Editorial: The EPS revises and enlarges the recruitment of its Associate Members
The European Physical Society (EPS) is an umbrella organisation and learned society gathering 42 Member Societies representating 130,000 physicists. It involves more than 3500 individual members, 17 Divisions and Groups and more than 40 Associate Members. So far, the current Associate Members have mostly consisted of small-sized companies, universities or governmental organisations. In 2017, the EPS Executive Committee decided to revise the policy for recruiting its Associate Members and to broaden the scopes of its potential sponsors towards commerce and industry, in order to render the EPS more representative.
Associate Members of the European Physical Society
The European Physical Society provides a forum for physicists from all sectors to come together to discuss common issues in physics. The EPS counts among its members 42 National Physical Societies, over 3000 Individual Members, and more than 40 Associate members.
More than 2,000 visitors at the ALBA Open Day
The ALBA Open Day, organised every year by the ALBA Synchrotron, was again a full success. From 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. more than 2,000 people visited ALBA’s facilities to have a better knowledge of its characteristic and functions.
A new platform dedicated to photonics in Europe
Leti is an institute of the CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), a French research-and-technology organization with activities in energy, IT, healthcare, defence and security. Leti is focused on creating value and innovation through technology transfer to its industrial partners. It specializes in nanotechnologies and their applications, from wireless devices and systems, to biology, healthcare and photonics.
New Associate Members enter the EPS
Many of Europe’s leading research centres and corporations are Associate Members of the European Physical Society [EPS]. Contributions from Associate Members are used to sponsor prestigious prizes, such as the EPS Edison Volta Prize for outstanding contributions to physics. The EPS Technology and Innovation Group actively encourages Associate Members to take part in technology foresight seminars. As Associate Members, research centres, corporations and universities contribute to EPS activities in fields including education, communication and publication.The EPS is pleased to welcome Edison SpA, Europe’s oldest, and Italy’s largest electric company as…
