The purpose of the institute is to provide a forum for the dissemination of advanced scientific knowledge on Mini-Micro Fuel Cells as Electric Energy Generators. This advanced study institute will primarily be a high level teaching activity, where the subject of mini-micro fuel cells fundamentals and applications will be treated in considerable depth by lecturers eminent in their fields. Lecturers will cover the Fundamentals and Applications of the subject matters. Limited number of short presentations from young scientists will also be accepted as supplementary to lectures but will not be published. The only lecture manuscripts will be published as NATO Science series by Springer. The extended abstracts of the lectures will be available in a printed Book of Extended Abstracts to the participants at the registration desk.

The institute will provide in-depth information to researchers regarding up-to-date results and areas of future research. Attendance to the meeting will be a limited. Limited number of financial grants to scientists from NATO, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogue countries are available. Applications with background information and a letter of recommendation from the head of the department must be submitted no later than April 15, 2007. Successful applicants will be notified by May 15, 2007.

The cost of half-board accommodations, from Sunday evening July 22, 2007 through checkouts Friday mid afternoon August 3, 2007 is US$ 600 for single occupancy and US$480 for double occupancy per person.