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.