The SEENET-MTP Workshop JW2011 Scientific and Human Legacy of Julius Wess 27-28 August 2011, Donji Milanovac, Serbia

1. Na#onal,
Regional,
European,
Interna#onal
Associa#ons
of
Physicists
Ana
Proykova
Faculty
of
Physics,
University
of
Sofia
Member
of
the
Execu#ve
Council
of
the
European
Physical
Society
Balkan
Forum
&
Mee#ng
of
the
SEENET
28.08.2011,
Donji
Milanovac,
Serbia

2. Scholarly
(Learn)
Socie#es
• Informa#on
• Discussion
forum
• Professional
support
( journals,
conferences)
• Sta#s#cs
and
analysis
(AIP,
APS,
IOP)
IOP:
18.08.2011
the
number
of
students
taking
the
physics
A-­‐level
exam
has
gone
up,
rising
6.1%
since
2010
and
19.6%
over
the
past
five
years
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3. Revived
interest
is
due
to
improving
image
of
physics
in
pop
culture
• Brian
Cox’s
Wonders
of
the
Universe
• the
US
comedy
The
Big
Bang
Theory
OR
responding
to
calls
from
university
leaders,
businesses
and
the
government
to
choose
subjects
which
will
provide
the
skills
needed
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4. Select
and
join
a
society
• EPS
–
a
society
of
socie#es
• Na#onal
socie#es
–
language,
local
problems
• Regional
(Balkan,
Nordic,
..)
–
culture
and
history
• European
physical
society
–
a
voice
to
be
heard
in
decision
taking
at
the
EU
level
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5. EPS
–
structure
&
ac#vi#es
• EPS
Divisions
and
Groups,
and
CommiYees
organise
conferences,
mee#ngs,
compe##ons,
and
schools
in
physics
• EPS
supports
the
pres#gious
European
Journal
–
EPL
• EPS
informs
it
members
via
EPN
(subscribe!)
• EPS
started
to
publish
e-­‐EPS
in
the
spring
of
2011
hYp://www.epsnews.eu/
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6. EPS
strategy
• The
crea#on
of
the
new
EPS
Young
Minds
CommiYee
will
increase
interac#on
with
the
next
genera#on
of
physicists
• Close
collabora#on
with
EU
DG
–
opinions,
strategy
papers,
workprograms
• Open
access
journals
–
dialogue
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7. EPS
strategy
(2)
• Close
collabora#on
with
the
ac#ve
member
socie#es
to
collect
specific
demands,
ideas
• Na#onal/European
society
–
local/EU
global
authority
• Individual
members
–
more
–
beYer
to
create
a
vivid
network
with
less
prejudices
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8. Privileges
of
Individual
Members
• the
right
to
vote
at
General
Mee9ngs
• the
right
to
elect
Individual
Member
Council
Delegates
• the
right
to
hold
office
in
the
Execu9ve
Commi?ee
• the
right
to
hold
office
in
Divisions
and
Groups
• Europhysics
News
sent
directly
to
your
address
• reduced
registra9on
fees
at
conferences
organised
by
the
EPS
and
its
Divisions
and
Groups
• Travel
Grants
for
Europhysics
Conferences
• Access
to
"my
eps"
for
privileged
informa9on
about
the
EPS
and
its
ac9vi9es
• benefit
from
agreements
with
Collabora9ng
Socie9es
• inclusion
in
our
directory
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9. Posi#on
papers
hYp://www.eps.org/faqs/ac#vi#es/posi#on-­‐papers/
index_posi#on_papers
• Na#onal
Support
for
Research
in
Physics
• Physics
Research
:
the
Rela#onship
between
Universi#es
and
Na#onal
Research
Ins#tutes
• The
importance
of
European
fusion
energy
research
• The
Brain
Drain
• Fundamental
Physics
in
Space
• Open
access
publishing
• The
nuclear
op#on
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10. EPS
responses
• A
broader
point
of
view
• Common
interest
of
physicists
• On
#me
&
in
a
due
format
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11. To
do:
-­‐
Share
Na#onal/Regional
ac#vi#es
are
beYer
seen
via
the
EPS
communica#on
media
-­‐
Join
a
new
ini#a#ve
the
EPS
Young
Minds
Project
today
hYp://epsyoungminds.org/?topic=join
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12. Contacts
anap@phys.uni-­‐sofia.bg
hYp://cluster.phys.uni-­‐sofia.bg
Thank
you
for
your
aYen#on!
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