Protocol from PhD meeting of Analytical Chemistry Department of Physical

							Protocol from PhD meeting of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Physical and
Analytical Chemistry.

           Annual PhD meeting on 6 December 2007


Present: Björn Arvidsson, Heidi De Brabandere, Jörg Hanrieder, Erik Allard, Erik
Petterson, Sofia, Lindahl, Aida Zuberovic, Camilla Zettersten, Barbro Kollander.

Excused: Jakob Axén, Michelle Co, Anisa Elhamili, Emilia Hardenborg.



   1. Opening of meeting
Björn (Chairman) opens the meeting

   2. Choosing the meetings secretary
Heidi is appointed as secretary for this meeting.

   3. Choosing the meetings revisor
Aida Zuberovic

   4. Approving today’s agenda
Today’s agenda is approved by all present.

   5. Messages
(no messages)

    6. The voting board presents the candidates for the Ph.D. board for 2008.
Aida is chosen as chairman; Heidi is chosen as the permanent secretary; Jörg is chosen as
vice-chairman.

    7. Choosing a new voting board
The voting board for 2008 is chosen to be Barbro Kollander and Camilla Zettersten. They
will present a new Ph.D. board at the end of 2008.

   8. Head of department (Sv.: prefekt)
There is a commission trying to find a new head of department. Until now there has only
been one person interested, Anders Hagfeldt, who recently became professor. Björn asks
around if the Ph.D. students have more suggestions for possible candidates.

   9. Conferences
The previous points were discussed in Swedish. This point is discussed in English so that
everyone understands clearly what is being said.
Points concluding the discussion:
•   The supervisor should discuss conferences when accepting a new Ph.D. student.
•   Do we really want some ‘fixed’ regulations about this matter? The core problems are
    ‘what happens if you get a scholarship’ and ‘traktamente’.
•   Who pays when you have applied and received a travel grant but it doesn’t cover all
    costs? Be clear about your options (talk to your supervisor) for compensation
    BEFORE you apply for conferences and travel grants.

It is necessary that the Ph.D. association make a detailed proposal on how to handle
economic issues around attending conferences for the Ph.D. student. However no
consensus was obtained and therefore the matter will be discussed again in a following
meeting. We have decided that if we have a proposal that 50 % of the Ph.D. students
agree upon, then this will be the final proposal for the board of Analytical chemistry.

    10. Questions
•   Choose new representatives for the different meetings 2008.
        Analytical Chemistry Board:
        Ordinary (Sv.: ordinarie, meaning the usual, the main) representative: Erik Allard,
        back-up representative (Sv.: suppleang): Michelle Co
        Research board:
        Ordinary (Sv.: ordinarie, meaning the usual, the main) representative: Aida
        Zuberovic
        Back-up representative (Sv.: suppleang): Sofia Lindahl
• Areas of Responsibility (Sv.: Ansvarsområden)
We renew the list of responsibilities in the lab and Björn will print it and hang it up in the
labs.
    11. End of meeting




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Heidi De Brabandere (Secr.)                                                      (Just.)