FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

International Workshop on Hadron Nuclear Physics 2015

July 7-11, 2015 @ ,

Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to participate in the International Workshop on HADRON NUCLEAR PHYSICS (HNP2015).

The workshop will be organized by Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Rajamangala University of Technology (RMUTI) and Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics (ThEP) from July 7 to 11, 2015 at Krabi, THAILAND.

The Hadron Nuclear Physics 2015 is the fourth edition of this series of international workshops organized approximately every 2 years since 2009. Previous editions have taken place in Osaka (Japan) 2009, Pohang (Korea) 2011 and Zhangjiajie (China) 2013. The present workshop will concentrate on hot topics of hadrons, nuclei, and nuclear matter. In particular, it will provide a good opportunity to share information and ideas about recent hot issues such as newly-found hadron states and novel phenomena in medium, new theoretical tools. It will include presentations of related new data, new analysis techniques, new experimental facilities, and recent developments of theoretical works.

Topics

The workshop will cover the following topics:

 Hadron structure  Hadron productions and new resonances  Meson-baryon interactions  Lattice QCD and chiral perturbation theory  Hadrons in nuclear matter  Glueballs, hybrids and multiquark states  Symmetries in hadronic and nuclear physics  Strangeness in hadrons and nuclei  Hadronic and nuclear astrophysics  Recent studies on quark matter  New facilities and experimental techniques in the GeV region

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Tentative schedule

The tentative schedule is as follows:

- The registration desk opens at 13:00 – 17:00 on Tuesday, July 7. - The conference opens at 09:00 on Wednesday, July 8 and ends at 17:00 on Saturday, July 11. - Talks may be arranged in 3 days on July 8 – 9 and July 11 while the excursion may be arranged on Friday, July 10 at in Krabi Province. - The Conference Banquet will be held in the evening of Thursday, July 9 at the sand beach nearby the conference venue.

Importance Dates

Document request for visa application May 15, 2015 Deadline for abstract submission May 31, 2015 Early-bird registration closes May 31, 2015 Registration closes June 30, 2015

Registration and fees

Registration will be possible through the workshop website starting on March 9, 2015.

Participant Student Early-bird registration fee 400 USD 300 USD (before or on May 31, 2015) Registration fee 500 USD 350 USD (June 1 to June 30, 2015) Onsite registration fee 500 USD 350 USD Fee for accompanying persons is 300 USD per person.

The registration fee can be paid by bank transfer.

Account name : HNP2015

Account number : 7072648721

Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited,

Suranaree University of Technology Branch,

Bank Address: 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, THAILAND

SWIFT CODE : SICOTHBK

Please send your transfer slip/document to us by email: [email protected]. The fee for money transfer is the responsibility of the participant.

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Workshop Venue

The workshop will be held at Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort. Information of the hotel may be found at the hotel website: http://www.sheratonkrabi.com.

Accommodation

The organizers have locked 50 rooms at Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort until May 31, 2015. The room rate for the workshop and the reservation link will be shown in the workshop website.

There are a number of hotels with various rates, close to the conference venue. Participants may book hotels themselves, but please be advised that Krabi is a famous tourist destination and do your bookings as soon as possible.

Travel

The Krabi International Airport (IATA code is KBV) is located about 13 km from Krabi city center and 33 km from the HNP2015 venue.

Please note that there are two airports in , Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) and Don Muang Airport (DMK). Please make sure that your connecting flight to Krabi Airport (KBV) takes off at the same airport you are landing. If not, please add the transfer time between two airports at least four hours during rush hours.

How to get to Krabi: http://www.yourkrabi.com/getting-to-krabi http://www.krabi-info.com/go/timetable_flight.html http://www.krabiairportonline.com/flight-status

About Krabi

Krabi is a southern province on Thailand's Andaman seaboard. Top destinations are Hat Noppharat Thara, Ao Nang, Railay, and Ko Phi Phi National Park. The province includes over 80 smaller islands such as Ko Lanta and Phi Phi, well-known to adventurers, yachtsmen, scuba-divers, snorkelers, and day-trippers from Phuket.

Contact

Ayut Limphirat (Scientific secretary)

School of Physics, Suranaree University of Technology,

111 University avenue, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

E-mail: [email protected] (please also cc: [email protected] )

Tel: +66 44 22 4271

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Website

https://indico.cern.ch/event/371662/

Sincerely yours,

Prasart Suebka (Chair), Viroj Limkaisang (Co-Chair), Hadron Nuclear Physics 2015 Local Organizing Committee

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