MoDeSt Society Registration Office is:
- University of Palermo
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, Aerospaziale, dei Materiali
- Viale delle Scienze
- 90128 Palermo
- Italy
The MoDeSt Society has the following general goals:
- Promoting applied research in University laboratories, in public organisations and in industry;
- Spreading scientific information;
- Encouraging teaching of modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers.
In particular, the Society aims to encourage:
- Communication and transfer of information between specialists of different scientific aspects of processes for modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers;
- The establishment of links between industry and public research laboratories;
- The acknowledgement of the importance of teaching, research and development in the field of modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers;
- The stimulation of common projects or networks in this area;
- Co-operation with other national and international organisations involved in fields relevant to the modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers.
The Society aims are further supported by:
- The organisation of meetings in the form of scientific congresses;
- The organisation of workshops or informal conferences;
- The holding of courses or tutorials or seminars;
- The sponsoring and publicity of meetings arranged by other organisations
- The encouragement of mutual exchanges of scientists and engineers;
The Society Statutes can be obtained by request