4th Environmental Physics Conference
10-14 March 2010
Hurghada, Egypt
EPC' 10
Organized by
Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association (ENPA)
Information Announcement
(Final)
Conference Venue
Continental Hotel*****,
Hurghada
Registration and Information Desk
The desk will open through the conference as follows :
Wednesday 10 March 9:00 - 11:30; Thursday 11 March
and Saturday 13 March 9:30 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00; Sunday
14 March 9:30 - 14:30.
Participants are requested to pay their registration fees at the registration
desk (only cash will be accepted).
Entry Visa
All non-Egyptian participants are requested to have a valid passport and
entry visa. Visas can be obtained from Egyptian consulate or embassy in
their countries in advance.
Conference Venue
The Conference will be held in Hurghada, the famous Egyptian resort on
the Red Sea. Hurghada is located at ~550 km south-east of Cairo in a wonderfull
location on Red Sea coast. Being a city of sun, sea and mountains, Hurghada
is known as one of the famous world resorts. It offers all kinds of holidays,
fun and entertainment, while the spacious gardens and pool areas are quieter
and more peaceful. Desert adventures and safaris by jeep, camel or quad
bike and numerous watersports and diving activities are available. Hurghada
can be easily reached from Cairo by road using air-conditioned tourist
buses or by regular scheduled air-conditioned buses. Hurghada has its international
airport with flights coming directly from major cities in Europe and Middle
East. The conference venue is Continental Hotel, a five stars resort on
the Village Road - a very pleasant green area and view located in the southern
subrebs of Hurghada city. It is surrounded by lush gardens on Hurghada
Bay. Giftun Island and the Sindbad Submarine are located five kilometres
from the hotel and Mahmya Beach and coral reef are 24 kilometres away.
The Mediterranean exterior of the hotel gives way to the Pharaonic and
Greek architecture in the lobby. Set amid palm trees is an outdoor pool
overlooking the Red Sea. Enjoy the pleasures of the crystal clear and turquoise
water of the Red Sea. The climate in Hurghada during mid March is very
favourable, the temperature range is 19-26 C during the day and 10-16 C
at night.
Cairo-Hurghada Transportation
A special Cairo-Hurghada bus transportation is organized for conference
participants and companions. The buses will depart from the EAEA site,
3 Ahned El-Zomor St., El-Zohour distrct, Nasr City at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday
10 March and expected to arrive to Hurghada at 19:00. The return trip will
start at 14:30 on Sunday 14 from the conference venue. Arrival to Cairo
(EAEA site) is expected at 21:00, depending on traffic. For participants
the cost for the trip (Cairo-Sharm-Cairo) is included in th conference
registration
fee. For companions the cost is 160 EGP for Egyptians, and 35 euro
for non-Egyptians.
Participants from abroad are advised to arrange their arrival to Cairo
at 6:00 a.m., 3 hours before conference registration on Wednesday
10 March (at 9:00 a.m.). EAEA head quarter can be reached easily from Cairo
Internatipnal Airport by taxi, regular bus service, or by metro -bus/ taxi
from anywhere within Greater-Cairo.
Other alternative is to use the bus transportation of the East Delta
or Super Jet companies. Bus timetables and faires can be found using the
Ask Aladdin site (http://www.ask-aladdin.com/bus_schedules.htm). Current
one way prices are 85-100 EGP depending on bus providing company.
For prticipants using direct flights to Hurghada airport, taxi or limosine
service to the conference hotel is available at ~ 20US$.
Hotel Information
The Organizing Committee had reserved a limited number of double bed rooms
for conference participants and companions in the Continental Hotel at
a special conference rate. The reservation is made for 4 nights on full-board
basis (three meals). For Egyptian participants, the cost is included in
the registration fee. For non-Egyptians the cost is 240 euro per person
(Cairo-Hurghada-Cairo transportation included). Non-Egyptian participants
are kindly requested to inform as soon as possible on their choice:
Continental Hotel, the conference venue
at a special conference rate 75 Euros per night in a single bed room (SBR)
on FB basis. The rates for person in double- and triple- bed rooms are
60 and 50 Euros per night, respectively. For Egyptian companions the rates
per person in EGP are 415 and 315/290, respectively.
For residence participants who wish to change their stay to a single
bed room; the differnce is to be paid in-advance during the registration.
Scientific Programme
The full programme including details of sessions, book of abstracts, and
other conference material will be available upon registration. For poster
session, the poster's format is 70x90 cm2.
Electronic Refereeing
To speedup publication, whenever deems possible electronic refereeing of
contributed articles will be done. Hence, authors are kindly requested
to provide within due dates on a CD or 3.5" diskette with a complete version
of their contributions written in MS-WORD, or LaTeX.
Conference Programme
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Time
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Wed. 10 March
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Thu. 11 March
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Fri. 12 March
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Sat. 13 March
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Sun. 14 March
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9:30-11:00
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Reg & OS (Cairo)
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KN
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EI
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ES
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11:00-11:30
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Tea/Coffee
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Tea/Coffee
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Full
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Tea/Coffee
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Tea/Coffee
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11:30-13:00
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Departue
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AC
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Day
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TT
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ST
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13:00-14:00
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Break
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Hurghada
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Break
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Conference Lunch
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14:00-15:30
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Bus to Hurghada |
RR1
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and
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RR2
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CS/Departure
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15:30-17:00
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PP
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Red Sea
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AR
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Bus to Cairo
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19:00-22:00
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Arrival
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Cultural Evening
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Cultural Evening
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Arrival
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Programme abbreviations:
| OS |
Opening Session |
PP |
Pollutants & Pollution |
| KN |
Keynote Talk |
RR |
Radiation & Radioactivity |
| AC |
Atmosphere and Climate |
TT |
Technologies & Techniques |
| AR |
Activity Review |
ST |
Selected Topics |
| EI |
Environmental Issues |
PS |
Poster Session |
| ES |
Energy & Sustainability |
CS |
Closing Session |
Social Programme
Thursday, 11 March
A Bedouin night is oferred for participants and companions. Additional
details of the trip will be posted at the information desk
Friday, 12 March
For this free day for social events, a number of options are oferred:
- A round tour in glass-bottom boat examinig the under water world.
- A yacht trip to Giftoon island.
- A trip to Safaga, famous by its wonderful sand baths fro physiotherapy.
Safaga is 60 km south to Hurghada.
- A trip to Luxor.
Participants and/or companions who have interest are requested to contact
the tourist representative at the registration desk for details.
Satureday, 13 March
An evening in old Hurghada city. Enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of
the Oriental and Arabian nights. Walk around freely and do your Hurghada
shopping. Details will be posted.
Companions Tours
Several tours and trips could be organised. For more details, please
contact the tourist representative at the registration desk.
Post-conference Tours
Tours are available at moderate prices to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Abu
Simbel, to Saint Catherene Monastery and Moses" Mountain. For information
please contact the tourist reperesentative.
Correspondence
Prof.Dr. M.N.H.Comsan
Conference Chairman "EPC 10",
3 Ahmed Elzomor St., Elzohour District, Nasr City, Cairo
Postal Code 11787, Egypt
Tel : +(202) 24021018
Fax : +(202) 22876031
E-mail : mnhcomsan@menanet.net
Web page : EPC'
10 Home Page http://www.physicsegypt.org/epc10/EPC_10.html
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