ECT2007 - 5th European Conference on Thermoelectrics

<p>&nbsp;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody><tr style="height: 99.65pt"> <td colspan="2" width="404" valign="top" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 303.1pt; height: 99.65pt"> <h3 style="margin-top: 6pt"><em><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial">The 5-th European Conference on Thermoelectrics</span></em></h3> <h3><em><span style="font-family: Arial">September 10-12, 2007</span></em></h3> <p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial">Odessa</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial"> (</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial">Ukraine</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial">)</span></em></p> </td> <td colspan="2" width="215" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 161.2pt; height: 99.65pt"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="619" valign="top" style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color red; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 464.3pt"> <p style="margin-top: 3pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 3pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">ECT2007</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"> is the 5^th European Conference on Thermoelectrics. The Conference takes place in Odessa House of Scientists on Monday September 10 through </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Wednesday September 12, 2007</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">. The attendees are welcome on Sunday September 9. </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">The conference highlights fundamentals of thermoelectricity, development of new thermoelectric materials, devices processing and their forefront applications in cooling and electricity generation ranging from macro to nano scale. This year an emphasis will also be on the industrial, manufacturing and marketing aspects of thermoelectricity. All scientists and engineers working in the field of thermoelectricity are invited to attend ECT2007.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="619" valign="top" style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color red; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 464.3pt"> <h4 style="margin-top: 3pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt">SCOPE</span></h4> <h2><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">The conference will consist of invited and contributed papers during plenary, oral and poster sessions. The topics cover a wide range of scientific research that bridges the gap between basic science and applications of thermoelectricity. Papers will be solicited for the following topics:</span></h2> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Theoretical concepts in thermoelectricity and<span> </span>basic approaches</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">New and improved thermoelectric materials</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Low dimensional thermoelectric structures</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">New developments in measurement techniques and preparation methods</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Novel approaches to thermoelectricity</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Applications in thermoelectric refrigeration and electricity generation</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Thermoelectrics commercialization and marketing</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="619" valign="top" style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color red; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 464.3pt"> <h2 style="margin: 3pt 0in"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial">KAY DATES</span></strong></h2> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">May 1, 2007</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">:<span> </span>Abstract due</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">June 1, 2007</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">:<span> </span>Notification of acceptance to authors</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">June 15, 2007</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">:<span> </span>Last day for early registration fees</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">September 9, 2007</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">:<span> </span>Paper due</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="619" valign="top" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 464.3pt"> <h4 style="margin: 3pt 0in"><span style="font-size: 11pt">REGISTRATION</span></h4> <p style="margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Registration will be done on-line. The registration site and means of payment will be communicated by the end of 2006. Registration fees (including VAT):</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.85pt"> <td width="206" style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.85pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"> </span></strong></h2> <br /></td> <td colspan="2" width="206" style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.85pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Early, before June 15</span></h2> </td> <td width="206" style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.15in; height: 13.85pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Late, after </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">June 15, 2007</span></h2> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.8pt"> <td width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-align: left" align="left"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Regular participant</span></h2> </td> <td colspan="2" width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">250 €</span></h2> </td> <td width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.15in; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">300 €</span></h2> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.8pt"> <td width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-align: left" align="left"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Student</span></h2> </td> <td colspan="2" width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">180 €</span></h2> </td> <td width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.15in; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">230 €</span></h2> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.8pt"> <td width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-align: left" align="left"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Accompanying person</span></h2> </td> <td colspan="2" width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.75pt; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">100 €</span></h2> </td> <td width="206" style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.15in; height: 13.8pt"> <h2 style="text-align: center" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">130 €</span></h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="619" valign="top" style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color red; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 464.3pt"> <p style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Registration fees for participants (regular and students) include: admission to the sessions, abstract and proceedings books, coffee breaks, conference dinner, three lunches and social events. Registration fees for any accompanying person include conference dinner and social events.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="619" valign="top" style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color red; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 464.3pt"> <h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 3pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt">COMMITTEES</span></h4> <p style="text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">International:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">L. Anatychuk (Ukraine), </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">H. Böttner (Germany), A. Casian (Moldova), M. Fedorov (Russia), A. Pustovalov (Russia),<span> </span>E. Rogacheva (Ukraine), <span> </span>D.M. Rowe (United Kingdom), H. Scherrer (France), J. Stockholm (France), J. Tobola (Poland).</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 3pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Local: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"><span> </span>V. Pritula, A. Antonenko, V. Ivanov, C. Kontush, B. Kosoy, S. Kryzhanovsky, A. Lagutin, O. Naskalova, N., Potolov, D. Procenko, </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 3pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">Chairman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"> Vladimir Semenyuk<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><u>Contact information:</u> <span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">e-mail: <span style="color: blue">ect2007@ets-thermion.org</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Web page: to be designed</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin: 6pt 0in" class="MsoBodyText"> <span style="font-size: 9pt">To date supports and sponsors:<span> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify" class="MsoFooter"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:77.25pt; height:18.75pt;mso-wrap-distance-left:7.1pt;mso-wrap-distance-right:7.1pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative:page' o:ole="" o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\cronin\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.wmz" o:title="" cropbottom="10198f"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OLEObject Type="Embed" ProgID="MSDraw" ShapeID="_x0000_i1025" DrawAspect="Content" ObjectID="_1224529298"> </o:OLEObject> </xml><![endif]--></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial">Thermion Module</span></em></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>