This week a new conference has been added to the Calendar. In addition, the announcements of two new job opportunities (see lead article) and the deadline for the proposals of the Descartes Research Prize 2006 have also been inserted.
Here is the list of all the updates:

Combustion Conferences

19th-20th Oct, 2006
Helsinki, Finland
European Conference on Biorefinery Research
http://www.calendar.ifrf.net/event.html?id=184

Research Prizes

Closing date for proposals: Thu, 04 May, 2006
Brussels, Belgium
The Descartes Prizes:
The Descartes Prize for Excellence in Scientific Collaborative Research
The Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication
http://www.calendar.ifrf.net/event.html?id=183

Education, Training and Employment Opportunities

(See also feature article in this edition)

Closing date for application: Fri, 28 Apr, 2006
near London, United Kingdom
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Combustion at Kingston University
http://www.calendar.ifrf.net/event.html?id=182

Open for applications – deadline 15th May 2006
20 Open Positions in Energy Research
Marie Curie – Inspire Programme – 16 locations
http://www.calendar.ifrf.net/event.html?id=181