First Announcement
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XVIIIth Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions
July 15-20, 2001
Copper Mountain Resort and Conference Center
Copper Mountain, Colorado
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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
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Description of the Conference
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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.
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Meeting Site
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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 Mountain
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/".
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Formal Program
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The XVIIIth Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular
Collisions will have morning sessions on Monday through
Friday, and evening sessions Monday through Thursday. In
each session the first talk will include an overview of the
topic of that session. Afternoons are free for discussions
and recreation. Session topics include Reactive Collisions
(experimental and theoretical), Molecule-Surface
Interactions, Interactions and Dynamics in Clusters,
Photodissociation Dynamics, Inelastic Collisions, Ultrafast
Energy Transfer and Reactions in Solution, and Non-Adiabatic
Processes. The invited speakers are:
Paul Barbara (Univ. Texas)
Klaas Bergmann (Univ. Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Gert D. Billing (Univ. Copenhagen, Denmark)
Laurie J. Butler (Univ. Chicago)
David W. Chandler (Sandia Natl. Lab.)
Peter Chen (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)
Robert E. Continetti (U.C. San Diego)
Floyd Davis (Cornell Univ.)
Gerardo Delgado-Barrio (CSIC, Madrid, Spain)
Gregory E. Hall (BNL)
Jeremy Hutson (Univ. Durham, UK)
Marsha I. Lester (Univ. Pennsylvania)
W. Carl Lineberger (Univ. Colorado/JILA)
David Manolopoulos (Univ. Oxford, UK)
Todd J. Martinez (Univ. Illinois)
Anne McCoy (Ohio St. Univ.)
Keiji Morokuma (Emory Univ.)
C. Buddie Mullins (Univ. Texas)
Gilbert M. Nathanson (Univ. Wisconsin)
Gunnar Nyman (Univ. Goteborg, Sweden)
W. Radloff (Max Born Inst., Berlin, Germany)
Philip Reid (Univ. Washington)
Steven J. Sibener (Univ. Chicago)
Arthur G. Suits (SUNY-SB & BNL)
Toshinori Suzuki (IMS, Okazaki, Japan)
Donald L. Thompson (Oklahoma St. Univ.)
Arthur Utz (Tufts Univ.)
Hans-Joachim Werner (Univ. Stuttgart, Germany)
Jingsong Zhang (U.C. Riverside)
A NEW FEATURE of the scientific program will be a FORMAL
SESSION CONSISTING OF FIVE CONTRIBUTED TALKS selected
from the submitted poster abstracts. The organizers will make the
selection after the June 1, 2001 deadline for the submission
of abstracts [see below] based on the originality and
significance of the research reported. Individuals selected
for presenting contributed talks will be notified by June
15, 2001.
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Poster Sessions
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A poster session will follow the formal session on Monday
through Thursday evenings. Conference participants are
strongly encouraged to present posters. ONE-PAGE, "camera
ready" poster abstracts for inclusion in the conference
program book should be submitted to the conference chair by
June 1, 2001. The abstract must fit onto a 8.5" by 11"
(21.59x27.94 cm) page with reasonable margins. The
conference participant who will "present" the poster should
be underlined in the author list. The submissions may be in
either hard copy or electronic (PC Word or WordPerfect
documents or PDF files with embedded fonts) form. Faxes or
email (except "attachments") are NOT acceptable.
Participants will be limited to presenting only one poster,
but may appear as co-authors on others.
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Accommodations
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Reservations for meals and lodging must be made DIRECTLY to
Copper Mountain Resort. (Registration for the scientific
program of 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
U.S. The meal plan portion of this amount is $347.50 U.S.,
and the double-occupancy hotel room (two double beds) rate
is $51.50 U.S. per person per night. The single room rate is
$103 U.S. per person per night, and two-bedroom suites
(accommodating four people) are available at the rate of
$51.75 per person per night.
A block of hotel-style double rooms has been reserved for DMC
Conference attendees. A "single room" is single occupancy of
one of these rooms, and the two-bedroom suites are subject to
availability. Attendees who do not stay at Copper Mountain for the
entire conference must pay the full meal plan package ($347.50
U.S.), but will only be charged for lodging for the period of
attendance provided the partial-week reservation is made in
advance. Otherwise, attendees will be billed for one extra
night's stay as a penalty for early departure. 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.
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Altitude Caution
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Copper Mountain Resort and Conference Center lies at an
altitude of 9,600 feet (2,927 meters) above sea level.
Attendees are cautioned to become acclimated to the extreme
altitude before engaging in any strenuous activity. Many
people experience headache, shortness of breath or dizziness
until their systems adjust to the lower oxygen level and
atmospheric pressure at this altitude.
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Conference Registration
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Registration forms for the scientific program of the DMC
Conference may be downloaded and/or printed from a PDF
document by clicking the appropriate link on the conference
web page at "http://www.gpmd.bnl.gov/dmc_conf/index.html".
Completed registration forms should be sent to "DMC
Conference, Attn: James T. Muckerman, Chemistry Department,
Building 555A, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
11973-5000." Be sure to enclose the appropriate payment or
credit card information. Checks in U.S. dollars made payable
to "BSA for DMC" or VISA, MasterCard or American Express
cards are acceptable. The fee for early registration
(received on or before April 16, 2001) is $100 U.S. The
registration fee after April 16 is $150 U.S.
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Transportation
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Resort Express (1-800-334-7433) offers regular and frequent limousine
service to Copper Mountain from the Denver International airport.
Departures are every 1.5 hours from 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM seven days a week.
The one-way travel time is 90 minutes. In 1999, the discounted group round
trip fare was $74 U.S. per person. Further information on discounts and
reservations will appear in the next conference announcement.
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Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholarships
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Graduate student and postdoctoral scholarship awards will be
announced at the Conference. The number and amount of these
scholarships will depend on available funds. To be eligible
for one of these awards an applicant must respond "YES" to
the appropriate question on the conference Registration
Form, and submit a poster abstract on which he/she is the
presenter.
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Conference Support
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Financial support for the XVIIIth Conference on the Dynamics
of Molecular Collisions has been pledged by:
ASL, Inc.
1757 Houret Court
Milpitas, CA 95035
"http://www.aslab.com"
and
Brookhaven Science Associates
managers of Brookhaven National Laboratory
"http://www.bnl.gov"
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Conference Contact
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J.T. Muckerman
Chemistry Department, Bldg. 555A
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY 11973-5000
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Conference Web Page
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http://www.gpmd.bnl.gov/dmc_conf/index.html
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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