Exhibition In parallel to the scientific sessions, companies are invited to present their products and processes in the field of catalysis technologies. For further information please contact the conference secretariat via e-mail: martz@dechema.de. Social Programme A programme of exciting social events will be offered, for example a welcome reception, poster party, congress party at the DOGANA (the historic heart of the congress centre), sight-seeing, excursions and farewell dinner. Conference Venue The Conference will be held in Innsbruck at the convention centre CONGRESS INNSBRUCK GmbH, Rennweg 3, A-6020 Innsbruck. The conference centre was "Best congress centre 2001 - AIPC Apex Award Winner" and is situated next to the entrance of the Old Town. Please visit the centre on www.congress-innsbruck.at. The City of Innsbruck Innsbruck, the capital of the Tyrol, has 130 000 inhabitants. The city is located at the heart of the Alps at 574 m above sea level and encircled by majestic mountain peaks. Innsbruck’s completely preserved Old Town dates back to the Middle Ages. With its most famous landmark, the Golden Roof, and its magnificent Hofburg Palace, Innsbruck belongs to the most beautiful and interesting cities in Central Europe. Due to its location at crossroads of north and south, east and west, and its intellectual background as a famous university city with some 28 000 students, the city enjoys great political and cultural standing. Accommodation A very wide range of accommodation from 5 star hotels to simpler hotels, boarding houses and private rooms is available for the time of the conference. Please make your reservations only via e-mail to europacat@congress-innsbruck.at, the congress will receive credit for each booking which will help to reduce the congress costs. Supporting Organisations Catalysis Group, Austrian Chemical Society (GOECH) Subject Division Catalysis, DECHEMA e.V. Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Organising Committee Konrad Hayek, Universität Innsbruck/A Hannelore Vinek, TU Wien/A Roel Prins, ETH Zurich/CH Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin/D (Chairman) Sabine Wrabetz, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin/D Roland Dittmeyer, DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main/D Conference Organisation INNSBRUCK Austria August 31 – September 04, 2003 The European Catalysis Forum Organised under the auspices of DECHEMA e.V. will manage the technical organisation of EuropaCat-VI. by the National Catalysis Societies of Austria, Germany and Switzerland Conference Secretariat DECHEMA e.V. Attn.: Ms. Claudia Martz P.O.Box 15 01 04 60061 Frankfurt am Main (GERMANY) Phone: ++49-(0)69-7564-129 FAX: ++49-(0)69-7564-176 e-mail: martz@dechema.de Call for Papers Advisory Board Robert Schlögl, Berlin/D (Chairman) Peter Albers, Hanau/D Thomas Bein, München/D Matthias Beller, Rostock/D Hans-Ulrich Blaser, Basel/CH Michael Bowker, Reading/UK Michèle Breysse, Paris/F Gabriele Centi, Messina/I Michel Che, Paris/F Ib Chorkendorff, Lyngby/DK Avelino Corma, Valencia/E Konrad Hayek, Innsbruck/A Claude Henry, Marseille/F Graham J. Hutchings, Cardiff/UK Freek Kapteijn, Delft/NL Jan Kaspar, Trieste/I Rüdiger Kniep, Dresden/D Johannes A. Lercher, München/D Bernhard Lücke, Berlin/D Guy Marin, Gent/B Claude Mirodatos, Villeurbanne/F Jacob A. Moulijn, Delft/NL Hans Niemantsverdriet, Eindhoven/NL Peter Panster, Hanau/D Roel Prins, Zürich/CH Albert Renken, Lausanne/CH Stefano Rossini, San Donato Milanese/I Philippe Sautet, Lyon/F Friedrich Schmidt, Bruckmühl-Heufeld/D Ulrich Schubert, Wien/A Ekkehard Schwab, Ludwigshafen/D Henrik Topsøe, Lyngby/DK Hannelore Vinek, Wien/A Dieter Vogt, Eindhoven/NL Scientific Programme The programme offers three parallel sessions with ample time for discussion. Two poster sessions provide room for detailed scientific discourse among specialists in a particular field. Three substantial prizes will be awarded for posters by an international jury. Plenary Lectures Martin Studer, Solvias AG, Basel/CH Sir John M. Thomas, University of Cambridge/UK Alfons Baiker, ETH Zürich/CH Diek Koningsberger, Universiteit Utrecht/NL Gerhard Emig, Unversität Erlangen-Nürnberg/D Key Dates October 1, 2002 till January 15, 2003 (Deadline!) Submission of abstracts End of July, 2003: Final programme available. Mailing of CD-ROM with programme and abstract information August 31, 2003: Welcome to EuropaCat-VI October, 2004: Closure of the EuropaCat-VI website Changes will be announced on the conference website. Paper Submission Submissions should always be made using the application form available on the website of the conference - www.europacat.org. Special Symposia (Session IV) A fourth session has been provided for Special Symposia and meetings of the national catalysis societies and national and European networks. Proposals should be submitted via the national EFCATS representative. Please specify topic and expected length. Registration Fees Conference ticket for participant/s from industry € 510.00 from academia € 290.00 students € 100.00 Keynote Lectures Session I Pierre Jacobs, K.U. Leuven, Heverlee/B Jean-Marie Basset, CPE Lyon, Villeurbanne/F Ferdi Schüth, MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/D Session II Jürgen Hafner, Universität Wien/A Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque/USA Adriano Zecchina, Università di Torino/I Session III Robbie Burch, University of Reading/UK Giuseppe Bellussi, EniTecnologie SpA, Milano/I Bursaries A number of bursaries for students or young scientists will be sponsored by EFCATS (Free of conference fee and accommodation). Please use the application form available on the europacat website www.europacat.org. Please contact wrabetz@fhi-berlin.mpg.de for assistance. Publications and e-media Four weeks before the conference each participant will receive a CD-ROM with all the programme and abstract information in a format readable by internet browsers allowing detailed planning.