INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS AT EXTREME ENERGIES (in Hanoi)

Please, find enclosed a first announcement of the International Conference on 
High energy  which will be held in Hanoi in July 2000. Would you send this 
information to all members of the High energy association? We are looking 
forwards to see some Japanese colleagues to take part in this Conference.

  The informations, registration etc can be took from the secretary 
  of the Rencontres du Vietnam, Ms. Claude Barthelemy email 
  claude.barthelemy [at] th.u-psud.fr

  For those who would like to present a contribution to the 
  parallel sessions, please send their contribution (abstract)
  before April 15 2000 to me at
  my email address pham [at] lpthe.jussieu.fr
  Fax: (33) 1 44 27 70 88. 

  The preliminary program etc of
  the conference may be seen directly in
  http://www-lpnhep.in2p3.fr/vietnam2000/
 
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     FOURTH RENCONTRES DU VIETNAM

      INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
      PHYSICS AT EXTREME ENERGIES

      Hanoi, Vietnam

      July 19 - July 25, 2000


      PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT


      Two Rencontres du Vietnam, devoted to Particle Physics and Astrophysics
      were held in Vietnam; the first one in December 1993 and the second
      one in October 1995. The third Rencontres du Vietnam, devoted to
      Condensed Matter Physics was held in Hanoi in January 1999.

      The aim of the Rencontres has been to extend the succesful international
      collaboration of Europe, the former Soviet Union, Japan and the United
      States in these fast moving fields to the emerging Pacific rim
      countries.

      The number of countries represented, especially from South East Asia and
      the presence of top quality scientists demonstrated the importance which
      the international community places on scientific relations with
      Vietnam. It was suggested that a conference on particle physics be
      organized in 2000.

      PLACE AND DATES

      The fourth Rencntres du Vietnam, devoted to

      PHYSICS AT EXTREME ENERGIES

      will be held in Hanoi from Wednesday July 19 to Tuesday July 25, 2000.

      Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, has many universities and research
      institutes in physics.


      PURPOSE

      The conference will be devoted to fundamental and current topics of
      particle physics and astrophysics from the experimental and theoretical
      point of view. The aim of the conference is to develop the relationship
      between Vietnamese physicists and their colleagues all around the world,
      in particular from South-East Asia and the Western countries.

      PROGRAM

      - Electroweak Interactions : Precision Tests, CP Violation, Baryogenesis
      - Quantum Chromodynamics : Heavy Flavours, Jets, Low x physics, Color
      Superconductivity
      - Higgs Physics
      - Supersymmetry, Strings and Superstrings
      - Neutrino masses, neutrino oscillations, solar neutrinos
      - Very high energy phenomena in the universe
      - Cosmology

      The scientific program will consist mainly of reviews and invited
      talks. Parallel sessions will also be organized.

      FUNDING

      As Vietnam is a developing country, it is expected that participants
      from developed countries (Europe, Japan, USA,...) will be funded
      by their respective institutes.
      However, the organizers will try to cover the living expenses at the
      meeting of a limited number of participants from developing countries
      and from Eastern Europe.