Event Schedule
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Thursday (27.05)
08:30-09:30 - Registration and Conference Opening
09:30-10:30 - Anthony Agotha - The EU Green deal and academia
10:30-10:40 - Coffee Break
10:40-11:00 - Cinkarna Celje
11:00-12:15 - Group 1
12:15-13:00 - Lunch Break + Poster Session
13:00-14:30 - Group 2
Friday (28.05)
08:00-08:15 - opening of the second day
08:15-08:30 - prof. dr. Marko Vrabec - Active tectonics of the Sava fault and the rise of the Kamnik Alps in the last ~ 10 million years
08:30-08:35 - Coffee Break
08:35-10:05 - Group 3
10:05-10:15 - Coffee Break
10:15-11:30 - Group 4
11:30-11:40 - Coffee Break
11:40-12:00 - dr. Marjetka Levstek, Chem. Eng - Operation and challenges of Domžale - Kamnik Wastewater Treatment Plant
12:00-12:30 - Closing Remarks
Elevator pitch preparations
A major part of the conference is the elevator pitches of the contributors - short, 5 minute long presentations of the work intended to present the students' research work to the general public. Before the elevator pitches, an experienced team of 4 media representatives will work with the students in a workshop, helping them create a presentation that is at once both approachable, understandable and interesting, while at the same time remaining scientifically accurate.
Call for papers
Students are invited to present their work in a form of abstract, poster and oral presentation written and presented in English. Abstracts will be published in the IPSSC 2021 book of abstracts.
The abstract emphasis is on the application point of view of your research. Take a look at the guidelines below for detailed information.
Note that a submission consists of an abstract only, so you have time to prepare the poster until the conference.
Who is the conference for?
The conference is intended for all students of science, technology, engineering and other related fields. Both students of the Jožef Stefan Postgraduate school (IPS/MPŠ), and students from other institutions can submit their work. You do not need to be enrolled in a study programme at IPS/MPŠ to participate and are kindly invited to participate with a presentation of your research work. The conference is an excellent opportunity for you to see what is happening in different research fields and to meet other participants from your field of work, including students from IPS and Jožef Stefan Institute. Don't hesitate and send us your contribution!
Guidelines
For the initial submission, you need only submit the abstract part of your presentation. You then have time until the conference to prepare a poster and presentation of your work. In preparing both your abstract and poster, please follow the guidelines outlined below.
Abstract guidelines
The abstract should contain one (1) A4 page of scientific text. Please see the abstract template with detailed instructions.
Poster guidelines
- Poster size is A1 (594 x 841 mm).
- Author must put the following information on the poster: name, surname, school, programme, mentor, and author's picture.
- All posters are required to conform to portrait orientation.
- Use bullets, and keep text to a minimum. Don’t crowd information onto the poster. Keep figures and tables simple.
- Above all, be creative. Feel free to express your research - your way.
- You can use the poster template as a basic guideline
Presentation guidelines
Please see the presentation template for detailed instructions.
Submission details
Abstract submission details
The authors should submit their abstracts in .doc file format by sending it to the ipssc@mps.si email address not later than March 8th, 2021. The submission should contain the abstract and should be entitled as follows:
StudyProgramme_StudyYear_Faculty / PostgraduateSchool_Author
Example:
NANO_1_MPS_NovakJanez.doc
After the submission, the abstracts are sent to the selected reviewers (from the research area), which correct and evaluate the contribution. NOTE that all contributions participate in the competition for the best submission awards. A commission is formed to choose the winners of the annual conference. If you have any questions concerning the preparation of your abstract/poster please contact us via e-mail.
Poster and Presentation submission details
The authors should submit their posters in a .png, .jpeg or .gif file and presentation in .pptx format by sending it to the ipssc@mps.si email address no later than May 19th, 2021. The submission should contain the poster and/or presentation, and the file should be entitled as follows:
StudyProgramme_StudyYear_Faculty / PostgraduateSchool_Author_poster
StudyProgramme_StudyYear_Faculty / PostgraduateSchool_Author_presentation
Awards
We are also proud to announce that you will be eligible to receive one of four awards, generously sponsored by IPS:
- Best poster - voted by audience and the appointed committee. Prize: €450
- Best presentation - voted by audience. Prize €250
- Best abstract - voted by the committee. Prize €250
- “Greenest” research - voted by the IPS Student Council. Prize €250
This year's winners
- Best poster - Žiga Tkalec
- Best presentation - Saša Harkai
- Best abstract - Olivera Maksimović Carvalho Ferreira
- “Greenest” research - Alja Čontala
Organization of IPSSC '21
Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School's Student Council, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2nd year PhD student
ECO programme
2nd year Master student
ICT programme
1st year PhD student
Sensor Technologies programme
2nd year PhD student
ECO programme
1st year Master student
ICT programme
1st year PhD student
Sensor Technologies programme
3rd year PhD student
NANO programme
3rd year PhD student
NANO programme
2nd year PhD student
NANO programme
1st year PhD student
ECO programme
3rd year PhD student
Sensor Technologies programme
2nd year PhD student
ICT programme
Meet Our Sponsors
IJS is a research institute in Slovenia, which conducts a wide range of basic and applied research.
MPŠ provides postgraduate education in the fields of nanosciences and nanotechnologies, ecotechnologies, information and communication technologies, and sensor technologies.
The National Institute of Biology (NIB) is a basic, developmental and applicative research institution in the fields of biotechnology, biophysics, biomedicine and system biology.
Cinkarna Celje, d.d., is a modern Slovenian chemical company that operates in accordance with the best available techniques and the principle of sustainable development.
Chemass d.o.o. is an authorized distributor for the sale and maintenance of instruments of the so-called "Life Science and Chemical Analysis" field of the manufacturer Agilent Technologies.
Pivovarna Laško Union (PLU) is the largest manufacturer of beverages in Slovenia.
Sanolabor is the largest Slovenian company selling medical devices, laboratory equipment, medicines, personal protection products and dental products.
SCAN represents, sells and services products from world-renowned manufacturers in the field of electron microscopy, vacuum and cryotechnics.
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IPSSC
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Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School's Student Council
Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
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Past Conferences
- 2009 1st IPSSC
- 2010 2nd IPSSC
- 2011 3rd IPSSC
- 2012 4th IPSSC
- 2013 5th IPSSC
- 2014 6th IPSSC
- 2015 7th IPSSC
- 2016 8th IPSSC
- 2017 9th IPSSC
- 2018 10th IPSSC
- 2019 11th IPSSC
- 2020 12th IPSSC