The 2003
Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC2003) will take place on May
12-16, 2003, at the Hilton Portland in Portland, Oregon. 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.
This is the 20th 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 Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center (SLAC) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL). The conference is supported in part by the U.S. Department
of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval
Research. Industrial sponsors include Bergoz Instrumentation,
Danfysik, GMW Associates, and Wah Chang, an Allegheny Technologies
Company.
The Conference Chairman is Robert. H. Siemann of SLAC. The PAC2003
Program Committee, chaired by Ed Lee of LBNL, has already structured
the conference program. Program, publication instructions and
all other relevant information is available on the conference
website at http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/PAC03/.
Additional information can be obtained from the Conference Coordinator:
Maura Chatwell,
PAC03 Conference Coordinator
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
2575 Sand Hill Road
Mail Stop 58
Menlo Park, California, 94025 USA
Telephone: +1 650 926-4931
Fax: +1 650 926-4962,
E-mail: PAC03@slac.stanford.edu
The deadline for abstract submission has passed. The Proceedings,
which are being edited by Joe Chew, 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 PAC2003, please complete the online registration
form at the website. The registration fee of U.S. $450.00 ($350.00
for those who register and pay before April 10, 2003) supports
the conference almost entirely. This fee covers participation
in the conference sessions, the welcome reception, the awards
ceremony and coffee breaks. It also includes a copy of the Proceedings
of the conference in CD form. Student and retiree registration
is $100. The registration fee does not cover the banquet. Companion
tours will be available; a companion-tour registration form can
be obtained from the web site.
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 S. Mishra, FNAL on High Luminosity Operation of
the Tevatron, P.W. Schmor, TRIUMF on Recently Commissioned
and Future Radioactive Ion Beam Facilities, N. Holtkamp,
ORNL on Status of the Spallation Neutron Source and G. Dugan,
Cornell on Technology Options for Linear Colliders. The closing
plenary session talks will include R. Orbach, DOE on Prospects
for a Physical Science Renaissance, D. Prosnitz, LLNL on
Roles for Accelerator Technology in Homeland Security, C.V.
Shank, LBNL on Opportunities for Accelerators in Nanoscience
and Y. Petroff, ESRF on Evolution of Light Sources.
During the five-day period there will be 21 oral sessions with
81 invited speakers and selected contributed papers. Eight poster
sessions sized to accommodate more than 1000 posters are scheduled.
Accelerator systems are categorized by sessions on Low & Medium
Energy Accelerators, Hadron Accelerators and Colliders, Lepton
Accelerators and Colliders, Linear Colliders, Light Sources, FELs
and ERLs, Secondary Beam Factories, Advanced Concepts and Extreme
Beams. Sessions on Single Particle Beam Dynamics and Optics, Multi-Particle
Beam Dynamics, Two-Stream Interactions and Collective Processes,
and Instabilities and Feedback have been assigned. In addition
there are specific sessions on Sources and Injectors, Magnets,
Controls and Computing, Instrumentation, Radio Frequency Systems,
Accelerator Technology, Pulsed Power and High Intensity Beams,
and the Applications of Accelerators.
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 noon to 5:00 p.m. on Monday and
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The cost of a
10 foot by 10 foot booth is $2000.00 (U.S.). This fee includes
one full conference registration, a CD copy of the proceedings
and attendance at the reception. An online 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 Adrienne Higashi at ahigashi@SLAC.Stanford.edu
Accommodations
Approximately 1200 participants have attended the last few meetings
in the series and similar numbers are anticipated for PAC2003
in Portland. A block of rooms at the Portland Hilton has been
reserved at the conference rate of $139.00/night, single or double
occupancy. Due to the limited availability of rooms, attendees
are strongly urged to reserve early, directly with the hotel.
When making reservations, be sure to indicate attendance at PAC2003
in order to receive the conference room rate.
Companion Program
The conference has arranged a companion program. This begins on
Monday morning with a Companion Get Acquainted Reception at the
Portland Hilton that will include a continental breakfast. Prearranged
tours depart Monday through Saturday mornings, returning late
afternoon, and include specially selected lunch stops. They are
being offered through “RAZ”, a private company. In daily
order, the six tours and their costs are: Portland City Tour ($59.00),
Columbia Gorge Tour ($55.00), Oregon Garden and Aurora ($55.00),
North Coast Tour ($60.00), Woodburn Shopping Tour ($33.00), Columbia
Gorge Tour ($55.00). If planning on joining any of these tours,
please print and complete the PAC03 Companion Tour Registration
Form and submit directly to RAZ before the April 28, 2003 deadline.
Other Information
The conference banquet will be held at 7 PM on Thursday, May 15,
2003. Banquet tickets will cost $70.00 and reservations are required
since seating is limited.
The Awards Reception and Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May
14 at 4 PM to present the following 2003 awards and prizes:
