VietNam 2006
6th Rencontres du Vietnam
Hanoi
August 6 - 12, 2006

Challenges in Particle Astrophysics

http://vietnam.in2p3.fr/2006/

Bulletin Nr 1

The Rencontres du Vietnam began with a meeting in Hanoi on Particle Physics and Astrophysics in December 1993; a second one was held in Saigon in October 1995. The third Rencontres du Vietnam, devoted to Condensed Matter Physics was held in Hanoi in January 1999. The fourth Rencontres du Vietnam, entitled Physics at Extreme Energies, was also held in Hanoi in July 2000. And finally astrophysicists and particle physicists gathered in August 2004 for the fifth Rencontres focused on New Views in Particle Physics and New Views on the Universe.

The aim of the Rencontres has been to extend the successful international collaboration of Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States in these rapidly evolving fields to the emerging Pacific rim countries.

The number of countries represented and the presence of leading scientists has emphasised the importance which the international community places on scientific links with Vietnam.

As a natural continuation of this series, two parallel conferences, one on nanophysics and the other on astroparticle physics, will be organised in 2006.

  Scientific Program Committee

  E. Audit (Saclay) , M. Boratav (Paris) , L. Celnikier (Meudon) , G. Chardin (Saclay) , J. Dumarchez (Paris) , J.-M. Frère (Bruxelles) , Y. Giraud-Héraud (Paris) , P. Q. Hung (Charlottesville) , P. Laurent (Saclay) , H. Nguyen (Caltech) , R. Ong (Los Angeles) , G. Sigl (Paris) , J. Tran Thanh Van (Orsay) , P. Von Ballmoos (Toulouse)

 

  Local Committee

  Nguyen Ai Viet (Hanoi), Nguyen Anh Ky (Hanoi), Nguyen Mong Giao (Hanoi), Nguyen Gia Lap (Hanoi), Nguyen Van Hieu (Hanoi), Vo Van Thuan (Hanoi).

Conference secretary

Mrs Elizabeth Hautefeuille
Rencontres du Vietnam, BP 33
104, avenue du Général Leclerc
F-91192 GIF SUR YVETTE CEDEX , France
Phone : (33 1) 69 29 05 50 Fax : (33 1) 69 28 86 59
E-mail : elizabeth.hautefeuille@th.u-psud.fr
http://vietnam.in2p3.fr/2006/

I. Place and dates

The sixth Rencontres du Vietnam will be held in Hanoi from Sunday August 6th to Saturday August 12th, 2006. It will consist of two parallel conferences held at the same location:

Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, has many universities and research institutes in physics.

II. Purpose of the conference

The conference will be devoted to fundamental and current topics of particle physics and astrophysics from the experimental and theoretical points of view. The aim of the conference is to develop the relationship between Vietnamese physicists and their colleagues all around the world, in particular from South-East Asia and the Western countries.

III. Scientific Organization

The conference is organised jointly by:

IV. Sponsors

Sponsorship has been requested from:
- the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France
- the French National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, France
- the French Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, France
- the Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, Vietnam
- the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul, Korea
- the National Science Foundation, Washington, USA
- the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics,Trieste, Italy

V. Scientific program

The scientific program will consist mainly of reviews and invited talks. Parallel and poster sessions will be set up as the need arises; the relevant details may be found on each conference's site. Very schematically, the two conferences will be articulated around a number of key themes (details may be found on other pages on this site, and will be constantly updated):

A. Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

B. Dark Matter and Dark Energy

C. Cosmology

D. Neutrinos

E. Gravitational Waves

VI. Conference schedule:

Registration will start on Sunday August 6th in the afternoon. The opening session is scheduled to take place on Monday August 7th at 8:30 and the conference will end on Saturday August 12th, at 12:00.

Session hours are: 8:30 - 12:00 and 13:30 - 17:00

VII. Conference facilities:

The following equipment will be available: a video projector for computer presentations, an overhead projector and a slide projector for 5cm x 5cm slides.

It is hoped that the papers presented at the conference will be published in the form of a proceedings volume. Participants will receive a copy without farther charge.

VIII. Practical organization

Electronic mail

Limited internet access will be available at the conference site. In particular, we anticipate that a wireless hub will be installed.

Registration

On-line registration is now available on this site. We would be obliged if you could fill in and return the registration form as soon as possible. Since the conference will be held during the tourist season and hotel rooms are quite limited during that period, room reservation can only be guaranteed if your registration form has reached the conference secretariat by June 30th, 2006.

Conference fee

The conference fee for participants will be 350 US$ or 320 euros. This includes the cost of your copy of the proceedings and the cost of all social events. For the accompanying persons, the conference fee is 100 US$ or 90 euros. It covers the social program as indicated further. Payment can be made either by interbank transfer (preferred method) or by cash at the conference site; we regret that credit card payment will not be possible for the conference fee. Depending on whether you are sending the fee in euros or in dollars, you should transfer the fee to one of the following two banks (and please remember to add 25 euros or 30 $ to cover the bank fees): The transfer should indicate clearly your name to identify the payee. Please inform the conference secretariat by fax or email that the transfer has been done. You should obtain proof of payment, and hand it to the conference secretariat at the conference site. It will take at least 6 weeks for our account to be credited, so please have the transfer made before June 15, 2006.

Social Program

All the participants and their families are invited to the following events: In the case of conference participants, the cost of these events is included in their registration fee.

Accommodation

All sessions of the conference will be held in a five star hotel in Hanoi.

In order to enhance interaction and exchange between participants, we will endeavour to lodge most participants in this same hotel; however, due to limited room availability, some participants will have to be lodged in neighbouring four star hotels, within a short (1km) taxi ride of the conference hotel. Taxis in Hanoi are very cheap and easily available.

If you would in any case prefer to be lodged in one of the four star hotels, please indicate this on the registration form - there is a special line on the form, with a box to be ticked.

All meals, however, will be taken together in restaurants close to the five star hotel (for lunch) or downtown (for dinner).

The cost per person (full board for 6 days) will amount to

Payment for the board and lodging should be done at your arrival directly to the travel agency either by cash, travellers' checks or credit card (the latter will incur a small supplement).

Important note: Hotel reservations are made for the whole duration of the meeting, i.e. from Sunday August 6th afternoon to Saturday August 12th morning (lunch included). Please note that the total cost of the meeting cannot be reduced even in case of partial attendance.

If you intend to arrive before August 6th and leave after August 12th, please let us know in advance, so that we can try to make the appropriate hotel reservation for you.
Please note also that if you arrive before midday, and wish your room to be made available immediately, you will be charged for an extra day; you must inform us, so that the hotel can prepare your room in advance.

IX. Financial support

Some limited accommodation funds may be available for young scientists from developing countries and from Eastern European countries. An application form for financial support is now available on this site; you should send it (including a short resume) and ask for a letter of recommendation, to be sent to:

J. Tran Thanh Van: e-mail: Jean.Tran-Thanh-Van@th.u-psud.fr
Rencontres du Vietnam, Université de Paris-Sud,
Bât 210, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France

X. Travel

The international airport of Hanoi is Noi Bai. Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday, August 6th. A member of the local committee will meet you on arrival at the airport. Travel agencies, which are specialized in travel to Vietnam, offer the following range of prices for return flights to Hanoi.

For return flights to Paris
a special price has been negociated with Vietnam Airlines for conference participants, valid from July 12 to August 30.
If interested, please contact :
Ms Diem at :
VIETNAM AIRLINES
9 rue de la Paix
75002 PARIS - FRANCE
Phone: 01.44.55.39.38 or 90
e-mail: vietnam21@wanadoo.fr

Another useful address for flights from France to Vietnam on other carriers is:
Mme. Vasseau
Mekong Evasion
11 Rue de Marseille
69007 Lyon France
Phone:04 78 61 98 60
Fax : 04 72 76 21 13
e-mail: mekong.evasion@wanadoo.fr

For US participants :
Examples of price ranges for return flights from New York and Los Angeles:
New York - Hanoi - New York : 1200 - 1300 USD
Los Angeles - Hanoi - Los Angeles : 1100 - 1200 USD
If interested, please contact for confirmation of the price:
VA TRAVEL AND SERVICES LLC
6795 Wilson blvd suite 46
Falls Church, VA 22044
Phone: 703-538-2214
Fax: 703-538-2216
email: vnguyen@vatsus.com

Important note:
Flights to Asia are very crowded at the time of the conference. Please contact your travel agency without delay for reservations.

XI. Immigration

A visa is required to visit Vietnam. A visa application form is available. You should send it as soon as possible. This will allow the local committee to take care of your visa application and send you a personal letter with which you will be able to obtain a visa at the Diplomatic Representation of Vietnam in your country.

Please note that persons accompanying participants also require a visa, and therefore should also fill in the visa application form. Visa formalities must be completed by July 1st, 2006.

XII. Pre or Post-conference tours

Three post conference tours and one pre conference tour are proposed; details (including some photographs taken on previous tours) can be found here. Please note that a tour will be organized only if there are at least 15 participants.

If you are interested in participating in any of these tours, please fill in the online tour registration form.

For certain parts of these tours, you are advised to bring a decent pair of walking shoes!

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