13 th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEPARATION SCIENCES
June 27 - 29, 2007
High Tatras, Štrbské Pleso, Slovak Republic
INVITATION - CALL FOR PAPERS - REGISTRATION
Scientific meeting organised under auspices of
Central European Group for Separation Sciences
SYMPOSIUM SITE - Hotel Patria, Štrbské Pleso in High Tatras / Vysoké Tatry, Slovak Republic
Following the successful 12th ISSS Symposium, held in Lipica, Slovenia, September 27-29, 2006,
and previous ISSS symposia held in Torun, Poland, 2002, Siofok, Hungary, 2003,
Opatija, Croatia, 2004 and Pardubice, Czech Republic, 2005,
the organisers of the forthcoming
13th International Symposium on Separation Sciences
invite you to Slovak Republic, to High Tatras resort, Štrbské Pleso,
on June 27-29, 2007.
The symposium will be an official CEGSS meeting in the Central European symposia series,
founded in 1990, and held as a joint meeting with 13th in the series of traditional symposia
ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS OF CHROMATOGRAPHY IN INDUSTRY
usually held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, once in three years.
Scientific meeting is held with support of ZSVTS,
Union of Slovak Science and Technology Societies, Slovak Republic
www.chtf.stuba.sk/ISSS
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
J. Lehotay (Slovak Republic) - Chairman
D.W. Armstrong (USA), *D. Berek (Slovak Republic), V.G. Berezkin (Russia), U.A.Th.Brinkman (Netherlands)
*W. Buchberger (Austria), *B. Buszewski (Poland), S. Fanali (Italy), M. Hutta (Slovak Republic)
*P. Jandera (Czech Republic), D. Kaniansky (Slovak Republic), E. Kenndler (Austria), I. Klebovich (Hungary),
J. Krupčík (Slovak Republic), W. Lindner (Austria), E. Matisová (Slovak Republic), M.V. Novotny (USA),
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Sz. Nyiredy (Hungary), P. Sandra (Belgium), *C. Sarzanini (Italy), L. Soják (Slovak Republic),
J. Ševčík (Czech Republic), *N. Šegudović (Croatia), T. Welsch (Germany), *L. Zupančič-Kralj (Slovenia)
* permanent members of CEGSS
ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS
Slovak University of Technology -- Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
Comenius University -- Faculty of Natural Sciences
Slovak Academy of Sciences -- Polymer Institute
Slovak Chemical Society
Slovak Society for Industrial Chemistry, member of Union of Slovak Science and Technology Societies
Society for Industrial Chemistry at Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
(all Bratislava, Slovak Republic)
LOCAL ORGANISATION
J. Lehotay
E. Benická, D. Berek, T. Buzinkaiová, A. Hercegová, K. Hroboňová, M. Hutta, D. Kaniansky,
S. Korenková, J. Krupčík, P. Májek, E. Matisová, D. Oktavec, M. Revús, J. Sádecká, L. Soják, I. Špánik
S C I E N T I F I C P R O G R AM
The scientific program will consist of plenary and session lectures, poster presentations, discussion sessions
and product seminars. The topics will cover all fundamental aspects, instrumentation, new developments,
optimisation, and applications of the various methods of separation sciences.
The attention will be focused on recent advances in:
gas and liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography,
electroseparation techniques, hyphenated and multidimensional techniques,
comprehensive chromatography
with special emphasis on:
new separation materials, sampling and sample preparation techniques
sample introduction and detection systems, identification and quantitation improvements
miniaturization and lab-on-chip
Current application of separations methods in:
chemical technology and biotechnology, food and pharmaceutical technology,
clinical chemistry, biochemistry and biomedicine, toxicology and environmental analysis
will be discussed. Emphasis will also be placed on automation.
TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS WILL BE A PART OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Chromatography of Polymers and Polymers in Chromatography.
Electroseparation techniques and miniaturisation in liquid phase separations.
Specialists in the field, research scientists, university teachers and students involved in any aspect of
separation techniques are cordially invited to participate in this event.
Oral communications and poster contributions are welcome.
Presentations of new products and research performed by companies are welcome.
The symposium language will be English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.
R E G I S T R AT I O N , S C I E N T I F I C C O N T R I B U T I O N S , C AL L F O R P AP E R S
Relevant information on symposium will be added in due time on this web-site.
The main symposium programme will be held in Hotel Patria at Štrbske Pleso. Scientific program of
Symposium will begin on Wednesday June 27, 2007 by opening morning session and will last until Friday June
29, 2007 afternoon hours. The space will be available also for workshops or seminars.
All participants are invited to present their current results from basic or applied research and
applications of separation techniques in the above listed and related areas. The organizers would like
to encourage especially young scientists to participate in the symposium scientific program.
Authors intending to contribute a lecture are requested to attach short preliminary abstract
with their pre-registration. Scientific program will comprise both oral and poster presentations. Only limited
number of contributions may be accepted for oral presentation. Panels of referees (ISC members) reserve the
right of selection. Authors will be informed whether their abstracts have been accepted and about the form of
presentation.
Short abstracts of all lectures will be included for information in the program booklet.
Symposium CD will include the written form of all lectures and poster contributions presented at the
symposium: enlarged abstracts-OR-abbreviated papers, obtained before the deadline. Texts may be up to 5
pages long, including tables and figures, all in form readable by MS Office 2000. The text shall be delivered by
e-mail preferably, for technical editing purpose the printed copy shall follow. The authors will keep the copyright
of their CD-text-contribution. CD-ROM will be provided with full and student symposium registrations.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE PRESENTATION AND POSTER (with preliminary short abstract)
WAS POSTPONED TO APRIL 20, 2007.
THE FINAL FORM OF ABSTRACT TO SYMPOSIUM CD-ROM SHALL BE OBTAINED
TILL MAY 15, 2007.
The interest to publish a full paper connected to the scientific contribution at the symposium
in recognized scientific journal is welcome. The papers will be subject to regular reviewing procedure.
Please indicate the interest in the preliminary registration.
D AT A F O R P AY M E N T S O F R E G I S T R AT I O N F E E
Payment of registration fee shall be made by bank transfer to the account No : 11466033/0900
in bank Slovenská sporiteľňa a.s., Bratislava, Obchodná 57, Slovak Republic (Slovakia),
SWIFT: GIBASKBX
IBAN SK62 0900 0000 0000 1146 6033.
The identification of the payment:
Variable symbol 1307, registration fee 13th ISSS 2007, full name of participant, name of company and
country must be given with bank transfer to facilitate the correct identification of the payments.
Please, pay the charges extra and inform the symposium office by fax (confirmation) on the day of payment.
Account holder is one of the official organisers of symposium:
Spoločnosť priemyselnej chémie pri Fakulte chemickej a potravinárskej technológie STU Bratislava
(Society for Industrial Chemistry at Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology of STU)
Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Slovak identification code of this organisation is: 31807861
The SPCH organisation, that holds the symposium acount, is scientific society (Society for Industrial
Chemistry), so there is no tax implied on the registration fee, no VAT.
Symposium registration fee
payment and confirmation sent before
full participant
student
May 10, 2007
€ 250
€ 125
after
€ 300
€ 150
Registration fee of full participant and student includes access to all symposium materials, entrance
to symposium program, exhibition and activities of firms, one copy of symposium CD-volume and final
program.
No accommodation is included in the registration fee.
AC C O M M O D AT I O N
Because of beginning of summer season, the accommodation during symposium will be reserved
via symposium office only, based on negotiated capacity within four hotels, at symposium reduced price.
The price for accommodation will be payed on-site at the reception desks in individual hotels.
After April 20, 2007, the accommodation may be subject to available space.
Please indicate the interest in the preliminary registration form.
The Symposium site Hotel Patria at Štrbské Pleso, and hotels where the accommodation is arranged, are
situated all in 20 minutes walking distance. The region belong to High Tatras Nature Park (Reserve) (TANAP),
but access by car for hotel guests (also for events) is allowed. The parking at all places is payed, the parking
cards will be available on registration desks of the hotels.
The hotels may be viewed at: www.hotelpatria.sk, www.hotelfis.sk, www.hotelpanorama.sk
For reservations please use the preliminary registration form via symposium office, the symposium
price was negotiated to reduced in bulk reservation.
O T H E R I N F O R M AT I O N
VISA, TRAVEL, LOCATION
Please check visa regulations between your country and Slovakia, when making your travel arrangements. All
questions concerning entry visa should be directed to your nearest Slovak embassy or consulate. We strongly
recommend that all applications for visa be made well in advance before the Symposium. You may also consult
the website: www.foreign.gov.sk
Štrbské Pleso is part of town Vysoké Tatry and is located in High Tatras geographical region. The Tatra electric
railways operate between Štrbské Pleso and town of Poprad, which is a regular IC trains railway stop and
Eurolines coach stop. See the maps on:
More information may be found on www.tatry.sk, www.tanap.sk, www.tatry.net, www.travelguide.sk
http://www.tatry.net/maps/strbskepleso.html
http://www.tatry.net/maps/tatranskalomnica.html
Symposium participants will be responsible for their own flight and travel arrangements to Slovak Republic.
In case of late arrival planned to Poprad (after 10.00 p.m., please inform the symposium office, the organisers
will arrange the transport from Poprad or Poprad-Tatry airport to the hotel at Štrbské Pleso.
By air :
EITHER select your flight to Austria, Vienna International Airport (Wien, Schwechat, Flughafen, Austria),
OR select your flight to Bratislava (Slovak Republic) airport, transfer to main railway station by bus 61.
OR select your flight to Prague (Czech Republic)
OR select your flight via Prague (Czech Republic) to Košice (Slovak Republic).
The airport Poprad-Tatry is operated by one regular line only from/to London-Stansted via SkyEurope airlines
company, otherwise only for charter flights
Czech Airlines
Prague - Košice, daily, for June 25 and 26 with return 29.6. 2007
http://www.czechairlines.com/cs/czechia/cz_home.htm
duration:
1h 05min
1 245 CZK
Czech Airlines
dep.: 07:05
arr.: 08:10
OK 0976
Praha (PRG)
Košice (KSC)
2 845 CZK
Czech Airlines
dep.: 11:40
arr.: 13:10
OK 0972
Praha (PRG)
Košice (KSC)
duration:
1h 30min
2 845 CZK
Czech Airlines
dep.: 17:15
arr.: 18:45
OK 0974
Praha (PRG)
Košice (KSC)
duration:
1h 30min
Aerospatiale/Alenia
ATR72
2 346 CZK
Czech Airlines
dep.: 21:45
arr.: 23:15
OK 0978
Praha (PRG)
Košice (KSC)
duration:
1h 30min
Aerospatiale/Alenia
ATR72
Boeing 737-500
Aerospatiale/Alenia
ATR72
Changes and booking via www.czechairlines.com
CSA air-tickets are available via www.czechairlines.com, at CSA offices or at cooperating travel agencies.
- bus connection arranged by airlines to local airport Poprad-Tatry from/to Kosice available acc. to webpage
(www.csa.cz)
http://www.airport-poprad.sk/
Timetable - Poprad-Tatry International Airport
Valid from March 25, 2007. Subject to change.
London (Stansted) - Poprad-Tatry
Flight Nr.
NE 161
Depart.
12:35
Arrival
16:05
Days of operation *
1-3--6-
Airlines
SkyEurope
Poprad-Tatry - London (Stansted)
Flight Nr.
NE 160
Depart.
16:45
Arrival
18:20
Days of operation *
1-3--6-
Airlines
SkyEurope
Actual changes and booking via skyeurope.com
SkyEurope air-tickets are available via skyeurope.com or by phone at +421-2-4850 4850
(Call-Center of SkyEurope Airlines in Bratislava).
By train
- by intercity and eurocity trains (IC) and (EC) (see www.zsr.sk, www.slovakrail.sk),
shall be booked in advance
25.6. 2007, 26.6.2007, 27.6.2007
from - to
Bratislava - (Poprad-Tatry)
departure
10:11
13:17
17:12
arrival
14:22
17:30
21:20
Praha hl.st. - (Poprad-Tatry)
8:07
15:10
Praha hl.st. - Žilina
Žilina - (Poprad-Tatry)
10:07
15:52
15:43 Žilina
17:30 Poprad-Tatry
Wien Westbf - (Poprad-Tatry)
Wien Südbahnhof - Bratislava
8:14
11:28
14:22
12:38 Bratislava
Bratislava-(Poprad-Tatry)
Wien Westbf-(Poprad-Tatry)
13:17
15:18
17:30 Poprad-Tatry
21:20
Kraków-Glowny-Žilina
6:50
12:28 Žilina
Žilina - (Poprad-Tatry)
15:52
17:30 Poprad-Tatry
Košice - (Poprad-Tatry)
Košice - (Poprad-Tatry)
Budapest-Keleti pu.Bratislava
6:18
8:18
9:50
7:36
9:36
12:22 Bratislava
13:17
17:30 Poprad-Tatry
Bratislava-(Poprad-Tatry)
Budapest-Keleti pu.Bratislava
13:50
16:16 - Bratislava
Bratislava-(Poprad-Tatry)
17:12
21:20 Poprad-Tatry
train no.
IC 405 Tatran
IC Váh
IC 403
Gerlach
EC 121
Košičan
EC 107/141
IC 511 Váh
IC 405 Tatran
Zr 2520
Grassalkovich
IC 511 Váh
IC 403
Gerlach
Zr 335
Skalnica
IC 511 Váh
duration
4h 11min
7h 3min
7h 23min
6h 8min
6h 2min
6h 2min
5h 38 min
R 602 Čingov
R 604 Dargov
EC 170
Hungaria
IC 511 Váh
1h 18 min
1h 18 min
7h 40min
EC 278
Jaroslav
Hašek
7h 30min
IC 403
Gerlach
By coach - Eurolines .see
www.eurolines.sk
- part Medzinarodne linky (eurolines)
OTHER INFORMATION
For walking on tourist trails in High Tatras solid boots and tourist outfit are neccessary.
CLIMATE: End of June is usually mild weather, 15 - 25 °C, but may be rainy, an umbrella is a necessity.
CURRENCY: The official currency is Slovak Crown - Sk, the exchange rate is approximately 1 EUR ~ 34 Sk.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Prof. Jozef Lehotay, DSc., chairman 13th ISSS 2007 & AACI 2007
Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology STU
Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Phone/Fax: +421-2-52926043, e-mail: ISSS2007@chtf.stuba.sk