4th international meeting on maximum entropy production in physics and biology
6-7 July 2006
Split, Croatia
Organized by the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education, University of Split & the Physical Society of Split

Programme

Sponsors

	Scope of the meeting Maximum entropy production (MEP) is an organizational principle common to non-equilibrium systems in physics and biology. This meeting will present current applications of MEP in physics, biophysics and terrestrial ecology, and will discuss future prospects for MEP research.
The town of Split developed round the palace built in AD305 by Roman Emperor Diocletian. Even today the greater part of the palace is well preserved - on which this artist's reconstruction is based. Diocletian's palace and the historical complex of Split that surrounds it are registered by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage site.	Organizing committee: Roderick Dewar, Functional Ecology and Environmental Physics, EPHYSE, INRA, dewar@bordeaux.inra.fr *Paško Županović, University of Split, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education pasko@pmfst.hr Davor Juretić , University of Split, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education juretic@pmfst.hr Srećko Botrić, University of Split, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture srecko.botric@fesb.hr *Contact person        tel:  +385 21 385 133        fax: +385 21 385 431
1. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education 2. Hotels Globe and President 3. Hostel Spinut 4. Airport bus terminal 5. Bus station 6. Railway station 7. Harbour 8. Hotel Consul	Meeting venue The meeting will take place at University of Split, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Teslina 12 Split Accommodation Hotel Globe is close to the meeting place. Reservations can be made on    the  hotel web site http://www.booking.com/hotel/hr/hotelglobosplit.html?aid=100200;label=Split-AA Hotel President is close to hotel Globe. Reservation can be made via e-mail   hotel.president@st.t-com.hr      The University of Split has also reserved a limited number of rooms in Hostel Spinut [tel: +385 021 386 711]. The night's accommodation in Hostel will be covered by organizers. Both hotel and hostel are within a 10-minute walk of the meeting venue (see city map, left).
The cathedral (formerly Diocletian's mausoleum) and bell tower (16th century) situated within Diocletian's palace	Registration An application to attend the meeting should be addressed via e-mail to the contact person. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2006. Participants wishing to take a hostel room should indicate this in their e-mail applications. Participants should indicate if they wish to make a presentation (oral, poster) and, if so, provide a provisional title and abstract.