VII International Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School First (and Last) Bulletin of VII International Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School The VII Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School is organized by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna, Russia), Czech Technical University (Prague, Czech Republic), Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Institute of Nuclear Physics (Krakow, Poland). Organizing Committee: Chairman: V.A. Matveev (JINR), Scientific program: S.M. Bilenky (JINR), Vice-chairmen: I. Štekl (CTU Prague), A.G. Olshevskiy (JINR), F. Šimkovic (Comenius U.), M. Jezabek (INP Krarow) Members: V.A. Bednyakov (JINR), R. Leitner (Charles U. Prague), A. Zalewska (INP Krakow), V.B. Brudanin (JINR), E. Rondio (NCBJ, Swierk), E. Kolganova (JINR), Secretaries: R. Hodák (CTU Prague), E. Rusakovich (JINR), E. Rukhadze (CTU Prague), M. Vanišová (CTU Prague) Welcome The VII Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, within a period August 20 – September 1, 2017. The program of the School will cover modern topics of neutrino physics and astrophysics: Theory of neutrino mixing and masses Solar, atmospheric, reactor and geo neutrino experiments Direct neutrino mass measurements Neutrinoless double-beta decay (theory and experiment) Neutrino-nucleus interactions Sterile neutrinos Neutrino cosmology and astronomy Dark matter Leptogenesis and Baryogenesis Gravitational waves Statistics for nuclear and particle physics General information The VII International Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School to be held at the conference center of Czech Technical University, August 20 - September 1, 2017, continues the tradition of Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics Schools, which were held in Dubna, Alushta and Horny Smokovec in 1998, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015. The information about previous editions of the Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics Schools is available at webpage http://pontecorvosch.jinr.ru. The VII Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School will cover a broad range of topics in neutrino physics and neutrino cosmology. The purpose of the School is to review the present status of experimental and theoretical neutrino physics. In total the School will accept about 70 participants including 20 lecturers, 50 PhD students and young scientists. The priority for participation in the School will be given to the applicants with a strong neutrino physics background and interests. Students and young scientists will be encouraged for active participation in the School. Tutorials, exercises, and questions and answers sessions will be organized. Candidates are encouraged to bring posters presenting their research work. The posters session and brief presentations by the students and young scientists will be organized at the School. Lectures at the School Introduction to -physics Samoil Bilenky (JINR Dubna) Theory of -masses and mixing Steve F. King (Southampton U.) -oscillation phenomenology Boris Kayser (Fermilab) -oscillations experiments: Solar -experiments Alexei Smirnov (MPI Heidelberg) Accelerator -experiments Gary J. Feldman (Harvard U.) Reactor -experiments Yifang Wang (IHEP) Measurement of -mass Igor Tkachev (INR RAS, Moscow) Loredana Gastaldo (Heidelberg U.) decay experiments Alexander Barabash (ITEP Moscow) decay nuclear matrix elements Petr Vogel (Caltech) -nucleus interactions Jan Sobczyk (Wroclaw University) Sterile neutrinos Jonathan Link (Virginia Tech.) Carlo Giunti (INFN Torino) Leptogenesis Sacha Davidson (IPN de Lyon) -astronomy Irene Tamborra (Copenhagen Univ.) -telescopes Christian Spiering (DESY) -cosmology Gianpiero Mangano (INFN Naples) -physics at CERN Eckhard Elsen (CERN, Switzerland) Dark matter experiments Nicolao Fornengo (INFN Torino) Observation of gravitational waves Barry Barish (Caltech) Future Colliders Alain Blondel (CERN) Statistics for Nuclear and Particle Physics David van Dyk (Imperial College, London) Program of School and daily timetable Sunday, August 20: Arrival Sunday, August 27: Free day Monday, August 21: School Monday, August 28: School Tuesday, August 22: School Tuesday, August 29: School Wednesday, August 23: School Wednesday, August 30: School Thursday, August 24: Excursion Thursday, August 31: School Friday, August 25: School Friday, September 1: Departure Saturday, August 26: School 7:00-9:00 Breakfast 14:00-15:30 1st Afternoon session 9:00-10:30 1st Morning session 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:30 2nd Afternoon session 11:00-12:30 2nd Morning session 17:30 Dinner 12:30-14:00 Lunch Venue The venue of the School will be the Conference Hall of the Czech National Library of Technology (Czech: Národní Technická Knihovna, abbreviated as NTK). The building also houses a branch of the Municipal Library of Prague. The former site of the National Library of Technology was the Clementinum in the Old Town of Prague, from which all books and materials were moved to the library's current location after completion of the current building in 2009. The building was designed by architects Roman Brychta, Adam Halíř, Ondřej Hofmeister and Petr Lešek after winning first prize in an architectural competition held in 2000. Construction of the current building began in 2006 and was completed in January 2009. The library opened to the public on 9 September 2009 and now boasts the most extensive collection of Czech and international documents in the field of technology and applied natural and social sciences related to technology in the Czech Republic. Address: Technická 2710/6, 160 80 Praha 6, Czech Republic. It is situated in a walking distance to the Masaryk College, where participants of the School will be accommodated. Important dates Registration deadline Monday, June 15, 2017 Participant’s arrival Sunday, August 20, 2017 Excursion Thursday, August 24, 2017 Conference dinner Thursday, August 31, 2017 Participant’s departure Friday September 1, 2017 Accommodation Accommodation is reserved by the organizing committee in the Masaryk College (Czech: Masarykova Kolej) owned by the Czech Technical University in Prague. The Masaryk College is situated in a strategic location in Dejvice, Prague 6, just 20 minutes away from Prague Vaclav Havel international airport, with excellent public-transport access to the city center, and with good motorway links. The Masaryk Dormitory was founded in 1925, thanks to moral and financial support provided by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. It was built according to the design of Antonín Engel in Sadova Street, nowadays called Thákurova Street, in parallel with the preparations for constructing the adjacent campus of the Czech Technical University in Prague (www.cvut.cz). Address: Masarykova kolej, Thákurova 1, 16041 Prague 6, Czech Republic Reception: +420 233 051 111 Transportation from Prague airport (about 30 min.): Take bus No. 119 (from stop "Terminal 1" or "Terminal 2" if you arrive from Non-Schengen or Schengen country, respectively) to the stop "Divoká Šárka" (10 min), then change to tram No. 20 or No. 26 to the stop "Thákurova" (11 min). Then cross the "Evropská" street, and walk about 100 m → the white building on your left. Transportation Travel by air - Prague’s location in the heart of Europe makes the city easily accessible to travellers from almost all countries. The maximum flying time from all major European cities is 2.5 hours. 52 airlines fly to 110 destinations in 42 countries from Václav Havel Airport Prague, which is one of the busiest in Central Europe. There are also low cost providers. The Airport has two Terminals, Terminal 1 and 2. By Train – Prague has several train stations, but international trains are likely to arrive at the Main Railway Station (Hlavní Nádraží). There are also some international arrivals at Holešovice Station (Nádraží Holešovice). These stations are connected to the underground (Metro). By Car – You can reach Prague by highway from all directions: From the North – Highway E55 from Dresden, Germany; From the South – Highway E50 from Linz, Austria; From the West – Highway E50 from Nurnberg, Germany; From the East – Highway E67 from Bratislava, Slovakia. Getting Around Prague, City of a Hundred Spires, a UNESCO monument and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Get to know it in person! The Old Town Hall with the famous Prague Astronomical Clock. The winding lanes of the Jewish Quarter, which you know from the novels of Franz Kafka, steeped in the legend of the Golem. Cafes enticing you to come and have a seat, boutiques and sight-seeing cruises on the Vltava. The Gothic Charles Bridge and Church of St. Nicholas in the Lesser Town, the most beautiful Baroque church in Prague. The Palace Gardens set away from the bustle of the city, Petřín with a lookout tower reminiscent of a small Eiffel Tower and Prague Castle … Each of Prague’s districts has its own characteristic atmosphere and unique charm. Prague presents itself to you as a changeable city, which likes to alternate styles: it is romantic and successful, ancient and modern, but above all it is a city that is cosmopolitan through and through, and is used to welcoming foreigners. It is time to get acquainted. Registration Students and young scientists: The expected number of students and young scientists is 70. Registration is required for all students and young scientists at web page of the School (http://theor.jinr.ru/~neutrino17/index.html). In the selection procedure the priority will be given