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EPS distinctions 2019

By David Lee. Published on 25 April 2019 in:
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The 2019 EPS Fellows were named and the EPS Gero Thomas Medal was attributed during the EPS Council in Split.

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EPS Council 2018: Petra Rudolf is the next EPS President-elect

By Petra Rudolf, Gina Gunaratnam. Published on 22 May 2018 in:
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Petra Rudolf is the next EPS President-elect. She will take up office as the President of EPS in April 2019, when the term of the current President, Rüdiger Voss, comes to an end.

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New 2018 EPS Executive Committee members and president-elect

By David Lee. Published on 23 April 2018 in:
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The EPS Council meeting that took place on 6-7 April 2018 elected the members of the Executive Committee as well as the next EPS President-elect.

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Report on the EPS Council 2017

By Gina Gunaratnam. Published on 22 May 2017 in:
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The EPS Council 2017 took place from 31st March to 1st April in Erlangen, Germany.

Hosted in the splendid building of the Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light [MPI], the meeting gathered together more than 60 members, representatives of the main European Physical Societies, as well as numerous Associate Members of the Society.

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Rüdiger Voss is the next EPS President-elect

By David Lee. Published on 20 October 2016 in:
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The European Physical Society [EPS] is pleased to announce that Rüdiger Voss has been elected as the next EPS President-elect. He will take up office as the President of EPS in April 2017, when the term of the current President, Christophe Rossel comes to an end.

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EPS distinctions 2016

By David Lee. Published on 26 April 2016 in:
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EPS Members can recognise individuals whose achievements in physics, whether in research, industry or education and/or through commitment to the SOCIETY and award them the distinction of a Fellow on the European Physical Society. In 2016, EPS Council welcomed the following individuals as EPS Fellows.

Luc Bergé French Commission for Atomic Energy, CEA, Paris, FR, for his outstanding theoretical contributions to the wave propagation in nonlinear media and for his service to the European Physical Society.

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Report on the EPS Council 2016

By David Lee. Published on 26 April 2016 in:
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Over 80 participants attended the EPS Council meeting which was held on the campus of the Université de Hate Alsace, in Mulhouse (FR). EPS Council is the opportunity for the EPS Divisions and Groups, member Societies and Action Committees to meet, and share information on the development of the EPS.

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The round table on “Influencing EU Science Policy” at the 2015 EPS Council in Bad Honnef

By Angela Bracco, Elisabeth Rachlew. Published on 23 April 2015 in:
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At the EPS Council meeting, which took place on 27-28 March in Bad Honnef (DE), a round table was organised on the topic of “Influencing European Commission Science Policy”. The round table attracted the attention of the participants and triggered interesting discussions. The scientific and industrial communities need to provide their viewpoints to science policy makers. EPS needs to define its own strategy and continue its collaborations with other learned societies and organisations representing different scientific fields to speak with a coherent voice in the EU.
The presentations at the round table were centred on these issues with specific inputs related to the experience of the organization (or company) represented by the speaker.

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EPS Council 2015

By David Lee. Published on 30 March 2015 in:
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The annual meeting of the EPS Council took place on 27-28 March 2015 at the Physik Zentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany. It was attended by around 50 delegates, representing EPS Member Societies, Associate Members, Individual members, Divisions, Groups and Committees.
The review of the activities of the EPS in 2014 demonstrated that it is active and lively in federating the European Physics Community. The EPS also contributed to many policy debates throughout the year.

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EPS Council 2014

By David Lee. Published on 26 May 2014 in:
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The Council of the European Physical Society met at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy on 4-5 April 2014. Over the two day meeting, Council delegates listened to presentations summarising the activity of the EPS in 2013, as well as programmed activities in 2014 and beyond.

The highlights of EPS activity for 2013 are available in the Annual Report, which is available on the EPS website.

In particular, EPS Council elected the incoming members of the Executive Committee. The EPS would like to…

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Executive and Staff Activity for April 2014

By e-EPS. Published on 26 May 2014 in:
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The EPS works to support its members. Find below for the list of the activities of EPS Executive Committee and staff for April 2014:

  • 1 April: EPS Secretary, M. Knoop participated in Fysica in Leiden, the Netherlands, in order to give the Emmy-Noether prize to Nynke Dekker
  • 3 April: EPS Executive Committee met at Trieste, Italy…
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Executive Committee Meeting Summary

By Martina Knoop. Published on 27 February 2014 in:
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For its January meeting, the EPS Executive Committee met at The Institute of Physics [IOP] premises, Portland Place, London, on the same day as the IOP council. During a joint lunch, the EPS president gave a short overview of EPS’s activities to the Council and there were fruitful discussions between IOP Council and EPS Executive Committee members.
Traditionally, a large fraction of discussions in January is turned towards the preparation of agenda items for the EPS Council meeting in spring. The preliminary accounts 2013 are part of this, as well as on-going activities such as…

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