The International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD 2022) will start on 23rd June 2022 at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. The European Physical Society is a partner of IYBSSD 2022 and supports this international year throught its involvement in several projects described below.

APS-ICTP-EPS Travel Award Fellowship Programme
The Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the APS-ICTP-EPS Travel Award Fellowship Programme has been signed. It will begin in 2022 as part of the activities of the APS, ICTP and EPS for the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. EPS Divisions and Groups and Member Societies will be asked to advertise the programme, and to identify suitable candidates.
https://www.ictp.it/programmes/career-development/aps-ictp-eps-travel-award-fellowship-programme.aspx

11th Balkan Physical Union General Conference
The EPS has agreed to support the organisation of the 11th Balkan Physical Union General Conference which will take place in Belgrade (HR) from 28th August to 1st September 2022.
https://bpu11.info/

UFPLP Conference
The União dos Físicos de Países de Língua Portuguesa (UFPLP, union of Portuguese-speaking countries) organises the UFPLP Conference, which will take place from 12th-16th September 2022 in Cape Verde and have for central theme « Physics for sustainable development ».
https://4cfplp.sci-meet.net/pt

Migrations Co-dévelopement Alsace (MCDA)
Support for a conference on water and the environment, organised by the association MCDA, the Alsace-Morocco Co-development Association. The goal is to raise awareness among a broad audience about the need of providing drinking water to villages in Morocco lacking water.
http://mcda-asso.org/