Research Workshop on
Bose-Einstein Condensation

31 January - 2 February
South Coast, NSW, Australia

Introduction

This research workshop follows on from the BEC Summer School, which will be held at the Australian National University during the preceding two weeks.

The Workshop will concentrate on the experimental aspects, and possible applications, of BECs. The format will be a small number of talks by experts who work with BEC, intensive discussions, and poster presentations by students. This workshop will provide an excellent opportunity for exploring the latest developments in BEC in the relaxing atmosphere of summer at an Australian Beach.

Location

The Workshop will be held at the Coast near Canberra at the KIOLOA property of the ANU. We have a lecture theatre and dining room at KIOLOA. The accommodation for students will be at KIOLOA and for our visitors at the Bawley point guesthouse. We will provide transport from Canberra, about 2 hours by car. The program is designed to provide free afternoons to allow us to enjoy the beach.

See map at bottom of this page.

Program

Sunday, 30 Jan: Transfer from Canberra to Kioloa/ Bawley Point. Afternoon session. Dinner at Kioloa/ Bawley Point.

Monday, 31 Jan: Morning lecture session ( 3 talks ). Afternoon for discussions. One talk after dinner. Poster session with beer and wine.

Tuesday, 1 Feb: Morning lecture session ( 3 talks ). Afternoon for discussions. One talk after dinner. Poster session with beer and wine.

Wednesday, 2 Feb: Morning lecture session ( 3 talks ). Afternoon for discussions. Conference dinner at Bawley Point.

Thursday, 3 Feb: Transfer to Canberra.

Participants

The maximum number of participants will be 50. Participants include:
Bill Phillips (US), Keith Burnett (UK), Wonho Jhe ( Korea ), Andrew Wilson (New Zealand), Fred Mies (US), Weiping Zhang (Australia)

Cost

Participants: The registration for the conference will be AUD$200 (USD$125). This includes the transport from Canberra and return, the organisation of the workshop, morning teas and lunches and the conference dinner. The accommodation cost at the Guest house, including all other meals, will be between AUD$380 (USD$240) and AUD$440 (USD$275) depending on the style of accommodation. The combined cost of registration covers all costs for the workshop.

Students: We have a special deal for students. The registration cost for students will be AUD$225 which covers all costs, including meals, conference dinner and accommodation for the entire workshop. Students will have to bring sleeping bags / sheets and we will organise private car transport from Canberra.

Contacts

Hans Bachor: hans.bachor@anu.edu.au
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
ANU, ACT 0200
Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6249 2811. Fax: +61 2 6249 0741

John Close: john.close@anu.edu.au
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
ANU, ACT 0200
Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6249 ????. Fax: +61 2 6249 0741

Ken Baldwin: kenneth.baldwin@anu.edu.au
Laser Physics Centre
Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering
ANU, ACT 0200
Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6249 4702. Fax: +61 2 6249 0029

For information regarding BEC Summer School:
Craig Savage: Craig.Savage@anu.edu.au
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science
ANU, ACT 0200
Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6249 4202. Fax: +61 2 6249 0741