Forthcoming Institute Conferences

Electro-active Materials

Introduction

This one day meeting will be held to honour the memory of Professor Harry Block (pictured), who was for many years a distinguished member of the Dielectrics Group.  Professor Block, formerly Professor of Molecular Electronics at Cranfield University, was an international authority on the dielectric properties of polymers and made important contributions in electro-rheology. 

To reflect Professor Block's multi-disciplinary research interests and achievements, the meeting will welcome participation and contributions from biologists, chemists, engineers, materials scientists, physicists and technologists working on any aspect of field-induced effects in materials, including those of relevance to electronics, biotechnology, advanced displays and mechanical actuators.

Programme

Call for Posters - Late Submission

Posters are invited on topics broadly relating to the core themes of the conference as listed below:
- Semi-conducting materials
- Transducer materials
- Dielectric phenomena
- Dielectric process monitoring
- Nanocomposites
- Ferroelectrics
- Metamaterials
- Electrorheology
- Magnetorheology
- Electro-kinetics
- Microfluidic phenomena
- Dielectrophoresis
- Nano-electronics
- Photovoltaics

A prize will be awarded for the best poster by a student or early career researcher.

Please note the size for your poster should be A1 Portrait Format (approx. 65cm width x 90cm length). Please endeavor to keep within this dimension.  Velcro will be provided on the day.

The call for posters has now closed however late submissions may be considered by organisers. Please contact Professor Alun Vaughan at asv@ecs.soton.ac.uk for presentation availability. Authors with accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail. 

Registration and General Information

1. Venue
The conference will be held at the Cranfield Management Development Centre, Cranfield, UK. Maps will be sent to all registered participants.

Limited Double En-suite accommodation is available at the venue for Wednesday 19 September and can be booked when registering for £75.00.

2. Conference Fees
The fees for the conference include refreshments and lunches, conference material, basic costs and administration charges. The registration fee is as follows:

Please refer to the conference fee descriptions below to ensure you register at the correct rate:

*Members of the Institute of Physics
The Members rate is available to:
-All members of the Institute of Physics including those with applications pending
-Staff at Institute Affiliated Plus Schools
-Members of co-sponsoring Institutes and Societies
-Members of other Physics societies which have a Companion Society or other collaboration agreement with the Institute of Physics
-Members of the BAN (Business Affiliates Network).

**Concessionary Rate - Institute members
The Concessionary rate is available to student and retired Institute of Physics members (please submit proof of membership status together with your registration form).

If you are not a student member of the Institute of Physics and wish to join, membership information and applications are available from the Membership webpage. Student membership starts from £13.00 and those with applications pending are able to register at the Concessionary rate for the conference. Please complete the PDF registration form to register for those with applications pending.

***Non-Members
Registrants paying this fee will automatically become affiliate members of the Institute of Physics for 12 months and will receive copies of Physics World. As an affiliate member you will be entitled to attend all conferences at the member’s rate for the year and to join one technical or professional group at no extra charge.

Membership of the Institute of Physics is open to all those with an interest in Physics. For further information, please visit Membership or e-mail membership@iop.org.

On-line registration is now available.  NOTE: Those registering at the Member or Concessionary rate will be required to submit their membership number. For members of other societies, please indicate from the drop down list to which society you belong. Note on-line registrations will be accepted only if accompanied by a valid credit of debit card; all payments will be processed securely using WorldPay. Confirmation of payment will be sent to you by e-mail once the transaction has been completed.

If you are unable to pay by debit or credit card, or experiencing on line problems, please download a PDF Registration Form and mail your registration form, together with a remittance for fees to Registrations Department, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK. You can also fax it to +44 (0)20 7470 4900. Please note that unless payment is received prior to the conference, your booking will not be guaranteed.

You are strongly advised to register as soon as possible.

3. Value Added Tax
Charges shown in this document are exempt from VAT unless otherwise indicated. Where VAT is applicable it is shown and calculated at the current standard rate of 17.5%. If the rate is altered as a result of government legislation charges may be adjusted accordingly. A tax invoice/receipt will be issued to those indicating that this is required on the registration form. The Institute's VAT registration number is 461-6000-84.

4. Methods of payment for postal registrations
-Cheque, Bank Draft - Payable to the Institute of Physics in either Pound Sterling, Euros (rate of 1.46) or US Dollar (rate of 1.80).
-Bank Transfer - Payable to the Institute of Physics, Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, 9-13 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SE3 1DD:
£ UK Sterling payments to account number 0253575 sort code 30-94-81
€ Euro payments (exchange rate 1.46 to account number 86000359, Sort Code 30-94-81
$ US Dollar payment (exchange rate of 1.80) to account number 11306596, Sort Code 30-94-81. A copy of the instructions to the bank should be enclosed with the Conference Registration
Form.
-Credit Card: Master/Visa/American Express

5. Confirmation of Booking, Registration Enquiries Online
Details of your bookings will appear on screen prior to entering credit card details. Please print this page for your records. Registration via hard copy - You should receive confirmation of your booking within ten days of registering. If payment is not enclosed with your registration form, you will be sent a pro-forma invoice which must be paid prior to the conference.

For enquiries about your booking or payment please e-mail registrations@iop.org.

6. Cancellations 
No payment can be refunded to those cancelling after 20 August 2007. For cancellations made before this date a 20% cancellation administration charge applies. All cancellations must be made in writing (please note that we are unable to accept cancellations made over the telephone).

Conference Organisers

Professor Ron Pethig
School of Electronics
University of Wales

Dr Alun Vaughan
School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton

For further details please e-mail: conferences@iop.org

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