European Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Systems

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MOLEC, the European Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Systems, is a biannual scientific conference. [1] [2] [3] It is held every two years usually late summer. The first conference was held in Trento, Italy in the year of 1976.

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Conference locations

The conference has been held in the following locations:

  1. Trento (Italy), 1976, organized by Peter Toennies and Franco Gianturco
  2. Brandbjerg Hojskole (Denmark), 1978
  3. Oxford (UK), 1980
  4. Nijmegen (The Netherlands), 1982
  5. Jerusalem (Israel), 1984
  6. Aussois (France), 1986
  7. Assisi (Italy), 1988
  8. Bernkastel-Kues (Germany), 1990
  9. Prague (Czech Republic), 1992
  10. Salamanca (Spain), 1994
  11. Nyborg Strand (Denmark), 1996
  12. Bristol (UK), 1998
  13. Jerusalem (Israel), 2000
  14. Istanbul (Turkey), 2002
  15. Nunspeet (The Netherlands), 2004
  16. Trento (Italy), 2006
  17. St. Petersburg (Russia), 2008
  18. Curia (Portugal), 2010
  19. Oxford (UK), 2012
  20. Gothenburg (Sweden), 2014
  21. Toledo (Spain), 2016, chair Alberto Garcia Vela
  22. Dinard (France), 2018

MOLEC Prizes

MOLEC Senior Prize

Zdenek Herman MOLEC Young Scientist Prize

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References

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