{"id":40055,"date":"2022-01-17T14:08:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iceht.forth.gr\/%ce%bf%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b5%cf%83-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%86%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b5%cf%83-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T15:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T12:15:07","slug":"guide-for-contributions-to-the-stratis-v-sotirchos-lectureship-trust-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iceht.forth.gr\/en\/guide-for-contributions-to-the-stratis-v-sotirchos-lectureship-trust-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIDE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE \u201cSTRATIS V. SOTIRCHOS LECTURESHIP\u201d TRUST FUND"},"content":{"rendered":"

PURPOSE OF THE TRUST FUND<\/h2>\n

FORTH\/ICE-HT has decided to create a Trust Fund, which will serve to support and propagate the \u201cStratis V. Sotirchos Lectureship\u201d, as a means of honoring the memory of its distinguished member, Professor Stratis V. Sotirchos, who lost his life in a tragic accident in Brussels on June 13, 2004.<\/p>\n

This Lectureship will be awarded every second year to an engineer-scientist, who has created original and fundamentally important work in some R&D field within the broader context of chemical engineering. Selection of the most deserving candidate, each time, will be done strictly on grounds of merit. Preference will be given to candidates younger than 40 years of age.<\/p>\n

Every second year (starting in 2005) the Recipient of the SVS Lectureship will be invited to present the \u201cStratis V. Lecture\u201d at the \u201cPan-Hellenic Scientific Conference in Chemical Engineering\u201d. This conference is held every two years (in the odd numbered years) on a rotating basis in Patras, Thessalonica, and Athens, Greece.<\/p>\n

The travel, living and lodging expenses of the Recipient will be covered in full from the proceeds of the SVS Trust Fund.<\/p>\n

A drive is currently under way to attract contributions to the SVS Trust Fund from friends, including academic and\/or research institutions, industrial companies, and physical persons. In the drive FORTH\/ICE-HT has the kind active support and cooperation of CERTH & CPERI (Thessalonica) and of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Rochester (in which Stratis served during the major part of his professional career).<\/p>\n

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CONTROL OF THE TRUST FUND AND AWARDS<\/h2>\n

The SVS Trust Fund will be under the control of a Board of Trustees (BoT) which will be composed of the Director of FORTH\/ICE-HT and Board members that will be elected among internationally respected engineer-scientists from various countries. The initial BoT members will be elected by FORTH\/ICE-HT. In the future, replacements and renewals of BoT will be done according to the rules and criteria that will be established by the Board itself. The Director of FORTH\/ICE-HT will be serving as Chair of the BoT.<\/p>\n

The Board of Trustees will select, every second year, the Recipient of the SVS Lectureship, based on academic standards and using operational procedures which will be its responsibility to create and safeguard.<\/p>\n

The work of the BoT will be conducted mainly via e-mail to minimize the operating costs. At the end of each fiscal year the Accounting Office of FORTH\/ICE-HT will be submitting a formal Financial Report concerning the transactions and state of the Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n

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MECHANISM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS<\/h2>\n

FORTH\/ICE-HT has opened a special account with the National Bank of Greece, in order to facilitate contributions to the SVS Trust Fund (SVS-TF).<\/p>\n

The following organizations have made substantial donations to create an initial seed fund of \u20ac 34 000:<\/p>\n