Letter from the PresidentOslo, October 2007 Dear Photobiologists, Friends and Colleague Members of ESP, ESP has now existed for more than 20 years and has become an important forum for exchange of information related to all aspects of photobiology. This has been achieved through the organization of a biennial congress and publication of a peer-reviewed journal, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (PPS), and the Book Series “Comprehensive Series in Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences”. The primary objectives of ESP are to promote photobiology research, to facilitate education and the exchange of information and technologies related to photobiology across a range of scientific, technological and medical arenas. As President of ESP I will together with the rest of the Executive Committee meet these objectives with great respect and enthusiasm. The journal PPS is jointly owned by ESP and the European Photochemical Association (EPA). The continuous efforts of all implicated parties, i.e. the Editorial Board, the Ownership Board, the Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry and the authors, has made our journal an excellent arena for disseminating the photobiological sciences. As you may be aware the impact factor (IF) of PPS has been steadily rising since the very beginning of PPS and is now the top journal of its field with an IF of 2.416. You can contribute to the further success of PPS by choosing PPS for publication of your research. By continuation of your membership you will have easy access to PPS at a substantial discount. The biennial ESP congress has been very successful, attracting a large number of scientists and has become an important forum for presentation of photobiology related research, lively discussions, initiation of collaborations and friendship. The next ESP congress will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, in September 2009. Wroclaw is a picturesque city located centrally in Europe and an excellent venue for the ESP congress. The organizing committees for the congress will do everything possible to make also this congress successful. However, a successful congress is a well attended congress. I therefore cordially invite you to participate at the ESP2009 congress. ESP aims to provide a forum to access and exchange professional expertise, and to contribute to keep our members abreast of all the complex issues related to your own photobiologically related scientific field as well as to update you on related fields. I would invite all scientists, clinicians and companies with an interest in photobiology and photomedicine to join ESP, and to participate and hopefully benefit from our endeavours. Kristian Berg
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