International Conference on the

Low Energy Electrodynamics in Solids

REGISTRATION TALK/POSTER TRAVEL VISA PROGRAM

Time: October 13-18
Place: Montauk Yacht Club
Montauk (Long Island), New York, USA
Co-Chairs:
László Mihály (Stony Brook),
G. Lawrence Carr (BNL-NSLS),
Peter D. Johnson (BNL Physics)
Organizing Committee

Follow this link to read the conference announcement. Stony Brook students click here.

On-site registration

A limited number of slots are available for late registration. There is a $300 registration fee, and each day is charged at $148 for room and $38 for meals. For a one-day visit, including lunch and dinner, but not the overnight stay, the registration fee is $100, and the meals are $38.

Talks and posters

An overhead projector will be available for "traditional" slide presentations. We expect that most talks will be presented from the speaker's notebook computer, and projector(s) will be provided. Audio equipment has to be requested in advance.

There will be two poster sessions. The size of the poster should be 36" x 48", or slightly larger. There is no limit on the number of posters presented by an author, but please be reasonable.

Abstract booklet and proceedings

One abstract should be sent for each oral or poster presentation. The abstract should start with the title of the work, followed by the list of authors, with affiliations (addresses). The text should be written in the style of the abstracts in Physical Review B or similar Journals. Two lines of acknowledgments and a maximum of five references may be added at the end. No figures or tables, please. No abstract should take up more than half a printed page. Abstracts received before October 9 will be distributed to the participants upon arrival.

Instead of a printed conference proceedings, we will create a permanent WEB page, where the talks and posters presented at this meeting can be accessed. We kindly ask all participants to send her/his presentation in advance, or give us a copy at the beginning of the meeting.

Follow this link to send the abstract, and the full content of the oral or poster presentation.

Transportation

If you sent us your itinerary, and you arrive Sunday, you will be notified by E-mail about local transportation. Contact Corinne Messana (corinne.messana@bnl.gov) if you have questions.

People arriving to JFK on Sunday will be picked up at the International Terminal (Terminal 4), passenger pickup area B. If your flight arrives to another terminal, please take the Airport Shuttle (red-white-blue) bus to Terminal 4. Buses will arrive at this pick up point at 12:00 noon, 2:00PM, 4:00PM and 6:00PM. Look for a small white bus, with "WINSTON" and "LEES 02" written next to the passanger side door. If you missed the 6:00PM bus, or have any other problem, call the Yacht Club at 1-631-668-3100 and ask for the Conference Desk. We contacted several other participants arriving to the airport and renting a car, and we will ask their help as needed.

Pick up times at Islip airport are 1:00PM, 5:00PM and 7:00PM. Wait for the bus outside of the bagagge claim area. Again, if you miss the last bus, call 1-631-668-3100.

There will be no bus from New York City. We recommend the Hampton Jitney bus service to Montauk.

If these travel arrangements do not correspond to your needs, please feel free to call a Limo service (see the TRAVEL link above). However, we can not re-imburse your fare in this case.

Driving directions from JFK airport

1. Take the "JFK expressway" exit, follow signs to "Belt Parkway East" or "Eastern Long Island" (0.5mi)
2. Pull to the inside (left) lane. Take "Southern Parkway" (2.2mi)
3. Drive a lot (27mi)
(Note: In the next miles or so you will switch to Route 27 East. POW/MIA MEMORIAL HWY/SUNRISE HWY/RT 27 are in fact all the same road, called in different names, just to make it more difficult for visitors.)
4. Follow signs to "ROBERT MOSES CSWY SOUTH" at exit #40, merge into Robert Moses Causeway South (1mi)
5. Take exit RM1E to MONTAUK (Route 27 East) (0.5mi)
6. Bear Right on POW/MIA MEMORIAL HWY/SUNRISE HWY, take the Route 27 East ramp (0.3mi)
7. Stay on Route 27 East through the Hamptons and through the village of Montauk. (45mi)
8. Remain on Route 27 to West Lake Drive (CR 77), which is 1.4 miles past the center of town. Watch for Montauk Harbor sign and brown sign for Montauk Downs State Park.
9. Turn Left onto West Lake Drive - CR 77. Travel 1.8 miles to Star Island Road.
10. Watch for 30 m.p.h. speed limit sign with U.S. Coast Guard emblem at the base of the sign. Turn Right onto Star Island Road.
11. Follow Star Island Road, past Snug Harbor Motel/Marina to Montauk Yacht Club. (0.5mi)

Driving directions from New York City

1. Get to 36th street, driving East past 3rd Ave.
2. Bear Left to take the I-495 EAST ramp towards QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL. Pay toll.
3. Take the Long Island Expressway (I-495) East to Exit 70. (65mi)
4. Take Exit 70 (Route 111 - Manorville) South (5mi)
6. Merge on Route 27 East towards Montauk. Stay on Route 27 East through the Hamptons and through the village of Montauk.
7. Remain on Route 27 to West Lake Drive (CR 77), which is 1.4 miles past the center of town. Watch for Montauk Harbor sign and brown sign for Montauk Downs State Park.
8. Turn Left onto West Lake Drive - CR 77. Travel 1.8 miles to Star Island Road.
9. Watch for 30 m.p.h. speed limit sign with U.S. Coast Guard emblem at the base of the sign. Turn Right onto Star Island Road.
10. Follow Star Island Road, past Snug Harbor Motel/Marina to Montauk Yacht Club. (0.5mi)

Weather

Looks a bit cold, follow this link for current conditions and forecast.

Recreation, free time

The Yacht Club has various facilities, like a heated indoor pool, two outdoor pools, saunas, lighted tennis courts, volleyball, basketball and horseshoes courts. There is a full array of fitness equipment that includes Nautilus, Treadmills and Bicycles. Real bicycles can be rented at the registration desk. Nearby golf at Montauk State Downs, and horseback riding is also available.

Opening hours at local (within 20mi) attractions:
Sag Harbor Whaling Museum: closed during the week
Guild Hall East Hampton: Thu, Fri 11AM-5PM
Parrish art museum (Southampton): Mon, Thu, Fri 11AM-5PM
Pollock House (East Hampton): by appointment only - see below
Montauk Light House: Open on Monday only

Suggested activities

Monday: take a bike or car ride to the Montauk Light House. Note: The Light House will close for the rest of the week!
Tuesday: Tour the Hamptons (mostly looking at and shopping at expensive stores). By car, organize your groups.
Wednesday afternoon: wine tasting tour to the Wolffer estate. Bus starts at 2:00PM from the Yacht club, returns by 5:30. ($15 per person, limited to 56 people, sign up at the registration desk).
Wednesday evening: Concert (Zurab Ninua, bariton and Natia Astakhishvili, pianist).
Thursday 2:00PM: Visit the Pollock House. Did you know that Jackson Pollock, the leading abstract expressionist painter, lived on Long Island? Reservation was made for 5-10 people, sign up at the registration desk.
Thursday 3:00PM Guild Hall of East Hampton.
Friday: Tour the National Synchrotron Light Source. Brookhaven Lab is on the way to the airport. If your flight leaves after 6:00PM it makes sense to stop there and take a look. There will be a short (20min) tour for people who have to get to the airport early, followed by longer discussions in smaller groups. There will be several groups leaving to the airport as needed. Please indicate at the registration desk if you have a rental car and willing to take passangers.

Links for the organizers: List of participants | Organizer's page .

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REGISTRATION TALK/POSTER TRAVEL VISA PROGRAM

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