RICeST will host the 12^th International Conference of Collnet  (Collaboration in Science and Technology) in 2011

Because of the critical importance for implementing research collaboration among countries, the international scientific group known as Collaboration in Science and Technology (Collnet) was established in 2000 in Berlin, Germany. Collnet, currently, enjoys several outstanding researchers from Asian, European and American countries. Since establishment, 9 conferences of Collnet have been held annually in the member states, the last of which was held in 2008 in Berlin, Germany. There was decided on the next three hosts of the conference on the basis of which China in 2009, India in 2010 and RICeST on behalf of I. R. of Iran in 2011 will respectively hold the 10^th, 11^th and 12^th conferences of Collnet.