk, Russia)
>  
> SPECIAL RESEARCH SEMINARS AND POSTER SESSIONS:  
> 	In addition to the lectures, ample time will be reserved
> for a series of special research seminars (45+15 minutes talk), poster sessions,
> round tables, computer simulations, tutorials and informal discussions.
>  
> GENERAL INFORMATION
>  
>         A NATO ASI is an international "summer school".  Lectures are aimed
> at the postdoctoral level.  The ASI students may be senior graduate students,
> postdoctoral fellows, university faculty members, government or industrial
> researchers. Attendance will be limited to about 80 students chosen on the
> basis of their interest and contributions to the subject area, the potential
> benefit to them and to the ASI from their attendance, and so as to achieve a
> balance of nationalities.
>  
>         Tuition:  There will be no tuition fees for participants from academic
> institutions.  Participants from industry will be asked to pay a tuition fee of
> $US 300 or, better, to have their companies make a more substantial
> contribution to the school (with appropriate recognition in the program and
> publication).
>  
>         Room and Board:  Lodging will be at the Grand Hotel San Michele. With
> only a few exceptions, rooms will be  assigned double occupancy.  The cost of
> room and full board for the 12 nights is 1 100 000 Italian Lire (about $US 850).
> It is hoped that participants' institutions will cover most or all of the living
> expenses.  However, the grant from NATO and other support should allow
> significant subsidies to those who would otherwise be unable to attend.
>  
>         Travel support:  There is a possibility of limited travel support for
> those who would otherwise be unable to attend.
>  
>         Site:   The meeting will take place at the Grand Hotel San Michele in
> Cetraro, Calabria, a beautiful hotel on the sea with all conveniences, a private
> beach, and a well-earned reputation for their meals.  The closest airport is at
> Lamezia about an hour's flight south of Rome. A bus service will be
> arranged from Lamezia to the ASI site, with stops at Paola for those who
> arrive by train (4 hours from Naples; Naples is 2 hours by train from Rome).
> Cars may be rented at Lamezia.  Besides the breathtaking beaches, mountains and 
> sea-scapes, a short trip may be made to Reggio Calabria(an hour and a half by car) 
> and the famous archaeologicalmuseum (the Riaci bronzes are nothing short of magnificent) 
> and a short boat ride from there to Sicily or the Aeolian Islands with their active
> volcanoes and more superb beaches.
>  
> APPLICATION:
>         There is no special application form.
>         Those wishing to attend should send a letter by normal mail or, better,
> 	by fax or electronic mail.  This should specify:
>                 i) date and place of birth, together with present nationality
>                 ii) academic qualifications
>                 iii) present position and place of work
>                 iv) a BRIEF statement of ongoing research and publications
> 		relevant to the theme of the ASI
>                 v) number of publications and a (1-PAGE MAX.) list of the most
> 		recent or most important
>                 vi) students and postdocs should also have sent a brief letter
> 		from their research director supporting their attendance
>                 vii) those requesting financial aid should state how much and
> 		provide a brief justification.
>  
> THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MAY 30,1994. 
> After that date, applications will be reviewed on a space-available basis.
>  
> Please send one copy of application letters to:
>      		 Prof. Nino Russo
> 		(NATO-ASI Director)
>                 Dipartimento di Chimica
>                 Universita della Calabria
>                 I-87030 Arcavacata di Rende (CS)
>                 ITALY
> 		Tel: 39-(0)984 49 21 06
>                 Fax: 39-(0)984 49 20 44
>                 E.M.: [email-masked]
> 
> 

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