ESF-COST Partnership

ESF and European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) have agreed to co-sponsor a series of Scientific Conferences, within the framework of the ESF Research Conferences Scheme. The Series are known as ‘ESF-COST High Level Conferences’, and are at the highest scientific level with respect to topics and choice of participants. The Conferences bring together participants and experts in the areas chosen by ESF and COST to discuss topics that are of major importance to the scientific community in Europe.

ESF-COST High Level Conferences began in 2006 with a first joint conference on ‘Inorganic Chemistry: Metal-Nucleic Acid Interactions’, Athens, 12-17 November (Chair: J. Reedijk, Leiden, NL). In 2008 two conferences are scheduled in Acquafredda di Maratea, near Sapri, Italy on ‘Natural Products Chemistry, Biology and Medicine’, (Co-Chairs: K.C. Nicolaou, La Jolla, USA and D. Schinzer, Magdeburg, DE) and ‘Systems Chemistry’ (Chair: G. von Kiedrowski, Bochum, DE). In 2009 and 2010, it is planned to organise three conferences each year.

‘ESF-COST High Level Conferences’ will concentrate on topics of strategic priority to both ESF and COST and will be selected by mutual agreement, possibly after an Open Call (for topics in 2010).

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