The Conference forms the last part of the Summer School and is a satellite of the Conference on Vortices in Josephson Structures which is taking place simultaneously. The Conference can be registered for separately. Both events will be organised jointly by Loughborough University,UK and Sofia University Bulgaria under the auspices of the AQDJJ Programme, which is funded by the European Science Foundation

Aim and Scope

1. arrays of Josephson junctions (JJ),
2. arrays of nanoparticles and of quantum dots,
3. semiconductor and other types of superlattices
4. arrays of small magnetic particles
5. photonic band gap materials
6. interaction of electromagnetic radiation with all types of arrays
7. applications to quantum computing
8. tunneling phenomena
9. experimental methods

The Summer School aims at reviewing the fundamentals and outlining the research perspectives on the use of these systems which have very complex physics. The Conference aims at presenting the latest research results.

Structure

• The Summer School will consist of lectures (50 minutes long) and poster sessions. It is expected that each lecturer will give between 1 and 4 lectures on a topic. All aspects of the physics of systems made of small circuits and large arrays made of many different type NanoElements will be covered.
• The Conference will consist of 15 minute and 30 minute presentations. There will also be poster sessions.

English is the official language.

Ph.D. students and young researchers are encouraged to participate, as well as to submit their work for poster presentation. This will give them the chance of discussing their research with colleagues and outstanding scientists in the field.

Scientific Programme

Registration and Fees

The registration fee is 500 Euros (which includes the Conference) or 300 Euros for the Conference alone. The fee includes the cost of accommodation. In many cases the fee may be paid by ESF. Those registering will be informed if they will need to pay the fee themselves. Travel expenses will not be re-imbursed except in exceptional circumstances.

Venue, Accommodation and Social Programme

Both the Summer School and Conference will be held at the resort of Kiten near the town of Bourgas (sometimes spelt Burgas), Bulgaria. Kiten is located on the Bulgarian south Black Sea coast. All participants will be accommodated at the St.Kliment Ohridski University Leisure House which is about 250m from Kiten Bus Station and is well-known in Kiten.

The social program includes a welcome party, two excursions (to the ancient cities of Nessebar, Sozopol, the outfall of Ropotamo river or the Strandja mountain), and official dinner.

Travel

Participants are recommended to fly to Bourgas airport which is about 10km outside Bourgas and 70km from the accommodation in Kiten (the airport website provides a map showing the locations of both Bourgas and Kiten). For those who land in the late evening it is best is to change currency at the airport (1 EUR = 2 lv) and take an Airport Service taxi direct to Kiten (N.B. the price should be about 20EUR and it is important to agree this in advance before travelling). Some taxi drivers will accept payment in Euros or US dollars. During the day time, one can take a bus to Bourgas bus station (see the timetable on the Bourgas Airport website) and from there one can take a bus to Kiten.. The accommodation is at the St.Kliment Ohridski University Leisure House which is not more than 250m from Kiten Bus Station. The Leisure House is well-known in Kiten; it is a 13 story building with the St.Kliment Ohridski logo on it and it faces a vegetable market (it is ringed in red on this map of Kiten).

Advisory board

• Professor Feodor V. Kusmartsev (chairman), Department of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
• Professor Antonio Barone,Department of Physical Sciences, University of Naples "Frederico II", Naples, Italy
• Dr. Stefan Benacka,Slovak Academy of Sciences, Department of Cryoelectronics, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• Professor Per Delsing,Quantum Device Physics Laboratory, Microtechnology and Nanoscience,, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
• Dr. Jan Kolacek,Institute of Physics ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
• Professor Piero Martinoli,Institut de Physique, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• Professor Victor Moshchalkov,Laboratorium voor Vaste-Stoffysica en Magnetisme, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
• Professor Mikko Paalanen,Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland
• Dr. Niels Falsig Pedersen,Dept. of Electronic Power Engineering, Techn. University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
• Professor Alexey Ustinov,Physikalisches Institut III, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
• Professor Alvaro Sanchez,Grup d'Electromagnetisme, Departament de Fisica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
• Professor Harald W. Weber,Abteilung Tieftemperaturphysik, Atominstitut der Österreichischen Universitäten, Wien, Austria
• Dr. Richard Giles,Department of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
• Professor Petter Minnhagen,NORDITA, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Organising Committee

• Organising Committee

  F Kusmartsev (chairman), R T Giles, J Samson, M B Sobnack , M Garelli, D Gulevich, M Forrester, P Gamble, D Dalton, N Lindsey , T Mishonov, T Boyadjiev

• Local Organising Committee

  T. Mishonov, T. Boyadjiev, Y. Maneva

Further information

For details concerning the programme and registration for the School and Conference, please contact Feo Kusmartsev. For information about the venue, facilities, accommodation and travel arrangements, please contact Yana Maneva (telephone number 089-8813-860).

Summer School and Conference webmaster R.T.Giles@lboro.ac.uk , 8 June, 2005

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