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1998 Conferences16th Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference: Structure of Nuclei under Extreme Conditions (SNEC 98)Organized by the Nuclear Physics Division of theEPS; 31 March to 4 April 1998 Padova (Italy)contact A.R. Spalla, INFN - Sezione di Padova, ViaMarzolo 8,1-35131 Padova, Italy+39 49 8277 204 / +39 49 8277102 or 8762 641snec98@padova.infn.itWebsite axpd30.pd.infn.it/snec98

Electronic Processes in Organic MaterialsOrganized by the Macromolecular Physics Section of the EPS; 18 to 22 May 1998; Kiev (Ukraine) contact Ya. Vertsimakha, Institute of Physics of NASU, Prospect Nauki 46, UA-252028 Kiev, Ukraine+380 44 265 09 12 / +380 44 265 15 93 yavertsi@marion.iop.kiev.ua

European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 98)Organized by the EPS’s Interdivisional Group on Accelerators; 22 to 26 June 1998; Stockholm (Sweden)contact K.-G. Rensfelt, Manne Siegbahn Laboratory, Stockholm University, Frescativagen 24, S-10405 Stockholm, Sweden +46 8 16 11 00 / +46 8 15 86 74 rensfelt@msi.seWebsite www.cern.ch/epac/Welcome.html

International Congress on Plasma Physics and 25th EPS Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma PhysicsOrganized by the Plasma Physics Division of the EPS; 29 June to 3 July 1998 Prague (Czech Republic)contact Icaris Conference Management, 1998 ICPP, Nam. Dr. Holeho 8, CZ-18000 Praha 8, Czech Republic+420 2 683 61 00 / +420 2 684 08 17 plasma98@ipp.cas.cz; icaris@bohem-net.cz Website via www.ipp.cas.cz

6th European Conference in Atomic and Molecular Physics (ECAMP VI)Organized by the Atomic and Molecular Physics

Division of the EPS; 14 to 18 July 1998 Siena (Italy) contact L. Moi, Department of Physics, University of Siena, Via Bianchi di Sotto 55,1-53100 Siena, Italy+39 577 298 288 / +39 577 298 297 ecamp98@unisi.itWebsite www.unisi.it/fisica/ecamp98/welcome.htm

17th General Conference of the Condensed Matter Division and the 6èmes Journées de la Matière CondenséeOrganized by the Condensed Matter Division of the EPS; 25 to 29 August 1998; Grenoble (France) contact Secretariat CMD17-JCM6, Laboratoire Louis Néel, BP 166 X, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 6, France+33 4 76 88 90 02 / +33 4 76 88 90 04cmd17@labs.polycnrs-gre.frWebsite www.polycnrs-gre.fr/eps.html

14th Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG)25 to 29 August 1998, Dublin (Ireland) contact Samantha Fahy, Plasma Research Laboratory, School of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, IRL-Dublin 9, Ireland +353 1 7045 866 or 948 / +353 1 7045 951 fahys@dcu.ie; escampig98@physics.dcu.ie Website www.physics.dcu.ie/escampig98

Conference on Computational Physics (CCP98)Organized by the EPS’s Interdivisional Group on Computational Physics; 2 to 5 September 1998; Granada (Spain)contact Joaquin Marro, Instituto Carlos I, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071, Granada, Spain+34 58 242 860 / +34 58 242 862 or 246 387ccp1998@goliat.ugr.esWebsite www.ugr.es/ccp1998

Europhysics Conference on Macromolecular Physics: Electrooptical Properties of Polymers and Related PhenomenaOrganized by the Macromolecular Physics Section of the EPS; 13 to 18 September 1998; Lago di Como (Italy)contact Alberto Bolognesi, Instituto di Chimica delle Macromolecole, Consiglio Nationale delle

Richerche, Via E. Bassini 15,1-20133, Milano, Italy +39 2 236 99373 / +39 2 236 2946 lb@icm.mi.cnr.it

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) and European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC 98)Organized by the Quantum Electronics and Optics Division of the EPS; 13 to 18 September 1998 Glasgow (Scotland)contact Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London Win 3DH +44171 470 4800 / +44171 470 4900 cleoeqec@iop.org

Morphology and Micromechanics of PolymersOrganized by the Macromolecular Physics Section of the EPS; 27 September to 1 October 1998; Halle (Germany)contact G.H. Michler, Department of Materials Science, Martin-Luther-University, Halle- Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany +49 61 46 27 45 or 75 / +49 61 46 25 35 or 92 Website www.werkstoff.uni-

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1999 Conferences4th Liquid Matter ConferenceOrganized by the Liquids Section of the EPS;3 to 7 July 1999 Granada (Spain) contact Roque Hidalgo Alvarez, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva, E-18071 Granada, Spain+34 58 24 32 13 / +34 58 24 32 14liquid99@ugr.esWebsite www.ugr.es/~liquid99

High Energy Physics (HEP 99)Organized by the High Energy and Particle Physics Division of the EPS; 15 to 21 July 1999; Tampere (Finland)contact EPS-HEP99, Department of Physics, BOX 9, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland +358 9 191 8440 / +358 9 191 8366 hep99@helsinki.fiWebsite neutrino.pc.helsinki.fi/hep99/

EPS Sponsored Events

1998 ConferencesEuropean Conference on Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy 1998 (EDXRS-98)7 to 12 June 1998; Bologna (Italy) contact Barbara Cavallari, Laboratorio delle IDEE Sri, Via Santo Stefano 32,1-40125 Bologna, Italy +39 51 261440 / +39 51 265742 Website www.ing.unibo.it/Eventi/edxrs98/

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Coronal Explosive Events9 to 13 June 1998; Espoo (Finland)contact Silia H Pohyolainen, Metsahovi RadioResearch Station, Metsahovintie 114, FIN-02540Kylmala, Finland+35 89 26 44 24 / +35 89 26 45 31cesra98@hut.fi

International Conference on Challenges and Perspectives in Nuclear Structure21 to 27 June 1998; Aghia Pelaghia (Greece) contact Kostas A. Kalfas, INP, NCSR Demokritos, GR-15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Greece +301 65 18770 / +301 65 11215 kalfas@cyclades.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr

16th International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics (ICONO 98)29 June to 3 July 1998; Moscow (Russia)contact Nikolai Koroteev, Faculty of Physics andInternational Laser Center, M.V. Lomonosov StateUniversity, Moscow 119899, Russia+ 7 095 939 1775 or 3093 / +7 095 939 3113icono98@comsim1.ilc.msu.suWebsite www.ilc.msu.su/icono/icono.html

20th International Conference on Statistical Physics (STATPHYS 20)

numbers are telephone / fax

20 to 25 July 1998; Paris (France) contact M. Moreau, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique des Liquides, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Case 121,4 place Jussieu, F-75252 Paris Cedex 05, France+33 144 27 49 52 / +33 144 27 59 47 statphys@spht.saclay.cea.fr Website www.lpti.jussieu.fr/statphys

9th International Conference on Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter (PHONONS 98)26 to 31 July 1998; Lancaster University (UK) contact J. Hesletine, Physics Department,Lancaster University, Lancaster LAi 4YB, UK +44 1524 593639 / +44 1524 844037 phonons@lancaster.ac.uk Website www.lancs.ac.uk/users/spc/conf/

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Magnetism of Nanostructured Phases (MNP)4 to 6 September 1998; San Sebastián (Spain) contact Lourdes Dominguez, Departamento de Fisica Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería, Técnica Industrial, Plaza Pio 12, E- 20011 San Sebastián, Spain +34 43 45 50 22 / +34 43 47 10 97 wupdocal@sp.ehu.es

12th European Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions (MOLEC XII)Organized by the Atomic and Molecular Physics Division of the EPS; 6 to 11 September 1998; Bristol (United Kingdom)contact G.G. Balint-Kurti, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock ‘s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK+44 117 928 7662 / +44 117 925 1295gabriel.balint-kurti@bristol.ac.ukWebsite www.tlchm.bris.ac.uk/molec/molec.htm

36th European High-Pressure Research Group (EHPRG) Meeting; Molecular and Low Dimensional Systems under Pressure7 to 11 September 1998, Catania (Italy) contact Renato Pucci, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Catania, 57 Corso Italia, I-95129 Catania, Italy+39 95 7195 285 or 287 or 430 / +39 95383 023ehprg98@ct.infn.itWebsite www.ct.infn.it/~ehprg36

Hadron Structure Conference7 to 13 September 1998; Stara Lesna (Slovakia)

contact Pavol Strizenec, High Energy Department, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, SK-04353 Kosice, Slovakia+421 95 633 54 47 / +421 95 633 62 92 hs98@saske.sk

1998 Schools3rd International School on the Applications of Surface Science Techniques (ISASST-3)4 to 10 April 1998, Erice (Italy)contact Massimo Sancrotti, Laboratorio NazionaleTASC-INFM, Padriciano 99,1-34012 Trieste, Italy+39 40 3756 435 / +39 4° 226767sancrotti@sci.area.trieste.it

EPIOPTICS 5International School of Solid State Physics; 17 to 22 June 1998; Erice (Italy)contact Rodolfo Del Sole, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1,1-00133 Roma, Italy +39 6 7259 4522 / +39 6 202 3507 Website emcsc.ccsem.infn.it/ccsem98/

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Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics: From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices21 June to 4 July 1998; St Andrews (Scotland) contact Alan Miller, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, Scotland

+44 1334 463122 / +44 1334 463104 am8@st-and.ac.uk

Theory, Methology and Results of Research in Science Education26 August to 2 September 1998; Marly-le Roi (France)contact Martine Meheut or Gérard Rebmann, LDPES, Université Paris 7, Case 7021,2 place Jussieu, F-75251 Paris Cedex 05, France tel and fax +33 144 27 43 74meheut@ccr.jussieu.fr; rebmann@paris7.jussieu.fr

Advances in Lasers and Applications5 to 13 September 1998; St Andrews (Scotland) contact Bruce Sinclair, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS, Scotland +44 1334 463118 / +44 1334 463104 b.d.sinclair@st-andrews.ac.uk Website star-www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics/

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Heavy Ion Collisions from Nuclear to Quark Matter17 to 25 September 1998; Erice (Italy)contact Amand Faessler, Institut für TheoretischePhysik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle14, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany+49 7071 29 763 70 / +49 7071 29 64 00erice98@uni-tuebingen.de

EPS conferences organized by a Division or Section are organized in collaboration with the host institution and often with other bodies

Other Events numbers are telephone / fax

1998 ConferencesInstitute For Theoretical Physics Conference on Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC)30 March to 3 April 1998; California (USA) contact Dorene Sexton Iverson, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA+1 805 893 31 78 / 893 24 31 dorene@itp.ucsb.edu Website www.itp.ucsb.edu

Nuclear Matter in Different Phases and Transitions31 March to 10 April 1998; Les Houches (France) contact Ecole de Physique des Houches, La Cote des Chavants, F-74310 Les Houches, France+33 4 5° 54 40 69 / +33 4 50 55 53 25 secretariat.houches@ujf-grenoble.fr Website www.ujf-grenoble.fr/HOUCHES

Structured Polymer Systems: Self- Assemblies, Heteropolymers and Networks1 to 3 April 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

Microcavities: Quantum Electrodynamics Devices5 to 8 April 1998; Italien (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53, 63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

Atelier Francophone sur la Spectroscopie et ses Applications

6 to 12 April 1998; Dakar (Senegal)contact A. Wague, Department of Physics, Facultyof Science, Univ. Cheik Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar,Senegal+221 25 6980 / +221 24 6318 or 25 6980

2nd International Symposium on Sensitivity Analysis of Model Output (SAMO 98)19 to 22 April 1998; Venice (Italy)contact Roberto Pastres, Department of Physical Chemistry, Univ. of Venice, Dorsiduro 2137, Venice, Italyfax +39 415 29 85 94 pastres@unive.it

23rd General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society20 to 24 April 1998; Nice (France)contact EGS Office, Max-Planck-Str. 13,37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany +49 5556 14 40 / 47 09 egs@copernicus.orgWebsite www.copernicus.org/EGS/EGS.html

Exotic High-Spin Isomers in Heavy Deformed Nuclei20 to 24 April 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schafer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

Biophysics of Cytoskeleton22 to 27 April 1998, Obernai (France) contact Head of the Euresco Unit, J. Hendekovic, European Science Fundation, 1 quai Lezay- Marnesia, 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France +33 3 88 76 71 35 / 3 88 36 69 87 euresco@esf.org

Website www.esf.org/euresco

2nd International Workshop on Nuclear Fission and Fission-Product Spectroscopy23 to 25 April 1998; Seyssins (France) contact Christel Kazimierczak, Institut Laue- Langevin, BP 156, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 +33 4 76 20 72 91 / +33 4 76 20 77 77 kazim@ill.frWebsite www.ill.fr/Events/wsfissi0n2.html

Mathematische Modellierung und Analyse von Stoß-, Sprung- und Reibungs­phänomenen4 to 8 May 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

Scientific Applications of Neural Networks11 to 13 May 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

International Astronomical Union Colloquium N° 168: Cometary Nuclei in Space and Time18 to 22 May 1998; Nanjing (China)contact M. F. A’Hearn, Department of Astronomy,Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2421,USA+1 301 405 60 76 / 314 90 67 ma@astro.umd.edu

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Cluster-Surface Interactions: Fundamentals23 to 28 May; Cargese (France)contact Head of the Euresco Unit, J. Hendekovic,European Science Fundation, 1 quai Lezay-Marnésia, 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France+33 3 88 76 71 35 / 3 88 36 69 87euresco@esf.orgWebsite www.esf.org/euresco

Electromigration26 May 1998; London (United Kingdom) contact The Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland place, London WiN 4AA, United Kingdom +44 171 470 48 00 / 470 49 00 conferences@iop.org; mira.mahida@iop.org Website www.iop.org/Confs

Challenges in Theoretical Physics3 to 6 June 1998; Bonn (Germany)contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung,Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

18th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Neutrino 98)4 to 9 June 1998; Takayama (Japan)contact Y. Suzuki, Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo, Higashi-mozumi, Kamioka, Gifu 506-12, Japan+81 578 5 9601 / 81 578 5 2121 suzuki@sukaio7.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp; nu98@suketto.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp Website www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp

12th International Conference on High- Power Particle Beams (Beams 98)7 to 12 June; Haifa (Israel)contact The Secretariat BEAMS 98, PO Box 50006,Tel Aviv, 61500 Israel+972 3 514 00 00 / 517 56 74 or 514 00 77beams98@kenes.comWebsitephysics.technion.ac.il/~peter/beams98.html

La Physique du Vide dans les Procédés Industriels et les Hautes Technologies (Vide 98)9 to 11 June 1998 ; Grenoble (France)contact SFV, Société Française du Vide, 19 rue duRenard, 75004 Paris, France+33 1 53 01 90 3° / 33 1 42 78 63 20sfv@club-internet.fr

International Workshop on Radiation Physics with Relativistic Electrons9 to 12 June 1998; Tabarz/Thür (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

15th International Conference on Cyclotrons and Their Application14 to 16 June 1998, Caen (France)contact Ch. Lemaître, GANIL, BP 5027,14076 CaenCedex 5, France+33 2 31 45 45 61 / 31 45 45 86c.lemaitre@ganil.fr

International Astronomical Union Colloquium N° 169 (IAU Colloquium N° 169): Variable and Non-Spherical Stellar Winds in Luminous Hot Stars15 to 19 June 1998; Heidelberg, (Germany)

contact B. Wolf, Landessternwarte Konigstuhl, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany +49 6221 50 92 13 / 50 92 02 bwolf@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de

19th International Seminar on Surface Physics (ISSP 19)15 to 19 June 1998; Polanica Zdrój (Poland) contact Antoni Ciszewski or Teresa Biernat, Institute of Experimental Physics, Univ. of Wroclaw, pi. Maksa Borna 9, PL-50-204 Wroclaw +48 71 20 13 10 or 00 / +48 71 22 33 65issp98 @ ifd.uni.wroc.pl Website www.ifd.uni.wroc.pl

European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (E-MRS 1998)16 to 19 June 1998; Strasbourg (France)Symposia: A. Defects in Silicon: Hydrogen; B: Light Emission from Silicon: Progress Towards Si-based Optoelectronics; C: Growth, Characterization and Applications of Bulk II-VIs; D: Thin Films Epitaxial Growth and Nanostructures; E: Thin Films Material for large Area Electronics; F: Technique and Challenges for 300mm Silicon: Processing, Characterization, Modelling and Equipments; G: Surface Processing: Laser, Lamp, Plasma; H: Materials Aspects in Microsystem Technologies; I: Rapid Thermal Processing; J: Ion Implantation into semiconductors, Oxides and Ceramics; K: Carbon-based Materials for Microelectronics; L: Nitrides and Related Wide Band Gap Materials; M: Molecular Phototonics for Optical Telecommunications: Materials, Physics and Device Technology; N: Material and Processes for Submicron Technologiescontact E-MRS General Secretary, P. Siffert, BP 20, 67037 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France +33 3 88 10 65 43 / 3 88 10 62 93 emrs@phase.c-strasbourg.fr

International Conference on Nuclear Structure at the ExtremesOn the occasion of the 40th anniversary of SU(3)symmetry in nuclear physics; 17 to 19 June 1998;Lewes (United Kingdom)contact M. Harder, conf98, Department ofMechanical Engineering, Univ. of Brighton, LewesRd., Brighton, Sussex, BN2 4GJ, United-Kingdomconf98@brighton.ac.uk

Fundamental Aspects of Surface Science: Elementary Processes in Surface Reactions20 to 25 June 1998; Acquafredda di Maratea (Italy) contact Head of the Euresco Unit, Josip Hendekovic, European Science Foundation, 1 Quai Lezay-Marnésia, 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France +33 3 88 76 71 35 / 3 88 36 69 87 euresco@esf.org Website www.esf.org/euresco

16th International Congress on Acoustics and the 135th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ICA/ASA 98)20 to 26 June 1998; Seattle (USA)contact L.A. Crum, Applied Physics Laboratory, Univ. of Washington, 1013 NE 40 th St, Seattle WA 98105, USA+1 206 543 1300 / +1 206 543 6785las@apl.washington.eduWebsite www.apl.washington.edu/asa/asa.html

International Astronomical Union Colloquium N° 170: Precise Stellar Radial Velocities21 to 26 June 1998; Victoria (Canada)contact J. Hearnshaw, Mt John Univ. Observatory,

Univ. of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand +64 3 364 25 33 / 364 24 69 j.hearnshaw@phys.canterbury.ac.nz

14th International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes22 to 26 June 1998; Univ. Park (USA) contact R. Herman, 104 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA 16802,USA+1 814 865 6092 / +1 814 865 3604 rmh@phys.psu.edu

2nd International Conference on Universities Physics Education (UPE 98)23 to 26 June 1998; Moscow (Russia) contact V. A. Aleshkevitch, UPE 98, Chair of General Physics, Physics Faculty, MSU, Vorob’evy Gory, 119899 Moscow, Russia+7 95 939 1119 / 939 14 89 silver@gateway.phys.msu.ru Website edunet.phys.msu.ru/upe98

2nd International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM 98)23 to 27 June 1998; Belaire (USA)contact B.M. Sherrill or C.N. Davids, National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA +1 517 333 6322 / 517 353 5967 Website www.nscl.msu.edu/conferences/ENAM98

Electroluminescence of Organic Materials: Fundamentals, Materials and Devices24 to 26 June 1998 : Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schafer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

Engineering Teaching in Physics Education25 to 26 June 1998; Sheffield Hallam (United Kingdom)contact Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London WiN 3DH +44 171 470 48 00 / 470 49 00 conferences@iop.org Website www.iop.org/Confs

9th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES 98)28 June to 2 July 1998; Tel-Aviv (Israel)contact Dan Knassim Ltd, PO Box 1931, Ramat Gan 52118, Israel+972 3 613 33 40 / 613 33 41congress@mail.inter.net.il; meins@tx.technion.ac.il

16th International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics6 June to 3 July; Moscow (Russia)contact N.I. Koroteev, International Laser Center,Moscow State Univ., Vorob’evy Gory, Moscow119899, Russia+7 095 939 1225 / 939 3H3icono98@comsim1.ilc.msu.suWebsite comsimi.ilc.msu.su

3rd International Scientific Conference: Mathematical Models of Non-Linear Excitations,Transfer, Dynamics, and Control in Condensed Systems and other Media29 June to 3 July 1998; Tver (Russia)contact Department of Informatic and Applied Mathematics, Tver State Technical Univ., Ap.Nikitin Embankment 22, Tver 170026, Russia +8 822 44 91 90 / - post@politeh.tunis.tver.su;Eu

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Education Group ConferenceInstitute of Physics Education Group; 3 to 5 July 1998; Cambridge (United Kingdom) contact The Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland place, London WiN 4AA (United Kingdom)+44 171 470 48 00 / 470 49 oo conferences@iop. org Website www.iop.org/Confs

International Astronomical Union Colloquium N° 171:The Low Surface Brightness Universe6 to 10 July 1998; Cardiff (United Kingdom) contact J. Davies, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Wales, Cardiff, P. 0 Box 913, Cardiff CF2 3YB, United Kingdom +44 1222 87 41 44 / 87 40 56 jid@astro.cf.ac.uk

Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 98)6 to 10 July 1998; Washington DC (USA) contact N.B. Bellicki or K.H. Magruder, NIST, Building 220, Room B162, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA+1 301 975 4223 or 975 2402 / +1 301 926 3972 norman.belick1@nist.gov; katherine.magruder@nist.gov Website www.eeel.nist.gov/cpem98

International Astronomical Union Colloquium N° 172:The Impact of Modern Dynamics in Astronomy6 to 11 July 1998; Namur (B)contact J. Henrard, Département deMathématique, FUNDP, 8 Rempart de la Vierge,5000 Namur, Belgium+32 81 72 49 03 / 72 49 14jhenrard@math.fundp.ac.be

Optical Design in Nature8 to 10 July 1998; Bath (United Kingdom) contact The Conferences Department, The Insitute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London WiN 4AA (United Kingdom)+44 171 470 48 00 / 470 49 00 conferences@iop.org Website www.iop.org/Confs

International Workshop on Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling and Coherence10 to 13 July 1998; Naples (Italy)contact Berardo Ruggiero or Paolo Silvestrini,Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Tolano 6,I-80072 Arco Felice-Naples+39 81 85 34 41 41 or +39 81 85 34 139

22nd International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (ICGTMP 98)13 July 1998; Hobart (Australia)contact P. Jarvis, ICGTMP Secretariat, TheoryGroup, Department of Physics, Univ. of Tasmania,Hobart Tasmania 7001, Australia+61 3 6226 262 401 / 262 410icgtmp98@oberon.phys.utas.edu.auWebsite oberon.phys.utas.edu.au/ICGTMP98/

International Astronomical Union Symposium N° 190: New Views of the Magellanic Clouds13 to 19 July 1998; Victoria (Canada)contact You-Hua Chu, Astronomy Department,Univ. of Illinois, 1002 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL

61801, USA+1 217 333 5535 / 244 76 38 chu@astro.uiuc.edu

Exotic Atoms, Molecules and Muon Catalysed Fusion19 to 24 July 1998; Ascona (Switzerland) contact C. Petitjean, L.A. Schaller, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland +41 0 56 310 32 60 / +41 0 56 310 32 94 claude.petitjean@psi.ch

International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP 98)23 to 29 July 1998; Vancouver (Canada) contact A. Astbury or P. Stewart, TRIUMF, 4004 Westbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6B 2A3, Canada +1 604 222 7493 / 222 3791 pstewart@triumf.caWebsite www.triumf.ca/ichep98/ichep98.html

6th International Conference on the Structure of Surfaces (ICSOS 6)26 to 30 July 1998; Vancouver (Canada) contact K.A.R. Mitchell, Department of Chemistry, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canadafax +1 604 822 2847 karm@chem.ubc.ca

24th International Conference on Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS 24)2 to 7 August 1998 : Jerusalem (Israel) contact M. Heilblum, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 Israel+972 8 934 3896 / 934 4128 heilblum@wis.weizmann.ac.il Website physics.technion.ac.il/~icps24/

Optics for the Information Infrastructure3 to 6 august 1998; Tianjin (China)contact M.C. Guang, Institute for Modern Optics, Nankai Univ., 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, China+86 22 2350 5503 / 2350 2974 imo@sun.nankai.edu.cn

16th International Conference on Atomic Physics3 to 7 August 1998; Windsor (Canada) contact G.W.F. Drake, Department of Physics, Univ. of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada +1519 253 4232 ext 2647 or 5041 / 519 973 7075 a36@server.uwindsor.ca

13th International Conference for Physics Students (ICPS 98)The conference of the International Association of Physics Students; 9 to 16 August 1998; Coimbra (Poland)icps98@nautilus.fis.uc.pt Website www.fis.uc.pt/~icps98/

13th International Conference on High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics (SemiMag 13)10 to 14 August 1998; Nijmegen (The Netherlands) contact SemiMag Secretariat, High Field Magnet Laboratory, Univ. of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1,6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands +31 24 365 2087 / 365 2314 semimag@sci.kun.nl Website www.sci.kun.nl/semimag13/

18th European Crystallographic Meeting (ECM18)

16 to 20 August 1998; Praha (Cz)contact ECM 18, Conference Secretariat, R. Kuzel,Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles Univ.,12116 Praha 2, Ke Karlovu 5, Czech Republic+420 2 19 11 394 / 49 11 061kuzel@karlov.mff.cuni.czWebsites krystal.karlov.mff.cuni.cz/ecm/ecm.htm; www-xray.fzu.cz/ecm/ecm.htm

Hands-on Experiments in Physics Education23 to 28 August 1998; Duisburg (Germany) contact Ch. Ucke or H. Harreis, Technical Univ. München, Department of Physics E20, D-85747 Garching, Germany+49 89 289 123 99 / 289 123 38

International Conferences on Functional Electroceramics and Thin Films, Polar and Ferroelectric Materials and their Applications (ISAF XI 98 & ECAPD IV 98)ISAF: International Symposium on Applications ofFerroelectrics; ECAPD: European Conference onApplications of Polar Dielectrics; 24 to 27 August1998; Montreux (Switzerland)contact ECAPD & ISAF, Electroceramics VI, LC-DMX-EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerlandelectro@lc.dmx.epfl.chWebsite dmxwww.epfl.ch/lc/electro/home.html

International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC 98)24 to 28 August 1998; Paris (France) contact Conference Secretariat, Frédérique Dykstra, Institut de Physique Nucléaire, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France+33 1 69 15 73 18 /1 69 15 64 70 inpc98@in2p3.frWebsite 1vww-dapnia.cea.fr/inpc98

Trends in Astrophysics25 to 29 August; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

2nd EUPEN General Forum (EGF 98)European Physics Education Network; 28 to 29 August 1998; Dublin (Ireland) contact H. Ferdinande, Universiteit Gent, Proeftuinstraat 86, B-9000 Gent, Belgium +32 9 264 65 39 / 264 66 99 anne.petit@rug.ac.beEupen Website allserv.rug.ac.be/~hferdin/eupen/

International Astronomical Union Symposium N° 191 : Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars28 August to 1 September 1998; Montpellier (France)contact C. Waelkens, Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, Celestijnenlaan 200B, 3001 Leuven, Belgium +32 16 32 70 36 / 32 79 99 christoffel@ster.kuleuven.ac.be

8th Internatonal Symposium on the Science and Technology of Light Sources (LS 8)30 August to 3 September 1998; Greifswald (Germany)contact G. Babucke, INP, Robert-Blum Str. 8-10, 17489 Greifswald, Germany +49 3834 55 44 11 / 55 43 02 ls8@inp-greifswald.deWebsite www.physik.uni-greifswald.de/~meyer/ls8

10th International Vilnius Symposium on Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors (10 UFPS) Eu

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31 August to 2 September 1998; Vilnius (Lithuania) contact V. Silalnikas, Semiconductor Physics Institute, A. Gostauto li, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 2 61 98 2r / 62 71 23 ufpsio@uj.pfi.ltWebsite uj.pfi.lt/conf/ufps/ufpsio.html

14th International Vacuum Congress (ICC) and 10th International Conference on Solid Surfaces (ISSC 10)The 5th International Conference on Nanometer- scale Science and Technology (NANO 5) and the 10th International Conference on Quantitative Surface Analysis (QSA-10) are included in this meeting; 31 August to 4 September 1998; Birmingham (United Kingdom) contact The Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London WiN 4AA (United Kingdom)+44 171 470 48 00 / 470 49 00 conferences@iop.org; belinda.hopley@iop.org Website www.iop.org/Confs

11th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials31 August to 4 September 1998; Amsterdam (Netherlands)contact Conference Secretariat, IBMM 98, FOM- Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407,1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands+31 20 608 12 34 / 668 41 06, ibmm98@amolf.nl,Website www.amolf.nl/ibmm98/

International Conference on Computational Physics (CCP 98)l to 5 September 1998; Grenada (Spain)contact J. Marro, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidadde Granada, E-18071 Grenada, Spain+34 58 243 385 / 246 387 or 242 862jmarro@ugr.es

International Conference on High Energy Accelerators (HEAC 98)7 to 11 September 1998; Dubna (Russia)contact Igor N. Meshkov, LNP JINR, 141980 Dubna,Moscow Region, Russia+7 09 621 65 193 / 09 621 66 666meshkov@nusun.jinr.ruWebsite http://www.jinr.dubna.su/HEACC98/

Mathematical Problems in General Relativity7 to 11 September 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schafer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

International Astronomical Union Symposium N° 192:The Stellar Content of Local Group Galaxies7 to 12 September 1998; Cape Town (South Africa)contact P. Whitelock, South African AstronomicalObservatory, PO Box 9,7935 Observatory, WesternCape, South Africa+27 21 47 00 25 / 47 36 39paw@saao.ac.za

Polymer 98 (The New Polymers: Science, Technology & Applications)9 to 11 September 1998; Brighton (United Kingdom)contact The Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1N 4AA (United Kingdom)+44 171 470 48 00 / 470 49 00

polymer98@iop.org Website www.iop.org/Confs

Physical Interpretations of Relativity Theory11 to 14 September 1998; London (United Kingdom)contact Dr M.C. Duffy, School of Engineering & Advanced Technology, Univ. of Sunderland, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD, United Kingdom+44 191 515 28 56 /191 515 27 03 michael.duffy@sunderland.ac.uk

International Symposium: Electromagnetic Fields in Biological Systems13 to 16 September 1998contact Institute of Radio Engineering andElectronics, Symposium EFBS, Chaberska 57,182 51Prague 8 - Kobylisy, Czech Republic+420 2 68 81 804 / 68 80 222pokorny@ure.cas.cz

9th International Conference on Physics of Highly Charged Ions (HCI 9)13 to 18 September 1998; Darmstadt (Germany) contact P.H. Mokier, GSI Atomic Physics Division, POBox 11 05 52, D-64220 Darmstadt, Germany +49 6159 71 2711 / 71 2901 p.mokler@gsi.de

Quarks in Hadrons and Nuclei14 to 18 September 1998; Schloß Rothenfels (Austria)contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53, 63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

Nanostructured Soft Matter: Recent Developments and Perspectives15 to 18 September 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515

5th Patras Univ. EuroConference: Molecular Magnets and Systems of Highly-Correlated Electrons18 to 22 September 1998; Patras (Greece) contact G. D. Priftis or A. Vradis, Department of Physics, Univ. of Patras, 26 500 Patras (Greece)+30 61 99 74 52-3 or 99 74 81 / 99 19 80 euroconf@physics.upatras.gr

Polarised Neutrons for Condensed Matter Investigations (PNCMI 98)20 to 23 September 1998; Grenoble (France) contact Isolde Harbich, Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France +33 4 76 2° 70 70 / 4 76 48 39 06 harbich@ill.frWebsite www.ill.fr/Events/PNCMI98/

3rd International Symposium on Biological Physics20 to 24 September 1998; Santa Fe (USA) contact H. Frauenfelder, Director for Non-Linear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA+t 505 665 2547 / 665 2659 Website www.isbp.lanl.gov

4th International Symposium on Ultra Clean Processing of Silicon Surfaces (UCPSS 98)21 to 23 September 1998; Oostende (Belgium) contact UCPSS 98, Marc Heyns, c/o Timshel Conference Service, Roeselveld 7,3020 Herent- Leuven, Belgium

+3216 29 00 10 / 29 05 10 info@timshel.beWebsite www.imec.be/ucpss/ucpss.html

International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering 1998 (MNE 98)22 to 24 September 1998; Leuven (Belgium)contact Micro and Nano Engineering 98, c/oTimshel Conference Services, Roeselveld 7,3020Herent, Belgiuminfo@timshel.beWebsite www.imec.be/6/MNE98/

5th International Conference on Dielectric and Related Phenomena (DRP 98)24 to 27 September 1998; Bielsko-Biala (Poland) contact DRP 98 Secretariat, Elzbieta Targosz- Wrona, Technical Univ. of Lodz Branch in Bielsko- Biala, Textile Institute, Willowa Street 2,43-309 Bielsko-Biala, Poland +48 33 292 24 29 /123 502 awlo@merc.pb.bielsko.pl Website www.power.inms.nrc.ca/deis/other/

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13th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics27 September to 2 October 1998; Fremantle (Werstern Australia)contact Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, PO Box 890, Canning Bridge, Werstern Australia 6153 +618 93 64 83 11 /16 14 53 promaco@promaco.com.au Website www.promaco.com.au/conference/98/

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Quantum Optics: Atom Cooling and Guiding, Laser Spectroscopy and Squeezing29 September to 4 October 1998; Castelvecchio Pascoli (Italy)contact Head of the Euresco Unit, J. Hendekovic, European Science Foundation, 1 quai Lezay- Marnésia, 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France+33 3 88 76 71 35 / 3 88 36 69 87euresco@esf.orgWebsite www.esf.org/euresco

6th International Conference on Nuclear Microprobe Technology and Applications (ICNMTA 98)11 to 16 October 1998; Cape Town (South Africa)contact G. Stone, National Accelerator Centre, POB. 72, Faure 7131, South Africa+27 21 84 33 820 / 84 33 543icnmta98@nac.ac.zaWebsite www.nac.ac.za/icnmta98

International Conference on New Technologies in Physics Education19 to 22 October 1998; Hefei (China) contact Shou-Ping Xiang, Univ. of Science and Technologies of China, Hefei 230026, China +86 551 360 3799 / 363 1760

Particle Physics with Slow Neutrons22 to 24 October 1998; Grenoble (France) contact Christel Kazimierczak, ILL, BP 156,38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France +33 4 76 20 72 91 / 4 76 20 77 77 / kazim@ill.fr Website www.ill.fr/Events/fundamental_phy.html

Elementare Mechanismen Komplexer Strukturen2 to 4 November 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany) contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schafer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 6181 92 32 50 / 92 32 515Eu

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68 MEETINGS DIARY3rd International Conference on Excltonic Processes in Condensed Matter (EXCON 98)2 to 5 November 1998; Boston (USA) contact WM. Yen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Georgia, Athens GA, USA +t 706 542 2491 / 542 2492 wyen@hal.physast.uga.edu

2nd Workshop on Optoelectronic Materials and their Applications2 to 6 November t998; Havana (Cuba) contact M.S. Colina, Physics Faculty, Univ. of Havana, Cuidad de la Habana, Cuba+537 704 270 / 537 333 758 opto@fmq.uh.edu.cu

International Astronomical Union Symposium N° 193: Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies3 to 7 November 1998; West coast of Mexico (Mexico)contact K. A. van der Hucht, Space Research Organization Netherlands, Sorbonnelaan 2,3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands +31 30 253 57 29 / 254 08 60 k.vanderhucht@sron.ruu.nl

11th International Conference on Hyperfine Interactions23 to 28 November 1998; Durban (South Africa) contact K. Baruth-Ram, Univ. of Durban-Westville, P/Bag X5400r, Durban 4000, South Africa +27 31 204 4663 / 204 4795 kbr@pixie.udw.ac.za

Chiral Effective Theories30 November to 4 December 1998; Bad Honnef (Germany)contact Jutta Lang or Volker Schäfer, WE-Heraeus- Stiftung, Postfach 15 53,63405 Hanau, Germany +49 618t 92 32 50 / 92 32 5:5

Neutrons & Numerical Methods9 to 12 December 1998; Grenoble, (France) contact Brigitte Aubert, Workshop on Neutrons & Numerical Methods, Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France +33 4 76 20 70 08 / 4 76 48 39 06 n2m@ill.frWebsite www.ill.fr/Events/neutrons_nm.html

19th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics14 to 18 December 1998; Paris (France)contact T. Montmerle, DAPNIA Centre d’Etudes deSaclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France+33 1 69 08 57 22 / 08 92 66montmerle@cea.fr

1998 SchoolsInnovative Options in the Field of Nuclear Fission Energy27 April to 1 May 1998; Les Houches (France) contact Ecole de Physique des Houches, La C6te des Chavants, F-74310 Les Houches, France +33 1 44 32 20 23 or 33 4 50 54 40 69 / +33 4 50 55 53 25secretariat.houches@ujf-grenoble.fr Website w3houches.ujf-grenoble.fr/

8th Joint US-Cern-Japan-Russia Accelerator SchoolOrganized by CERN; 11 to 20 May 1998; Montreux (Switzerland)

contact Accelerator School, CERN, AC Division, 1211Geneva 23, Switzerlandfax +41 22 767 5460suzanne. von. wartburg@cern.chWebsite www.cern.ch/Schools/CAS/

7th Spring School on Acousto-Optics and Applications18 to 22 May 1998; Gdansk (Poland)contact Bogumil Linde, Institute of ExperimentalPhysics, Organizing Committee of the 7th Schoolon Acousto-Optics, Univ. of Gdansk, ul. WitaStwosza 57,80-952 Gdansk, Poland+48 58 52 92 48 or 52 92 13 or 4131 75 / 4131 75fizas@univ.gda.pl; fizbl@univ.gda.pl

Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas22 May to 1 June 1998; Sozopol (Bulgaria) contact H. Schlüter, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Inst, f. Experimentalphysik II, NB 5/67,44780 Bochum, Germany+49 234 700 36 70 / 709 46 43 hs@plasma.ep2.ruhr-uni-b0chum.de Website hera.ep2.ruhr-uni-b0chum.de/asi

27th Course: Implications of Molecular and Materials Structure for New TechnologiesOrganized by the International School of Crystallography; 28 May to 7 June 1998; Sicily (Italy)contact Ettore Majorana Centre, 26 Via Guarnotta, 9ior6 Erice (Sicily), Italy +39-923-86 91 33 / 86 92 26 hq@emcsc.ccsem.infn.it

Quantum Field Theory Perspective and Prospectiver6 to 26 June 1998; Les Houches (France) contact Ecole de Physique des Houches, La Còte des Chavants, F-743ro Les Houches, France +33 1 44 32 20 23 or 33 4 50 54 40 69 / 4 50 55 53 25 secretariat.houches@ujf-grenoble.fr Website w3houches.ujf-grenoble.fr/

Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function: Approaches from PhysicsOrganized by the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”; 29 June to 3 July 1998; Varenna Sul Lago di Como (Italy)contact B. Maraviglia, Departimento di Fisica, Universita La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, oor85 Roma, Italy+39 6 49 91 34 73 or 44 54 859 / 49 94 34 84 bruno.maraviglia@roma1.infn.it

Bose-Einstein Condensation in Atomic GasesOrganized by the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”; 7 to 17 July 1998; Varenna Sul Lago di Como (Italy)contact M. Inguscio, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, Largo E. Fermi 2,50125 Firenze, Italy+39 55 23 07 610 or 821 / 22 40 72 laserspec@fi.infn.it

Silicon-Based Microphotonics: From Basics to ApplicationsOrganized by the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”; 2t to 3t July; Varenna Sul Lago di Como (Italy)contact L. Pavesi, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 14,38050 Povo TN, Italy +39 461 88 16 05 / 88 16 96 pavesi@science.unitn.it

Topological Aspects of Low Dimensional Systems7 to 31 July 1998; Les Houches (France)contact Univ. Joseph Fourier, Ecole de Physique, LaCote des Chavants, 74310 Les Houches, France+33 4 50 54 40 69 / 50 55 53 25secretariat.houches@ujf-grenoble.frWebsite w3houches.ujf-grenoble.fr/

Infrared Space Astronomy, Today and Tomorrow4 to 28 August 1998; Les Houches (France) contact Univ. Joseph Fourier, Ecole de Physique, La Côte des Chavants, 74310 Les Houches, France +33 4 50 54 40 69 / 50 55 53 25 secretariat.houches@ujf-grenoble.fr Website w3houches.ujf-grenoble.fr/

6th Summer School on Neutron Scattering: Complementarity between Neutron and Synchroton X-ray ScatteringOrganized by the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering; 8 to 14 August 1998; Zuoz (Switzerland) contact R. Bercher, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland +4156 310 34 02 / 310 31 31 bercher@psi.chWebsite www1.psi.ch/www_lns_hn/LNS/

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International Summer School in Nanophysics11 to 20 August 1998; Helsinki (Finland) contact Tero Heikkilä, PO Box 2200,02015 HUT, Finland+358 9 45132 16 / 45131 64 nanoschool@focus.hut.fi Website focus.hut.fi/nanoschool/

Homological Methods in Equations of Mathematical Physics17 to 21 August 1998; Levoca (Slovakia) contact Open Education & Sciences, PO Box 84,746 20 Opava 1, Czech Republic roman.strzondala@fpf.slu.cz

Natural Variational Principles17 to 21 August 1998; Levoca (Slovakia) contact Open Education & Sciences, PO Box 84,746 20 Opava 1, Czech Republic roman.strzondala@fpf.slu.cz

Symmetry and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter (SSPCM 98)27 August to 2 September; Zajaczkowo near Poznan (Poland)contact Barbara Lulek, Institute of Physics, AdamMickiewicz University, ul. Umultowska 85,61-614Poznan, Poland+48 61 82170 11 / 821 79 91barlulek@phys.amu.edu.pl

Introduction to AcceleratorsOrganized by CERN; 14 to 25 September 1998; Oxford (United Kingdom)contact Accelerator School, CERN, AC Division, 1211Geneva 23, Switzerlandfax 44 22 767 54 60suzanne. von.wartburg@cern.chWebsite www.cern.ch/Schools/CAS/

Europhysics News wishes to expand its list of conferences, workshops and schools, and encourages people to send In details of forthcoming events. All such information should be sent to Editor, European Physical Society, BP 2136, F-68080 Mulhouse Cedex, France; or to eneditor@univ-mulhouse.frEu

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