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German Zeolite Association

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Nanotechnology

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Catalogue Membrane Technology

Catalogue Catalysis

Duties

• Organization of congresses and symposia on current items of zeolite research.
• Planning and coordination of congresses in the zeolite area in cooperation with other national and international institutions.
• Support of common research in the fields of synthesis, characterization and applications of zeolites.

Performance

• Congresses and Symposia
  The Subject Division annually organizes the Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung (German Zeolite Congress) as a platform for scientific communication between universities, other research facilities and industry in the zeolite area.
  
  

  Last event: 7.-9. March 2007 19. Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung Leipzig
  Next event: 5-7 March 2008 20. Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung Halle

  It supports subject sessions at the DECHEMA Annual Congresses. Furthermore it acts on recommendations of its members to organize events on special items of zeolite research.
  It also organizes events in cooperation with international organizations.

• Information
  The Subject Division informs its members on events and research funding in the field of zeolites and microporous solids. A newsletter, edited by the Subject Division once or twice a year, provides current information.
  The German Zeolite Association maintains a German language internet discussion forum on zeolites and similar materials at:
  http://zeolith-forum.dechema.de
• International Cooperation
  The DECHEMA Subject Division Deutsche Zeolith-Vereinigung is either member of or cooperates with the following international organizations:
  

  	the Federation of European Zeolite Associations - FEZA - and its national member associations in the Netherlands, France, Great Britain and Italy Next event:
  	International Zeolite Association - IZA Next event: 15th International Zeolite Cofnerence Beijing, China 12 - 17 August 2007
  Other European Zeolite Associations' Web Sites: Associazione Italiana Zeoliti onlus GFZ Groupe Français des Zéolithes British Zeolite Assoziation Dutch Zeolite Association (Dutch-Belgian) Czech Zeolite Group

Organziation

• The DECHEMA Subject Division Deutsche Zeolith-Vereinigung is made up of members of DECHEMA e.V. interested in zeolite research and applications.
• It pursues its aims in non-profit and non-competitive ways according to its own statutes.
• It is open to any member of DECHEMA e.V. without additional fees (cf. DECHEMA Membership ).
• Natural persons as well as legal entities may be members of the Subject Division. The latter name a personal representative.
• The Subject Division elects an executive board, which manages the Subject Division and represents it in international organizations.

Facilities

• To fulfil its tasks the Subject Division has access to the technical and administrative resources of DECHEMA e.V.
  The Subject Division is supported by scientific and administrative staff of DECHEMA e.V.

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Membership (as of February 2007): 287

Executive Board:

• Prof. M. Fröba, Gießen (Chairman)
• Prof.M. Hartmann, Augsburg
• Prof. W. Schwieger, Erlangen
• Dr. H. Toufar, Bitterfeld
• Dr. B. Unger, Bad Köstritz

Contact:
The staff in charge of this DECHEMA Subject Division are:

Dr. Leo Nick
DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt
Germany
Telephone: +49-69-7564-149
Telefax: +49-69-7564-201
e-mail:

Sabine Sporleder
DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Telephone: +49 - 69 - 7564 295
Telefax: +49 - 69 - 7564 304
e-mail: