78^th PRAGUE MEETING ON MACROMOLECULES

FRONTIERS OF POLYMER COLLOIDS: FROM SYNTHESIS TO
MACRO-SCALE AND NANO-SCALE APPLICATIONS

20 − 24 JULY 2014 • PRAGUE • CZECH REPUBLIC

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language

The official language of the conference is English.

Presentations

The Conference presentations will consist of an opening lecture, key, main and special lectures. There will be two poster sections on 21 and 22 July 2014.

Key lectures

are 30 minutes long, including 5 minutes for questions and discussion.

Main lectures

are 25 minutes long, including 5 minutes for questions and discussion.

Special lectures

are 15 minutes long, including 5 minutes for questions and discussion.

Posters

Area for mounting a poster: 110 cm high and 110 cm wide. Magnetic clippers and adhesive tapes will be provided.

Posters Printing Service

We can print your poster in the appropriate format, so as not have to travel with the poster´s tube.

Those interested should upload the file in PDF format through the registration form (Lecture/Poster section) by 30 June 2014.

The printed posters will be given to exhibitors at the registration desk at the Conference venue.

The cost of 110 x 110 cm poster printed in a high definition is 700 CZK and should be paid together with the registration fee or separately via the on-line registration system.

Presentations - technical aspects

Data-Video-Projector (XGA) connected to a local computer (running on Windows operating system) will be available for Powerpoint and PDF (full screen format) presentations. For other facilities, please contact the organizers. Due to technical restrictions, participants will not be allowed to use their own computers for oral presentations. The presentation can be submitted in advance as an attachment by email (or similar means) to the conference office (sympo) or it can be uploaded to the local computer before the start of the session (starting from the Sunday registration and, preferably, at least one day before the lecture is scheduled). The technical staff will be ready to help participants to solve possible problems.

Visa Information

It is the responsibility of the designated presenting authors to determine their visa requirements to enter the Czech Republic. Symposium organizers strongly encourage the presenting authors and all future attendees to review the visa requirements and to begin the visa application (as applicable) well in advance. Registration fees will NOT be refunded due to inability to obtain a visa.

The information about visa requirements is on the webpage www.mzv.cz / Information for foreigners

Accommodation

The capacity of hotel ADALBERT has already been exhausted.

Other accommodation possibilities near the conference venue:

	Golden Tulip Savoy
	Jelení dvůr
	Diplomat
	Pyramida
	Penzion Chaloupka
	Villa St Tropez

Official accommodation website: www.praguewelcome.cz - services - accommodation.

In case you would need so, please contact the Conference office.

Transport in Prague

Information about public city transport: http://www.ropid.cz/.

Information about all means of transport is published on Prague official web: http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/travel/.

Special congress tickets for reduced price approx. 220 CZK valid from Monday 21 to Thursday 24 July 2014 will be available to those who indicate their demand in the registration form, provided that sufficient number of participants is interested. The tickets are valid for Metro, trams, funicular and day urban buses operated by Dopravní podnik hl.m.Prahy .

FRONTIERS OF POLYMER COLLOIDS: FROM SYNTHESIS TO MACRO-SCALE AND NANO-SCALE APPLICATIONS