12th Carl Zeiss sponsored workshop on FCS
We are pleased to organize the next Carl Zeiss sponsored workshop on fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and related methods. The workshop will take place at Cargese (Corsica, France) from October 12th – 16th 2009.
Check the workshop website for more information : www.fresnel.fr/FCS
Porquerolles Summer School on Plasmonics
As a member of the organizing committee, I’m pleased to announce the forthcoming summer school on Plasmonics that will bring together the European specialists of Plasmonics on Porquerolles island (Côte d'Azur, France) from the 13th to the 17th of september 2009.
Invited lecturers and topics:
Plasmonic theory: D. Maytre, J. J. Greffet, P. Lalanne
Experimental methods: G. Lerondel, A. Bouhelier, R. Quidant
Localized plasmons: F. J. Garcia de Abajo, J. Aizpurua
Controlling light: T. W. Ebbesen, A. Zayats, L. K. Kuipers
Plasmonic components: A. Polman, A. Dereux
Novel materials and designs: N. Zheludev, C. Cibila
Complete information on http://www.fresnel.fr/spip/spip.php?rubrique171
Please note the abstract submission deadline is April 30th !
11 weeks after…
Still nothing concrete. That’s not really surprising, the thing that amazes me is that the movement is still alive.
See the excellent work of Sylvestre Huet on his blog : http://sciences.blogs.liberation.fr/
Just block it : Yes we can !
This shall last as long as the government does not give any answer to our claims concerning status, CNRS future, fundings and employment.

Sarkozy éclairé : excellent !

"Le Conseil scientifique du CNRS réuni le 27 janvier 2009 s’associe à la forte émotion des personnels de la recherche provoquée par le discours du Président de la République du 22 janvier 2009. Il s’indigne de l’énoncé de contre-vérités manifestes appuyées sur des éléments partiels et des erreurs concernant la recherche française, notamment en ce qui concerne son mode d’évaluation. Ce discours lui semble procéder de la provocation. Le Conseil scientifique du CNRS exprime donc sa profonde réprobation."