BULGARIA

Bulgarian Polymer Society of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria (BgPS)

in the year 1992

Address of the Main Office:

108 Rakovsky Str. , BG 1000, Sofia BULGARIA

Phone:

+359-2-870-73-77

FAX:

+359-2-870-03-09

E-Mail:

schopov@polymer.bas.bg

Homepage:

1.           President/Chairman:

Term

2010

Name:

Prof. Ivan Schopov

Affiliation:

Institute of Polymers
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Acad. Bonchev Str. Block 103 A
BG-1113 Sofia
BULGARIA

2.           Vice-President(s)/Chairman Elect.

3.           Main Objectives:

1)

To encourage research and education in the Polymer Science

2)

To increase interdisciplinary cooperation between scientists and engineers working in basic and applied polymer research

4.           Main Activities:

1)

Organizing and sponsoring symposia, conferences and other meetings

2)

Membership in the European Polymer Federation

5.      Publication(s):

1)

Periodical(s)

2)

Book(s) (already published)

Abstracts of communications held on Bulgarian symposia "Polymers"-15 volumes

6.      Meeting(s)

1)

Symposium "Polymers" (every 3 years, since 1968)

2)

Conferences and workshops on different topics

3)

Section "Polymers" in the National Conference of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria (every 3 years)

7.      Award(s)

“Professor I. Schopov Award” for outstanding young polymer chemist, every year,since 2004.

8.      Number of Members:

1)

Individual members

 209

Honorary

2

Regular　　　　　　　　　　207

･Academia

190

･Industry

17

Student

2)

Supporting Company

3)

Others, if any

9.      Annual Membership Fee(s)/year:

1)

Individual member

Regular

1 euro　

Student

2)

Company associate

3)

Others, if any

10.         Annual Budget:

　US$

11.         Postdoctoral fellowship, international exchange programs:

12.         Comments on the trends in polymer science:

About 130 to 150 oral and posters presentations on the National conference "Polymers" and  Section "Polymers" in National Conferences of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria (both every 3 years, but not the same year). "Hot topics": tailor made polymers, polymer gels, conjugated polymers, polymers for biomedical applications.

13.         Chemical Society:

Name:

Union of Chemists in Bulgaria

Address:

108, Rakovsky Street, BG-1000 Sofia, BULGARIA

Phone:

+359-2-987-58-12

FAX:

+359-2-987-93-60

E-Mail:

chem@fnts-bg.org

Homepage:

　www.sbq.org.br