The current series of biennial, European meetings for graduate students in colloid and interface science commenced in 2003, and since 2007 have been sponsored by ECIS. ECIS student meetings are intended for students in the field of colloidal and interface science and related fields. Student participants should present their work to their peers and engage in scientific and social interactions. The conference program is completed by presentations given by distinguished senior scientists.
2022 ESC Conference in Szeged
https://escconf2022.mke.org.hu/
Previous ESC meetings
| year | host institution | senior academic host | lead student organiser(s) | venue |
| 2022 | Szeged Univ.(HU) Abstracts | T. Szabo, I. Szilagyi | L. Merai | Szeged |
| 2019 | Sofia Univ (BG) | P. Kralchevsky | M. Georgiev, V. Ivanova | Varna |
| 2017 | Firenze (IT) | D. Berti | M. Tonelli | Firenze |
| 2015 | ICSC PAS (PL) | P. Warszynski | K. Kilan | Krakow |
| 2013 | MPI Golm (DE) | R. Miller | J. Won, V. Ulaganathan | Potsdam |
| 2011 | Chalmers Univ. (SE) | K. Holmberg | M. Andersson, A. Jansson | Falkenberg |
| 2009 | Almeria Univ. (SP) | A. Fernandez | I. Perez Marzuecos | Almeria |
| 2007 | Lund Univ. (SE) | L. Piculell | S. Edgecombe | Ven (island) |
| 2005 | Wageningen Univ. (NL) | M. Cohen Stuart | W. Bosker | Biezenmortel |
| 2003 | Bristol Univ. (UK) | B. Vincent | C. Pizzey, P. Dale | Bristol |
Each of these meetings has been scheduled for about three days, often following, or preceding, a weekend so that further social activities or visits could be undertaken. These meetings have been focussed on the students, with only minimum participation by more senior persons in the field.
At the last few meetings the number of participating students has exceeded 100, coming from a large number of groups across Europe. In addition a limited number of students from outside Europe have been accepted.
The meetings have usually included two or three guest speakers and at the last meeting at the Max Planck Institute in Golm a one-day training course, given by members of the MPI staff, was arranged for the day preceding the meeting.
All the students participating are expected to make presentations, either orally or via a poster. Scientific discussion has always been of a high quality. Plenty of time has also been allowed for activities of a more social nature! For each meeting a small committee has been set up, but with local graduate students taking the lead in the organisation, both before and during the meeting. Industry, particularly companies located in the hosting country, has throughout been very generous in providing financial support, to minimise the registration fee for the students. In addition for the last few meetings travel bursaries have been generously supplied by both ECIS and the EU COST Program.
Brian Vincent