The Max Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems started its activities in Dresden in 1994. After completion of the institute's new building and guest houses in 1997, the seminar and workshop program have been launched in full scale. The activities cover all research areas related to physics of complex systems. Priority will be given to frontier subjects which develop rapidly and to new interdisciplinary themes. Emphasis will be laid on the seminars, which should be accompanied by a workshop: exceptionally, isolated workshops will be organized.

Seminars are research-oriented activities with a duration between 1 and 4 months in which participants are encouraged to stay for a period of time long enough to be involved in scientific collaborations. Participation of 15-20 scientists per seminar is envisaged. The scientific seminar program includes research work, invited talks and informal discussion rounds. Young researchers working actively on the subject can apply for a longer-term appointment (up to one year).

Workshops will normally extend over one to two weeks and will be organized mainly in connection with a seminar. Participation will be limited to 35 - 50 persons. The activity will consist of talks on advanced topics as well as research work. Research facilities (library, office space, computers etc.) will be available to participants. Also an objective of the workshops is the initiation of scientific collaborations.

The scientific direction of these activities 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 committee. Deadline for the submission of applications for the year 2007 is June 30, 2005. Please check the updated program for currently available dates.

The proposal should include:
- Title + abbreviation (max. 6 letters)
- Coordinators (with title/name/address/phone/fax/email)
- Proposed dates
- What it is about
- Why it is timely
- The structure of the program
- Tentative list of invited participants (confirmed where possible)
- Number of expected participants (including applicants)
- List of external funding when available
- Expected travel funds from MPIPKS
- Expected person X days (needed for estimating local costs)

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For further information please contact:

Dr. S. Flach, Visitors Program
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
Nöthnitzer Str. 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
Tel: +49-351-871-2105, Fax: +49-351-871-2199
e-mail: visitors@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
WWW: http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/