Welcome to Hawaii

and to

Vertex2002

~3000km

A little geography/geology

we are here

V= 5~10 cm/year

Loihi

Possible site forVERTEX 20000003?

Kilauea

Kilauea lava flows

hvo.wr.usgs.gov.kilauea/update/main.html

Mauna Kea

premier site for astronomical observation

Silicon detectors (CCDs) have revolutionized Astronomy

and particle physics

Yoshikazu Yamada & the Belle vertex detector

we are pleased that many of the perpetrators of this

revolution are here

We are also pleased that thereare so many young people in

attendance; they will takethe technology to its next level.

Scientific Secretaries

•Hulya Guler

•Nick Kent

Administrative Staff

•Josie Bolosan

•Jan Bruce

Coffee breaks in the garden