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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
32nd EGAS CONFERENCE, Vilnius, July 4-7, 2000
GENERAL REMARKS
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The 32nd EGAS Conference is an Europhysics Conference of the European
Physical Society. However, scientists from non-European countries
are strongly encouraged to participate in this conference. It is
aimed primarily at atomic physicists, astronomers and physical chemists,
but will also be of value to scientists in other areas who use
spectroscopy in their work. Representatives from the industry and
publishers are invited to contribute relevant displays to an exhibition.
The scientific programme of the conference will cover all aspects of the
structure and spectroscopy of atoms, ions (highly charged ions included) and
small molecules. It will include applications to laser physics, low a
nd high temperature plasma physics, astrophysics, medicine, industry,
environment and other fields as well as developments in technology and
instrumentation. Special attention will be paid to laser light interactions with
atomic and molecular species, to optical lattices, to atomic tests of
fundamental theories, to coherent and non-linear phenomena, ions in traps and
laser manipulation of atoms, short-lived, "ultracold", "hollow" and "exotic"
atoms, atomic fountains, parity non-conservation, Bose-Einstein a
nd Fermi-Dirac condensates, quantum cryptography and teleportation.
National currency litas (LTL) is tightly bound to USD (1 USD = 4 litas).
All payments in Lithuania are allowed only in litas.
CALENDAR
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Deadline for grant application April 1, 2000
Deadline for booking accommodation April 30, 2000
Deadline for submission of abstracts April 30, 2000
Deadline for registration April 30, 2000
Deadline for payment April 30, 2000
Third announcement and final
programme June, 2000
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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Plenary talks (45 min. each) will be given by the following
invited speakers:
N. Andersen (Copenhagen) "Collision spectroscopy with optically
prepared atomic states"
M. Auzinsh (Riga) "Symmetry breaking of angular momentum
distribution of diatomic molecules in an external field"
Ph. Bouyer (Villetaneuse) "Gravito-inertial sensors using cold
atom interferometry"
P. Campbell (Manchester) "Laser spectroscopy of short-lived species"
G. W. F. Drake (Windsor) "QED effects in helium and comparisons
with high precision experiment"
P. Laurent (Paris) "New developments in Cs and Rb atomic fountains"
E. Kennedy (Dublin) "Hollow atoms (experiment)"
H.-D. Kronfeldt (Berlin) "Fundamental spectroscopy applied to
industrial, environmental and medical sensors"
G. Nienhuis (Leiden) "Dynamics of atoms in optical lattices"
K.-A. Suominen (Helsinki) "Cold collisions between laser-cooled
magnesium atoms"
G. Tino (Naples) "Spectroscopic tests of spin-statistics connection
and symmetrization postulate of quantum mechanics"
N. Vaeck (Brussels) "Hollow atoms (theory)"
D.A. Varshalovich (St. Petersburg) "On the upper limits on time
variation of fundamental constants from spectroscopic data"
L. Windholz (Graz) "Coherent population trapping in multilevel systems"
A. Wolfendale (Durham) "Cosmic ray ions, dust and the interstellar
medium"
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
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English
CALL FOR PAPERS
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The abstract of your contribution (deadline for submission April 30, 2000) must
not exceed two pages. You will find details on the format of the abstract in
the guidelines (http://www.itpa.lt/~egas32/tezes.html). We ask
you to submit your abstract by electronic means. We accept attached files in
the following document formats: Word (up to version 97) for PC, LaTeX, LaTeX2E
and PostScript. If essential, abstracts of very good quality may also be sent by
regular mail. Please note that we will not accept abstracts
sent by fax. Please indicate your preference for either oral or poster
presentation and attribute it to one section out of those presented in
Registration Form. We will try to honour your request, however the number of or
al presentations is limited. The organizing committee will deliver confirmation
for an accepted contribution only on request and after arrival of your abstract
to Vilnius.
SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION
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An exhibition of scientific equipment will be held close to the plenary lecture
hall during the conference. The list of confirmed reservations will be published
on EGAS32 website (http://www.itpa.lt/~egas32/exhibition.ht
ml) and will be currently updated.
REGISTRATION FEE
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The registration fee is being kept low, in line with EGAS tradition. The EGAS
meeting is a conference endorsed by the EPS and will participate in the EPS
Solidarity Fund. Note that all prices (fees, etc...) are subject to
the Lithuanian VAT of 18%, which is already included to the given amounts.
Before April 30, 2000, the registration fee will be 190 Euro for individual
members of EPS, or members of European National Physical Societies, 2
00 Euro for non-members of EPS, and 130 Euro for students. After April 30, 2000,
the amount will be raised up to 230 Euro for regular participants and 140 Euro
for students.
Registration fees may be paid by cheque or money transfer in Euro. The cheque in
Euro must be payable to the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, A.
Gostauto 12, LT-2600 Vilnius, LITHUANIA.
The address for money transfer is:
Vilniaus Bankas AB, Vilnius,SWIFT: CBVI LT 2X
correspondent account with Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main,
SWIFT: DEUT DE FF
for further credit to Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy,
account No 57080025.
Please do not forget to indicate "Registration fee for EGAS32". Note that all
payments must be free of charge. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept
payment by credit cards. However, you can pay the fee in cash equ
ivalent of 230 Euro in the local Lithuanian currency litas (note that 1 USD = 4
litas) at the registration desk on the day of your arrival.
GRANTS
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A selected number of participants, mainly young scientists from East European
countries, will be sponsored by East West Task Force programme of the EPS. The
number of grants is limited.
Candidates must send their applications (in English) before April 1, 2000 to the
Chairman of EWTF,
Prof. Jaroslav Nadrchal,
Computer and automation center,
Institute of Physics,
Academy of Sciences,
Cukrovarnicka 10,
162 00 Praha 6,
Czech Republic .
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Fax: +420 2 312 31 84
Tel,fax: +420 2 20 51 34 11 (direct)
Tel: +420 2 24 31 11 37 (switchboard)
The participant should be under 35 years (by way of exception, under
40 years) and active at the meeting (an accepted contribution).
The support must be recommended by his/her National Physical Society.
The applications should be sent to the Chairman of EWTF (Nadrchal)
by e-mail, by fax or by ordinary mail with an outline of expected
expenses (fee, travel, board, etc.) and at the same time to the respective
national coordinator or to the President/Secretary of the National Physical
Society as well as to [log in to unmask]
EWTF will elaborate the applications after getting their list from the
national coordinators. The support approved by EWTF will be sent by the EPS
Secretary directly to the account of the organizing committee of the meeting.
The rules for submitting the application are presented on-line (see
http://www.fzu.cz/ewtf).
The complete list of EPS conferences can be also found on-line (see
http://www.fzu.cz/ewtf/conferences.html).
Moreover, for some candidates not supported by EPS, the local organizing
committee will consider providing them a limited financial support.
Grants will cover essentially the registration fee and/or accommodation
in student's residence. Financial support is limited to participants
who will present a contribution and Curriculum Vitae.
Please let us also know, if you need a letter of invitation for the
application for other grants.
REGISTRATION AND VISAS
----------------------
Please register as soon as possible by e-mail or by submitting the
Registration Form by e-mail or on-line
(http://www.itpa.lt/~egas32/regform2.html).
Insert the title of your abstract precisely and indicate your preference for
either oral or poster presentation. We will try to fulfill your request, however
the number of oral presentations is limited. Please also indica
te your preferences for the social and accompanying persons programme.
Citizens of many countries (but not all) do not require visas to enter
Lithuania. Please check with the relevant authorities if you need a visa
and if so, apply to the closest Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of
Lithuania as soon as possible. Visa delivery often takes a couple of weeks.
Please contact us, if you need a letter of invitation for visa purposes.
CONFERENCE SITE
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The conference will take place at the Palace of Culture situated at
Zirmunu street No 1 in Vilnius. It is just 1.5 km from the city
center and is in good connection with hotels and student's residence.
You will find a detailed description of the access to the conference
site on the EGAS32 Website (http://www.itpa.lt/~egas32/vieta.html)
and in the Third Announcement.
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS
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The local organizing committee recommends 2 hotels ("Lietuva" and
"Gintaras") and student's residence to the participants of the conference.
Special prices for the participants of the conference will be offered there.
Unfortunately, as only a few hotels in Vilnius have been officially
graded according to the star system, we are sorry that the hotels we are
indicating below have been graded only approximately. When making the
reservation, please indicate that you are a participant of the "EGAS" conferen
ce.
"Lietuva" hotel:
Ukmerges 20, Vilnius,
ph.: (370-2) 72 60 92, fax: 72 21 30, E-mail [log in to unmask],
www.aiva.lt/Lietuva/
It satisfies the requirements of a three-star hotel. 20% discount for
participants of the conference is applied if the reservation is made before May
31. The hotel is about 7 km from the railway station and about 10 km f
rom the airport. Located on the edge of the Neris river the hotel is in the city
centre. It is about 2 km from the conference site but it is
well-connected by trolleybusses. All rooms have private toilet and bath.
A variety of services is available. The hotel has priced guarded parking and a
garage.
Breakfast for 20 LTL is included into the price of a room. One hot dish
included into breakfast is offered for choice.
Price list (4 LTL (Litas)=1 USD):
Rooms Regular price (LTL) Discount price (LTL)
Single 300 244
Double 360 264
Junior suite 500 408
Business single 480 388
Business double 600 488
Business junior suite 680 552
"Gintaras" hotel:
Sodu 14, Vilnius
fax: (370-2) 73 80 10, E-mail: [log in to unmask]
It is right near the railway station and about 5 km from the airport.
The hotel is about 5 km from the conference site but it is
well-connected by troleybusses. The rooms approximately correspond to a
two-star hotel. A 10% discount for the participants of the conference is offered
if the reservation is made before April 30. All rooms have private toilet and
shower. A great variety of services is offered. Breakfast for
10 LTL is included into the price of a room. One hot dish is included into
breakfast. Priced guarded parking near the hotel is available.
Price list:
Rooms Regular price (LTL) Discount price (LTL)
single 80 73
double 110 101
single lux 140 127
double lux 199 181.1
suite for two 249 226.1
Student's residence:
Vivulskio 36, Vilnius.
fax (370-2) 26 22 91
The residence is in the city centre. It is about 3 km from the railway
station and 7 km from the airport. The residence is about 7 km from the
conference site but it is well-connected by troleybusses. Two living rooms
(double and triple) share toilet and shower.
The price for a person is 33 LTL. No breakfast.
The reservation must be made before April 30.
The reservation could be made either directly
(hotel fax (370-20)26 22 91) or through the local organizers of
the conference by fax (370-2) 22 53 61 or E-mail: [log in to unmask]
When sending fax for reservation, please indicate your e-mail address.
Besides the above-mentioned hotels with discounts for the participants of the
conference there is a large number of other hotels inviting and ready to serve
you. You can find all necessary information about them visiting
http://www.travel.lt/.
For your convenience we would like to mention to you the hotel which is
the nearest to the conference site. It is "SARUNAS" hotel
(Raitininku 4, Vilnius, ph.:(370-2)72 38 88,
72 48 88, fax (370-2)72 43 55, 72 23 25,
e-mail: [log in to unmask], website: www.hotelsarunas.lt).
It is in the centre of the city and in approximately 500 m from
the conference site. It is about 7 km from the railway station and
10 km from the airport. Room prices vary from 400 to 720 LTL.
Information on camping sites may be sent on request.
A lunch or a snack at the restaurant within the conference building will be
available. For those wishing to have it a ticket at the Conference Office
should be purchased in the morning. There will be several other places
nearby to have a snack or lunch near the conference site.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
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Monday evening (July 3) Registration and Welcome Party
Wednesday afternoon (July 5) Excursion to Trakai
Thursday (July 6) Conference Dinner
For the Excursion to Trakai on Wednesday afternoon a participation
fee of 20 Euros per person ( including transportation by bus and
English-speaking guide) will be charged and it should be paid with
registration fee to confirm your reservation.
Trakai is the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
situated at the distance of 27 km west of Vilnius. The red brick
14th century castle situated on a tiny island in the middle of
lake will leave you an unforgettable memory.
On Saturday (July 8) the traditional EGAS post-conference all day tour will
be proposed. A trip to Kaunas, a second largest city of Lithuania, including
a visit to an open-air Country life museum in Rumsiskes will take place.
Rumsiskes is located 18 km east of Kaunas between the Kaunas-Vilnius
motor way and the Kaunas Basin. The museum exhibits the past ways of
living in Lithuania. Entire exhibitions and artefacts from towns, villages and
farmsteads from all over Lithuania have been brought to this place and
reassembled. The price will be approximately 50 Euros, including
transportation by bus, lunch and English-speaking guide and should be also
paid with registration fee to confirm your reservation.
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
--------------------
The following preliminary programme for accompanying persons will
be arranged:
Tuesday (July 4) Guided excursion to Vilnius University,
Sightseeing tour
Thursday (July 6) Visits to Vilnius Planetarium (including
the meeting with craftsmen),
Gediminas Castle and Excursions to Museums or
Park of Europe
Friday (July 7) Excursion to Antakalnis Memorial and TV Tower
The fees depend on the number of participating persons and will not be
known before the end of May. The fees will be indicated in the
Third Announcement and on the WebSite.
Various concerts, shows and other cultural activities will take place
in Vilnius, in July.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTIONS
The General Assembly will be held during the EGAS Conference in Vilnius
on Thursday July 6, 12 h. All participants are kindly invited.
Any delegate attending the conference is entitled to participate
in the General Assembly.
The affairs of EGAS are managed by a Board of fifteen members, who
are elected by the General Assembly at the annual conference. Any
delegate attending the conference is entitled to participate in the
General Assembly. Each Board member is elected for a term of three
years and is then eligible for re-election for a second term. Usually
Board members do not serve beyond six years. An attempt is made to
achieve a reasonable regional balance in the Board membership, but it
is important to realise that the Board members are not elected simply
to represent their own nations.
At the conference in 2000 at Vilnius five members of the Board will
retire by rotation. One of these (Fernande Vedel) has served three
years and is eligible for re-election. The Board recommends that she
should be re-elected. The other four (Baudon, Griffith, Huber and
Mannervik) are not eligible. We are seeking nominations for their
replacement. In order to maintain the geographical balance of the
Board we are particularly encouraging nominations from France, the
United Kingdom, the Nordic countries, Spain and Portugal.
Nominations should be sent to the Secretary, Professor Fernande Vedel
(e-mail: [log in to unmask]) to be received by the 1st June 2000.
Board members should be closely associated with one of the fields of
work covered by EGAS. They should expect to attend the annual
conferences and a Board meeting in November each year.
They should also note that EGAS cannot normally cover the costs of
travel. Please ensure that any candidate that you nominate is willing
to serve, if elected.
If necessary, an election will be organized at the conference.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
--------------------
J.A.R. Griffith (Chair), F. Vedel (Secretary), M. Allegrini, J. Baudon,
F. Bylicki, J.T. Costello, H.-P. Garnir, M. Godefroid, G.H. Guthohrlein,
G. Huber, K.Koshelev, P. Lambropoulos, S. Mannervik, G. Pichler,
Z.Rudzikas
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Z. Rudzikas (Chair), A. Bernotas, P. Bogdanovich, V. Jonauskas,
R. Karazija, A. Kupliauskiene, P. Serapinas.
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REGISTRATION FORM
to be returned before May 1st, 2000
Family name:
Name:
Title:
Affiliation:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
WWW:
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I would like to present __ an oral, __ a poster contribution.
We will take into account your preferences, but the number of oral
presentations is limited. We will inform you whether your contribution
is presented orally or as a poster.
Contr.Title:
Author(s) :
I (We) choose the section for presentation:
Atomic Spectroscopy
Molecular Spectroscopy
Photon Interaction with Atoms
Collisions and Inner-Shell Physics
Plasma Physics and Highly Charged Ions
Laser Cooling, Atomic Traps and Atom Optics
Non-Linear Optics and Spectroscopy
Clusters, Atomic and Molecular Physics at Surfaces
Instrumentation
Applications of Spectroscopy
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Registration fee
I will pay the reduced registration fee before May 1st 2000:
Individual member of EPS or a National Physical Society (190 Euro) __
Non EPS-member (200 Euro) ___
Student (130 Euro) ___
I will pay the registration fee upon my arrival in Vilnius (230 Euro)__
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Conference proceedings
I wish to order the conference proceedings (special issue of Physica
Scripta) __ copies x 25 Euro = ____
This special offer can only be made when ordering with registration,
later the price will be at least 40 Euro.
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Intentions for social programme:
I (we) intend to take part in the Welcome Party on Monday evening
Number of persons __ free
I (we) intend to take part in the Conference Dinner on Thursday evening
Number of persons __ x 40 Euro = ___
I (we) will take part in the Trip to Trakai, after the sessions
on Wednesday afternoon at 13h30
Number of persons __ x 20 Euro = ___
I (we) will take part in the post-conference tour to Rumsiskes
and Kaunas on Saturday
Number of persons __ x 50 Euro = ___
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Intentions for accompanying persons programme
I (we) intend to take part in the accompanying persons programme
(to be paid at the conference)
Number of persons __
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Total amount to be paid : ___________
Registration fee will be paid by: cheque__, money transfer__,
cash__
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACTS
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Author One, Author Two, Author Three (12 dot, centered)
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Full Names of Your Institution(s)
and their Postal Addresses
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Please print the title of the abstract in bold. Underline the name
of the author who will present the paper, and give the full contact
address with e-mail. Please centre title, authors and address.
One blank line
The abstract should be typed 1 1/2 spaced (MS WORD) on DIN A4
paper
with 2 cm wide margins. If possible, use Times New Roman
(normal 12)
or a font similar to the one presented in this sample. Use a laser
printer, a deskjet or at least a black film ribbon (no nylon ribbon).
Figures should be drawn in black ink or laser printed; photographs
cannot be accepted. The length of your contribution must not
exceed two pages. References should be included in style [1], [2].
Separate
paragraphs in your abstract by one blank line. For the book of
abstracts
the size will be reduced to A5 (50 %).
One blank line
Please send your abstract before April 30th, 2000
either as attachment by e-mail to [log in to unmask] using one of the
following formats:
* Word for Windows 97 (or compatible, including
StarOffice 5.1 and RTF)
* TeX/LaTeX
* PostScript (300dpi resolution)
or by regular mail - copy quality! -, unfolded to the address given
in the circular.
One blank line
Abstracts cannot be sent by fax. Please ensure that your abstracts
sent electronically are print-ready. To avoid e-mail delivery
problems,
we recommend to compress (zip/gzip/bzip2) large attachment files.
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[1] A.N. Other, Eur. Phys. J. D 5, 99-999 (1922)
[2] E.U. Rophysics, Conf. 99, 6797 (2000)
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