8th Conference on Nuclear and
Particle Physics
20-24 November 2011
Hurghada, Egypt
NUPPAC' 11
Organized by
Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association (ENPA)
Information Announcement
(Preliminary)
Conference Venue
Golden 5 City Resort*****,
Hurghada
Registration and Information Desk
The desk will open through the conference as follows :
Sunday 20 November 16:30 - 19:00; Monday 21 Nov.
and Tuesday 22 Nov. 9:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 17:00; Thursday
24 Nov. 9:30 - 12:30.
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 Club Golden 5, a 4-star hotel forming part
of the impressive Golden 5 Resort, located 18 km south of Hurghada. The
resort occupies a superb location on the Red Sea coast famous by its blue-turquoise
waves and unbelievable underwater life supposed to be the richest in the
world. The Club Golden 5 is considered to be the City's most cosy and relaxed
hotel and guests can enjoy the facilities of all of the Golden City site
with a shuttle bus available to transfer guests between the resort hotels.
Hurghada International Airport is 10 km from the resort, and the beach
is only 100 m away from the Club hotel.
Enjoy the pleasures of the crystal clear and turquoise water of the
Red Sea. The climate in Hurghada during mid November 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. Gathering for departire will be on Sunday
20 November 9:00 a.m. outside the site of Atomic Energy Authority, 3 Ahmed
El-Zomor St., Nasr City, Cairo. The buses will depart at 9:30 a.m. and
are expected to arrive to Hurghada at 15:30. The return trip will start
at 15:30 on Thursday 24 from the conference venue. Arrival to Cairo (AEA
site in Nasr City) is expected at 21:30, depending on traffic. For participants
the cost for the trip (Cairo-Hurghada-Cairo) is included in the conference
registration fee. For companions the cost is 180 EGP for Egyptians, and
25 euro for non-Egyptians.
Participants from abroad are advised to arrange their arrival to Cairo
at 6:00 a.m., 3 hours before the gathering on Sunday 20 November (at 9:00
a.m.). AEA site at NasrCity can be easily reached 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 ~ 30US$.
Hotel Information
The Organizing Committee had reserved a number of double bed rooms for
conference participants and companions in the Club Golden 5 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 Egyptian companions the rates per person in EGP are 415 (single),
315 (double) and 290 (triple), respectively (C-H-C transportation included).
Egyptian participants wishing to change their stay to a single bed room;
the differnce is to be paid in advance during the registration.
For non-Egyptian participants the cost is 240 euro per person in double-bed
room (Cairo-Hurghada-Cairo transportation included).
Non-Egyptian participants are kindly requested to inform as soon as
possible on their choice:
Club Golden 5 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.
Participants looking for 5-star hotels are advised
to refer to Golden 5 City Resort web site.
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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Sun. 20 Nov.
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Time
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Mon. 21 Nov.
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Tue. 22 Nov.
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Wed. 23 Nov.
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Thu. 24 Nov.
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Gathering Cairo
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9:00-10:30
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OS - NSS
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NRP/MCS1
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Full Day Luxor
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NAT/ST2
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Bus to Hurghada
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10:30-11:00
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Tea/Coffee
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Tea/Coffee
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Tea/Coffee
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Rest
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11:00-12:30
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IKN1
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IKN2
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Or
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RMD/MCS2
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12:30-14:00
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Break
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Break
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Conference Lunch
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Arrival Hurghada
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14:00-15:30
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NSR/RQP
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DI/ST1
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Hurghada &
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CS Departure
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Registration
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15:30-17:00
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PS1
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PS2
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Red Sea
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(Bus to Cairo)
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Dinner
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19:00-22:00
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Cultural Evening
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Cultural Evening
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Arrival
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Programme abbreviations:
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OS
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Opening Session |
NAT
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Nuclear Analytical Techniques |
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IKN
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Invited/Keynote Talk |
RMD
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Radiation Measurements & Dosimetry |
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NSR
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Nuclear Scattering & Reactions |
DI
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Detectors & Instumentation |
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NSS
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Nuclear Structure & Spectroscopy |
ST
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Selected Topics |
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NRP
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Neutron & Reactor Physics |
PS
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Poster Session |
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RQP
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Relativistic & Quantum Physics |
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MCS
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Modeling, Codes & Simulation |
CS
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Closing Session |
Social Programme
Monday, 21 November
A Bedouin night is oferred for participants and companions. Additional
details of the trip will be posted at the information desk
Tuesday, 22 November
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.
Wednesday, 23 November
For this free day for social events, a number of options are oferred:
- A full day trip to Luxor (valley of the kings and Karnak temple).
- 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.
Participants and/or companions who have interest are requested to contact
the tourist representative at the registration desk for details.
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 "NUPPAC' 11",
3 Ahmed Elzomor St., Elzohour District, Nasr City, Cairo
Postal Code 11787, Egypt
Tel : +(2010) 1844818
Fax : +(202) 22876031
E-mail : mnhcomsan@link.net
Web page : NUPPAC'
11 Home Page http://www.physicsegypt.org/nuppac11/
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Last updated: 6 Oct.
2011
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