Preliminary Announcement

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XVIIIth Conference on the
Dynamics of Molecular Collisions

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July 15-20, 2001
Copper Mountain Resort and Conference Center
Copper Mountain, Colorado

James T. Muckerman, Chair
Department of Chemistry
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY 11973-5000 USA

Laurie J. Butler, Vice-Chair
Department of Chemistry
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60607 USA


Description of the Conference

The Dynamics of Molecular Collisions Conference focuses on
all aspects of molecular collisions--experimental and
theoretical studies of elastic, inelastic, and reactive
encounters involving atoms, molecules, ions, clusters, and
surfaces--as well as half collisions--photodissociation,
photo-induced reaction, and photodesorption. The Conference
began as a Gordon Conference in 1965, and though it now
operates independently, retains the Gordon Conference format
and spirit.
 

Meeting Site

The meeting will be held at Copper Mountain Resort and
Conference Center located 75 miles due west of Denver,
Colorado on Interstate 70. Nestled in the heart of the Rocky
Mountains, Copper Mountain Resort offers abundant
recreational facilities, including 18 holes of championship
golf. Conference attendees will receive complimentary access
to the Copper Indoor Racquet and Athletic Club, which
features cardio equipment, weight room, indoor pool and
jacuzzi. There are over 47 miles of paved bike paths, acres
of mountain biking, tennis, and swimming. Copper offers
everything you would expect to find in the mountains -
horseback riding, hiking, white water rafting, fishing and a
scenic narrow gauge railroad.

More information on Copper Mountain is available at the
Resort web site, http://www.ski-copper.com.
 

Meeting Program

The XVIIIth Conference will have morning sessions on Monday
through Friday, and evening sessions Monday through
Thursday. In each session the first talk will be an overview
of the topic of that session. Afternoons are free for
discussions and recreation. Session topics and speakers will
be announced in the early fall of 2000.

A poster session will follow the formal session on Monday
through Thursday evenings. Attendees are strongly encouraged
to present posters. "Camera ready" poster abstracts for
inclusion in the conference program book should be submitted
to the conference chair by June 1, 2001. These submissions
may be in either hard copy or electronic (PC Word or
WordPerfect) form. Faxes or email (except "attachments") are
NOT acceptable.
 

Lodging and Meals

Reservations for accommodations must be made directly to
Copper Mountain Resort. (Registration for the DMC Conference
is a separate process [see below].) When making your
reservations at Copper Mountain Resort, you must identify
yourself as an attendee of the Dynamics of Molecular
Collisions Conference to obtain the discounted rate. The cost
of five nights of lodging (Sunday through Thursday) and five
days of meals (dinner Sunday through lunch Friday), based on
double occupancy is, $605. A block of hotel-style double
rooms has been reserved for DMC Conference attendees. Single
rooms, subject to availability, may also be reserved at a
discounted (but higher) rate. You can reach Copper Mountain
by phone at 1-800-458-8386. CMR hopes to offer web
registration to attendees of the DMC Conference by the
spring of 2001.
 

Registration

Registration forms for the DMC Conference will be available
for downloading and/or printing from a PDF document on the
DMC Conference web page at

http://www.gpmd.bnl.gov/dmc_conf/

They will also be mailed upon request. Completed
registration forms should be sent to "DMC Conference, c/o
James T. Muckerman, Chemistry Department, Brookhaven
National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000." Be sure to
enclose the appropriate payment. The fee for early
registration (received on or before April 16, 2001) is $100.
The registration fee after April 16 is $150.

 
Bus Transportation

Resort Express offers regular and frequent limosine service
to Copper Mountain from the Denver International airport. The
one-way travel time is 90 minutes. In 1999, the discounted
group round trip fare was $74 per person. If there is
sufficient interest expressed to the conference chair, buses
from the Denver International airport (each with a capacity
of 47 persons) can be arranged for a somewhat lower
round-trip fare.


Graduate Student Scholarships

Graduate student scholarship awards will be announced at the
Conference. The number and amount of these scholarships will
depend on available funds.
 

Watch the DMC web page for updated information.


Conference Contacts

Email: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 631-344-5815
Voice: 631-344-4368
Mail: J.T. Muckerman
           Chemistry Department
           Brookhaven National Laboratory
           Upton, NY 11973-5000


James T. Muckerman ([log in to unmask])
Phone: (631)344-4368 FAX: (631)344-5815
Chemistry Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY 11973-5000
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Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics:
* P(x,t) represents the probability of something happening at time t at
position x in space.
* Time exists to keep all the things that happen from happening at once.
* Space exists to keep most of the things that happen at a given time from
happening to me.


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