Since 1993 the Rencontres du Vietnam , which is an official partner of UNESCO, has organised international scientific conferences and schools to foster exchanges between Vietnamese or Asia-Pacific scientists and colleagues from other parts of the world.

The construction of the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in the city of Quy Nhon (Central Vietnam) will have the ambitious objective to focus on developing Science and Education, helping young Asian students and scientists to meet with the International Science community, bringing the opportunity to accelerate their knowledge from attending lectures and sharing ideas with overseas high-level counterparts.

100 Years of Quantum Physics Atomic physics made an essential contribution to the development of quantum mechanics. In turn, quantum mechanics has led to major revolutions in atomic physics. Experiments involving the interaction of light with atoms took off spectacularly with the arrival of lasers 60 years ago. Many leading scientists of this domain have won the Nobel Prize, paving the way for today's quantum technologies. This conference at ICISE, at the initiative of the Rencontres du Vietnam, is part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. It is intended to honor Serge Haroche, a major contributor to the field, by illustrating the many areas of atomic and condensed matter physics he has inspired. The main aim of the meeting is to develop links between physicists in Vietnam and those in France and around the world who are contributing to the advances of quantum physics.

Topics and organization

The following themes are envisaged:

• quantum optics, quantum communication and quantum computation
• topics where condensed matter, atomic physics and chemical physics overlap
• high precision experiments involving spectroscopy and metrology
• cold atoms and simulation of materials
• theory and methods in quantum mechanics
• quantum high energy physics and cosmology
• quantum technologies and energy production

A focus on inter-generational exchanges will be planned between top level invited senior physicists and young students, opening new scientific horizons to them. Tutorials will be given (half a day before the colloquium) to provide the basis of the fields which will be covered by the speakers. Time will be given to young PhD’s and postdocs to present their work. Round tables will allow informal discussions raised by the presentations and identify opportunities to develop scientific cooperative projects between Vietnamese and foreign laboratories.

Michel Brune LKB, Paris, France michel.brune@lkb.ens.fr	Alberto Bramati MajuLab, NUS, Singapore alberto.bramati@lkb.upmc.fr	Michèle Leduc LKB, Paris, France michele.leduc@lkb.ens.fr
Hai Son Nguyen Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France hai-son.nguyen@ec-lyon.fr	Dung Xuan Nguyen Institute of Basic Science Seoul, South Korea dungmuop@gmail.com	Jean Trân Thanh Vân Rencontres du Vietnam Gif-sur-Yvette, France jtrantv@gmail.com
Claude Weisbuch École Polytechnique Palaiseau, France claude.weisbuch@polytechnique.fr

Michel Brune LKB, Paris, France michel.brune@lkb.ens.fr	Jacques Dumarchez LPNHE, Paris, France jacques.dumarchez@cern.ch	Jean-Philippe Karr LKB, Paris, France jean-philippe.karr@lkb.upmc.fr
Michèle Leduc LKB, Paris, France michele.leduc@lkb.ens.fr	Jean Trân Thanh Vân Rencontres du Vietnam Gif-sur-Yvette, France jtrantv@gmail.com	Claude Weisbuch École Polytechnique Palaiseau, France claude.weisbuch@polytechnique.fr

For questions regarding the scientific program contact:

Michèle Leduc michele.leduc@lkb.ens.fr

Michel Brune michel.brune@lkb.ens.fr

For administrative information contact:

Mrs Thao Do Secretary of the Rencontres du Vietnam rencontres.vietnam@gmail.com BP 33 F-91192 Gif sur Yvette France Tel : 33 (0)1 69 28 51 35