BULLETIN Nº 1 April 2005 The ninth International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2005, is jointly organized by the Gran Sasso National Laboratories (LNGS, Italy) and the University of Zaragoza and it will be held at the Paraninfo building of the University of Zaragoza in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) in September 10-14, 2005. As customary in the series, TAUP 2005 will consist of invited review talks, workshop sessions devoted to specific subjects and poster sessions. In this edition, TAUP will be dedicated to the memory of Prof. Angel Morales, co-founder and determined promoter of this Conference. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM The purpose of TAUP is to bring together theorists and experimentalists working in Astroparticle Physics, to review and discuss the status and prospects of the field. The Conference will consist of invited review talks, workshop sessions devoted to specific subjects and poster sessions. Major topics: Cosmology and Particle Physics Dark Matter and Dark Energy Gravitational Waves Neutrino Physics & Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmic Rays The following Workshop/Discussion Sessions have been scheduled: Cosmological Issues (early universe, CMB, high-redshift SN, simulations) Gravitational waves Dark matter and dark energy Solar, reactor and other low-energy neutrino physics HE astrophysics Atmospheric neutrinos and high-energy neutrino beams Double beta decay Some of them will be held in parallel. The afternoon Workshop Sessions will deal with the main subjects reviewed in the morning. They will consist of short invited talks and brief presentations of contributed papers. A very brief introduction about the subject to be discussed in each Workshop Session may be delivered by the Conveners/Discussion Leaders, should they consider it appropriate for the discussions to follow. Contributions on the subjects covered by the Workshop Sessions will be welcome. Participants wishing to present their paper and/or poster in one of these afternoon sessions are required to send a short abstract and/or description of their contribution ti the TAUP 2005 Secretariat by June 15, by
using the online form (see Contributions/Posters). The Conveners/Discussion Leaders of the Workshop Sessions will select the contributions to be orally presented and will allocate the time to each contribution. The contributors to the Workshop Sessions will be contacted by the Conveners/Discussion Leaders in due time, either directly or through the Conference Secretariat. An abridged version (free format) of the paper should also be submitted together with the Contributed Paper/Poster form. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE The Proceedings of TAUP 2005 will include the invited lectures and the orally presented contributions. The number of allocated pages for each contribution and instructions for the camera-ready manuscripts will be supplied during the Conference. REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEE Advanced registration to the Conference is required. The online Registration Form should be duly completed and submitted online at your earliest convenience but no later than June 30, 2005. Due to the limited participation quota of this Conference, all the scientists invited are kindly requested to return the Registration Form with either a positive or a negative answer to allow the Chairman of the Organizing Committee to take extra requests into consideration, according to the number of invitations accepted. Acknowledgement of receipt of the Registration Forms received by the automatic system will be made periodically. The Conference Fee costs 300 and it can be paid in advance (before June 30) or upon arrival. If you choose to pay in advance, please, arrange a bank transfer with the following data: Payable to TAUP 2005 Bank name: Ibercaja Branch: Sucursual Urbana 10 Address: Fernando el Católico 35. 50006 Zaragoza (SPAIN) Account No. 2085-0111-70-0330450695 IBAN: ES58 BIC SWIFT Code: CAZRES2Z Participants are requested to check that their name is clearly indicated on the transfer slip sent to the bank. In order to avoid any difficulty in identifying the sender, a photocopy of the receipt should be please sent by fax to the Conference Secretariat. The Conference Fee may also be paid cash upon arrival at the Conference. Onlly euros will be accepted. No personal cheques nor credit cards. The Conference Fee will include all the participant's Scientific and Social activities, the documentation, a copy of the Proceedings, the coffee-breaks and the Conference Dinner. ACCOMMODATION Viajes Marsans has been appointed as the official travel agency to manage hotel reservations for TAUP 2005. Please, read through the information provided about available hotels and fill in the only hotel pre-reservation form (under Accommodation).
HOTEL RATES with Marsans: Prices per room, breakfast and taxes included HOTEL SINGLE ROOM DOUBLE ROOM Boston**** 97.37 121.98 Hesperia*** 61.45 99.30 Conquistador*** 61.45 83.25 Paris*** 61.45 83.20 Palafox***** 67.44 110.72 Goya**** 61.45 89.00 Zaragoza Royal*** 61.45 83.60 NH Orus*** 68.44 75.10 NH Sport*** 68.44 75.10 All hotels are situated within walking distance to the conference site. Please, check location in the situation map provided. Viajes Marsans will contact each participant in order to confirm the hotel requested or to inform about the allocation of a different one (of similar category to the participant s choice), should the original choice be fully booked up. September is a high touristic and exhibitions season in Zaragoza and therefore we strongly advice participants to make their reservations as soon as possible (in any case, no later than August 15, 2005). Please, take note that the rooms will be assigned on a first come first served basis. We must inform participants that the official Agency Viajes Marsans requires advanced full payment of the whole stay at the hotel. For that purpose a credit card number is requested in the hotel form. However, the actual charge will not be made effective until the month of September 2005 (i.e. two or three days before the Conference starts), which will provide flexibility for possible lastminute changes in the reservations. In any case, any cancellation or change of dates carried out once the payment has been actually settled, will be duly managed and, if that were the case, refunded accordingly. If cancellation occurs up to 24 hours before the date of arrival at the hotel, the whole amount will be refunded. Any cancellation made the day before or on the day of arrival will be charged with the cost of one night. All inquiries regarding accommodation and/or your hotel reservation can be addressed directly to the travel agency at the following address: d475@marsans.es, stating TAUP 2005 Conference on the subject line.
Should you prefer to make your own reservations, there is a wide choice of hotels in Zaragoza, apart from the ones offered by the travel agency. Below you will find a selection of those located at reasonable distance from the Conference venue: HOTEL NH Gran Hotel**** Silken Reino de Aragón**** Zenit Don Yo**** Cesaraugusta III*** El Príncipe*** Gran Vía*** HUSA Vía Romana*** Oriente*** Tibur*** Ramiro I*** Las Torres** Maza** Partner Center** Avenida** FOR INFORMATION nhgranhotel@nh-hotels.com http://www.nh-hotels.com hreinoreserv@hoteles-silken.es http://www.hoteles-silken.com hoteldonyo@zenithoteles.com http://www.zenithoteles.com recepcion@hotelcesaraugusta.com http://www.hotelcesaraugusta.com reservas@hotel-elprincipe.com http://www.hotel-elprincipe.com info@granviahotel.com http://www.granviahotel.com viaromana@husa.es http://www.husa.es reservas@hotel-oriente.com http://www.hotel-oriente.com reservas@hoteltibur.com http://www.hoteltibur.com hotelramiro@pretur.com http://www.pretur.com torres@able.es hotelmaza@zaragozahoteles.com http://www.zaragozahoteles.com partnercenter@partner-hotels.com http://www.partner-hotels.com info@hotelavenida-zaragoza.com www.hotelavenida-zaragoza.com
TRAVEL INFORMATION Zaragoza is at about 320 km. from Madrid and 290 km. from Barcelona. Its privileged geographical position favour its communication with the rest of Spain and the world and it can be easily reached by public transport. By air Zaragoza Airport is located 9 km. from the city. Currently there are regular flights to Frankfurt, London and Milan, as well as and domestic flights to Madrid, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Palma de Mallorca. Connections from the airport to the city are by bus, taxi and rental car. Useful links and telephone numbers AENA (info about Spanish Airports): 976 349 050 - www.aena.es AIR EUROPA: 902 401 501 - www.air-europa.com IBERIA: 902 400 500 - www.iberia.com RYANAIR. www.ryanair.com. By train Zaragoza is one of the main links in the rail network, and this is enhanced by the arrival of the AVE (High Speed Train) and Delicias Station as a passenger transport interchange. The High Speed Train currently runs between Madrid and Zaragoza. The Zaragoza-Barcelona line is operating at high speed in part of the route only. Please, check timetables and travel times at: http://www.renfe.es/ or http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/ingles.html DATES REMINDER Registration deadline June 30 Contributed Papers/Poster Form submission June 15 Advanced payment of Fee deadline June 30 Viajes Marsans Hotel Reservation August 15 SPONSORS This Conference is supported by: Spain's Ministry of Sicence and Education University of Zaragoza, Spain Italy s Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare IUPAP FURTHER INFORMATION. More information about the scientific program, in particular on possible changes or new entries, as well as other technical details will be provided in the next Bulletin.