International Conference of Physics Students
ICPS is an annual conference of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS). Usually, up to 500 students from all over the world attend the event, which takes place in another country every year in August. The event includes the opportunity for students at bachelor, master and doctoral level to present their research, whilst listening and interacting with invited speakers of international reputation. During the event, usually lasting between 5 to 7 days, the IAPS holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elects a new Executive Committee. The choice of the host country of ICPS is made two years in advance.
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Program
The main component of the conference consists of lectures given by the students themselves for other students. Guest lectures held by invited speakers and lab tours complete the scientific program. Further activities include city tours, excursions and social events. The participation fee is usually close to €200 per person, including accommodation, food and any extra activity organised by the local committee.
Conference venues
The latest conference was held in Heidelberg, Germany, on August 10-17, 2014.
The current conference is held in Zagreb, Croatia, on August 12-19, 2015.[1]
- 2017 Turin, Italy
- 2016 Malta
- 2015 Zagreb, Croatia
- 2014 Heidelberg, Germany
- 2013 Edinburgh, United Kingdom[2]
- 2012 Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 2011 Budapest, Hungary
- 2010 Graz, Austria
- 2009 Split, Croatia
- 2008 Kraków, Poland
- 2007 London, United Kingdom
- 2006 Bucarest, Romania
- 2005 Coimbra, Portugal
- 2004 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
- 2003 Odense, Denmark
- 2002 Budapest, Hungary
- 2001 Dublin, Ireland
- 2000 Zadar, Croatia
- 1999 Helsinki, Finland
- 1998 Coimbra, Portugal
- 1997 Vienna, Austria
- 1996 Szeged, Hungary
- 1995 Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1994 St. Petersburg, Russia
- 1993 Bodrum, Turkey
- 1992 Lisbon, Portugal
- 1991 Vienna, Austria
- 1990 Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1989 Freiburg, Germany
- 1988 Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1987 Debrecen, Hungary
- 1986 Budapest, Hungary
History
In 1985 a group of Hungarian students decided to host a gathering of Physics students from all over the world.[3] This resulted in the first International Conference of Physics Students in 1986. Due to the large success of this conference a second meeting in 1987 was organized in Debrecen, Hungary. At this occasion the International Association of Physics Students was founded. Furthermore, it was decided to have an International meeting annually.
Since then, 30 conferences have taken place.
ICPS 2010
The ICPS 2010 took place from August, 17th to August, 19th in Graz and was hosted by physics students from both Graz University of Technology and University of Graz. A total of 446 students attended the conference. This number includes 64 volunteers to help to organize the event. Notable guest speakers were Peter Zoller and Sabine Schindler, both University of Innsbruck; and John Ellis from CERN.
