The two EFEPOC conferences aim to regroup all the leading scientists in EPOC in the world. Young and experienced researchers will be provoked to present their latest developments in both fundamental (1st Conference) and practical (2nd Conference) aspects of EPOC. These two conferences will be organized in two different countries by two leading laboratories in this field :

These two conferences take part of the young researchers training and are complementary to the training courses. They will give the opportunity for young participants to:

• Review the overall current international state-of-the-art and the anticipated breakthroughs,
• Present their own research results, through posters or oral presentation,
• Discuss and exchange with leading scientists already meet during the training course.
• Furthermore, young researchers will participate to the conference organization. They will be in charge of a part of the results dissemination of the two conferences:
  • Redaction of summaries of the keynote-lectures,
  • and contribution to the WEB site elaboration of the conference.

The duration of each Conference will be 6 days, from Sunday to Friday, including the Sunday Evening Welcome Get-Together Reception and Conference Registration. A Keynote Lecture presented by a prominent scientist on selected topics, as specified in the scientific objective part, will open the morning session followed by one (1) morning and two (2) afternoon Oral Sessions. 40-50 technical presentations by both young and experienced researched are foreseen. Wednesday’s afternoon session will be devoted to Posters presentations by young participants. Intermissions between each session will be accommodated with coffee and lunch brakes, while an official banquet will also be organized.