World Year of Physics 2005

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World Year of Physics 2005
Planned Activities in Switzerland
C. Rossel Executive Secretary European Physical
Society BP 21036 68060 Mulhouse Cedex France
www.eps.org www.wyp2005.org
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• Bern
• Einstein Festival 2005 and EPS-13
  (4 -15 July 2005)
• Coordination Forum Einstein Bern
• Members Uni. Bern, A. Einstein
  Society, ISSI, EPS, SAS, SPS, City and
  Canton of Bern

Das Berner Einstein Jubiläum Forum Einstein 2005
Bern
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• Bern
• Int. Symposium on Modern Physics (Festkolloqium)
• on Current research problems and perspectives
  of physics in the tradition
• of Einstein Cosmology and Gravitation, Field
  and String Theory,(Uni Bern)
• Int. Conference on Science History and
  Philosophy
• Heuristics, Discovery and Innovation Culture
  (Uni Bern and MPI Berlin)
• Official Opening (Festakt, plenary talks,
  theater, concert, prizes)
• Exhibition on Einstein's life and work
  (Historisches Museum, in
• collaboration with Hebraic University
  Jerusalem, Nobel Museum Stockholm)
• Actions at city theater, film clubs, schools and
  museums,
• 'Einstein city tour (visit of Es house, old
  Patentamt,etc.)
• EPS General Conference (EPS-13)

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• Zurich ETHZ, Uni. Zurich
• Exhibition, scientific workshops,
• 150 Jahre ETHZ Jubileum
• Winterthur Technorama
• International Young Physicists' Tournament
• Geneva Uni Geneva, CERN
• Holiday passport, Cafés scientifiques,
  Science snacks, Time machine challenge

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The Time Machine Challenge March-October
2004 European Science and Technology Week on the
occasion of CERN 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Finals of the schools competition and award of
the World Year of Physics 2005 winners in Bern
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EPS-13
European Physical Society General Meeting,
EPS-13 Bern, 11-15 July 2005 Beyond Einstein
Physics for the 21st Century
Target 900 1000 participants participation of
IAPS (?)
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EPS-13
The Conference LocationMain Building -
University of Bern(and Institut für Exakte
Wissenschaften)
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EPS-13
Bern
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EPS-13

• Monday through Thursday
• Beyond Einstein, Physics for the 21st Century
• Three Parallel Scientific Conferences
• Photons, Lasers and Quantum Statistics
• (AMPD, CMD, QEOD)
• Relativity, Nuclei, Particles and Cosmology
• (HEPPD, JAD, NPD, PPD)
• From Brownian Motion to Complex Systems
• (PLSD, SNPD, CMD (Liquid Macromolecular
  Sections)
• also General Meeting, Award Ceremony,
  Press-Relations
• Excursions on preceding Saturday or/and
  Sunday)
• Friday
• Physics and Society (open day for public)
• (EPD, PED, Hist., Dev., Technol., Women in
  Phys.)
• also Annual Meeting of Swiss Academy of
  Science
• and action of Science et Cités)

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EPS-13

• I. Photons, Lasers and Quantum Statistics
  (co-chairs S. de Silvestri (I), H. R. Ott (CH),
  N.J. Mason(UK))
• Photo-electron Spectroscopy
• Cold Atoms and Molecules
• Quantum Information
• Facility-based Light Sources and Applications
• Other topics related to Metrology and Laser
  Applications
• to be defined with organisers of CLEO/Europe
  (June 2005)

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EPS-13

• II. Relativity, Nuclei, Particles and Cosmology
  (co-chairs M. Jacob(CERN),
  A. Kugler(CZ), J. B. Lister(CH), M. Spiro(F))
• The Fundamental Laws of Physics
• ? Gravitation and Cosmology
• Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics
• Plasma (suitable topics still to specified)
• Laser Plasma and Plasma as a Complex
  System

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EPS-13

• III. From Brownian Motion to Complex Systems
• (co-chairs A. Goede/ H. Kelder(NL), P. A.
  Lindgard(DK),
• M. San Miguel(E),J. Prost (F))
• Physics of the Earths Atmosphere
• Colloids and Granular Systems
• Physics of Biological Systems
• Non-linear Physics and Econophysics
• Origin of life (?)

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EPS-13
General Conference Organization Int. Advisory
Committee M.C.E. Huber (Villigen), EPS
President mceh_at_bluewin.ch Int. Programme
Committee M. Ducloy (Paris), Past President of
EPS ducloy_at_galilee.univ-paris13.fr Conference
coordination C. Rossel (Rüschlikon), EPS
Executive Secretary rsl_at_zurich.ibm.com Organisi
ng Committee H. Balsiger (Bern) Hans.Balsig
er_at_phim.unibe.ch EPS Secretariat Mulhouse D.
Lee, EPS General Secretary, d.lee_at_uha.fr P.
Helfenstein, EPS Conference Manager
p.elfenstein_at_uha.fr
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The success of WYP2005 relies on every physicist
and the action of every National Physical Society!
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Abbreviations
EPS Divisions AMPD Atomic and Molecular Physics
Division CMD Condensed Matter Division
EPD Environmental Physics Divisions HEPPD High
Energy Particle Physics Division JAD Joint
Astrophysics Division (European Astronomical
Society and EPS) NPD Nuclear
Physics Division PLSD Physics in Life Sciences
Division PPD Plasma Physics Division
QEOD Quantum Electronics and Optics Division
SNPD Statistical and Non-linear Physics Division