sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[David Morrison <morrison AT bnl.gov>]

Forwarding an announcement of a conference that may be of interest to
sPHENIX collaborators.

Cheers,
Dave

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Subject:        MPGD 2017 International Conference and RD51 Collaboration
meeting (*** Registration / Accommodation / Abstract submission -
DEADLINES ***)
Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2017 09:34:22 -0500
From:   Bernd Surrow <surrow AT bnl.gov>
To:     David Morrison <dave AT bnl.gov>


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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce MPGD 2017, the 5th International Conference
on Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors, which will take place at Temple
University in Philadelphia, USA, from Monday, May 22nd to Friday, May
26th 2017.

This conference is dedicated to review:

(a) MPGD detector technologies,

(b) Related detector technologies (e.g. RPC's and TPC's),

(c) Applications at future nuclear and particle physics facilities and

(d) Commercial applications and production.

Modern photolithographic technology on flexible and standard PCB
supports has allowed the invention and development of novel and very
robust Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGD: such as GEM, Micromegas, THGEM
and others). This technology offers the potential to develop new
detectors with very high spatial resolution, high rate capability,
large sensitive area, high operational stability, radiation hardness and
good time resolution. In addition, the design of MPDGs is now mature for
industrial production. Nowadays the progress is so advanced that the
possibility to apply these technologies beyond nuclear and particle
physics such as
medical imaging, homeland security, beam monitors and neutron detection
has become fully realistic.

The program will consist of invited and contributed talks for both oral
and poster presentations. We strongly encourage the submission of
abstracts. Postdocs and students are especially encouraged to attend the
conference. The conference will be followed by a meeting of the RD51
Collaboration, the world-wide community dedicated to the development and the
dissemination of the MPGD technology and its application.

WWW page:

All relevant information for the meeting can be found on the conference
home page:
https://phys.cst.temple.edu/mpgd2017/.

Important dates:

Deadline for abstract submission:  Friday, February 28, 2017
Deadline for registration: Friday, March 31, 2017

Abstract submission, registration and conference fee:

https://phys.cst.temple.edu/mpgd2017/registration.html

The registration process involves two steps:

Step 1: Register through INDICO (Create account first)

Step 2: Payment of registration fee and on-campus housing through Temple
University payment (Create account first)

- General registration fee: $475

- Student registration fee: $375

The registration fee includes the reception, banquet dinner, coffee
breaks, breakfast and proceedings. Payment for on-campus single room
housing is part of the Temple University payment system. Payment for
accompanying persons can be also made during Step 2.

There will be a late fee of $50 for registration fee payments after
March 31, 2017.

Abstract submission:

https://phys.cst.temple.edu/mpgd2017/registration.html

Venue:

https://phys.cst.temple.edu/mpgd2017/venue.html

The MPGD 2017 Conference will take place on the Main Campus of Temple
University in Philadelphia. The meeting will take place in the
conference area (3rd floor) of Morgan Hall, North Tower.
Venue street address: 1398 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19122

Conference facility: Morgan Hall D301

Accommodation:

https://phys.cst.temple.edu/mpgd2017/accommodation.html

Single-room accommodations are provided on-campus in the newly
constructed Morgan Hall. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of
this beautiful housing facility. The total cost of $75 / night includes
high-speed internet connection. The facility is operated in a
hotel-style manner with check-in / check-out and front-desk service.
Students will assist you
with luggage and other logistic needs.

Morgan Hall is also the location of the conference venue. Payments for
accommodation should be made through the general registration / payment
process.

Hotel accommodations on-campus in the Conwell Inn and in Center City of
Philadelphia, PA are substantially more expensive. A selection of hotels
in Center City are provided below:

(1) DoubleTree Hotel
(2) Club Quarter Hotel
(3) Sheraton Hotel
(4) Hampton Inn
(5) Days Inn
(6) Hilton Garden Inn

Travel information:

https://phys.cst.temple.edu/mpgd2017/travel.html

Contact: mpgd2017 AT temple.edu <mailto:mpgd2017 AT temple.edu>

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Philadelphia!

Sincerely,

Matt Posik and Bernd Surrow

On behalf of
The Local Organizing Committee:

Klaus Dehmelt (Stony Brook University)
Kondo Gnanvo (University of Virginia)
Tom Hemmick (Stony Brook University)
Marcus Hohlmann (Florida Institute of Technology)
Nilanga Liyanage (University of Virginia)
Dick Majka (Yale University)
Matt Posik (Temple University) (Co-Chair)
Bernd Surrow (Temple University) (Co-Chair)
Craig Woody (BNL)

International Organizing Committee:

Alessandro Cardini (INFN, Cagliari)
Klaus Desch (Bonn University)
Theodoros Geralis (NCSR Demokritos, Athens)
Ioanis Giomataris (CEA, Saclay)
Tatsuo Kawamoto (ICEPP, Tokyo)
Atsuhiko Ochi (Kobe University)
Venetis Polychronakos (BNL)
Leszek Ropelewski (CERN)
Archana Sharma (CERN)
Maxim Titov (CEA, Saclay)
Andy White (University of Texas, Arlington)
Joerg Wotschack (CERN)

The International Advisory Committee:

Ties Behnke (DESY)
Ronaldo Bellazzini (INFN, Pisa)
Giovanni Bencivenni (INFN, LNF)
Amos Breskin (Weizmann Institute)
Paul Colas (CEA, Saclay)
Georgios Fanourakis (NCSR Demokritos, Athens)
Silvia Dalla Torre (INFN, Trieste)
Klaus Dehmelt (Stonybrook University)
Harry van der Graaf (NIKHEF)
Junji Haba (KEK)
John Jaros (SLAC)
Takeshi Matsuda (KEK)
Eraldo Oliveri (CERN)
Werner Riegler (CERN)
Fabio Sauli (TERA Foundation)
Toru Tamagawa (RIKEN)
Toru Tanimori (Kyoto University)

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