IAPS’ LC Kyiv, the Association of Physics Students of Kyiv National University (APSKNU), invites IAPS members to register for the VIII International Young Scientists’ Conference on Applied Physics. The conference has been held annually in June since the year 2000 and is aimed at physics students and young scientists.

The deadline for registration is 1st June.

APSKNU includes the Young Scientists’ Association of RadioPhysics as well as students from the local Physics Department. Please get in touch with them if you wish to attend.

For more details, please visit the website:
http://www.rpd.univ.kiev.ua/conference/icap/index.php?eng
or alternatively e-mail icap2008(at)univ.kiev.ua

IAPS and the Hungarian Association of Physics Students wish to invite you to the international summer school on physics in Hungary held in the middle of July. This year’s school will take place in a little village called Gyenesdiás, next to the Lake Balaton, only 2 hours drive from the capital, and just 20 km from Balaton Airport, where more and more international flights land. You will be staying in a small inn, with full board made of organic food, with swimming pool and sauna, only 15 minutes walk from the beach.

The lectures will be held in English by well known Hungarian scientist, coming from the universities in Hungary and the Central Research Institute of Physics. Next to the scientific program you will have the opportunity to visit the city and Festetics mansion of Keszthely, go hiking in the mountains around, just relax on the beach, or visit the world famous thermal lake Héviz.

The participation fee will be around 110 EUR, including accommodation, full board and scientific materials.

You will find further information on the webpage of the summer school.  The poster for the summer school is available here.

The city of Cracow (Polish Krakow) lies in the southern part of Poland and
it is one of the most beautiful cities in Eastern Europe. We have the great
honour of inviting you to this old and mysterious city for the XXIII International
Conference of Physics Students.

Delegates to ICPS will have opportunity to visit some interesting places in
the city as well as beyond Cracow. There will be a few guest lectures covering
a variety of physics topics. We have also prepared the traditional social programme
including the National party, where each nation represented at the conference
presents some national food and drink and performs a little show (song,
dance, comedy etc.). Participation is not mandatory, but if you participate,
please prepare for it. It is usually enjoyed by all.

Delegates are encouraged to present their work. Lectures and posters are
welcome on all areas of physics and physics-related topics. This is a good
opportunity to gain experience before a friendly audience.

The conference fee will be about 150 Euros and it will include access to
everything on the conference programme, all meals and accommodation. For
more info look on our website: www.icps.agh.edu.pl.

IAPS and the Stepanavan Youth Centre, Armenia, are planning an opportunity for IAPS members to visit Armenia, which will probably take place this autumn. It will include a chance to see scientific facilities, meet local physics students, learn about Armenian culture and talk about physics, education, and things that affect physics students throughout the world. We hope this will lead to students in Armenia and neighbouring countries becoming more involved in IAPS, and better links between all the countries participating.

Details are yet to be finalised, but we plan to apply for a grant to cover most of the costs. To apply for this grant, we need a rough indication of how many National and Local Committees think their members would be interested in this trip. If you or other members of your NC/LC might be interested, please email ec@iaps.info. Individual members who may want to participate should also get in touch. Please contact us as soon as possible as the grant application deadline is fast approaching.

Additionally, Stepanavan Youth Centre are running a general youth science meeting to discuss policy, cooperation and active citizenship, in conjunction with the Latvian Youth for Society programme. This will also take place during September this year, in Stepanavan and Byurakan, Armenia. They can include 20-25 organisations from different countries within the EU and Eastern Europe, and have asked us to extend the invitation to IAPS’ Local and National Committees. If you wish to take part, please email ec@iaps.info and we will send you the necessary form and instructions. The organisers need to receive applications via email by 20th March.

Please note you do not need to participate in the youth science meeting in order to join the IAPS trip to Armenia, or vice versa.

ICPS 2009 will be held in Split, Croatia from 10th to 18th of August 2009. More information will be available on the ICPS 2009 website later.