34. SYMPOSIUM ON SURFACE SCIENCE 2022

March 13 - March 19, 2022
St.Christoph/Arlberg, Austria
Friedrich Aumayr, Ulrike Diebold and Markus Valtiner, organizers
IAP (Institute of Applied Physics), TU Wien

After careful considerations, we have decided to try organizing the 34. Symposium on Surface Science (3S*22) from Sunday, March 13th to Saturday, March 19th, 2022 as a face-to-face meeting at the (Bundes) Ski Austria Akademy St. Christoph in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.

According to the information we have received, skiing in Austria will be possible again this winter, but under special Covid-19 related safety precautions. As the exact official requirements can change very quickly, we have decided to exercise utmost caution! We therefore ask for your understanding that we will only allow fully vaccinated participants to participate in the 3S*22 meeting. You will have to show your official EU Digital COVID Vaccination Certificate (QR code or foreign equivalent) upon registration and there will be no exceptions.

We have done our best to offer generous cancellation conditions (see below) and hope that you are as eager as we to meet friends and colleagues again face-to-face.

The topics of 3S*22 will include all aspects of surface science, including, but not limited to

• Surface structure
• Reactions and dynamics at surfaces
• Particle-surface interactions
• Epitaxial growth
• Adsorption and desorption
• Applied surface and interface science
• Heterostructures

The scientific program will include about 30 - 40 oral presentations (20 minutes talks including discussion), to be selected from the submitted extended abstracts. All other contributions will be presented as posters. Poster boards are 180 cm high and 90 cm wide. Poster sessions will be preceded by poster introductions, where authors will have the opportunity to orally present highlights of their work as a “2-minute commercial”.

All participants will be accommodated in the Ski Austria Academy St. Christoph am Arlberg close to St. Anton am Arlberg (Austria) in single and two-bed rooms (all with shower/bath, WC and TV). We have only a limited number of rooms at our disposal and therefore urge you to fill out the online-registration form as soon as possible. If possible please indicate a room mate (another participant), with whom you would like to share your room. Accompanying persons are possible, but will have to pay the full fee. The number of single rooms is small. Please note that you need to confirm their availability by e-mail to F. Aumayr [email address: lastname @ this server · enable javascript to see it]. All registrations will be handled strictly on a first come - first serve basis. The symposium will start in the evening of Sunday, March 13, 2022. You should therefore plan to arrive on Sunday afternoon the latest. However, arrival on Saturday, March 12, 2022 is possible for an additional fee. Upon registration, you will receive the conference proceedings together with the final program. Full board starts on Sunday evening with dinner. The scientific program runs from Sunday evening to Friday evening. Departure is on Saturday, March 19, 2022 after breakfast. In addition to the scientific program, an important purpose of this symposium is to enable informal contacts during daily skiing activities. Therefore, lectures, poster introductions and poster presentations will take place during the morning and evening hours. A typical symposium day will have the following format:

Contributions to the conference proceedings (extended abstracts, 2 page maximum) are to be submitted no later than December 31, 2021 and should be sent electronically. For preparation and submission follow the instructions on our Abstract submission page.

The all-inclusive conference fee for 3S*22 is

Euro 1400.- for a regular participant sharing a double room with another paying participant
Euro 1400.- for an accompanying person sharing a double room with a paying participant
Euro 1750.- for a regular participant requesting a single room (sorry, single rooms are already sold out! to get on a waiting list, please send an e-mail to : [email address: lastname @ this server · enable javascript to see it])
Euro 175.- additional fee for early arrival on Saturday, March 12, 2022 (includes accommodation and full board)

To guarantee your participation please transfer the full fee until January 31st, 2022, the latest. Registration without receipt of payment at this date will be automatically cancelled.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic we offer a rather generous cancellation policy:

Your cancellation before 31.01.2022: 100% refund
Your cancellation before 14.02.2022: 50% refund
Your cancellation before 01.03.2022: 25% refund
Your cancellation after 01.03.2022: 0% refund
No-Show at the symposium: 0% refund

If we have to cancel the meeting: 100% refund

• The 3S*22 Registration has been closed! However, we can put you on a waiting list and you will be informed if someone cancels; just send an e-mail to: [email address: lastname @ this server · enable javascript to see it]
• Payment of the Conference Fee (deadline Jan. 31, 2022)
• Submission of Extended Abstracts (deadline Jan. 9, 2022)
• Conference Program
• List of Participants
• Travel Information
• Related Links
• 3S Intern. Scientific Committee
• 3S Meeting History
• Sponsors

Contact: [email address: lastname @ this server · enable javascript to see it]