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the “European Conference on Surface
Crystallography and Dynamics” (ECSCD-9) was
organised by P. Varga.
In addition the OEGV was active in the organisation
of several IUVSTA-workshops (2
nd
in Obertraun
1990, 7
th
and 13
th
in Kitzsteinhorn 1993 and 1996,
25
th
in Leibnitz 1999, 35
th
in Trofaiach, 56
th
2008 at
Schlaining Castle, 60
th
2009 in Vienna, 71
th
2013
in Hernstein Castle, 72
nd
at Seggau Castle 2014
and the 73
rd
in Eisenerez 2014).
In 1979 the first joint meeting with the Hunga-
rian Vacuum Society was organised in Gyoer,
Hungary, which was the beginning of a succes-
sful series of conferences, the “Joint Vacuum
Conference” running under sponsorship of
IUVSTA. The 3
rd
Joint Vacuum Conference
was held together with EVC-3 in Vienna 1991.
In spring 2002 the OEGV has organised the
9
th
Joint Vacuum Conference in Graz, Austria.
The 15
th
Joint Vacuum Conference has been
organised by OEGV June 2014 in Vienna.
The OEGV has sponsored and co-sponsored
several other international conferences including
the “Symposium on Sputtering” (Vienna 1980)
and the “Symposium on Surface Science”
(Obertraun 1983 and 1985). Joint Meetings were
held with the German Vacuum Society (DGV)
and the Swiss Vacuum Society (SGV) within the
annual spring meetings.
Since 1980, when the Max Auwaerter Preis
(Award) was first announced, the OEGV has had
the honour to present this prize to the recipient in
a special ceremony at conferences which it has
organised or co-organised.
A main future objective of the Austrian Vacuum
Society will be the re-enforcement of the
collaboration between university research and
industrial applications. The new technologies
(nanometer structures, biological surfaces,
photonic, etc.) offer a new challenge for the
traditional vacuum and surface scientists,
as organised in our vacuum society. The
organisation of workshops and conferences, as
well as the continuation of international scientific
collaborations shall be our goal for the future.
An important part represents our contribution
to IUVSTA by several members of our society.
M. Higatsberger served as secretary general
1983-86, R. Dobrozemsky as treasurer 1992-98,
Ch. Eisenmenger Sittner as scientific secretary
2010-13 and as secretary general since 2013.
As divison chairs H. Stoeri (PSD), P. Varga (SSD)
and M. Leisch (VSTD) has been active.
OEGV organised also several IUVSTA specific
meetings: GM 6 (1977) in Vienna, ECM 32 and 33
(1977), ECM 65 (1991) and 98 (2005) in Vienna,
ECM 52 (1986) in Spitz and ECM 120 (2015) in
Graz.
SUMMARY