Call for Proposals

The Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden (MPIPKS) and the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems, Palma de Mallorca (IFISC) have recently launched a joint program to"Trends in Complex Systems". The program consists of a series of IFISC-MPIPKS Workshops, to be held in Mallorca and Dresden, and is initially for the years 2008-2010.
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Applications are invited for workshops in all research areas related to the physics of complex systems. Priority will be given to frontier subjects which develop rapidly and to new interdisciplinary topics. Workshops will extend over one week. Participation will be limited to 50-80 persons. each workshop will consist of talks on advanced topics, discussions, and exploratory research for new scientific collaborations. Local costs of all accepted participants are covered by the local organizing institute.

The scientific direction of each workshop will be under the responsibility of one to three renowned scientists who have contributed substantially to the proposed research field.

The selection of proposals will be carried out by an ad-hoc IFISC-MPIPKS joint committee.

Deadline for the submission of applications for the year 2010 is May 31, 2009.

The proposal should include:

  • Title + abbreviation (max. 6 letters)
  • Coordinators (with title/name/address/phone/fax/email)
  • Proposed dates and preferred location (Mallorca or Dresden)
  • What it is about
  • Why it is timely
  • The structure of the program
  • Tentative list of invited participants (confirmed where possible) and their preliminary contribution titles
  • Number of expected participants (including applicants)
  • List of external funding when available
  • Expected travel funds from local organizer (IFISC or MPIPKS)
  • Expected person X days (needed for estimating local costs)

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    For further information please contact:

    Dr. M. Matías
    IFISC (CSIC-UIB) Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems
    Edif. Mateu Orfila, Campus UIB
    07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    Tel: +34-971-173290 , Fax: +34-971-173248
    e-mail: tcs@ifisc.uib.es

    Dr. S. Flach
    Visitors Program
    Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
    Nöthnitzer Str. 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
    Tel: +49-351-871-2103, -2198, Fax: +49-351-871-2199
    e-mail: tcs@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de