The International Workshop on Prospects of Particle Physics: "Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics"

January 26 - Ferbuary 2, 2014, Valday, Russia

First Bulletin

General Information

The International Workshop on Prospects on Particle Physics: "Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics" is orgazined by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna) and and Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences and it will be held from January 26 (arrival day) to February 2 (departure day), 2014 in "Valday" resort, Novgorod region on the picturesque banks of the lake Uzhin which is about 400 km north of Moscow.

By this event we revive a tradition of organizing regular meetings on non-accelerator particle physics and astroparticle physics. We are going to unite the best of two known events: "Non-Accelerator New Physics" held by JINR, Dubna and Baksan School "Particles and Cosmology" held by INR RAS. We plan to gather active Russian and international theorists and experimentalists, with an emphasis on the experimentalists working in non-accelerator particle physics and astroparticle physics. An idea is to focus each meeting of these series on particular area, this time neutrino physics.

The main topics of the Workshop:

The format of the Workshop includes morning sessions with reviews on recent developments in the field and afternoon sessions in which original presentations are made. We expect that about 70-80 physicists will participate in the Workshop. The working language at the Workshop will be English.

Participation

The Workshop will be held with a limited number of participants to create an informal atmosphere inspiring fruitful discussions. We expect that participants will arrive to Valday on January 26, 2014 and will leave on February 2, 2014.

Accomodation

Participants will be housed in the resort "Valday" which is situated on the picturesque banks of the lake Uzhin about 400 km northwest from Moscow. A limited number of rooms in "Valday" resort will be pre-booked for participants of the Meeting. The estimated cost is 2950 rubles/night for shared double room (full board, double accupation) per participant and 4400 rubles/night (full board, signle accupation). The numbers above represent our best estimation at the moment and may slightly change later.

Registration Fee

The registration fee will amount to 150 euros (6000 Russian rubles) per participant and 100 euros (4000 russian rubles) for the accompanying person. The registration fee includes: rent of a conference hall, all local expenses in "Valday" resort (transfer from the Bologoe railway station to the "Valday" resort, coffee breaks) and social events. Payment should be done to the Organizing Committee by cash only. No credit cards will be accepted.

Social Program

The place and time of the Meeting is good for cross country skiing. Ski rent is available at the resort. Swimming pool will be also available. The social program of the Meeting includes an excursion to the Valday Iversky Monastery.

International Advisory Committee

Local Organizing Committee

Contact information

Anna Kotova, e-mail: akotova (at) jinr.ru
Assistant Head Department of the Scientific and Technical Cooperation of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research 141980 Dubna Moscow Region Russia
Fax: +7 49621 65891
Phone: +7 49621 65121

Sergei Demidov, e-mail: school (at) ms2.inr.ac.ru
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences 60th October Anniversary Prospect, 7a 117312 Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 (499) 783 92 91
Fax: +7 (495) 135 22 68

Financial support