XIV Workshop on Resistive Plate Chambers and related detectors Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, February 19-23, 2018 Bulletin No. 2 Puerto Vallarta is a vey well-known and widely used place by the Mexican Physical Society schools and workshops. We are very confident that you will enjoy your stay, and we will have an excellent place to meet, work and collaborate. It is also very well connected to other major cities in Mexico, Canada and USA. There are many daily local flights to and from Mexico City. The XIV workshop on Resistive Plate Chambers and related detectors (RPC2018) will take place for the first time in the American continent. RPC2018 continues the tradition of regular scientific meetings, first started in 1991 at Lecce, with following editions in Roma, Pavia, Napoli, Bari, Coimbra, Clermont-Ferrand, Seoul, Mumbai, Darmstadt, Frascati, Beijing, and Ghent. The RPC detection technique has found large application in LHC detectors and in astroparticle physics experiments. This edition of the workshop will focus on the design, performance and possible upgrade scenarios of large RPC systems, ageing and detector materials studies, electronics for RPCs, detector gas studies, applications of RPC detectors outside (astro) particle physics, and new ideas for RPC systems. Specially concentrating our attention to new collaborations and participations in America, from Canada to Argentina. We are also adding, for the first time a “hands on RPC detector school” for graduate students, a half a week before the Workshop (more information in next Bulletin). The workshop will have invited reviews and selected contributions, as well as a poster session. Limited support will be available for young deserving scientists. We are waiting for government agency approval. Further information can be found on the workshop website: http://fismat.ibero.mx/rpc2018 Local Organizing Committee: Guy Paic, Ciencias Nucleares UNAM Antonio Ortíz, Ciencias Nucleares UNAM Eduard de la Cruz, CINVESTAV Humberto Salazar, BUAP Arturo Fernández, BUAP Cecilia Uribe, BUAP Isabel Pedraza, BUAP Fabiola Vázquez, IBERO Cristina Oropeza, IBERO Rodolfo Estrada, IBERO Salvador Carrillo, IBERO, (chair) International Advisory Committee Stefano Bianco, INFN Frascati Roberto Cardarelli, INFN Roma2 Paulo Fonte, LIP Coimbra Diego Gonzalez-Diaz, IGFAE Norbert Herrmann, Heidelberg Univ. Giuseppe Iaselli, INFN Bari Alfredo Musso, INFN Torino Naba K. Mondal, TIFR Sung K. Park, Seoul Univ. Vladimir Peskov, CERN Rinaldo Santonico, INFN Roma2 Archana Sharma, CERN Yi Wang, Tsinghua Univ. Akira Yamaguchi, Tohoku Univ. Bing Zhou, Michigan Univ. Michael Tytgat, Univ. Ghent (former chairperson)
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XIV Workshop on Resistive Plate Chambers and related detectors Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, February 19-23, 2018
Bulletin No. 2
Puerto Vallarta is a vey well-known and widely used place by the Mexican Physical Society schools and workshops. We are very confident that you will enjoy your stay, and we will have an excellent place to meet, work and collaborate. It is also very well connected to other major cities in Mexico, Canada and USA. There are many daily local flights to and from Mexico City.
The XIV workshop on Resistive Plate Chambers and related detectors (RPC2018) will take place for the first time in the American continent. RPC2018 continues the tradition of regular scientific meetings, first started in 1991 at Lecce, with following editions in Roma, Pavia, Napoli, Bari, Coimbra, Clermont-Ferrand, Seoul, Mumbai, Darmstadt, Frascati, Beijing, and Ghent.
The RPC detection technique has found large application in LHC detectors and in astroparticle physics experiments. This edition of the workshop will focus on the design, performance and possible upgrade scenarios of large RPC systems, ageing and detector materials studies, electronics for RPCs, detector gas studies, applications of RPC detectors outside (astro) particle physics, and new ideas for RPC systems. Specially concentrating our attention to new collaborations and participations in America, from Canada to Argentina. We are also adding, for the first time a “hands on RPC detector school” for graduate students, a half a week before the Workshop (more information in next Bulletin). The workshop will have invited reviews and selected contributions, as well as a poster session. Limited support will be available for young deserving scientists. We are waiting for government agency approval.
Further information can be found on the workshop website: http://fismat.ibero.mx/rpc2018
Local Organizing Committee:
Guy Paic, Ciencias Nucleares UNAM Antonio Ortíz, Ciencias Nucleares UNAM Eduard de la Cruz, CINVESTAV Humberto Salazar, BUAP Arturo Fernández, BUAP Cecilia Uribe, BUAP Isabel Pedraza, BUAP Fabiola Vázquez, IBERO Cristina Oropeza, IBERO Rodolfo Estrada, IBERO Salvador Carrillo, IBERO, (chair)
International Advisory Committee
Stefano Bianco, INFN Frascati Roberto Cardarelli, INFN Roma2 Paulo Fonte, LIP Coimbra Diego Gonzalez-Diaz, IGFAE Norbert Herrmann, Heidelberg Univ. Giuseppe Iaselli, INFN Bari Alfredo Musso, INFN Torino Naba K. Mondal, TIFR Sung K. Park, Seoul Univ. Vladimir Peskov, CERN Rinaldo Santonico, INFN Roma2 Archana Sharma, CERN Yi Wang, Tsinghua Univ. Akira Yamaguchi, Tohoku Univ. Bing Zhou, Michigan Univ. Michael Tytgat, Univ. Ghent (former chairperson)
Registration Fee*
The workshop fee is 150 € to be paid online through credit card or in cash at the workshop. The fee includes:
• Welcome reception • Special dinner • An afternoon excursion • Equipment at the conference room. • Coffee breaks and drinks • Proceedings.
Additional social events, not included in registration fee, will be announced in the next bulletin. * If you are not staying at the Conference Hotel an additional 100 € will be added to the fee.
Venue RPC2018 will be held at Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco named as “La ciudad más amigable del mundo” (The Friendliest City in the World). Gold beaches embrace the calm waters of the Bay of Banderas, one of the largest, deepest bays in the world. This aquatic haven is home of myriad species, a source of both abundant seafood and diverse recreational activities. It shelters Puerto Vallarta from storms and provides a protected habitat for endangered sea turtles and whales that give birth on its shores and its warm waters each year. The heart of the city remains in Old Town and the lively “Malecón” that runs along the shoreline and retains its rustic charm and small Mexican town ambient.
The conference will be held with all the commodities and facilities of an all-inclusive hotel. The Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort is in the “Zona Hotelera” of Puerto Vallarta.
Format of the workshop Talks are by invitation and by selection of contributing papers. A poster session is foreseen as well. All meals are included, if staying at the Conference Hotel.
Accommodation at Conference Hotel A number of rooms have been reserved for the duration of the conference in the hotel where the workshop is held. The reservation will expire on December 10th, 2017. Credit card reservation will ensure your stay and a two nights charge will be made to secure your place and rate. The remaining nights can be paid at the end of your stay.
Participants must contact Denisse Olvera, Conference Service Manager, [email protected] to make the necessary arrangements for your accommodation at the Conference Hotel. Send the PDF format http://fismat.ibero.mx/rpc2018/home/accomodation/RPC-2018_Hilton_Reservation_Conference_Hotel.pdf to complete your reservation. The Following prices are based on current exchange rate:
§ Single Room reservation per night, wifi and all meals included 145 € § Double Room, each person per night, wifi and all meals included 115 €
We strongly recommend you to stay at the Hotel venue of the event. The organizers have made a great effort to guarantee a very accessible price. Additional near by hotels can be found at the conference web page.
Travel Puerto Vallarta is easily connected by airplane from Canada, USA, and many cities from Mexico. If coming from Asia or Europe you must make a stop in Mexico City and then from there you will find many local airlines that have daily flights to Puerto Vallarta. Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta flight takes about one hour.
The following airlines flight to Puerto Vallarta: * Interjet https://www.interjet.com/en-us * Aeromexico https://aeromexico.com/en-us * Volaris http://www.volaris.com (Note: usual size of cabin luggage has extra charge) More details can be found on the conference web page.
Visa Nationals of the countries or regions, listed in next page, must obtain a visa to travel to Mexico. For recreation, business or any unpaid activity in Mexico that does not exceed 180 days, you must apply to a Mexican consulate for a visitor visa without permission to engage in paid activities.
The foreigner who presents any of the following documents will not require a Mexican visa: a) Document proving permanent residence in Canada, the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or any of the countries that make up the Schengen Area. b) Valid Visa of the United States of America
Social program A welcome reception, social dinner and one afternoon excursion are planned and included in the conference fee. More additional information in the next Bulletin.
Important dates program 10 November, 2017: Closing of support request 10 December, 2017: Expiration of hotel reservation (special rate) 15 December, 2017: Closing of call for abstracts (extended) 20 December, 2017: Abstract acceptance 31 January, 2018: Closing of registration
Registration All participants are requested to register through the conference web site http://fismat.ibero.mx/rpc2018
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