Preliminary Announcement ******************************** XVIIIth Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions ******************************** 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 ====================================================== 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. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%