1:37 p.m.
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