CONFERENCES

2001 PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONFERENCE (PAC2001)
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

June 18-22, 2001

The 2001 Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC2001) will take place on June 18-22, 2001, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will cover new developments in all aspects of the science, technology, and the use of accelerators. It will also provide a communication channel for accelerator scientists and engineers and for those interested in the applications of accelerators. The conference is open to the public and all individuals with an interest in particle accelerators are invited to register and attend.

PAC1LOGOThis is the 19th biennial conference in the series and is organized under the joint auspices of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) through its Nuclear and Plasma Science Society (NPSS) and the American Physical Society (APS) through its Division of Physics of Beams (DPB). The conference also serves as the annual meeting of the DPB. The hosting institutions are Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The conference is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

The Conference Chairman is Yanglai Cho of ANL and SNS. The PAC2001 Program Committee, chaired by Gerald Jackson of FNAL, has already structured the conference program. Program, publication instructions and all other relevant information is available on the conference website at http:// pac2001.aps.anl.gov. Additional information can be obtained from the Conference Coordinator:

Catherine Eyberger
  Argonne National Laboratory, Building 401
  9700 South Cass Avenue
  Argonne, IL 60439, U.S.A.
  Phone:  (630) 252-7575
  Fax:  (630) 252-1512
  E-mail:  pac2001@aps.anl.gov

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Yanglai Cho
Conference Chair

Gerald Jackson
Program Chair

Catherine Eyberger
Conference Coordinator

Peter Lucas
Editor-In-Chief

The deadline for abstract submission has passed. The Proceedings, which is being edited by Peter Lucas, will be published as an IEEE Conference Record and will be available in hardcopy or as a CD. All abstract and paper submission should be through the Web upload system, however, authors are also required to bring a hardcopy to the conference.

To register for PAC2001, please complete the online registration form at the website, or submit the paper registration form available in the conference booklet or printable from the website.  Whichever method is employed, a paper copy must be mailed or faxed with payment.  The registration fee of U.S. $450.00 supports the conference almost entirely. A reduced fee of U.S. $370.00 is available to those who register and pay before May 18, 2001. This fee covers participation in the conference sessions, the welcome reception, the awards ceremony, coffee breaks, and includes a conference proceedings. The registration fee does not cover the banquet, companion tours or the ANL/FNAL tour.  When signing up for these latter activities, an additional fee should be added as indicated on the registration form.

Technical Program

The organization of the technical program is similar to previous conferences in this series with plenary sessions on Monday morning and Friday afternoon.  The opening plenary  session will feature talks by Ozaki of BNL on “RHIC Commissioning and First Results”, Kurokawa of KEK on “B-Factory Commissioning and First Results”, Rossbach of DESY on “New Developments on Free-Electron Lasers Based on Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission” and Ryne of LANL on “Terascale Computing”. The closing plenary session talks will include Quigg of FNAL on “Particle Physics - Future Directions”, Henning of GSI on “Nuclear Physics - Future Directions” and Moncton of ORNL on “SNS - Final Design and Science Opportunities”.

During the five-day period there will be 20 oral sessions with 77 invited speakers and selected contributed papers. Eight poster sessions sized to accommodate 1000 posters are scheduled. Accelerator systems are categorized by sessions on:

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Tour of Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Facility

On Saturday, June 23, 2001, after the conference is over, there will be a tour of both Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL). Buses will depart from the Hyatt Regency at 8:30 a.m. and return to the hotel by 5:00 p.m. The ANL portion of the tour will include a visit to the Advanced Photon Source, the Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System and the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source. At FNAL, participants will tour the Linac, the Main Injector, the Tevatron and the CDF and D0 detector facilities. The cost of the tour, including transportation and lunch at the Fermilab Barn, is $25.00. Those interested should register in advance of the conference via the Conference Registration Form, available on the website, since space is limited. All non-U.S. citizens who are interested in taking the tour are required by the U.S. Government to provide citizenship information in order to be admitted to the Argonne National Laboratory site. The online or the PDF version of the Citizenship Information Form available on the website should be submitted no later than May 18, 2001 in order to ensure participation in the ANL/FNAL Tour.

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Efin Gluskin
Special Programs
MCMICHAE

Gerald McMichael
APS Student Travel
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SWEBBER

Sara Webber
Proceedings
Assistant Editor

Industrial Exhibition

An industrial exhibition of about 40 booths, situated adjacent to the poster area, where companies can advertise their products and expertise, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The exhibit booth reservation deadline is April 6, 2001 and the cost of a 10 foot by 10 foot booth is $1600.00 (U.S.). This fee includes one full conference registration, a CD copy of the proceedings and attendance at the reception. A printable PDF Exhibitor registration form is available on the conference website. Sponsorship opportunities for the reception, refreshments and supplies are also available to organizations. These are listed on the website and will be fully acknowledged at the conference and in the conference program.  Further information on exhibiting or sponsorship can be obtained by contacting Susan Picologlou at (630) 252-5105 or spicolo@aps.anl.gov

Accommodations

Approximately 1200 participants have attended the last few meetings in the series and similar numbers are anticipated for PAC2001 in Chicago. A block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency has been reserved at the conference rate of $155/night, single or double occupancy. Due to the limited availability of rooms, attendees are strongly urged to reserve early, directly with the hotel.  A page link is available on the conference website for making Hyatt reservations online. If making reservations by phone, be sure to indicate attendance at PAC2001 in order to receive the conference room rate. A limited number of government-rate rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Companion Program

The conference has arranged a companion program. This begins on Monday morning with a Companion Get Acquainted Reception at the Hyatt Regency that will include a continental breakfast. Each of the five days, a prearranged tour that typically runs from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., is being offered through “On the Scene”, a private company. In daily order, the five tours and their costs are: Chicago Highlights Tour (U.S.$ 68.00), Historic Chicago Tour (U.S.$ 61.00), Chicago’s Architectural Jewels Tour (U.S.$ 88.00), Chicago’s Special Gardens Tour (U.S.$ 55.00) and Chicago’s Financial Markets Tour (U.S.$ 24.50). The Friday tour will end at 1:00 p.m. If planning on joining any of these tours, please complete and send the Companion Tour Registration Form directly to “On the Scene” prior to the tour registration deadline of May 25. In addition, personnel from the Chicago Office of Tourism will be available to enhance your Chicago experience. The PAC2001 web page contains links to Chicago information.

Other Information

The conference banquet will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Thursday, June 21, 2001. Banquet tickets will cost $70.00 and reservations are required since seating is limited. Please indicate any dietary restrictions on the conference registration form.

The Awards Reception and Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 19, to present the following 2001 awards and prizes:

Several meeting rooms are available for incidental satellite meetings during the week of the conference. Audiovisual equipment plus food and beverage charges will be billed at the hotel cost. To reserve a room, please print and fill out the text or PDF version of the reservation form and mail or fax it to:

PAC2001 Satellite Meeting
Attn: Kelly Jaje or Eileen Johnson
Argonne National Laboratory,
Building 401, C4249
9700 South Cass Avenue,
Argonne, IL 60439 USA
FAX: (630) 252-1512
E-mail:  pac01satellite@aps.anl.gov

Conference attendees will have access to Internet-connected Macintoshes, PCs, and printers plus network connections for laptop computers. This facility will allow reading and sending of e-mail and other miscellaneous personal computing tasks.

Chicago weather in June is generally warm and pleasant with average daytime highs of 80° F and average nighttime lows of 58° F. There is frequently a lake breeze that reduces daytime temperature near the shore, sometimes by 10° F or more below temperatures farther inland. Chicago offers many cultural, historical, and ethnic attractions.

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago in June!

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