7th Conference on Nuclear and Particle Physics
11-15 Nov. 2009
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

NUPPAC' 09

Organized by

Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association (ENPA)
In cooperation with
Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt (EAEA)
 

Information Announcement
(Final)

Conference Venue
Dreams Vacation Hotel, Sharm El-Sheikh

Registration and Information Desk

The desk will open through the conference as follows :
Wednesday 11 Nov. 9:00-10:30, Thursday 12 Nov., and Satureday 14 Nov. 9:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00, Sunday 15 Nov. 9:30 - 13:00.
Participants are kindely requested upon registration to show documents indicating payment of full conference fees at the registration desk, or to pay (complete to the full fee) in cash.

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 Sharm El-Sheikh, the famous Egyptian resort on the Aqaba Bay. Sharm El-Sheikh is located at ~550 km east of Cairo at the vortex of Sinai peninsula with Aqaba Bay and the Red Sea. Being a city of sun,sea and mountains, Sharm El-Sheikh is known as one of the most famous world resorts. It offers all kinds of holidays, fun and entertainment, while the spacious gardens and pool areas are quieter and more peaceful. Sharm can be easily reached from Cairo by road using air-conditioned tourist buses or by regular scheduled air-conditioned buses. Sharm El-Sheikh has its international airport with flights coming directly from major cities in Europe and North America. The conference venue is Dreams Vacation Hotel, a five star resort on the Um El-Seid Cliff with a very pleasant green area and view. The resort is located near to the centre of the city (old market), it spreads over ~ 40,000 m2 of unspoiled grounds with a marvelous and distinguished location in the heart of the beautiful Um-El-Sid Cliff and with 400m2 private beach property. Enjoy the pleasures of the crystal clear, turquoise water, the variety of exotic fish and the coral reefs. Relax on the beach or enjoy water sports like snorkeling and scuba diving. The resort is ~ 16 km form Sharm Intl airport. The climate in Sharm during mid November is very favourable, the temperature range is 19-26 C during the day and 10-16 C at night.

Cairo-Sharm Transportation

A special Cairo-Sharm 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 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday 11 Nov. and expected to arrive to Sharm at 19:00. The return trip will start at 14:00 on Sunday 15 from the conference venue. Arrival to Cairo (EAEA site) is expected at 20:00, depending on traffic. The cost for the trip (Cairo-Sharm-Cairo) is 200 EGP for Egyptian companions and 35 euro for non-Egyptian participants and companions.
Participants from abroad are advised to arrange their arrival to Cairo at 6:00 a.m., 3 hours before conference registration on Wednesday  11 Nov. 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 Sharm El-Sheikh airport, taxi or limosine service to conference hotels is available at ~ 20US$.

 Hotel Information

The Organizing Committee had reserved a limited number of rooms for Egyptian permanent residence participants in Mexicana Sharm Hotel, a 3-stars hotel at a walkable distance from the conferennce venue. Non-Egyptian participants who need hotel reservation are kindly requested to choose one of the hotels mentioned below :
    Dreams Vacation Hotel the conference venie, a 5 star hotel at a HB rate 75 Euros per night in a single bed room (SBR). The rate per person in double-bed room (DBR) is 58 Euros per night. For permanent residence Egyptians the rates per person in EGP are 550 for SBR and 350 for DBR, correspondingly.
    Partner Sunset Sharm Hotel, a 3 star hotel at a HB rate per person per night in Euros of 55 for SBR and 43 for DBR, respectively. For Egyptian companions the rates per person per night in EGP are 350 for SBR and 275 for DBR, respectively.
For resident Egyptians who wish to change their stay to a 5-stars hotel, the differnce is to be paid in-advance during registration.

Scientific Programme

The full programme including details of sessions, book of abstracts, and other conference material will be available upon registration.

NUPPAC Awards

Prizes for best presentations by junior participants will be announced during the concluding session just before conference closing.

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 editable format: MS-WORD or LaTeX source file.

Conference Programme


Time
Wed., 11 Nov.
Thu., 12 Nov.
Fri., 13 Nov.
Sat., 14 Nov.
Sun., 15 Nov.
 9:00-10:30
Reg & OS (Cairo)
IKN1
Full
HEP1/NRP1/ARU
HEP2/NRP2/RQP3
10:30-11:00
Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
Day
Tea/Coffee
Tea/Coffee
11:00-13:00
Departue
IKN2
 
IKN3
NSR3/AR3/RAR2
13:00-14:00
 
Break
Sharm
Break
Conference Lunch
14:00-15:30
(Bus to Sharm)
NSR1/MCS/RQP1
and
 NSR2/NSS/RAR1
 CS / Departure
15:30-17:00
 
AR1/NAT1/DI
Sinai
AR2/NAT2/RQP2
(Bus to Cairo)
19:00-22:00
Arrival
Cult. Evening
 Cult. Evening
Arrival

Programme abbreviations:
OS Opening Session RQP Relativistic & Quantum Physics 
IKN Invited/Keynote Talk MCS Modeling, Codes & Simulation
HEP High Energy & Particle Physics NAT Nuclear Analytical Techniques
NSR Nuclear Scattering & Reactions  DI Detectors & Instrumentation
NSS Nuclear Structure & Spectroscopy RAR Radiation & Radioactivity
NRP Neutron & Reactor Physics AR Activity Review
ARU Accelerator & Reactor Utilization CS Concluding Session

Social Programme

Thursday, 12 Nov.
For this cultural evening a Bedouin night is oferred  for participants and companions. Additional details of the trip will be posted at the information desk

Friday, 13 Nov.
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 Tiran island.
- A trip to Ras Mohammad National Park famous by its fish and coral reefs (by yacht or by car).
- A full day tour to Dahab City midway of Aqaba Gulf, famous by its golden sands, turquoise sea, wonderful snorkeling opportunities and off-beat cafe life.
- A full-day tour to St. Catherene Monastery and Moses' Mountain.
Participants and/or companions who have interest are requested to contact the tourist representative at the registration desk for details.

Saturday, 14 Nov.
For this cultural evening an Arabian night is oferred  for participants and companions. Additional details of the trip will be posted at the information desk

Sunday, 15 Nov.
The Conference Lunch will be held. Tickets will be provided in the participants packs (against payment of 30 EGP for Egyptian participants). The cost for accompanying person will be 75 LE/10 Euros to be paid in advance at the registration time. Details will be announced.

Companions Tours
By companions we mean a person who is 1st rank relative to a registered participant. For these companions several tours and trips could be organised. For more details, please contact the tourist representative at the registration desk.

Post-conference Tours
For post conference tours contact the information desk. Tours are available at moderate prices to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel and to Hurgada and Red Sea Coast. For information please contact the tourist reperesentative.

Correspondence

Prof.Dr. M.N.H.Comsan
Conference Chairman "NUPPAC 09",
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 :  NUPPAC' 09 Home Page http://www.physicsegypt.org/nuppac09/

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Last updated: 23 Oct. 2009