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Thus the 1 stIUVSTA/ICTP Educational
Workshop on the Science and Technology
of Thin Films was held at ICTP in Trieste,
Italy, from 7-25 March 1994. The course
directors were P. Barna, J. Geerk,
F. C. Matacotta (local organiser), and
G. Ottaviani. There were 52 attendees,
coming from 37 different countries, chosen
from over 400 applicants. The course
activities included lectures, participant
contributions, and practical exercises. There
were 18 lectures by IUVSTA presenters,
occupying 52 hours. All participants had an
opportunity to present and discuss their on-
going research during seminars and poster
sessions. The practical sessions were
carried out in the ICTP laboratories, in which
some of the specialised equipment for film
deposition and analysis had been supplied
by equipment manufacturers and local
industrial companies. This first workshop
set the format for two further educational
workshops sponsored jointly by the IUVSTA
and the ICTP.
The 2ndIUVSTA School was also held at
ICTP Trieste, from 11-29 March 1996.
It was titled the Second IUVSTA/ICTP
Workshop on the Science and Technology
of Thin Films, with the topic Thin Films for
Micro- and Opto-electronics. The course
directors were P. Barna and F. C. Matacotta
(local organiser). There were 42 attendees
(selected from over 300 applicants) from
28 countries of which only a few were
from Western Europe. IUVSTA instructors
presented 57 hours of lectures. An additional
feature was that the practical component
was enhanced by including working visits
to two laboratories of the Area di Ricerca
di Bologna where the participants were
encouraged to gain hands-on experience.
The 3rdIUVSTA School was the Abdus
Salam ICTP/IUVSTA Workshop on Thin Film
Physics and Technology. It was held at ICTP
in Trieste, from 8-26 March 1999. The joint
sponsors were the ICTP which supplied the
venue, the educational infrastructure and
US$ 50,000 and the IUVSTA which supplied
the instructors and US$ 8,500. The directors
were P. Barna and M. Sancrotti. There were
97 attendees (selected from 250 applicants)
and 49 fellowships were awarded. This
educational workshop included, during
the final three days, a Topical Conference
on Microstructure and Surface Morphology
Evolution in Thin Films. This was also the
general topic of the workshop.
At this stage it was decided to number
these schools for identification within the
Union’s activities. However it must be
recognised that, by their nature, and the
fact that significant collaboration and co-
sponsorship is required, these schools will
usually have their own identifying name and
may be part of an independent series. The
above three Educational Workshops have
now been designated as the 1st, 2ndand
3rd IUVSTA Schools.
The 4th IUVSTA School was on Quantum
DevicesandNanostructures. Itwasheld from
18-26 July 1999 at Cortona, Italy, utilising
the Palazzone which is the Summer School
facility of the Scuola Normale Superiore of
Pisa. This school was co-sponsored by the
IUVSTA, the Scuola Normale Superiore di
Pisa, and the Gruppo Nazionale di Struttura
della Materia. G. E. McGuire, F. Beltram
and M. Sancrotti comprised the Organising
Committee. There were 12 lecturers at this
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