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09 Feb 2008
19th Chris Engelbrecht Summer School in Theoretical Physics
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23 Jan 2008 - 1 Feb 2008 National Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
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The School is financially supported by the
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The school will take place from 23 January to 1
February 2008 at
the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) under the auspices of
the National Institute for Theoretical Physics at STIAS.
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Soft Condensed Matter and
Physics of Biological Systems
| Physics of
polymers, bio-polymers, membranes, DNA, cytoskeleton and physics up to
the cellular level, including simulations and current experimental work. |
| Daan Frenkel |
| (FOM
- Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Amsterdam) |
| Jannie Hofmeyr |
| Stellenbosch University |
| Jean-Francois Joanny |
| Institut Curie, Paris |
| Fred MacKintosh |
| Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam |
| Samuel Safran |
| Weizmann Institute, Rehovot |
| Helmut Schiessel |
| Leiden University |
| Christoph Schmidt |
| Göttingen University |
About 40 lectures of 50 minutes duration presented in English.
Preliminary Programme [.pdf] 30.79kb
Places have
been reserved in student accommodation, Huis Neethling,
within a very short walking distance from the STIAS building, i.e. the
venue of the school. Since student accommodation is limited to 45 places
(two per room and one room with three beds), students will receive
priority on a first-come-first-served basis. The cost for this accommodation
is R2050 and includes breakfast.
School attendees who do not wish to make use of this accommodation are
requested to make their own reservations and arrangements for payment with
Bed and Breakfast establishments. Some rooms have also been reserved in
establishments that are also to be found in close
proximity to STIAS.
Prelimenary accommodation has been booked for regular participants at B&B's. More information will follow soon.
| Subsidy for students |
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Students are normally expected to find support
from their home institution and/or thesis advisor to participate in the school. Funds are, however, available to support a number of bona fide, full-time local (South African) students. It is envisaged that the successful candidates will be subsidized up to 60% of their total costs for shared accommodation. Interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications for a subsidy should provide:
Complete applications should
be sent to Me. CJ Ruperti at the secretariat address below by 1 November
2007. Only in cases of particular need will increased support
be considered for well motivated and meritful applications. It is
unfortunately not possible to subsidize any travelling costs. Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements to Cape Town International airport. |
| 01 Nov 2007 | Last day for application for subsidy |
| 15 Nov 2007 | Registration deadline and notification to subsidy applicants |
| 01 Dec 2007 |
Deadline
for payment of registration, conference fees and accommodation. After this late fees will apply. |
Transport between Cape Town International airport and the school venue will be organized for all lecturers at the beginning and end of the school.
Participants:
A shuttle transport service between Cape Town
International airport and the school venue will be available for participants at the
beginning and end of the school. Please provide us with your travel choice
on the second part of the registration page. The travel arrangement
field will be available when you logon after the initial registration
process.
Participants who would like to make use of this transport are expected to
arrive in Cape Town on 22 January 2008 and depart on 1 February
2008. Update your information
here.
We have been able to keep the costs at, or even below,
the levels of
the Summer Schools in previous years.
For students the total costs consist of the registration fee + the conference fee + the
accommodation in Huis Neethling. The cost for the conference fee
together with the accommodation in Huis Neethling will not exceed R4800; there is a possibility that this can be reduced by a small
amount. We shall inform registered participants duly.
Registration Fees:
| Early registration (Regular) | R500 |
| Early registration (Students) | R300 |
| Late registration (Regular) | R750 |
| Late registration (Students) | R450 |
| Early registration before 1 December 2007 | |
PLUS
| Conference
fee that includes lunch, dinner, tea and snacks (on weekdays only). |
R2750 |
PLUS
| Shared accommodation in Huis Neethling: | R2050 |
| Delegates who do not wish to make use of the accommodation in Huis Neethling are advised that accommodation in Stellenbosch during January should be reserved early and is more expensive. |
Participants resident in South
Africa can pay by bank transfer or personal cheque. Foreign participants can pay by bank
draft or bank transfer (in US dollars). All cheques and bank drafts should be made
payable to 'Theoretical Physics Summer School'. For bank transfers refer to the
following information:
| Bank | ABSA Bank Stellenbosch |
| Street Address | Plein Street, Stellenbosch |
| Postal Address | P.O. Box 138, 7602, Stellenbosch |
| Bank Code | 63-04-10-45 |
| Swift Code | ABSAZAJJ |
| Account Number | 4046528525 |
| Reference Number |
SUM2008- _ _ _ (Your reference number as provided by e-mail) |
If payment is made by bank transfer, a copy of the transfer instruction should be faxed to the secretariat at (+27-21-8083385).
Please ensure that you add your REFERENCE NUMBER on the Bank Deposit Slip / other documentation, which is submitted to the secretariat as proof of payment.
| KK Müller-Nedebock (Chair) | University of Stellenbosch |
| WD Heiss | University of Stellenbosch |
| TB Liverpool | Bristol University |
| A Muronga | University of Cape Town |
| Secretariat Address: | |
| Theoretical Physics
Summer School 2008, c/o Me. Christine Ruperti Department of Physics University of Stellenbosch Private Bag X1 7602 Matieland South Africa |
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| Telephone |
+27 21 808 3380 |
| Telefax |
+27 21 808 3385 |
| Technical: Tinus Botha | |
| mcb@sun.ac.za | |
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