ELFT HÍRADÓ

[Varga Attila <diamond AT diamond-congress.hu>]

Dear Sirs,

Please find attached the first announcement of the EPS-12 conference.
If you are interested in the meeting we suggest you to check the web
site frequently. We apologize if you receive this mail more than once.EPS-12 GENERAL CONFERENCE
TRENDS IN PHYSICS - BUDAPEST, AUGUST 26-30, 2002


FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT


INTRODUCTION

The 12th general conference of the European Physical Society, "Trends in
Physics" will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from Monday 26 to Friday 30 August
2002. The first meeting of the series in the new millennium will bring
together scientists and teachers from different fields of physics from Europe
and around the world.

The conference venue will be the Physics Building of the Eötvös University
located in South Buda, situated along the banks of the Danube river. Budapest,
the Hungarian capital offers a wide variety of touristic and cultural
attractions. Further information and accommodation booking forms will be
provided with the Second Announcement.

Please check the web site of the conference

                        http://www.eps12.kfki.hu/

regularly. It will be used for online pre-registration, registration and
abstract submission.


SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

The programme of EPS-12 will follow the traditional scheme of the series
consisting of plenary talks, parallel symposia with invited presentations and
posters.

The successful tradition of the Young Physicists' Day will be continued. In
2002, there will be a common programme with the International Conference of
Physics Students that will be held at the same place from 21 to 27 August
2002. Details of the programme and a Call for Papers will be issued with the
Second Announcement in the autumn of 2001.



SOCIAL PROGRAMME

A programme of activities for accompanying persons will be offered, as well as
receptions, an excursion and other events for participants.


FEES & SUPPORT

It is envisaged that the registration fee for the five-day conference will be
260 EUROs for EPS members and members of National Societies of the EPS. The
students' registration fee will be 130 EUROs. Additional support in the form
of grants will be available for young participants.


CONFERENCE VENUE

After a careful comparison of various possibilities we have selected the
Physics Building of the Eotvos University as venue of EPS-12. Besides the
classrooms and major lecture halls, a theatre hall, a concert hall and an
exhibition hall can host meetings. The major lecture halls are equipped with
integrated audio-visual facilities including multimedia demonstrations and
Internet connection.

Four snack-bars can be found in the building and the canteens of the
University of Technology and Economics are within a convenient walking
distance.


TIMETABLE

 November 2001    Second Announcement
 April 2002       Abstract submission deadline
 May 2002         Notification of contributors on poster presentation
 June 2002        Registration deadline with discount
                  Hotel reservation deadline
 August 2002      Conference starts


CO-ORGANISERS

  * Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
  * Section of Physical Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
  * Physics Departments of the
      - Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest,
      - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest,
      - University of Debrecen,
      - University of Szeged,
  * KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics,
  * Institute of Nuclear Research, Debrecen.


COMMITTEES

International Programme Committee

 N. Kroo (Chair), Budapest
 G. Baribaud, Geneva
 C. Bastian, Mulhouse
 E. Bourgeois, Geneva
 M. Ducloy, Paris
 J. Gyulai, Budapest
 J. Kertesz, Budapest
 A. Kleyn, Leiden
 R. Koch, Julich
 D. Lee, Mulhouse
 G. Leuchs, Erlangen
 J. Lewis, Malvern
 N. J. Mason, London
 D. L. Nagy, Budapest
 W. von Oertzen, Berlin
 L. Rivkin, Geneva
 M. San Miguel, Balearic Islands
 M. Spiro, Gif-sur-Yvette
 A. Suzor-Weiner, Paris
 J. P. Swings, Liege
 D. Weaire, Dublin
 A. W. Wolfendale, Durham
 P. Wyder, Grenoble


Organising Committee

 Denes Lajos Nagy (Chair), 
nagy AT rmki.kfki.hu
 Christine Bastian,        
c.bastian AT univ-mulhouse.fr
 Gabor Battistig,          
battisti AT mfa.kfki.hu
 Szabolcs Borsanyi,        
mazsx AT cleopatra.elte.hu
 Jozsef Gyulai,            
gyulai AT mfa.kfki.hu
 Csaba Hajdu,              
hajdu AT rmki.kfki.hu
 Akos Horvath,             
akos AT ludens.elte.hu
 Zalan Horvath,            
zalanh AT ludens.elte.hu
 Livia Jenik,              
jenik AT rmki.kfki.hu
 Zsolt Kajcsos,            
kajcsos AT rmki.kfki.hu
 Adam Kovach,              
kovach AT atomki.hu
 Norbert Kroo,             
kroo AT office.mta.hu
 Maria Lazar,              
mlazar AT office.mta.hu
 David Lee,                
d.lee AT univ-mulhouse.fr
 Janos Lendvai,            
lend AT ludens.elte.hu
 Susan Lippmann,           
sue.lippmann AT iop.org
 Marton Major,             
major AT rmki.kfki.hu
 Margo Nagy,               
mail.elft AT mtesz.hu
 Peter Petrik,             
petrik AT mfa.kfki.hu
 Robert Pick,              
cor AT moka.ccr.jussieu.fr
 Peter Reineker,           
peter.reineker AT physik.uni-ulm.de
 Edit Szilagyi,            
szilagyi AT rmki.kfki.hu
 Magda Zimanyi,            
mzimanyi AT sunserv.kfki.hu


CONTACT INFORMATION

In matters of the scientific programme please contact the Programme Committee
at 
eps12 AT rmki.kfki.hu


CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Diamond Congress Ltd. - EPS-12
H-1255 Budapest, POBox 48.
Tel: +36 1 214 7701, +36 1 225 0210
Fax: +36 1 201 2680
e-mail: 
diamond AT diamond-congress.hu
web site: http://www.diamond-congress.hu/