The "SFB 445 and CeNIDE Symposium" will summarize the research of the last decade in the subject area of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 445 "Nanoparticles from the Gasphase" and give an outlook on the future use of nanoparticles as building blocks for novel, improved or tailored applications.

• Synthesis of Nanoparticles
• Optical, electronic and magnetic properties
• Theory: Transport, optical properties, synthesis
• Applications for energy, sensing and electronics

Speakers

Invited talks will be given by:
Gerd Bacher (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Taeghwan Hyeon (Seoul National University, Korea)
Kornelius Nielsch (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Sotiris Pratsinis (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Lars Samuelson (Lund University, Sweden)
Robert Schlögel (Fritz-Haber-Institute Berlin, Germany)
Roland Schmechel (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Christof Schulz (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Dietrich Wolf (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)

Schedule

The symposium starts on Monday, September 27 at about 9 am and will end on Friday, October 1 in the afternoon. The hotel rooms for the invited speakers and the participants are booked from Sunday, September 26 to Saturday, October 2 (check-out).

Schedule and List of Participants

Venue

The venue of the symposium is the lovely island of San Servolo, which is located in the Venetian Lagoon, between Venice city center and the Island of Lido. It only takes ten minutes by boat to reach Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice. From the 8th to the 18th century the island hosted a monastery and later a hospital. For more information on the venue, see:
http://www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it

Venice International University
Isola di San Servolo
30100 Venice, Italy

Tel.: +39 041 2719511
Fax: +39 041 2719510
http://www.univiu.org/

Further Information

The conference language is English.

The participation is only possible for members of the SFB 445 or by personal invitation!

The conference fee includes the accommodation directly on the island of San Servolo and is:
Double room: 360 Euro
Single room: 510 Euro
A participation in the symposium without the booked accommodation is not possible. For invited speakers all cost for travel (economy airfare) and accommodation will be covered.

There is no collective travel organized so that everybody has to book individually. Flights to Venice (Airport Venice Marco Polo VCE) are offered from Düsseldorf by Lufthansa and Air Berlin as well as from Cologne-Bonn by Air Berlin. The airline Ryan Air operates from Weeze to Venice (Airport Venice Trevisio TSF).

A regular public boat connects the city center and the Island of San Servolo:
Timetable Line 20 (no guarantee)

For further information how to get to Venice International University, see:
http://www.univiu.org/viu-quick/how-to-get-viu

Chair

Prof. Dr. Axel Lorke
Speaker, Collaborative Research Centre 445 'Nanoparticles from the Gasphase'

University of Duisburg-Essen

Lotharstr. 1
Room ME 245
47057 Duisburg
Germany

Tel.: +49 203 379-3265
Fax: +49 203 379-2709

E-Mail: axel.lorke@uni-due.de

Organization

Dr. Tobias Teckentrup
Deputy Manager

CeNIDE – Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen
University of Duisburg-Essen

Forsthausweg 2
Room LH 101
47057 Duisburg
Germany

Tel.: +49 203 379-2817
Fax: +49 203 379-1895

E-Mail: tobias.teckentrup@uni-due.de
Internet: www.cenide.de