INPAC
Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
| INPAC is a Multicampus Research Unit of the University of California, that aims to bring together UC researchers working in the fields of Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. |
General INPAC
meeting: May 4-6, 2007
Mapping new
opportunities in Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics/Cosmology
Organized by UC Davis and UC Berkeley
Sponsored by the UC Institute
for Nuclear
and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Conference Details
| Times and Dates: | 5:30 P.M.,
Friday, May 4, 2007 12:30 P.M., Sunday, May 6, 2007 |
| Location: | DoubleTree Hotel Berkeley Marina 200 Marina Boulevard Berkeley, CA 94710 510-548-7920 |
| Registration: | Please send a message to
confirm your attendance.
Please indicate your institution, your position (student, postdoc,
staff physicist or faculty) and your area of interest. Registration Fee: Please send you registration fee in advance as much as possible. If received before 4/27/07, the registration fee is $200 per person ($100 for students). Two dinners and one lunch are included. This can be paid either by IUC transfers (to be sent by 4/27/07 to Rachel Winheld, 345 Le Conte Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7304), or by personal check labeled to "UC Regents". The transfers or checks should be sent to Rachel Winheld, 345 Le Conte Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7304. After 4/27/07, you will have to register on site: $225 per person ($125 for students). Two dinners and one lunch are included. This can be paid either by personal check labeled to "UC Regents" or cash. |
| Accommodation: | A block of rooms has been reserved at the
DoubleTree till Thursday, April 20, 2007, at the special rate of
$139/night (single or double occupancy). To reserve your room, contact
the DoubleTree directly: Toll-free: 800-243-0625 Local: 510-548-7920 Meeting name: INPAC Meeting Reference code: INP You may also book on line: 1. Go to www.berkeleymarina.doubletree.com 2. Click the "CHECK AVAILABILITY," option on the right hand side. 3. Select the dates (within the contracted dates) that you wish to stay. 4. Scroll down and look for the Group/Convention Code. 5. Enter INP code and you're all set PS: This rate is in effect till April 20, 2007. |
| Scientific Program: | The meeting program is available. The various
talks are linked from the program page. |
| Additional Information: | Posters can also be presented. We encourage the
presentation of posters on Education and Outreach programs which could
be expanded through INPAC. |
Context
INPAC is a University of California multi-campus
research unit. In spite of a very small budget, it attempts to play a
useful role as a
• network between UC scientists (campuses and labs)
working in the field of Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics/Cosmology
• strong voice from the field within the national
community
• incubator for the next new large projects, at the
core of which we are trying to place UC and its labs
Over the last three years, we have focused our effort on the Deep
Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL). INPAC has been
in particular leading the site-independent, nationwide,
cross-disciplinary study of the scientific potential and infrastructure
requirement of this new project. We have also played a useful role in
the establishment of a Dark Matter Science Assessment Group and,
through two workshops, have raised the awareness in the community about
the complementarity between Direct and Indirect Searches of Dark Matter
and Collider Experiments.
We believe that we should broaden our activity. On the scientific side,
in addition to the opportunities at DUSEL (Dark Matter, Neutrinoless
Double Beta Decay, Long Baseline Neutrinos and Proton Decay), we see
two other major opportunities for UC to play an important role. One is
in the new generation of high-energy gamma ray detectors (a large array
of Cerenkov telescopes at high altitude in the $100M range). Second is
in instrumentation, in particular the area of nuclear
nonproliferation/Homeland Security. On the political side, there may be
a significant chance to increase our support by UCOP, as the decision
to unfreeze the MRU resources locked in historical MRUs seems imminent.
It is in this context that this meeting will explore
new scientific opportunities in Nuclear and Particle
Astrophysics/Cosmology.