Asian Pacific Conference on Surface Science & Engineering
December 19-21, 2006
Hong Kong SAR, China
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~sse2006  

    We are pleased to announce that the Asian Pacific Conference on Surface Science and Engineering will be held at the Hong Kong Baptist University on 19-21 December 2006. The conference is intended to serve scientists and engineers studying surfaces or applying surface analytical techniques. By bringing both groups of experts together for timely exchange of idea and expertise at this three day gathering, we hope to bridge the gap between basic science and practicing technology. A wide range of topics in both the fundamental and applied aspects of surface science and engineering will be covered in the conference. For more detail information, please refer to the conference website at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~sse2006. Contribution for both oral and poster presentations are called for. Please send your abstract or any inquiries to the Conference Secretariat at the Centre for Surface Analysis and Research, Hong Kong Baptist University, e-mail: sse2006@hkbu.edu.hk.  Deadline for the submission of abstract will be 18th June, 2006.

Plenary Speakers
Prof. C. L. Bai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Prof. Hiroshi Daimon, Nara Institute of Science & Technology
Prof. J. G. Hou, University of Science and Technology of China
Prof. Raymond W. M. Kwok, Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials (Asia) Technology Centre
Prof. S. T. Lee, City University of Hong Kong
Prof. T. T. Tsong, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei
Prof. H. L. Wan, Xiamen University

CCP 2006
Conference on Computational Physics
August 29-September 1, 2006
Gyeongju, Republic of Korea

Overview
    The 2006 Conference on Computational Physics is organized by the Committee of Computational Physics of Korean Physical Society. CCP is supported by IUPAP, AAPPS, APS and EPS and is one of the most versatile conferences in computational science world-wide. The number of attendees varies between 400 and 500.
    The Conference will comprise 2 plenary sessions and 8 parallel sessions per day, and 2 poster sessions.
    CCP continues the series of the APS-EPS ¨Physics Computing¨(Boston 1989, Amsterdam 1990, San Jose 1991, Prague 1992, Albuquerque 1993, Lugano 1994, Pittsburgh 1995, Krakow 1996, Santa Cruz 1997) and is periodically alternating since 1998 between Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific (Granada 1998, Atlanta 1999, Brisbane 2000, Aachen 2001, San Diego 2002, Beijing 2003, Genova 2004, Los Angeles 2005).

Topics to be Covered
• NANO: Simulation of nano-scale physics
• COND: Simulation of condensed matter physics
• PLAS: Simulation of plasma physics
• STAT: Simulation of statistical systems
• BIOP: Simulation of biological physics
• PPNP: Particle physics and nuclear physics
• ASTO: Numerical astrophysics
• EDUC: Computational physics education
• MISC: Miscellaneous unclassified fields

Venue
Gyeongju Hyundai Hotel

Registration
Registration begins on March 15th, 2006 and continues until July 15th, 2006.
• On-line Registration: http://ccp2006.postech.edu  
• Registration by E-mail or Fax: please fill out the form and send it by e-mail ccp2006@physics.postech.ac.kr. or by fax to +82-54-279-8056.

Contacts
E-mail: ccp2006@physics.postech.ac.kr  
Fax: +82-54-279-8056
 

Summer School on Strings, Gravity and Cosmology
August 7-18, 2006
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
http://www.apctp.org/index.html  
http://www.pims.math.ca/science/2006/06sssgc/  


Main
    This will be the fourth in an ongoing series of annual summer schools in theoretical physics held in Canada. The first and second editions of these schools were held at the University of British Columbia. The third summer school took place at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo.
    These schools are intended to educate graduate students and young researchers on current developments in string theory and its interface with gravity and cosmology.
    Some scholarships for partial financial support are available. The number of scholarships, as well as the number of spaces at the school are limited. Those who wish to attend are asked to please complete the application form before April 1st. (Applications after the deadline will be considered if space remains.)

Organizers
Andreas Karch, University of Washington
Taejin Lee, Kangwon National University & APCTP
Robert Myers, Perimeter Institute and University of Waterloo
Moshe Rozali, University of British Columbia
Gordon Semenoff, University of British Columbia
Mark Van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia

Sponsors
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics
Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Institute of Particle Physics

Contact
PIMS E-mail: sssgc@pims.math.ca  
APCTP Secretary E-mail: sec@apctp.org  
APCTP Headquarters (Pohang)
Tel: +82-54-279-8661~4
Fax: +82-54-279-8679
APCTP Branch Office (Seoul)
Tel : +82-2-561-7641~2
Fax: +82-2-561-7140
E-mail: sec@apctp.org  
Homepage: www.apctp.org  





IUPAP Prize in Nuclear Physics


    This prize was established by IUPAP in 2005 at the time of the General Assembly in Capetown, South Africa. The purpose of this prize, which consists of $1,000, a medal, and a certificate citing the recipient's contributions, is:
        To recognize and encourage very promising experimental or theoretical research in nuclear physics, including
    the advancement of a method, a procedure, a technique, or a device that contributes in a significant way to nuclear
    physics research, by a scientist within eight years of obtaining the Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree.
    Nominations by one or two nominators (and distinct from the nominee) are open to all experimental and theoretical nuclear physicists. Three prizes will ordinarily be awarded at the time of the tri-annual International Nuclear Physics Conference. However, the selection committee may, given the circumstances, decide to award only two prizes or in a special situation only one prize, in which cases the monetary award will be inversely proportionally larger.
    Nominations are due October 1 of the year preceding the International Nuclear Physics Conference and are valid only until then. It will be extremely helpful to the selection committee to receive at least two additional letters supporting the nomination that detail the expected significance of the contributions of the nominee to nuclear physics. It is also appropriate to submit additional materials such as published articles that underline the expected significance of the nominee's contribution to nuclear physics. It is important that the selection committee has the specific information that allows it to determine what the nominee has contributed and how this contribution is expected to impact the field.
    Nominations are to be sent by the deadline to the Chair of the IUPAP Commission of Nuclear Physics (C12). For particulars please check the IUPAP website: www.iupap.org under "commissions." The next International Nuclear Physics Conference will be held June 3-8, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
    Next deadline for nominations: October 1, 2006. Nominations to be sent to: Dr. Walter F. Henning, Chair of the IUPAP Prize Selection Committee, GSI, Planck Strasse 1, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany.