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Tony Lavietes
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The IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) and Medical Imagining Conference (MIC) will be held this year at the Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center in San Diego, California, November 4-10, 2001. The Town and Country Hotel is a large resort facility that allows all of the conference activities and attendee lodging to be accommodated in one location. The Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems (SNPS) will be held in conjunction with the NSS and MIC and additionally, the conference has been expanded this year to include the 12th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma-Ray Detectors (RTSD). This semi-annual workshop focuses on new radiation detection technologies in exciting fields and diverse applications. Complete information for each of these programs can be found on the Conference web site at http://www.nss-mic.org.
The call for papers produced more than 750 high quality submissions. This response is a reflection tremendous efforts by the conference committee coupled with the success and additional publicity of the outstanding conference held last year in Lyon, France - the first NSS/MIC conference held outside the North American continent. Facilitated by the extraordinary number of submissions, the Program Committee has put together an exceptional conference covering a broad area of interests to the community. In addition to independent NSS, MIC, SNPS, and RTSD activities, we will continue the tradition to provide increasingly important and popular joint sessions covering topics of common interests.
The Continuing Education Program this year consists of nine short courses in nuclear science and medical imaging. These provide an essential opportunity for the expert and newcomer alike to be taught by practicing experts. In addition, as a major innovation in this year's program, workshops have been organized to cover topics such as technology transfer and Compton detectors.
The Town and Country Convention center has extensive facilities and allowed the co-location of both the exhibition and the poster sessions. The exhibition hall will be used to good advantage to allow exhibitors to show their products and to meet the community in a professional and productive atmosphere. Continuing in the success of last year, exhibitors will also be taking part in a series of technical seminars and product presentations.
An extra effort was put forth to provide an unusual and exciting Companion Program comprised of activities not generally available to the public. Participants will get the opportunity to experience a variety of exciting events including trips to Tijuana on the Mexican border, behind the scenes tours with wild animals, city and shore excursions, and everything in between. A few technical tours will also be available including the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant and a tour of a U.S Navy Aircraft Carrier.
The organizing committee has spared no effort to ensure that the event will be a stimulating and valuable experience for all participants. My colleagues and I are looking forward to meeting old friends and making many new ones at what promises to be an outstanding event. For those in any doubt, the working language of the conference is English.
The 2001 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference will be held from 4-10 November, at the Town & Country Hotel in San Diego, California, USA.
Anthony Lavietes
NSS-MIC, General Chairman
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Avenue, L-153
Livermore, California 94550 USA
Phone: +1 925 423-6766
Fax: +1 925 422-1332
Email: lavietes1@llnl.gov
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Guy Armantrout
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| Graham Smith NSS Program Chair |
It is not possible in limited space to give full details of the program, so the reader is directed to the conference web site (http://www.nss-mic.org) for complete details of all the topics and sessions. We have received over 750 outstanding paper contribuions that will be presented in both an oral and poster format. The following are descriptions of the individual programs.
The Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), to be held November 6-9, offers an outstanding opportunity for scientists and engineers in the field of nuclear science to meet with their colleagues and present new and original work on the latest developments in technology and instrumentation. Instruction on specialized topics will also be available through the Short Course program. Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work in the topics areas listed below:
For information concerning the NSS Program, please contact:
Graham Smith
NSS Program Chairman
Instrumentation Division
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY 11973-5000
Phone: +1 631 344 4253
Fax: +1 631 344 4240
E-mail: nss2001@bnl.gov
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Benjamin Tsui
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The Medical Imaging Conference (MIC), to be held November 6-10, provides a forum for fundamental theoretical and applied contributions to the physics, engineering, and mathematical aspects of medical imaging. This conference will provide the opportunity for an exchange of ideas and recent advances in medical imaging. Authors are invited to submit papers describing original and innovative technical contributions to the general field of medical imaging in the following list of topics:
For information concerning the MIC Program, please contact:
Benjamin M. W. Tsui
MIC Program Chairman
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 7575, 152 MacNider Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-7575
Phone: +1 919 966-5659
Fax: +1 919 966-2963
E-mail: mic@mic2001.bme.unc.edu
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Ralph James
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The 12th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma-Ray Detectors, to be held November 6-9, is a continuation of a series of international meetings and will be held this year in conjunction with the NSS and MIC conferences. Registration at the workshop entitles admission to all NSS and MIC presentations, and those registered for the NSS/MIC conferences are invited to attend the workshop. All three conferences will be held in the same complex of buildings to facilitate cross-fertilization of ideas and information exchange between the participants. The registration fees and methods of payment will be the same for both the workshop and the NSS/MIC conferences. A special banquet limited to the workshop attendees is tentatively scheduled. Room temperature semiconductor radiation detectors are finding increasing application in such diverse fields as astrophysics, nuclear medicine, national security, and environmental remediation. The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of the latest results to advance the state-of-the-art of this technology. To provide a comprehensive review, oral and poster presentations representing a broad spectrum of research activities emphasizing either device or materials understanding are sought. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on original, unpublished work in the following areas:
For questions concerning the International Workshop, please contact:
Ralph B. James
International Workshop Chairman
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 460
Upton, L.I., NY11973
Phone: +1 631 344-8633
Fax: +1 631 344-5584
E-mail: rjames@bnl.gov
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Jay Forster
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The 2001 Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems (SNPS) will be held 8-9 November 2001. The Sessions will again be held in conjunction with the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. The Technical paper sessions on nuclear power systems cover subjects currently of major interest to the operation of nuclear power stations and supporting services and suppliers, including:
For information concerning the Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems, please contact:
Jay Forster
SNPS Chairman
GE Nuclear Energy, M/C 334
175 Curtner Ave., San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: +1 408 925-5090
Fax: +1 408 925-2923
E-mail: jay.forster@gene.ge.com
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Gary Alley
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The Continuing Education Program, this year consists of nine short courses covering topics of interest common to all conference programs. The following courses will be scheduled for the first three days of the conference to limit conflicts with the technical sessions.
Theory and Practice of Modular Scintillation Cameras
Date: Monday, November 5, 2001
Time: 1:00 - 5:30 pm
Organizer: Harrison H. Barrett, University of Michigan
Analytic Image Reconstruction Methods
Date: Monday, November 5, 2001
Time: 1:00 - 5:30 pm
Organizer: Pierre Grangeat, CEA
Principles and Recent Advancement in Emission Computed Tomography
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Time: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Organizer: Eric C. Frey, University of North Carolina
Principles and Recent Advancement in X-ray Computed Tomography
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Time: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Organizer: Jiang Hsieh, GE Medical Systems
Statistical Methods for Image Reconstruction
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Time: 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Organizer: Jeff Fessler, University of Michigan
Simulation Tools -- Monte Carlo Methods and Computer Phantoms
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Time: 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Organizer: Benjamin M. W. Tsui, University of North Carolina
Integrated Circuit Front Ends for Nuclear Pulse Processing
Date: Monday, November 5, 2001
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Organizer: Chuck Britton, ORNL
Neutron Measurements: Fundamentals and Applications
Date: Sunday, November 4, 2001
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Organizer: John Mihalczo, ORNL
Pixel Detectors for Nuclear and Particle Physics
Date: Sunday, November 4, 2001
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Organizer: Jeff Appel
For questions concerning the Short Course Program, please contact:
Gary Alley
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O Box 2008, MS 6006
Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
Phone: +1 865 574-5725
Fax: +1 865 576-2813
E-mail: alleygt@ornl.gov
Two workshops addressing topics important to all four conference programs will be presented. The workshops are intended to broaden the scope and interest of the conference, and have been organized to integrate into the Scientific Program. Full details of their programs may be found on the conference web site (http://www.nss-mic.org)
Compton Detector Workshop
Thursday, November 8, 2001
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chairman: Tumay O. Tumer
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)
University of California
Riverside, California 92521, USA
Phone: +1 909 787-4701
Fax: +1 909 787-4509
E-mail: tumay.tumer@ucr.edu
Web Site: http://solartwo.ucr.edu
Basic Science and Entrepreneurship
Thursday 19th October 2000, 09:00
Organized by: Manjit Dosanjh
CERN ETT Division
1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 76 71791
E-mail: Manjit.Dosanjh@cern.ch
Since the beginning of the 1980's a culture of entrepreneurship has developed in major R&D laboratories all over the world and start-up companies resulting from thew activities are flourishing, despite a certain lack of support and motivation in the organizations themselves. The workshop aims at highlighting the necessary factors for success and the best practices to be adopted in the specific environment of R&D laboratories
The goal of the workshop will be to discuss what is needed for start-up companies to be successful in a basic science environment. Speakers will focus on issues they faced in the development of their business and the effects of recent actions taken by major R&D laboratories towards the promotion of a change of culture, following their development of more pro-active technology transfer policies.
The title and authors of accepted papers will appear in the Conference Program Handbook. A Book of Abstracts will be handed out to participants on arrival at the conference. Full paper texts will be published in the Conference Records, a non-refereed journal of the conference proceedings, available only on CD-ROM.
In addition, authors may submit their papers to the conference issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (TNS). This is a peer-reviewed journal with significant distribution within the nuclear science and medical imaging communities. All IEEE/NPSS member participants will receive a complimentary copy of the conference issue of the TNS. Alternatively, relevant papers may be independently submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (TMI) - there is no special conference issue.
The NSS-MIC 2001 Exhibit Program will take place in the Grand Ballroom, an 18,000 sq. Ft. Ballroom, designed to ensure easy access to all the booths with the maximum of comfort and visibility for the exhibitor and visitor alike. The program of technical seminars and product presentations associated with the exhibition will be held in seminar rooms adjacent to the exhibits area.
In addition to the exhibits, all poster sessions and general coffee breaks will be held in the Grand Ballroom to provide atendees with additional convenient access to the exhibits.
Up to date information on the Industrial Program including the list of exhibitors, their contact information and profiles, the exhibition floor-plan, as well as details of the technical seminars and product presentations, is available on the conference web site (http://www.nss-mic.org).
For all information concerning the exhibits program, please contact the Exhibition Coordinator.
Richard Greene
Trade Associates,Inc.
9426 Stewartown Rd., Ste.1A
Gaithersburg, MD 20879-1453
Telephone: +1 301 519-1610
Fax: +1 301519-8552
E-Mail: tradeassociates@tainc.com
Web Site: http://www.tainc.com
Tours & Companion Program
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Edward J. Lampo
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The focus on the Tours & Companion Program was to provide unusual experiences and activities not generally available to the public. The price of each day's activities includes a lunch or snacks with drinks (except where noted), the services of a very knowledgeable tour guide, and all entrance fees. All tours depart from, and return to, the town and Country Convention Center. For those tours begining in the morning, participants are invited to meet for a complimentary continental breakfast located in the Terrace Pavilion.
The tours are subject to a minimum participation and the detailed itinerary of each tour may be changed without prior notice. For your comfort and safety, "sensible" footwear is advised - please visit the web site (http://www. nss-mic.org) for complete details regarding restrictions and requirements.
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001
10:00am- 3:00pm
Tijuana Shopping and Lunch
Only seventeen miles south of downtown San Diego, yet worlds apart, Tijuana sparkles
with all the flavor and charm that our neighboring country to the south has to offer.
Monday, Nov. 5, 2001
9:00am - 3:00pm
Harbour Excursion and City Tour
See the highlights of "America's Finest City" by land and sea on your city tour.
We will visit San Diego's bustling center city with its financial districts and historic
Gaslamp District, La Jolla and Cabrillo Monument.
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001
9:00am - 1:30pm
Behind the Scenes - The San Diego Zoo
Welcome to the world famous San Diego Zoo! Among its 100 acres and 5,000 species of exotic
plants covering the expanse of the park, you will find the world's most rare collection of
mammals, birds and reptiles. The zoo has been the gem of the city of San Diego for more
than 80 years now. It was founded by a respected San Diego physician, Dr. Harry Wegeforth,
who rescued animals from a roadside zoo that had been part of the 1915 - 1916 Panama
Pacific Exposition in Balboa Park. From those meager beginnings and the roar of one lonely
lion the San Diego Zoo now enjoys world-renowned stature as a conservation institution,
botanical garden and family attraction. The Zoo is proud of its prestigious
accreditation's by the American Museum Association and the American Zoo Association.
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001
11:00am - 4:30pm
Behind the Scenes - The Wild Animal Park
It's only 30 miles north of San Diego, but you'll swear you're on another continent when
you join us for a safari to the San Diego Wild Animal Park! Recognized the world over for
its wildlife conservation efforts, this 1,800-acre sanctuary simulates the wild sweeping
plains and savannas of Africa and Asia - habitats that are called home by over 2,200
untamed animals that roam freely throughout the preserve.
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001
11:00am - 4:30pm
Balboa Park Museums
Balboa Park covers a huge 1,200 acres and it's minutes away from downtown San Diego. There
are over 85 cultural and recreational organizations including fifteen museums and various
performing arts groups, like the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre and the world-famous Globe
Theatres, which presents at least 14 productions and 550 performances a year.
Friday, Nov. 9, 2001
9:00am - 1:30pm
La Jolla Aquarium
Visitors will experience a dazzling variety of marine life, from the cold waters of the
Pacific Northwest to the tropical seas of Mexico and the South Pacific. Explore the
largest oceanographic museum in the country and learn about water, air, land, and life
through interactive displays. Outdoors, you'll discover a living tide pool inhabited by
local sea creatures. After your visit you will have the choice of a naturalist-guided
shore walk on the beautiful La Jolla shore and visiting the nearby Art Museum or exclusive
shopping district.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001
10:00am- 3:00pm
Tijuana Shopping and Lunch
This tour is a repeat of the Tijuana tour scheduled at the beginning of the week to allow
late arriving attendees to visit this interesting location.
Cooking/Wine School
This additional event for Saturday is a special engagement with limited availablity. The
Class will be held at the excellent Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park. The Prado has a
unique kitchen specifically designed to hold intimate cooking classes.
Two tours have been scheduled to provide unique experiences for those with a more technical interest.
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001 Time TBD
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Tour
Due to the fact that these ships are always ready for duty and can be sent to sea at any
time, the time schedule is never certain. Check the web site (http://www.nss-mic.org) for the most current
information.
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001 8:00am - 3:00pm
San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant
This tour is tailored specifically for conference attendees.
Tuesday, Nov. 6 - Exhibition Reception
The NSS-MIC 2001 Exhibits Program will host a cocktail reception in the Grand Ballroom
begining at 6:00pm.
Tuesday, Nov. 6 - NSS Luncheon
The NSS Luncheon will be held in the Town and Country Room at 12:00pm immediately
following the opening plenary session.
Wednesday, Nov. 7 - Conference Reception
All participants are invited to a reception to be held near the Terrace Pavilion.
Friday, Nov. 9 - MIC Banquet
The MIC banquet will take place on Friday evening at the hotel.
Ann Silva Tyler
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This year, all registration formalities for participants are being handled electronically through the conference web site at http://www.nss-mic.org. Participants can register for the conference, Short Courses, Workshops, Tours and Companion Program, Technical Visits, as well as all social events and request hotel accommodations. Payment may be made in several convenient ways.
A San Diego landmark, the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center is spread over 40 acres of immaculate grounds, landscaped by hundreds of grand arching palms. When you stay at the Town and Country Resort, you'll feel more like an honored guest than a visitor. Providing the ultimate in comfort, the Town and Country Resort offers modern accommodations in two towers or ranch style garden bungalows that capture the feeling of a cozy retreat.
What makes the Town and Country rise above other convention resorts is its higher level of service in combination with excellent resort activities. Four sparkling swimming pools and a whirlpool await you after a day of meetings or enjoying the sites of San Diego. A choice of five distinctive restaurants from fine dining to casual family fare are within footsteps of your accommodations and room service for in-room dining is also available. Recreational activities such as tennis, racquetball and fitness facilities are all nearby. The resort provides complimentary morning newspaper, in-room premium entertainment; and offers valet service for your laundry. For your personal needs we feature men's hair-styling and hair salon services for women. Plus, the resort is graced with the luxurious pampering services of Primo European Spa.
Once a fertile farming valley, Mission Valley is now one of the most dynamic hot spots in all of San Diego. Adjacent to the Town and Country Resort is the 27-hole Riverwalk Golf Course, world-class shopping at Fashion Valley Shopping Center, the largest shopping mecca in San Diego, with over 300 specialty shops and restaurants plus an 18 screen movie complex. In addition, access to San Diego's newly expanded light rail trolley system provides visitors with convenient transportation Downtown to the San Diego Convention Center and historic Gaslamp Quarter, east to Qualcomm Stadium and south to the border at Tijuana, Mexico and of course, Old Town.
Town and Country Hotel
500 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
Reservations: +1-800-77-ATLAS
Web http://www.towncountry.com
Ann Silva Tyler
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Avenue, L-153
Livermore, California 94550 USA
Email: tyler8@llnl.gov
