Events - COST Action MP0601

 

Pre Action meeting in Pisa, 4-5 September 2006

 

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In September 2006 several members of the current Management Committee (MC) met in Pisa to finalise the contents of the application for our Action. The result of this intensive 2 day brainstorming session was the approval from COST Office of the Action MP0601.

 

Kick-off MC Meeting in Brussels, 2-3 April 2007

 

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The first MC meeting took place in April 2007 in Brussels. There were 15 members of the Action present in addition to two COST Officers. Alan Michette was elected to be the Chairman of the Action and Leo Gizzi was voted to be the Vice-Chairman. Leo also agreed to be the grant holder.

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2nd MC Meeting in Strasbourg, 30 May 2007

The meeting was attended by 18 members of the Action and one substitute COST Admin Officer. There were also two invited experts who gave their presentations to the MC. The discussions concentrated largely around increasing the Action’s membership and defining the range of activities for WGs.

 

1st Joint Working Groups Meeting in Pisa,
22-23 November 2007

 

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The meeting was hosted by Leo Gizzi and his colleagues at Instituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici CNR. It was a very intense and fruitful workshop attended by over 50 members. Around 40 scientists gave reports on research activities at their home institutions. All presentations are currently available on CD.

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3rd MC Meeting in Pisa, 23 November 2007

There were 17 members in attendance. No COST representative was present but we met our COST Rapporteur Zsolt Kajcsos for the first time. The discussions, among other topics, concentrated around possible Working Group Co-oridnator nominations, future STSMs and budgetary issues.

 

1st Training School in Warsaw, 28 May 2008

 

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For the first time the MP0601 Action has organised a Training School for early stage researchers. There were 12 students participating in the school, studying EUV Optics and Technology topics. The morning sessions consisted of three seminars giving the students the necessary background knowledge. Then followed three practical sessions in the afternoon.

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“During the one-day training school on EUV Optics and Technology I participated in theoretical lectures and practical work. The lectures were very interesting and contributed to better understanding of the experiments.

I have previously visited a lot of laboratories with electron microscopes but here I could use one myself for the first time and discuss the technique with experts. Since our faculty will soon be in possession of an electron microscope, this experience was very helpful for my future research work.

I have extended my knowledge in a very pleasant way during the competition offered by Prof. Michette. Some of the questions were difficult and made us think, and so all of the students must have benefited in a similar fashion. I think that the training school was perfect for learning the basics of research into laser-matter interactions.”

Veronika Pickova - student 

 

“The training school was an excellent and useful introduction to laser plasma EUV sources, and related optics. It was ideal for new-researchers to the field and succeeded in giving a broad overview of current technologies and understanding through the lectures and the hands-on experience.”

Matt Shand - student 

 

2nd Joint Working Groups Meeting in Warsaw,
29-30 May 2008

 

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The meeting was hosted by Henryk Fiedorowicz and his colleagues from the Institute of Optoelectronics at the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. Almost 60 registered members attended the meeting. Those reporting on their research activities were given a choice of an oral or visual (poster) presentation. In total 39 great presentations were given. In the evening our hosts treated us to spectacular Polish hospitality with a memorable Social Dinner, during which the stimulating scientific discussions continued.

 

4th MC Meeting in Warsaw, 29-30 May 2008

There were 18 participants in attendance. Unfortunately neither a COST representative nor the COST Rapporteur were able to attend but the COST Office provided a PowerPoint presentation with updated news.

 

3rd Joint Working Groups Meeting in Dresden,
27-28 November 2008

 

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The meeting was hosted by Reiner Dietsch and his colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS) in Dresden. Almost 50 registered members attended the meeting. In all 33 stimulating presentations were given, including several by early stage researchers, and many of these highlighted the benefits of collaborative work generated by the Action. As in previous meetings the lunch and coffee breaks (when posters were viewed) and the social dinner provided the opportunity for further scientific discussions about present and future work.

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5th MC Meeting in Dresden, 28 November 2008

The meeting was attended by 17 MC members and two observers. Neither COST representative nor Scientific Rapporteur were able to attend. The COST Office provided a PowerPoint presentation and a telephone link was made available to answer any queries. The topics included STSMs’ funding issues and contributions to Annual Report.

 

4th Joint Working Groups Meeting in Salamanca,
14-15 May 2009

 

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Over 60 participants attended the meeting hosted by Luis Roso and his colleagues from The Spanish Centre for Ultra-fast Ultra-intense Lasers in Salamanca. There were 28 oral presentations, including three from representatives of COST Action IE0601 Wood Science for Cultural Heritage, and 12 posters. The beautiful historical surroundings of the University and the city of Salamanca provided a perfect backdrop to many stimulating interactions.

6th MC Meeting in Salamanca, 14 May 2009

The meeting was attended by 15 MC members, the Scientific Rapporteur and the Scientific Officer who gave an update from the COST Office. The three representatives from IE0601 attended as observers, and an important outcome of the discussions was the agreement to explore collaborative work between the two Actions.

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5th Joint Working Groups Meeting in Smolenice,
23-24 November 2009

 

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Our November meeting, hosted by Dusan Korytar and his colleagues from Slovak Academy of Sciences, was held in Smolenice Castle, an atmospheric and hospitable setting that encouraged stimulating discussions and productive interactions. The meeting was attended by 55 participants. The tasting of local wines and the folk band, that serenaded us during the social dinner, provided welcome interludes from intense scientific programme, which consisted of 22 oral presentations (3 from overseas colleagues from USA, China and Japan) and 21 posters.

7th MC Meeting in Smolenice, 23-24 November 2009

The MC meeting was attended by 12 members of the committee. Unfortunately the the Scientific Rapporteur and the Scientific Officer could not attend but a PowerPoint presentation with updated news from the COST Office was provided. Topics discussed included future plans for the continuation of our collaborations and the preparation of the book based upon the Action’s activities.

Next WG and MC Meetings in Krakow, 27-28 May 2010