IVth Rencontres du Vietnam

"Physics at Extreme Energies " - Physics and Astrophysics

Bulletin Nr 1

Two Rencontres du Vietnam, devoted to Particle Physics and Astrophysics were held in Vietnam; the first one in December 1993 and the second one in October 1995. The third Rencontres du Vietnam, devoted to Condensed Matter Physics was held in Hanoi in January 1999.

The aim of the Rencontres has been to extend the succesful international collaboration of Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States in these fast moving fields to the emerging Pacific rim countries.

The number of countries represented and the presence of top quality scientists demonstrated the importance which the international community places on scientific relations with Vietnam. It was suggested that a conference on particle physics be organized in 2000.

I. Place and dates

The fourth Rencontres du Vietnam, devoted to Physics at Extreme Energies will be held in Hanoi from Wednesday July 19 to Tuesday July 25, 2000. Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, has many universities and research institutes in physics.

II. Purpose of the conference

The conference will be devoted to fundamental and current topics of particle physics and astrophysics from the experimental and theoretical points of view. The aim of the conference is to develop the relationship between Vietnamese physicists and their colleagues all around the world, in particular from South-East Asia and the Western countries.

III. Program

The program will cover the following topics:
- Electroweak Interactions : Precision Tests; The quark mass matrix and tests of CP, T, CPT Violation, Baryogenesis
- Strong interactions : Heavy Flavours, Jets, Low x physics, Color Superconductivity
- Higgs Physics: the search for the Higgs boson or other manifestations of electroweak symmetry breaking.
- Ideas for new physics : Supersymmetry, Strings and Interactions in extra dimensions
- Neutrino Physics : Evidence on neutrino masses and oscillations from neutrinos generated by the sun, cosmic rays, and laboratory collisions.
- Astrophysics : CP violation and the creation of baryons; Very high energy phenomena in the universe; Cosmology and the geometry of the universe.
The scientific program will consist mainly of reviews and invited talks. Parallel sessions will also be organized.

IV. International Advisory Committee

M. Aguilar Benitez (Madrid), J. J. Aubert (Paris), R. Barbieri (Pise), Chen He-Sheng (Beijing), Chia Swee Ping (Kualalumpur), Chung Bok Keun (Seoul), J. Cronin (Chicago), M. Danilov (Moscow), C. Détraz (Cern), J. Dorfan (Stanford), J. Feltesse (Saclay), T. Ferbel (Rochester), J. Friedman (Cambridge, USA), S. Glashow (Cambridge, USA), C. Jarlskog (Lund), L. Lederman (Chicago), Lee Shih-Chang (Taipeh), L. Maiani (CERN), Nguyen van Hieu (Hanoi), L. Okun (Moscow), R. Peccei (Los Angeles), N. Ramsey (Cambridge, USA), G. Ross (Oxford), V. Rubakov (Moscow), A. Santoro (Rio de Janeiro), M. Shochet (Chicago), J. Silk (Oxford), V. Singh (Bombay), A. Skrinsky (Novosibirsk), M. Spiro (Saclay), J. Steinberger (Geneva), H. Sugawara (Tsukuba), S. Tovey (Melbourne), A. Wagner (Hamburg), A. Watson (Leeds), M. Witherell (Chicago), Y. Yamaguchi (Tokyo) and Yang Chen Ning (Stony Brook)

V. Scientific Program Committee

Ahmed Ali (Hamburg), Etienne Augé (Orsay), Patrick Aurenche (Annecy), Giorgio Belletini (Pisa), Edmond Berger (Argonne), Alain Blondel (Geneva), Murat Boratav (Paris), Fawzi Boudjema (Annecy), Ludwik Celnikier (Meudon), Gabriel Chardin (Saclay), Dam Thanh Son (New York), Arnon Dar (Haifa), Jacques Dumarchez (Paris), Pierre Fayet (Paris), Jean-Marie Frère (Brussels), Henry Frisch (Chicago), Yannick Giraud Héraud (Paris), Boaz Klima (Chicago), Alan Martin (Durham), Guido Martinelli (Rome), François Montanet (Marseille), Lucien Montanet (CERN), Nguyen Khac Ung (Palaiseau), Olivier Pène (Orsay), Serguei Petcov (Trieste), Pham Xuan Yem (Paris), Bolek Pietrzyk (Annecy), Davison Soper (Eugene), Tan Chung I (Providence),Tran Minh Tam (Lausanne), Jean Trân Thanh Vân (Orsay)

VI. Local Committee

Nguyen van Hieu (NCST, Hanoi), Chairman, Tran Huu Phat (Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission, Hanoi), Nguyen Ai Viet (Institute of Physics, Hanoi), Nguyen Anh Ky (Institute of Physics, Hanoi), Nguyen Mong Giao (NCST, Ho Chi Minh city), Hoang Ngoc Long (Institute of Physics, Hanoi), Vo Van Thuan (Institute of Nuclear Physics, Hanoi), Trinh Quang Khuynh (NCST, Hanoi), Nguyen Gia Lap (NCST, Hanoi)

VII. Sponsors

The conference is sponsored by :
- the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France
- the French National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, France
- the French Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, France
- the National Center for Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
- the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Seoul, Korea
- the Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
- the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics,Trieste, Italy

VIII. Scientific organization

The conference is organized by :
- the Rencontres du Vietnam
- the National Center for Science and Technology of Vietnam

1. Scientific program:

• Wednesday July 19 :
  Arrival of participants and Registration
• Thursday July 20 :
  Opening Session.
  Strong interactions: Jets, Low x physics, Color superconductivity.
  Precision tests of Electroweak Interactions
• Friday Julay 21 :
  Ideas for new physics: Supersymmetry, Strings and Interactions in extra dimensions
  Parallel Sessions.
  
• Saturday July 22 :
  Neutrino Physics (masses and oscillations).
  Excursion
  
• Sunday July 23 :
  The quark mass matrix and CP, T and CPT Violations.
  The strong interactions in heavy Flavour Physics.
  
• Monday July 24 :
  Cosmology and the geometry of the universe.
  CP violation and the creation of baryons
  Very high energy phenomena in the universe
• Tuesday July 25 :
  Discussion of future paths for particle physics
  Summary and Conclusions.

2. Contributions:

• PS1 : QCD and Confinement
• PS2 : Higgs and New Particle Searches
• PS3 : Heavy Flavours
• PS4 : Extra Dimensions, Strings, Unified Theories
• PS5 : Electroweak Precision Measurements
• PS6 : Neutrinos
• PS7 : Particle Astrophysics, Cosmology
• PS8 : Heavy Ion Collisions

This will allow the program committee to make a selection. In the spirit of the Rencontres du Vietnam, a large amount of time will be reserved for both organized and spontaneous discussions. Please remember that we make a special effort to bring together experimentalists and theorists; theoretical talks should target experimentalists and vice versa.

3. Conference schedule:

4. Conference facilities:

5. Preprints - Transparencies:

6. Proceedings:

IX. Practical organization

Please return the registration form as soon as possible. Since the conference will be held during the tourist season and hotel rooms are quite limited during that period, room reservation can only be guaranteed if your registration form has reached the conference secretariat by April 30th, 2000.

1. Conference Fee

The payment can be made:

• By personal checks in French francs or in US dollars (please add 30US$ for bank fees) to the order of Rencontres du Vietnam, sent to the conference secretariat or on your arrival at the conference.
• Or by bank transfer to the following accounts:
  
  • In French Francs (please add 200FF for bank fees)
    RENCONTRES DU VIETNAM
    CREDIT LYONNAIS, 5 Rue A. Pecard
    91 190 Gif sur Yvette, France
    Bank Code : 30002, Branch : 08968
    Account number : 0000079171H Key : 45
    
  • In US dollars (please add 30 US$ for bank fees)
    RENCONTRES DU VIETNAM
    CREDIT LYONNAIS, 10 Trang Thi Street
    Hanoi, Vietnam
    Account number : 01 100675 010 00018
    
  In this case, the transfer should indicate clearly your name to identify the payment. Please inform the conference secretariat by fax or email of your transfer. The corresponding voucher must be handed to the conference secretariat at the conference site. It will take at least 6 weeks for our account to be credited, so please have the transfer made before June 1, 2000.
• Or by cash on the conference site. Please note that paymentby credit card will not be possible.

2. Accommodation

The cost per person (full board for 6 days) will amount to: 300 US $ for a double room, 420 US $ for a single room. All rooms are air conditioned and have either a shower or a bath. The hotel bill shall be paid directly to the travel agency in Vietnam. Credit card payment, for the hotel accommodation, will be accepted.

Important note : Hotel reservations are made for the whole duration of the meeting, i.e. from Wednesday July 19 afternoon to Tuesday July 25 morning (lunch included). Please note that the total cost of the meeting will not be reduced even in case of partial attendance.

We anticipate that some limited accommodation funds will be available for young scientists from developing countries and from Eastern European countries. Please send your funding application together with a resume and a letter of recommendation to
J. Trân Thanh Vân,
e-mail : Jean.Tran-Thanh-Van@th.u-psud.fr
Postal address:
Rencontres du Vietnam,
Université de Paris Sud, Bâtiment 210,
91405 Orsay cédex, France.

3. Travel

4. Immigration

X. Pre or Post-conference tours

• Tour 1 : Hanoi-Halong Bay-Hanoi from Tuesday July 25 (14h00) to Thursday July 27 morning.
  Approximate cost with full pension 100 US$ (sharing room) and 150 US$ (single room).
• Tour 2 : Hanoi-Hue-Da nang-Hoi An- Nha Trang-Dalat-Ho Chi Minh City from Thursday July 27 morning to Sunday August 6 morning.
  Approximate cost with full pension 700 US$ (sharing room) and 900 US$ (single room).
• Tour 3 : Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu-Sapa-Hanoi from Thursday July 27 morning to Monday July 31 morning.
  Approximate cost with full pension 300 US$ (sharing room) and 400 US$ (single room).