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Host The host of this Internet web site is the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. to be rendered in English as the “Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science”. Address: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. Hofgartenstraße 8 80539 Munich Phone: 0049 89 / 21 08 - 0 Internet: http://www.mpg.de/

Register of societies The Max Planck Society is registered in the register of societies at the district council in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The registration number is VR 13378 Nz.

Representatives The Max Planck Society is officially represented by its Board of Directors, which in turn is represented by the President of the Society, Prof. Dr. Martin Stratmann, and by the Secretary General, Dr. Ludwig Kronthaler.

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Editor The editor responsible for the information of this internet presence is: Mikiko Tanifuji Head of Scientific Information Office National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) Tsukuba, Japan

Legal Structure The Max Planck Society is a non-profit research organisation, which is organised as a registered society. All of the institutes und facilities of the Max Planck Society are relatively autonomous as far as organisation and research are concerned, but the institutions and facilities have no legal capacity of their own.

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