As a key contributor to our ESF Research Conferences, I would like to inform you of our current call for conference proposals:

We are inviting proposals for ESF Research Conferences to take place in 2012 in the following scientific domains.

• Molecular Biology+: Molecular Biology at the Interface with other Science Disciplines

(number of conferences in 2012: up to 5)

Conferences will concentrate on those topics that are at the interface between molecular life sciences and other related science disciplines, such as: Molecular Biology + Chemistry, Physics, Computer Sciences, Mathematical Modelling, Space Science, Clinical Medicine, Engineering, Environmental Science, Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Interdisplinary Environmental Sciences

(number of conferences in 2012: 1)

The conference should bring together participants and experts from the social sciences and humanities with their colleagues working in the life and natural sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Life Sciences, etc ) to discuss topics that are of major importance to the scientific community in Europe.

• Mathematics

(number of conferences in 2012: up to 4)

The topics should be at the forefront of scientific research and may be interdisciplinary when appropriate. Conferences will concentrate on topics in the broad area of Mathematics.

• Physics/Biophysics and Environmental Sciences

(number of conferences in 2012: up to 5)The topics should be at the forefront of scientific research and may be interdisciplinary when appropriate. Conferences will concentrate on topics in the areas of Physics/Biophysics, and Environmental Sciences.

• Social Sciences and Humanities

(number of conferences in 2012: up to 5)

The topics should be at the forefront of scientific research and may be interdisciplinary when appropriate. Conferences will concentrate on topics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Further information can be found on our website at www.esf.org/conferences/call, should you or your colleagues be interested in this opportunity.

The submission deadline is 15th September 2010 (midnight CET).

Please do not hesitate to contact ESF Conferences Unit (conferences-proposals@esf.org) should you have any further questions.

Corinne Wininger

Communications Officer - ESF Conferences

European Science Foundation - Communications Unit

1 quai Lezay-Marnésia, BP 90015. 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France

Phone: +33 (0)388 76 21 50, Fax: +33 (0)388 76 71 80. clemoal@esf.org

www.esf.org/conferences