International Workshop on the Electrochemistry of Electroactive Materials WEEM - 2012 ISE SPONSORED MEETING Szeged Hódmezővásárhely, HUNGARY June 3-8, 2012 SECOND CIRCULAR Chairpersons G. Inzelt (Hungary), C. Visy (Hungary), M. A. Vorotyntsev (France) Scientific Committee L. M. Abrantes (Portugal), V. Z. Barsukov (Ukraine), C. Deslouis (France), J. Heinze (Germany), A. R. Hillman (UK), G. Inzelt (Hungary), P. J. Kulesza (Poland), O. A. Petrii (Russia), P. G. Pickup (Canada), M. A. Vorotyntsev (France) Advisory Board 2012 D. Aurbach (Israel), D. Mandler (Israel), V. M. Mirsky (Germany), R. Seeber (Italy), O. A. Semenikhin (Canada), M. Skompska (Poland), V. Tsakova (Bulgaria), C. Visy (Hungary) Local Organizing Committee O. Berkesi, B. Endrődi, C. Janáky, E. Peintler-Kriván, Á. Szűcs, P. S. Tóth, C. Visy (chairperson)
Dear Colleagues, We would like to thank you for your conference applications. Submitted contributions cover various topics within the planned scope of the workshop so that they all will be accepted for presentation. As for a particular form (oral or poster, etc.) the authors will be informed on the decision of the Organizing Committee within the next days. Similar to previous workshops, besides conventional sessions special "poster session" will be arranged where an author of each poster will be invited for a five-minute oral presentation, to give an advertisement of his/her results. The preliminary program will be delivered in the middle of May. Below, please find details on transportation, accommodation, abstract submission and the bank account for payment. Extended Abstracts The abstract of a presentation for publication inside the conference proceedings (1 page including imbedded figures and references) is to be prepared in the MS Word document in DOC or RTF format, see attached abstract form. Its content including its title may be modified compared to the preliminary resume submitted earlier. Please send it to us in the electronic form by May 10 (via email as attached file) to the address: visy@chem.u-szeged.hu, mv@u-bourgogne.fr If its size exceeds 2 MB, please pack it as ZIP file. Travel and transportation Arrival by car From Budapest If you decide to come by car, take the motorway M5. (You can pay the toll at the petrol station.) Leave M5 at exit 159, take direction M43, Arad/47/Hódmezővásárhely/Szeged észak. Leave roundabout at the first exit, take direction 5, Szeged/E68/43/Arad/47/Hódmezővásárhely. When you reach Hódmezővásárhely guidepost, turn left to the Ady Endre street by crossing the rail track. First crossing turn left, Nagy András János street. At the 3rd street turn right, Hóvirág street. Turn right at Kodály Zoltán street, right after turn left to Hunyadi street, the next crossing is the Zrínyi street. Your destination is Zrínyi street no. 2. Coordinates: GPS N 46.41437 E 20.31645 From Szeged Take direction Hódmezővásárhely route no. 47, cross 2 roundabouts. When you reach Hódmezővásárhely, turn left to the Ady Endre street by crossing the rail track. First crossing turn left, Nagy András János street. At the 3rd street turn right, Hóvirág street. Turn right at Kodály Zoltán street, right after turn left to Hunyadi street, the next crossing is the Zrínyi steet. Your destination is Zrínyi street no. 2. Coordinates: GPS N 46.41437 E 20.31645 Arrival by train There is a regular train service (every hour) connecting Budapest and Szeged, departing from Nyugati railway station, having a stop at Budapest Airport (Ferihegy 1). The journey time is approximately two and a half hours. For details please visit: elvira.mav-start.hu Travellers arriving to Liszt Ferenc Airport and travelling further by train can buy their train tickets in Tourinform office at Terminal 1 from 08.00 to 22.00 or at platform B of the railway station Budapest Airport (Ferihegy 1) from the ticket vending machine. The two platforms of the railway station are connected with Airport Terminal 1 via pedestrian footbridge, equipped with lifts above the clearway. A short pedestrian path of just 200 meters connects Budapest Airport (Ferihegy 1) railway station with Terminal 1. Railway station and Terminal 2A or 2B are connected by bus no. 200E. Bus tickets are available from ticket machine in front of the Terminal, or purchased from the driver for HUF. The train will arrive to the Nagyállomás (Main Railway station) at Szeged (This is the terminal). Arriving to the station take the other train to Hódmezővásárhely. This journey will take approximately half an hour. Arriving to Hódmezővásárhely, you can take a taxi, or by three minutes walk you will get the bus no. 1. Get off at Kossuth tér (the 4th stop, Kossuth square). On your left hand side you will see the hotel in the Zrínyi street.
As an alternative, the organizers offer you taxi transportation service between Szeged Railway Station and the Workshop Venue once in every hour on 3 rd June from 10:30 to 17:30 and on 8 th June from 10:00 to 17:00. Fare: 20 EUR / one way By air and shuttle transfer Probably the easiest and most convenient way to get to the conference is to fly to Budapest. The organizers offer you shuttle transportation service between Budapest Airport and the Workshop Venue. Before the Workshop we will ask you to provide your flight details (arrival / departure time and number of the flight) in advance to book transportation with us. There will be a meeting point at the airport for workshop participants. If you do not provide us your flight information in advance, and just show up at the airport, we can not guarantee your transfer! The shuttle transportation would be: on 3 rd June from Liszt Ferenc Airport to the Workshop Venue at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00. on 8 th June from the Workshop Venue to Liszt Ferenc Airport at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00. Fare: 50EUR/one way. Individual transportation: you can order shuttle transportation at any time outside the given dates. Fare: 100 EUR/one way. Taxi in Hódmezővásárhely: Volán Taxi Tel.: +36-62-222-222 or +36-80-621-111 Főnix Taxi Tel.: +36-80-620-444 or +36-80-625-625 Registration Registration fees and accommodation EUR 575 per person (in single hotel room) EUR 455 per person (in double hotel room) EUR 350 per accompanying person Registration fee for participants includes: Admission to scientific sessions and poster exhibition (exposed during the whole conference period) Congress materials (final program, collection of extended abstracts, badge etc.) Refreshments during coffee breaks Participation in the Welcome reception (June 3) Accommodation in Hotel Ginkgo for 5 nights (June 3-8) including breakfasts 5 lunches (June 4-8) 3 dinners (June 4, 5 and 7) Registration fee for accompanying person includes: Participation in the Welcome reception (June 3) Accommodation in Hotel Ginkgo for 5 nights (June 3-8) including breakfasts 5 lunches (June 4-8) 3 dinners (June 4, 5 and 7) 2 social programs in Hódmezővásárhely Optional visiting tour to Szeged (June 6 afternoon), combined with a party in a Fisherman s Restaurant (evening) can be ordered separately. Fare: EUR 40
Payment When registering for the 7 th WEEM - International Workshop on the Electrochemistry of Electroactive Materials please arrange payment of the registration fee. All payments should be made in EURO by 10 th of April. Any bank charges will be charged to the payer. In case of bank transfer by your sponsor / workplace please make sure that your name is forwarded together with the money. If your sponsor uses a block transfer for several participants, it is necessary to include all relevant names. Congress bank account: Please transfer to: Congress & Hobby Service Bank (MKB Bank Zrt.): 10300002-28514217-48820019 IBAN: HU35 1030 0002 2851 4217 4882 0019 SWIFT (BIC) code: MKKB HU HB EU VAT ID: H U13472711 Please indicate: WEEM-12 / + name(s) of participant(s) Confirmation Upon receipt of your registration and payment, the congress office will send you a confirmation form that also serves as your invoice. Please show this confirmation of registration at the congress counter when picking up your congress materials. Passports and Visas Currently valid passport or identity card is required for foreign visitors travelling to Hungary. Although visa requirements may vary from country to country, no visa is needed from almost all European Countries. Liability - Insurance The participants take part in all excursions at their own risk. The registration fee does not include any kind of insurance. The Organizing Committee and the Congress Office can not accept liability for personal accidents, losses or damage. Health, baggage or accident insurance is recommended and must be taken out in your own country. Cancellation of Workshop Participation In the case that you cancel your participation in the workshop by 5 May 2012, the registration fee minus a processing fee of 50 EUR will be refunded. No refund will be made if cancellation is made at a later date. Please notify the conference office of your cancellation in writing. Modification of Workshop Participation In the case of cancellation or modification of any of the data of your invoice, it will mean a handling charge of 15 EUR. Please notify the congress office of your modification in writing. Preliminary Schedule Arrival: Sunday afternoon (June 3). Welcome party: Sunday evening Sessions: Sunday evening, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Thursday, Friday morning Excursion (optional): Wednesday afternoon. Banquet (optional): Wednesday evening Departure: Friday afternoon after lunch (June 8) Important Dates 10 April 2012 Deadline for payment of the workshop fee and for submission of the filled-in travel form 10 May 2012 Deadline for submission of abstracts for the workshop proceedings 25 May 2012 Distribution of the 3rd circular and the preliminary program 3 June 2012 Arrival to the workshop place
Addresses for correspondence Csaba Visy Department of Physical Chemistry & Materials Science, University of Szeged Aradi vt. tere 1, Szeged, Hungary H-6720. Phone: +36-62-54-46-67, Fax: + 36-62-54-64-82, E-mail: visy@chem.u-szeged.hu. Mikhail Vorotyntsev Skype: vorotyntsev; E-mail: mv@u-bourgogne.fr Workshop Secretariat Congress & Hobby Service P.O.B. 1022. H-6701 Szeged, Hungary Phone: +36-62-484-531, +36-62-484-532 Fax: +36-62-450-014 e-mail: info@congress-service.hu Workshop home page: http://congress-service.hu/2012/weem