2nd circular

Registration
Second Circular

The 10th International Conference on 
Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics (Hyp-X) 

   September 14(Mon) - 18(Fri), 2009
   Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan 

http://www-conf.kek.jp/hyp2009/ 

------------------------Second Circular ----------------------

http://www-conf.kek.jp/hyp2009/SecondCircular.html 

This is the second announcement of the next International Conference 
on Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics (Hyp-X)
to be held in Tokai (J-PARC), Japan on September 14-18, 2009. 

This conference is the 10th conference in a series that was started in Heidelberg
(1982), and was followed by meetings in Upton (1985), Padova (1988), Shimoda 
(1991), Vancouver (1994), Upton (1997), Torino (2000), Newport News (2003), 
and Mainz (2006). 

In the year 2009, new experiments on Strangeness Nuclear Physics will begin at 
J-PARC. We welcome you to come to J-PARC in an exciting moment. 

The subjects to be discussed in the conference are,

  1) Spectroscopy of Hypernuclei,
  2) Weak Decay of Hypernuclei,
  3) S=-2 Systems,
  4) Strange Mesons in Nuclei,
  5) Baryon-Baryon Interaction,
  6) Elementary Strangeness Production and Exotic Hadrons,
  7) Strangeness in Hadron Structure,
  8) Strangeness in Heavy-Ion Reaction and in Hadronic Matter. 

The next circular will be distributed in July, 2009. 

The latest information on the conference is available 
at the Hyp-X web pagehttp:http://www-conf.kek.jp/hyp2009/ . 


======== IMPORTANT DATES ================================== 

Contribution Abstracts Deadline: May 10 (Sun) 
Registration and Hotel Accommodations: Open from May 1 (Fri) 
                                        through the Hyp-X web page 

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* Workshop site 

All sessions, including plenary and parallel sessions, are to be held at 
"Techno Community Square RICOTTI" near Tokai Station in Tokai village, 
where J-PARC is being constructed. The information on access to Tokai village 
and RICOTTI is available at 

    http://www-conf.kek.jp/hyp2009/access.html . 

The web page of RICOTTI (in Japanese) can be found at

    http://www.jaea.go.jp/04/ricotti/. 


* Registration 

The registration fee is 35,000 Japanese Yen, which covers lunch boxes, the banquet and the proceedings. 
The fee for students is 20,000 Japanese Yen. JTB Kanto Corp. (JTB) will handle the registration. 
A link to the JTB Web site will be prepared on our home page by May 1 (Fri), 2009. 
Major credit cards will be accepted for payment. All participants should register online. 


* Accommodation 

Participants can reserve a hotel room through the link to the JTB Web site starting from May 1 (Fri), 2009. 
A sufficient number of rooms at hotels in Mito City have been blocked for the conference participants 
from the night of September 13 (Sun) through the morning of September 19 (Sat) at special 
discount rates. 

Hotel assignment will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Most of the hotels are located near the Mito Station on the JR Joban line. 


* Contribution Abstracts Submission: 

Those who want to submit a contributed paper should send an A4, one-page abstract in PDF format 
to the e-mail address, HypX-abst@nexus.kek.jp , 
including the following information: 

   1. Name ( First/Middle/Family )
   2. Title ( Prof./Dr./Mr./Ms. )
   3. Affiliation 
   4. Email address 
   5. Fax 
   6. Paper Title
   7. Subject Number (1 . 8, 9 for others) 

The submission deadline is May 10 (Sun), 2009. 




* VISA 

All foreign participants must carry a valid passport, and in some cases, 
a visa isalso required.
You can find out whether you need a visa or not from the web page of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

   http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html . 

If you are not sure please check with the nearest Japanese Consulate/Embassy 
or a travel agent.
If you need help obtaining your visa, please contact the conference secretariat at

   HypXsecretary@nexus.kek.jp 

as soon as possible. 



* Transportation Information 

The workshop will be held at "Techno Community Square RICOTTI", which is 3 
minutes walk from the East Exit of TOKAI Station on the JR Joban line. 
Most participants should stay in hotels around MITO Station. MITO is the largest 
city in IBARAKI Prefecture (and close to TOKAI). It takes 20 minutes to go from 
MITO to TOKAI by a local train on the JR Joban line. TOKAI is the 3rd station 
from MITO (MITO -> KATSUTA -> SAWA -> TOKAI). The one-way fare is 400 
Yen. The local train leaves MITO Station every 15-20 minutes during the morning. 

Most foreign participants will land at and/or depart from Narita (New-Tokyo) 
International Airport. A bus service (Rose Liner, by Ibaraki Kotsu Co.) from 
Narita Airport bound for HITACHI Station makes stops at MITO Station and 
TOKAI Station. The one-way fare is 3,000 Yen and it takes 100 - 140 minutes.
You can find detailed information at 

   http://www.ibako.co.jp/bus/hwbus/roseliner-e/roseliner-e.htm . 



* Tentative Program 

The conference comprises invited talks in the plenary sessions and contributed 
papers in parallel & poster sessions. 

September 13 (Sun):
  * Evening -- Welcome Drink & Registration 

September 14 (Mon):
  * AM -- Plenary sessions
  * PM -- Plenary sessions 

September 15 (Tue):
  * AM -- Plenary sessions
  * PM -- Parallel & Poster sessions 

September 16 (Wed):
  * AM -- Plenary sessions
  * PM -- Excursion 

September 17 (Thu):
  * AM -- Plenary sessions
  * PM -- Parallel & Poster sessions 
  * Evening -- Banquet 

September 18 (Fri):
  * AM -- Plenary sessions 



* Banquet and Lunch Box 

A Banquet will be held in the evening of September 17 (Thu). 
In order to perform the conference efficiently, a lunch box will be prepared every 
day by the organizers. 


* Excursion 

An Excursion is scheduled in the afternoon of September 16 (Wed). We will 
prepare a few options including a tour of the J-PARC site. Please apply for your 
selection at the time of online registration. 

Another J-PARC site tour may be arranged in the afternoon of the last day, 
September 18 (Fri). 

At present, in order to enter the JAEA/J-PARC area, your personal information 
such as age, sex, and nationality is required; we apologize for any inconvenience. 



* Correspondence 
All the correspondence concerning the conference should be addressed to 
the conference secretariat, 

   HypXsecretary@nexus.kek.jp . 



<< Hyp-X Organization >> 

Host: 

  - Kyoto University, the Global COE Program 
    "The Next Generation of Physics, Spun from Universality and Emergence" 

Sponsors: 

  - J-PARC 
  - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 

Organizing Committee: 

  A. Dote (KEK), O. Hashimoto (Tohoku), E. Hiyama (RIKEN), 
  K. Imai (Kyoto, chairperson), M. Iwasaki (RIKEN), T. Kishimoto (Osaka), 
  T. Nagae (Kyoto), A. Ohnishi (Yukawa Inst.), M. Oka (Tokyo I.T.), 
  T. Takahashi (KEK), H. Tamura (Tohoku) 

International Advisory Committee: 

  R. Bertini (Torino), H.C. Bhang (Seoul), T. Bressani (Torino), D.H. Davis(London), 
  F.L. Fabbri (Frascati), V.N. Fetisov (Moscow), T. Fukuda (Osaka), A. Gal (Jerusalem), 
  B.F. Gibson (Los Alamos), C. Guaraldo (Frascati), O. Hashimoto (Tohoku), 
  Ed V. Hungerford (Houston), K. Imai (Kyoto), K. Kilian (Julich), 
  T. Kishimoto (Osaka), H. Lenske (Giessen), J. LeRose (JLab), Yu-Gang Ma (Shanghai), 
  J. Mares (Rez), D.J. Millener (BNL), T. Motoba (Osaka), T. Nagae (Kyoto), 
  M. Oka (Tokyo I. T.), E. Oset (Valencia), J. Pochodzalla (Mainz), 
  A. Ramos (Barcelona), R. Schumacher (CMU), L. Tang (Hampton), 
  R.G.E. Timmermans (Groningen), T. Yamazaki (Tokyo), Shi-Lin Zhu (Peking)