Structural and ferroelectric phase transitions
Kouty, Czech Republic
May 21 – 25, 2018
The idea of regular scientific meetings of physicists involved in studies of ferroelectrics and phase transitions in Poland and Czechoslovakia followed inevitably from the success of first such an event in Błażejewko in 1979. The Seminar was organized in collaborating of the Department of Dielectrics of the Institute of Physics of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and the Ferroelectric Lab of the Institute of Molecular Physics of Polish Academy of Sciences. The Seminars are an international forum for presentation of recent results, unconstrained discussions and initiating of joint studies. This conference series results not only in scientific integration but also in close cooperation and friendship. The bianual event usually brings together about 100–120 participants in a proportion: approximately one third from the Czech Republic, one third from Poland and the rest from other countries.
| I. | Błażejewko, Poland | 1979 |
| II. | Mělník, Czechoslovakia | 1980 |
| III. | Kołobrzeg, Poland | 1981 |
| IV. | Piesky, Czechoslovakia | 1982 |
| V. | Kozubnik, Poland | 1983 |
| VI. | Liberec, Czechoslovakia | 1984 |
| VII. | Karpacz, Poland | 1986 |
| VIII. | Senohraby, Czechoslovakia | 1988 |
| IX. | Poznań–Kiekrz, Poland | 1990 |
| X. | Paseky nad Jizerou, Czechoslovakia | 1992 |
| XI. | Paseky nad Jizerou, Czechoslovakia | 1994 |
| XII. | Jurata, Poland | 1996 |
| XIII. | Liblice, Czech Republic | 1998 |
| XIV. | Świnoujście, Poland | 2000 |
| XV. | Nečtiny, Czech Republic | 2002 |
| XVI. | Great Mazurian Lakes, Poland | 2004 |
| XVII. | Znojmo, Czech Republic | 2006 |
| XVIII. | Zakopane, Poland | 2008 |
| XIX. | Telč, Czech Republic | 2010 |
| XX. | Ustroń, Poland | 2012 |
| XXI. | Sezimovo Ústí, Czech Republic | 2014 |
| XXII. | Hucisko, Poland | 2016 |
| XXIII. | Kouty, Czech Republic | 2018 |
A summary of previous events has been given in papers
The venue of XXIII Czech–Polish seminar was Kouty, Czech Republic. The Kouty village is located at the altitude of 497 m in the Havlíčkův Brod district. Its infrastructure consisting mainly of two hotels corresponds to the attractive landscape and a limited number of inhabitants (around 200).
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands (in Czech: Českomoravská vrchovina or Vysočina; in German: Böhmisch-Mährische Höhe) is an extensive hilly region over 150 km long, running in a northeasterly direction to form a border between Bohemia and Moravia. Most of its rolling hills exhibit heights between 500 and 800 m; Javořice (837 m) and Žákova Hora (836 m) are the highest peaks. The lowlands are relatively densely settled. The countryside offers stunning panoramic views of hills, valleys and castles.
Český Šternberk castle (courtesy of the castle management).
Accommodation was provided in Hotel Luna***, Kouty 77, 584 01 Ledeč nad Sázavou. The hotel is located in a quiet area at a lake, close to the motorway connecting Prague and Brno. The hotel offers single/double/triple/quadruple rooms, apartments for 3–5 persons, full board, free Wi-Fi, disc golf course, wellness, tennis courts, free swimming pool, gym etc.
Thematical scope of the XXIII Czech–Polish Seminar included all its traditional subjects:
Technical program of the XXIII Czech–Polish Seminar was scheduled from Monday, May 21 till Friday, May 25. Wednesday afternoon was reserved for a sightseeing tour.
| Monday May 21 | Tuesday May 22 | Wednesday May 23 | Thursday May 24 | Friday May 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30–8:50 | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
| 8:50–9:00 | Opening | ||||
| 9:00–10:30 | Session 2 | Session 6 | Session 8 | Session 12 | |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break | Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| 11:00–13:00 | Session 3 | Session 7 | Session 9 | ||
| 13:00–15:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 15:00–16:30 | Session 4 | Excursion | Session 10 | Departure to Prague | |
| 16:30–17:00 | Registration | Tea time | Tea time | ||
| 17:00–18:00 | Session 5 | Session 11 | |||
| 18:00–19:00 | Session 1 | Poster session I | Dinner | ||
| 19:00–20:00 | Dinner | Dinner | Poster session II | Conference dinner | |
| 20:00–??? | Welcome party |
The official language of the conference was English.
The organizers would like to thank the participants for their contributions and warm atmosphere of the meeting. There were 110 participants from 14 countries at the XXIII Czech–Polish seminar:
Abstract submission has been closed.
There were two types or oral presentations – standard ones and short oral student talks. Standard facilities will be available for oral presentations:
For your presentation, you can use either your own notebook or the conference one. If you intend to use the conference notebook, please provide your presentation file well in advance - you can use a storage medium (USB flash disk, CD ROM) or our upload form. On the conference notebook, the following presentation file formats are supported:
The poster boards are 100 cm wide and 120 cm high. Please do not use self-adhesive tapes or Velcro which will not work. Pins will be available on site.
There will be two poster sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. All posters will be hanged during both sessions.
Participants are encouraged to present papers in a special issue of Phase Transitions. Paper submission will be processed via the Phase Transitions website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpht. The submission deadline has been extended until May 18, 2018.
Authors should prepare their manuscripts in the Phase Transitions format. Detailed information on manuscript preparation can be found on the publisher’s website. Please use the required style of references; titles of the cited papers are required. The length of papers is normally limited to not more than 10 printed pages.
Submission details:
For any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at .
The important dates regarding conference organization were as follows:
| Registration: | March 25, 2018 |
| Abstract submission: | March 25, 2018 |
| Acceptance of contributions: | April 20, 2018 |
| Payment by bank transfer: | April 30, 2018 |
| Contributions to the Special issue: | May 18, 2018 |
| Conference: | May 21–25, 2018 |
Dr. Vladimira Novotna
Institute of Physics, CAS
Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 2 6605 2134
Fax: +420 2 8689 0527
e-mail:
website: http://palata.fzu.cz/cpsem/
Jan Pokorny
Institute of Physics, CAS
Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 2 6605 2654
Fax: +420 2 8689 0527
e-mail:
website: http://palata.fzu.cz/cpsem/