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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Tuesday , May 19th
14.00-19.00
Accommodation and
registration
Wednesday, May
20th
8.45 – 9.00
Welcome
9.00 – 12.30
Invited lectures and oral
presentations
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 17.30
Invited lectures and oral
presentations
17.30 – 19.30
Poster session
Thursday, May 21st
8.45 -12.15
Invited lectures and oral
presentations
12.15 – 13. 45
Lunch
14.00
Excursion
16:00 – 18:30
POLINNOVA Advisory
Board meeting
20.00
Official dinner
Friday, May 22nd
8.30 – 10.00
POLINNOVA Advisory
Board meeting
10.00 – 12.20
Invited lectures and oral
presentations
12.25 – 13.55
Lunch
14.00 – 17.25
Invited lectures and oral
presentations
17.30 - 19.30
Poster session
Saturday, May 23rd
8.45 – 12.25
Invited lectures and oral
presentations
12.25 – 12.30
Closing remarks
POLINNOVA is a project
funded by the European
Commission within the
EU FP7 “Capacities –
Research
Potential”
program.
The 42-months project commenced on
01/10/2012 with coordination by the Institute
of Polymers at the Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences (IP-BAS). The main goal of POLINNOVA
is to strengthen IP-BAS research and innovation
potential in the field of advanced polymer
materials and to build its capacity of a regional
leader participating successfully in activities at
European Union level. The key concept of the
project is to implement an Action Plan derived
from a complete SWOT analysis. The Action Plan
was designed to achieve the main goal of the
project and the derived specific objectives:
- to strengthen the research capacity and to
develop the innovation potential of IP-BAS
through building strategic partnerships with
leading European research organizations
- to increase the human potential by attracting,
recruiting and retaining the experienced
researchers and technicians;
- to upgrade and extend the S&T equipment to
ensure a scientific infrastructure for world class
research and innovation;
- to unlock the Institute’s innovation potential
through a plan for innovation capacity building
and measures for increasing the Intellectual
Property awareness of the staff;
- to stimulate the partnership with targeted
industrial representatives, including SME, and
comprehensive dialogue with policy makers to
identifying the specific societal demands;
- to promote IP-BAS participation in research
and innovation activities at EU level;
- to increase the visibility of IP-BAS excellence
through dissemination and networking at
national, regional and European level.
Institute of Polymers
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Challenges in science
and technology
of polymer materials
Bansko, Bulgaria,
May 20-23rd, 2015
http: / /challenges2015.polymer.bas.bg/
The conference is supported by EC through FP7 project
POLINNOVA and all participant costs will be covered by the
organizers.The number of participants is limited to 100.
CONFERENCE TOPICS:
• Polymers for pharmacy, medicine and healthcare
• Polymers in nanoscience and nanotechnology
• Polymers for sustainable development
• Biobased and biorelated polymer materials
• New synthetic routes and technologies
• Advanced characterization techniques
• Polymers for energy and optoelectronic devices
VENUE
The conference will take place in Astera Bansko
hotel complex in Bansko, Bulgaria.
Bansko (Bulgarian: Банско) is a town in
southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the
Pirin Mountains at an elevation of 927 m above
sea level. During the recent years Bansko
became one of the most famous winter resorts
in Bulgaria
PLENARY SPEAKERS
 Prof. Klaus Müllen, Max-Planck Institute for
Polymer Research – Mainz, Germany
 Prof. Sebastien Lecommandoux, University of
Bordeaux, France
 Prof. Andrew Dove, University of Warwick,
United Kingdom
 Prof. Dirk Grijpma, University of Twente, The
Netherlands
 Prof. Yoshihito Osada, RIKEN Advanced
Science Institute, Japan
 Dr. Boris Vratzov, NT&D – Nanotechnology
and Devices CEO, Germany
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
o Prof. Filip Du Prez, Ghent University,
Belgium
o Prof. Stergios Pispas, Theoretical and Physical
Chemistry Institute – Athens, Greece
o Prof. Juan Francisco Rodrigues, University of
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
o Prof. Steve Brocchini, UCL School of
Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom
o Prof. Andrzej Dworak, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
o Dr. Markus Klapper, Max Planck Institute for
Polymer Research-Mainz, Germany
o Dr. Ionel A. Dinu, University of Basel,
Switzerland
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neli Koseva, Director of the
Institute of Polymers – Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Prof. Klaus Müllen, Germany
Prof. Philippe Dubois, Belgium
Prof. Filip Du Prez, Belgium
Prof. Andrzej Dworak, Poland
Prof. Jose M. Kenny, Italy
Prof. Sebastien Lecommandoux, France
Prof. Stergios Pispas, Greece
Prof. Juan Francisco Rodrigues, Spain
Prof. Steve Brocchini, UK
Prof. Stanislav Rangelov, Bulgaria
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration Deadline: February 27th, 2015
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 06th, 2015
Acceptance Notification: March 20th, 2015
REGISTRATION
For registration and further information please
visit: http: //challenges2015.polymer.bas.bg/
Prepare your abstract
All participants are kindly asked to prepare an
abstract for the conference using the template.
ACCOMMODATION
All participants will be accommodated in Astera
Bansko hotel complex in Bansko, Bulgaria
TRANSPORTATION
Bus transfer will be arranged from Sofia city and
Sofia airport to Astera Bansko hotel, Bansko,
and back. The organizers will contact you for
your traveling details.
Prof. Petar Petrov, Head of Organizing Committee
Assoc. Prof. Dilyana Paneva, Scientific Secretary of
the Institute of Polymers - BAS
Dr. Mariya Kyulavska
Dr. Emi Haladjova
Dr. Radostina Kalinova
Dr. Ekaterina Stoyanova
Dr. Philip Ublekov
Dr. Ivelina Tsacheva
Dr. Hristo Penchev
Dr. Georgy Georgiev
Mr. Pavel Bakardjiev
CONTACTS
Prof. Petar PETROV
Institute of Polymers – Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences, “Akad. G. Bonchev” St. 103A, 1113 Sofia,
BG Tel: +359 2 9796335; +359878129858
e-mail: [email protected]
Elena PUNCHEVA - Technical Assistant
e-mail: [email protected]