The file contains: draft minutes of the meeting (Chairman: Juan M. Rojo), draft minutes of the PESC Core Group meeting including the lists of participants, agendas; correspondence.
Working documents enclosed for the meeting include: PESC progress report to the 2000 Assembly, workshops proposals, network proposals such as for European Polymorphism Network.

Topics discussed include: initiative to hold a joint series of ESF-NSF Conferences in Supramolecular Chemistry, PESC’s 2000 Call for exploratory workshops proposals (decision on proposals to be supported), mid-term reviews of running programmes, EUROCORES, European research area, beyond 5th framework programme; overview of scientific programmes, networks and exploratory workshops, European Science Foundation programme Control of Complex Systems (1995-1999); PESC scientific strategic activities: Radio astronomy facilities, Advanced Light Sources, 100 Tesla Science European Laboratory, European Neutron Sources Studies, Advanced Protein Crystallisation Facility, Forward looks; ESF committees and external bodies(LESC, CRAF, ESSC, NuPECC).

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