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The 2005 Particle Accelerator
Conference (PAC05) will take place on May 16-20, 2005, at the Knoxville
Convention Center (KCC) in Knoxville, Tennessee. The conference
will cover new developments in all aspects of the science, technology,
and use of accelerators. It will also provide a communication channel
for accelerator scientists and engineers and for those interested
in accelerator applications. 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 21st biennial conference in the series and is organized
under the joint auspices of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), through its Nuclear and Plasma Sciences 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 Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
(JLab). The conference is supported in part by the U.S. Department
of Energy and the National Science Foundation.
In addition, the year 2005 is a special year for the community because
the United Nations has declared it the World Year of Physics in
honor of the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s three discoveries
that had, and still have, a remarkable impact on accelerator science
(light quanta, Brownian motion, and the special theory of relativity).
On Wednesday afternoon of the conference, a special session—organized
by PAC and its sister European and Asian conferences EPAC and APAC—and
a cultural event will honor this anniversary, with participation
from the public, local officials, and government representatives
from various agencies.
The conference chair is Norbert Holtkamp of ORNL’s Spallation
Neutron Source (SNS). The PAC05 Scientific Program Committee, chaired
by Swapan Chattopadhyay of JLab, has already structured the conference
program. The program, publication instructions, and all other relevant
information are available on the conference web site at www.sns.gov/pac05.
The head of the Local Organizing Committee is Stuart Henderson of
ORNL/SNS. Additional information can be obtained from the Conference
Coordinator:
Kathy Rosenbalm
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Spallation Neutron Source
Bethel Valley Rd., Bldg. 8600
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6477, USA
Phone: (865) 574-0558
Fax: (865) 576-3041
E-mail: rosenbalmkf@sns.gov
More than 1700 abstracts have been received for PAC05. The proceedings,
which will be edited by a team representing accelerator facilities
from all over the world, will be published by IEEE and will be available
on CD-Rom and on the Joint Accelerator Conferences Web Site (www.jacow.org).
All abstract and paper submissions must be uploaded through the
web system. Authors are also required to bring a hard copy of their
paper and a completed IEEE copyright permission form to the conference.
To register for PAC05, please complete the online registration form
at the web site, which will be available on February 3, 2005. The
registration fee is $495; however, a reduced fee of $395 is available
to those who register and pay before March 18, 2005. This fee covers
participation in all official conference events, including the welcome
reception, conference sessions, coffee breaks, concert, “Einstein
in the City” event, banquet, awards ceremony, and one CD-Rom
of the proceedings. The registration fee does not cover additional
banquet tickets, the Saturday SNS tour, or companion tours. When
signing up for these additional activities, an additional fee will
be added, as indicated on the registration form. A link to the Knoxville
Tourism and Sports Corporation is available for more information
about the companion tours and pre- and post-conference travel packages.
Scientific Program
The organization of the scientific 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 B. Barish (CalTech) on “Linear Collider Technology Decision,”
W. Nazarewicz (University of Tennessee) on “Science of Rare
Isotope Accelerator (RIA) and the Project Status,” J. Seeman
(Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) on “PEP-II/KEK-B Operational
Status,” T. Roser (Brookhaven National Lab) on “RHIC Operational
Status,” and D. McGinnis (Fermi National Accelerator Lab) on
“FNAL Tevatron Operational Status.” The closing plenary
session talks will include T. Mason (ORNL/SNS) on “Science
with SNS,” P. Schneider (DESY) on “XFEL/Short Pulse Science,”
and C. Jarlskog (Lund University) on “Physics Expectations
from Future Accelerators.” Two plenary talks have not yet been
finalized.
The five-day conference will include about 20 oral sessions, with
more than 200 invited speakers and selected contributed papers.
Seven poster sessions, sized to accommodate more than 1400 posters,
are scheduled. Presentations will be grouped into the following
sessions:
- accelerator technology
- advanced concepts
- application of accelerators; secondary beam facilities: neutrons,
muons, neutrinos and photons
- controls and computing
- development in the south, east, and mid-east/light sources
- development in the south, east, and mid-east/nuclear physics,
high-energy physics
- extreme beams
- high-energy hadron accelerators and colliders
- instabilities and feedback
- instrumentation
- light sources and free-electron lasers
- linear colliders
- single particle dynamics and optics
- lepton accelerators and colliders
- low- and medium-energy accelerators and rings
- magnets
- multiparticle beam dynamics
- pulsed-power and high-intensity beams/induction linacs
- radio-frequency systems
- sources and injectors
- two-stream instabilities and collective processes
Industrial Exhibition
An industrial exhibition of about 60 booths, situated adjacent to
the technical sessions and the posters, where companies can advertise
their products and expertise, will be open from noon to 5:00 p.m.
on Monday and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The cost of an 8 by 10 foot booth is $2200 (U.S.). This fee includes
one full conference registration, CD-Rom of the proceedings, two
banquet tickets, and a vendor reception hosted by Knoxville/Oak
Ridge community leaders. Online registration will be available on
the conference web site beginning February 3, 2005. Sponsorship
opportunities for the reception, refreshments, and supplies are
also available. Our sponsorship listing is available on the web
site and sponsors will be fully acknowledged at the conference and
in the conference program. Further information on exhibiting or
sponsorship can be obtained by contacting Craig Deibele at deibele@sns.gov.
Accommodations
Approximately 1200 participants have attended the last few meetings
in the series, and similar numbers are anticipated for PAC05 in
Knoxville. A block of rooms at several downtown Knoxville hotels
has been reserved. Please check the PAC05 web site for further details.
Attendees should book directly with the hotel and are encouraged
to book early. When making reservations, be sure to indicate attendance
at PAC05 to receive the conference rate.
Companion Program
The conference has arranged an extensive companion program. The
program begins on Monday morning with a Companion Get-Acquainted
Reception at the KCC that will include a continental breakfast.
Prearranged tours depart Monday through Saturday mornings, returning
in the late afternoon. The tours are being offered by the Knoxville
Tourism and Sports Corporation. The six tours and their costs (in
daily order) are: Historic Knoxville City Tour ($67.00), A Step
Back in Time ($39), A Day at Dollywood and Pigeon Forge Outlets
($55), A Day in Old Appalachia ($59), Wild Mountain Tour ($41),
and Secret City Tour ($53). Please see the PAC05 web site for more
information about the tours. The registration deadline is April
25, 2005.
Other Information
The conference banquet will be held on the terrace of the KCC beginning
at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2005. The cost of the banquet
is included in your registration fee, but a reservation is required
for planning purposes.
The Awards Reception and Ceremony will take place on Wednesday,
May 18, to present the following 2005 awards and prizes:
- APS Robert R. Wilson prize
- APS Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Beam Physics
- APS Student Travel Awards
- IEEE NPSS Particle Accelerator Science & Technology Awards
- U.S. Particle Accelerator School Prize for Achievement in Accelerator
Physics & Technology
- Newly Elected Fellows of the APS
- Newly Elected Fellows of the IEEE
Several meeting rooms are available for incidental
satellite meetings during the week of the conference. Audiovisual
equipment and food and beverage charges will be billed at the convention
center rate. To reserve a meeting room, please contact Doris Shubert
at shubertdc@sns.gov.
Conference attendees will have access to Internet-connected laptops
and printers. Wireless Internet connections will also be available
throughout the KCC.
Knoxville weather in May is generally mild, with average daytime
highs in the low-to-mid 70s and average nighttime lows in the high
50s to low 60s (F).
We look forward to seeing you in Knoxville in May!
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