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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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EPS responses
• A broader point of view
• Common interest of physicists
• On #me & in a due format
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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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Contacts
[email protected]‐sofia.bg
hYp://cluster.phys.uni-‐sofia.bg
Thank you for your aYen#on!
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