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Twelfth Chris Engelbrecht Summer School in Theoretical Physics
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![]() Time and Venue |
![]() The school will take place from Wednesday, 27 January to Friday, 5 February at the Devon Valley Protea Hotel situated 6 km outside Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
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![]() Theme |
![]() Sandpiles, Random Systems and Random Walks: Analytic methods and simulation
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![]() Course Lecturers and Topics |
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P Bak,
Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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![]() Format |
![]() About 40 one-hour lectures will be presented in English. There will also be opportunity for short presentations/posters.
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![]() Participation |
![]() The course is a graduate school aimed primarily at theoretical physicists and postgraduate students interested in broadening their knowledge of the field. Experimental physicists with an interest in the field are, however, also encouraged to take part. In contrast to previous schools in this series, the present school aims to be interdisciplinary in character. Therefore participants from fields outside Physics are welcome. We do, however, expect all participants to have a suitable background in the natural sciences or engineering.
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![]() Students |
![]() Funds are available to support a number of bona fide local full-time students. Interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. It is envisaged that the successful candidates will be subsidised up to 60% of their total accommodation costs. Applications for a subsidy should include a letter of recommendation from the Head of the Department or thesis advisor and should be sent to Prof. F G Scholtz at the secretariat address below. Unfortunately it is not possible to subsidise travelling costs.
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![]() Accommodation |
![]() The Devon Valley Protea Hotel is
a three star hotel, surrounded by 8 hectares of its own vineyards, situated 6
km outside the historic town of Stellenbosch. Within a 20 minute drive to Cape Town
International Airport and 35 minutes to central Cape Town and the Waterfront, the hotel
offers a beautiful view over the Cape Winelands and the Helderberg Mountains. The
hotel has a swimming pool, jacuzzi and offers the opportunity to play Petanque (the
ancient French game played with metal balls) as well as golf at the nearby Devon Vale Golf
Course. Wine tastings and musical performances can be arranged. There are also
several hiking trials in the Stellenbosch environment. More information on Stellenbosch
and the surroundings can be found at
Since the hotel offers a limited number of 35 single and double rooms, we cannot guarantee that individual accommodation preferences will be fulfilled, and it may be necessary to accommodate some participants elsewhere. In such cases only will the secretariat shoulder the responsibility to find alternative accommodation and to provide transport to and from the conference venue. We cannot, however, guarantee that the rates will be as favorable as those negotiated at the conference venue.
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![]() Transport |
![]() A shuttle service from Cape Town
International Airport and Cape Town Railway station will be provided on arrival and
departure. Please indicate your requirements in this regard on the registration
form.
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![]() Costs |
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The registration fee includes course documentation
Accommodation includes three meals as well as refreshments during tea-breaks. Daily Conference Rates The following daily conference rate is payable by participants who prefer to arrange their own accommodation. The daily rate includes lunch, refreshments during tea-breaks and use of the facilities:
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![]() Deposits |
![]() Registration can only be finalised upon payment of the registration fee and the following deposits are required to secure accommodation in the hotel:
The closing date for payment of registration and deposit is December 15, 1998.
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![]() Payment |
![]() Participants resident in South
Africa can pay by personal cheque. Foreign participants should please pay by bank
draft or bank transfer (in US dollars). All cheques and bank drafts should be made
payable to 'Theoretical Physics Summer School '99'. For bank transfers refer to the
following information:
If payment is made by bank transfer, a copy of the transfer instruction should be faxed to the secretariat at +27-21-8083385.
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![]() Call for contributions |
![]() Provision will be made for a limited number of oral presentations by participants. If you intend to make a presentation, please indicate so on the registration form. A title and abstract should be sent by e-mail to the chairman of the organising committee at fgs@sunvax.sun.ac.za not later than December 15, 1998. If necessary, a poster session will be arranged to accommodate contributions not selected for oral presentation.
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![]() Registration |
![]() Interested persons should register by completing the online registration form. A reference number will then be assigned which can be used to update and finalise the registration at a later stage. The closing date for registration and payment of deposits is December 15, 1998. The balance on accommodation costs is payable during the school.
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![]() Preliminary Program |
![]() Download excel spreadsheet to view program.
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![]() Organising Committee |
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![]() Secretariat |
![]() Mrs J A de Waal
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