| The
2006 IEEE conference will incorporate the Nuclear Science Symposium
(NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor
Detector (RTSD) workshop, and will be held Oct 29 - Nov 4 at the
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego. The
RTSD workshop, which is held every other year, used to be a totally
independent meeting but recently has been held in conjunction with
NSS and MIC, the last time in 2004. It is the 15th staging of the
RTSD workshop. While its regular attendee numbers are not as high
as those for the NSS or MIC, there is a synergism that benefits
all attendees by holding these three major conferences together.
The focus, as always, is geared toward generating a first-class
scientific program, with an atmosphere where original and outstanding
work can be presented in an informative and comfortable manner.
The Town and Country provides a suitable venue for this. It has
ample lecture space, accommodation and restaurants on an attractive
site that is also compact enough to permit attendees to walk leisurely
from one session to another. Much of the meeting space, and many
of the hotel rooms, have recently been redecorated. The delightful
San Diego climate provides more than enough encouragement for discussion
with colleagues over a cup of coffee beside one of the hotel's outdoor
pools.
Technical Programs
The main part of the conference will begin on Monday, October 30,
with opening ceremonies and the start of the NSS and RTSD workshop
programs. The NSS, with several parallel sessions, will run through
Thursday, November 2, while the RTSD workshop, with only single
consecutive sessions, will run through Friday, November 3. The MIC,
also with single consecutive sessions, will begin Wednesday, November
1 and run through Saturday, November 4. As an aid and incentive
to young scientists, a number of trainee awards will be available
to assist with hotel/registration costs, and the NSS and MIC will
each make two $500 awards for best student papers. The scientific
chairs are:
NSS Program Chair
Chuck Britton
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
clbritton@ornl.gov
MIC Program Chair
John Aarsvold
Emory University
jaarsvold@emory.edu
RTSD Program Chair
Ralph James
Brookhaven National Laboratory
rjames@bnl.gov
Short Courses
At least half-a-dozen short courses, relevant to the NSS, MIC and
RTSD workshop attendees, will take place. Short courses with major
relevance to the NSS and RTSD workshop will be held Sunday, October
29, with a mix of NSS and MIC courses on Monday, October 30, and
courses with major relevance to the MIC on Tuesday, October 31.
Special Focus Workshops
Throughout the week, at least four special focus workshops will
take place. These are being arranged by scientists wishing to bring
together protagonists in their field for short, intensive discussions.
The workshops planned are as follows. Sunday, October 29: a one-day
workshop entitled “Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors-High Energy
Physics and Beyond.” Thursday, November 2: a workshop entitled
“Compton Scatter Imaging for Medicine, Astronomy and Industry.”
Friday, November 3: a one-day workshop entitled “Innovative
Techniques for Hadron Therapy” and Saturday/Sunday, November
4/5: the “Third Workshop on the Nuclear Radiology of Breast
Cancer,” lasting 1.5 days.
Industrial Exhibition
An Industrial Exhibition will be an integral part of the conference.
Located close to the conference registration, the exhibition will
have booths representing companies or agencies involved in a wide
range of radiation detection instruments and applications, microelectronics,
data acquisition and computing. It will run from Tuesday, October
31 to Thursday, November 2. A number of oral presentations on specific
topics will be given by exhibitors during their participation.
Companion Program
A companion program will provide daily tours to some of the dazzling
attractions in and around the San Diego area. The city has an historically
diverse culture, with famous attractions, such as the zoo, science
and art museums, the harbor, Balboa Park, Sea World and many more.
The city also has many exquisite dining options. Next door to the
Town and Country is a multitude of shops in Fashion Valley Mall,
as well as a trolley stop for transportation to much of the San
Diego area, including the Mexican border. Speakers on topics of
special local interest are being planned.
The conference web site at http://
www.nss-mic.org/2006/ is the best place to see up-to-date news.
Graham Smith can be reached at the Instrumentation Division,
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA; Tel:+
1 631 344 4253; E-mail gsmith@bnl.gov. |
