ECNS '99 - Young Scientists Forum

The Young Scientists Forum is a new venture for ECNS and follows the establ ished tradition of an active participation by young scientists in these con ferences. At ECNS '99 the Young Scientists Forum brought together 30 young scientists from 13 European countries. In four working groups, they discuss ed emerging scientific trends in their areas of expertise and the instrumen tation required to meet the scientific challenges. The outcome was presente d in the Young Scientists Panel on the final day of ECNS '99. This paper is a summary of the four working group reports prepared by the Group Convener s. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.