1:59 p.m.
Dear Tamas, dear all,
I do agree with Pascal to postpone the conference by one year. As (co)organizer of 2
previous MACS symposiums I do see the necessity and challenge to define a new and
refreshed profile and forge this into a consistent and attractive conference program.
Specifically, we do need to attract a new type of audience.
Let us thus first agree on a new date and then start the thought process on the content.
Kind regards, Thomas
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Dear Tamas,
Dear colleagues,
Thanks a lot for your detailed message and your efforts to organize the next MACS.
According to the urgency of your preliminary question (targeted dates), I only focus on
this point in the present reply. Once the date will be fixed, I will answer on the other
important points.
As I express it to Tamas in a recent email, I think that it becomes more and more risky to
maintain the date on May 2026, even if 2026 was originally not a bad year (no Europacat,
no ICC...). However, it seems to me that we are too short to make sure that the community
will be informed and prior to this to select the keynote speakers who will motivate the
community to attend.
So, I would suggest to post-pone by about one year in order to identify the best dates
minimizing overlaps with other 2026 conferences in the field.
Best regards,
Pascal___
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2025 15:37 À : macs_scicom(a)lists.ek.hun-ren.hu Objet : [Macs_scicom] MACS IX.
Dear Member of the Scientific Committee,
First of all, thank you very much for accepting the invitation to be members of the
Scientific Committee of the next MACS conference! It is a great honor!
As you can see, we have created the macs_scicom(a)lists.ek.hun-ren.hu e-mail address for the
scientific committee to facilitate communication.
I would like to ask the committee members for help on some things, which you can read
below, but first I would like to ask the scientific committee for their opinion on another
issue. Laetitia has just informed me that the French Catalysis Conference will also be
organized exactly on the same date as MACS 2026. I can't imagine MACS without French
colleagues. Do you think we should reschedule?
Some of you have indicated that there is not enough time to organize the conference until
May. If we reschedule the conference, should we postpone it by 1-2 weeks or a year? I am
open to accepting any decision of the board!
And here are some of the things I would like to ask the scientific committee for help
with. Whatever the decision on the previous question, your answers will definitely be
useful in the following topics.
1. Please suggest a plenary speaker. So far, we have received two
recommendations.
2. We would be grateful if you could write a single sentence
explaining why you consider the MACS conferences valuable, or share a brief comment on
your previous experiences. We plan to feature these on our website.
3. If possible, please provide a photo of yourself so that it can
appear alongside your comment on the website.
4. The website is now live! The registration page is still under
development but will be ready soon. We kindly ask you to help promote the conference
within your catalysis communities. The website can be found here:
https://macs2026.ek.hun-ren.hu/
Please take a moment to review the site and let us know if you notice any mistake.
5. If you have suggestions for potential sponsors we should contact,
we would be grateful to hear them.
Thank you very much for your support!
Best regards,
Tamás Ollár
Organizer of MACS 2026 or 2027
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