**QUARK MATTER 2001**

**FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT**

**JANUARY 2001**

**This is the final announcement for Quark Matter 2001, the 15th
International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus
Collisions**

**Up to date information regarding the conference can always be found on
our web site at:**

<http://www.rhic.bnl.gov/qm2001/>

**Please note that the scientific program can be found on the web, and
that transparencies of talks will be posted as quickly as possible with
a direct link from each talk listed on the program. For the parallel
talks, abstracts are already linked to the listed talks.**

**CONTENTS**

**Registration**

**Conference Office**

**Inclement Weather**

**Conference Schedule**

**Conference Venues**

**Conference Computing**

**BNL Day**

**Student Program**

**Social Program**

**Arrival at BNL**

**Meals**

**Companions Program**

**Local Transport**

**==\> Registration**

Registration for the conference will be held in the Javits Lecture
Center. A packet of registration materials including conference and
local information, badges, and tickets for conference activities will be
provided.

Please note that admission to conference lunches and use of conference
shuttle buses will be limited to participants with appropriately
color-coded badges. **You must have your badge by lunchtime on Monday!**

Registration opens at 1PM on Sunday and is available until 8PM,
concurrently with the Student Symposium and Welcome Reception. Shuttle
bus service to and from the hotels and BNL will be operating.
Registration re-opens at 7:30AM Monday morning -- shuttle buses and a
special continental breakfast will be offered to people who wish to
register at this time.

Information on Companions' Programs will be available at Javits on
Sunday, and at the Wyndham Hotel on Monday morning.

**==\> Conference Office**

The Conference Office is located in Room 108 of the Javits Lecture
Center. The office is headed by Mrs. Doris Rueger, the Conference
Secretary. Incoming messages will be posted on Bulletin Boards in the
center of the Javits rotunda.

The Conference Office may be reached at:

**Phone 631 -- 344 - 5663**

> **631 - 632 - 4875**
>
> **631 - 632 - 4860**

**FAX 631 -- 344 - 2166**

> **631 - 632 - 4833**

Office Hours are:

Sunday January 14 10:00 AM -- 9:00 PM

Monday January 15 7:00 AM -- 8:00 PM

Tuesday January 16 7:00 AM -- 3:00 PM (BNL Day)

Wednesday January 17 8:00 AM -- 6:00 PM

Thursday January 18 8:00 AM -- 3:00 PM (NYC Trip)

Friday January 19 8:00 AM -- 6:00 PM

Saturday January 20 8:00 AM -- 3:00 PM

**==\> Emergency 631 - 632 - 3333 Dial 333 from campus phones**

**==\> Conference Computing**

Quark Matter 2001 is providing participants with a computer center
located in Room 105/6 of Javits. It is equipped with 24 PC's with
Internet connections, hubs for plugging in laptops, printers and support
staff. The hours of operation will be as follows:

> Sunday January 14 10:00 AM -- 9:00 PM

Monday January 15 8:00 AM -- 8:00 PM

Tuesday January 16 8:00 AM -- 1:00 PM (BNL Day)

Wednesday January 17 8:00 AM -- 6:00 PM

Thursday January 18 8:00 AM -- 3:00 PM (NYC Trip)

Friday January 19 8:00 AM -- 6:00 PM

Saturday January 20 8:00 AM -- 1:00 PM

**==\> Inclement Weather** -- the conference has arranged for excellent
weather during the week. However our local contact has from time-to-
time proved unreliable in this department. In case of severe weather the
conference will announce any postponements or cancellations on local
radio station WALK -- 97.5FM which provides continuous closing coverage
in case of winter storms. The University maintains a snow emergency
number **( 631-632-SNOW )** which will provide up-to-date information on
conference schedule changes.

**==\> BNL Day:**

A special afternoon is planned at Brookhaven National Laboratory on
Tuesday. The afternoon will provide a unique opportunity to tour the
RHIC accelerator facilities and the four RHIC experiments. Buses will
deliver participants to Berkner Hall, where Lunch will be provided. This
will be followed by an afternoon program which will include 3 parallel
sessions, a poster session on RHIC and non-RHIC instrumentation topics,
and the tours. Continuous bus service will allow participants to move
between the parallel sessions and the facility tours. The afternoon

will conclude with a reception at Berkner Hall.

**=\> Conference Schedule:**

Sunday January 14

1 PM Registration Opens Javits

2 PM Student Pre-Symposium Javits

6 PM Registration and Reception Javits

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Monday January 15

7:30 AM Registration Javits

9 AM Opening Session Staller

9:30AM Plenary I - Perspectives Staller

2 PM Plenary II Staller

8 PM Public Lecture by Lawrence Krauss Staller

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Tuesday January 16

8:30 AM Plenary III Staller

1 PM Buses to Brookhaven National Laboratory

2:30 PM Parallel Session I

Instrumentation Posters

RHIC Facility Tours

6:30 PM Reception at BNL

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Wednesday January 17

9 AM Plenary IV Staller

2 PM Parallel Session II Javits

7:15PM Cocktails & Banquet Wyndham Hotel

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Thursday January 18

9 AM Plenary V Staller

1 PM Excursion to American Museum of Natural History

> and Rose Center for Earth & Space

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Friday January 19

9 AM Plenary VI Staller

2 PM Parallel Session III Javits

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Saturday January 20

9 AM Plenary VII - Summaries Staller

1 PM Conference Adjourns

**Non-instrumentation posters will be displayed in two sessions**

**(Monday -- Wednesday, Thursday -- Saturday) on the second level of
Javits.**

**Staller = Staller Center for the Arts - Main Stage**

**Javits = Javits Lecture Center**

**==\> Conference Venues**

Most of the key locations of importance to the conference are
highlighted on the campus map in the handout package. All of these
locations are within a 5-minute walk from each other, the bus drop-off
point, and the parking garage. Of special interest are:

**Javits Lecture Center**:

This is the nerve center for the conference. A floor plan is included in
your package. It houses the conference office (room 108), a computer
room (105/106), transparency-scanning and rapporteur-support room (222),
and a video conference facility (221). Parallel sessions on Wednesday
and Friday will be held in Rooms 100, 102, and 110. The Student
Symposium will be held in Room 110.

Posters will be displayed along the second-floor balcony in two sessions
for the duration of the conference.

**Staller Center for the Arts**

The 1100-seat Main Stage will be the venue for all plenary sessions, as
well as the Monday evening public lecture by Lawrence Krauss.

**Student Union**

The ballroom and adjoining Bleacher Club at the Student Union will be
the site for all the conference lunches. There is a covered walkway
between Staller and the Union. The Friday lunch for students will be in
the Bleacher Club.

**Student Activities Center (SAC)**

The SAC offers several services of interest to participants. The SAC is
closed on Monday January 15 (Martin Luther King Day) and on Saturday.

**Dining** -- Breakfast will be available every morning (except Monday
and Saturday) starting at 7:30AM. For those who prefer a different
selection of foods for lunch, the SAC provides a food court with pizza,
stir-fry, wraps, burgers, pre-packed sandwiches and even sushi boxes.
All meals at the SAC are at participants' own expense.

**The Seawolf Marketplace**, located just off the main lobby in the
Student Activities Center, offers fresh coffee, snacks, convenience
items, campus logo merchandise, and an assortment of special gifts. It
is open 8:30 AM till 5:00PM Tuesday through Friday.

**Cash Machines** - An **ATM** is located directly outside the Seawolf
Marketplace in the SAC, at the entrance to the Student Union, and also
in the Administration Building (adjacent to the Parking Garage) lobby.

**Library** -- The Stony Brook campus has a number of libraries that
meet the information needs of the University community. The Frank
Melville, Jr., Memorial Library provides an intellectual and physical
focus to the campus and is among the largest academic libraries in the
nation. The Mathematics/Physics/Astronomy Library is located on the
C-Level of the Graduate Physics building. Both libraries are open
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM.

**The University Bookstore** is located on the ground level of the
Melville Library (opposite the SB Union), and stocks a wide selection of
new and used textbooks, reference and trade books, study aids, general
books, magazines, school supplies, dorm living supplies, gifts and
novelties, greeting cards, clothing with the Stony Brook logo,
backpacks, class rings, toiletries, candy and snacks.

Hours of operation during the conference are

Monday, January 15, thru Friday, January 19: 8:15 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday, January 20: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

**==\> Student Program**:

Quark Matter 2001 is providing a program to enhance the educational
experience for students.

We have planned several activities specifically for students. On the
Sunday afternoon preceding the conference, there will be a 4-hour
mini-symposium covering experimental and theoretical information
relevant to the conference. The program is:

George Sterman QCD from Short Distances to Long

Dirk Rischke Thermo- and Hydrodynamics for Relativistic Heavy-Ion
Collisions

Reinhard Stock The Dynamics of A+A Collisions: When do the Relevant
Observables\"Freeze Out\"?

William A. Zajc A Pedestrian\'s Guide to RHIC and Its Experiments

On Monday evening Prof. Lawrence Krauss has been invited to give a
lecture, open to the public, on RHIC. That evening we plan to have a
dinner for the students. On Friday we will sponsor a luncheon for
students with more senior scientists. This luncheon will be an excellent
time for students to expand their scientific interactions in an informal
setting. In addition to these activities, the Tuesday trip to BNL will
allow students to tour the four RHIC experiments and discuss
experimental and physics issues with RHIC scientists.

Students housed in BNL Dormitories will be provided with bus service to
conference activities.

**==\> Arrival at BNL**

For those people arriving at Brookhaven National Laboratory over the
weekend we have made special arrangements to pick up housing keys and
obtain food. When you arrive you should ask your bus or limo to take you
first pick up your keys, wait for you and then drive you to your housing
-- it can be a long walk! Keys are available as follows:

Saturday January 13 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Housing Office Bldg. 179

Other times Security Bldg. 50

Sunday January 14 2:30 PM -- Midnight Housing Office Bldg. 179

Other times Security Bldg. 50

Food service is available at BNL as follows:

Berkner Hall Cafeteria 7:30AM -- 2:00PM Saturday, Sunday, Monday 1/15

7:30AM -- 2:30PM Tuesday - Friday

Users Center 5:00 PM -- 9:00 PM Sunday, Saturday (1/13 only)

5:00 PM -- 11:00 PM Tuesday - Friday

Vending Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS), open 24 hours

> Near the Housing Office in Bldg. 179, open until midnight.

**==\> Meals:**

There will be coffee provided in Staller starting one hour before each
morning plenary session to accommodate those people arriving early.

A continental breakfast will be available from 7:30 AM on Monday in
Javits for those people registering. Breakfast is available at
participants' expense in the Student Activities Center (SAC) starting at
7:30AM from Tuesday through Friday. On Saturday a continental breakfast
will be available in Staller to early arrivals from BNL.

During the conference there will be refreshments served at breaks during
the morning and afternoon sessions.

All participants who have registered before December 19, 2000 will be
provided with box lunches from Monday through Saturday, in the Student
Union. On Tuesday a lunch will be served on arrival at BNL; on Thursday
participants on the tour will take box lunches on the buses.

For those who prefer to purchase a different selection of foods for
lunch, the SAC (open Tuesday through Friday) provides a food court with
pizza, stir-fry, wraps, burgers, pre-packed sandwiches and even sushi
boxes.

There are also many reasonably priced restaurants in the campus area
that are within a few minute-drive from campus. A list of these can be
found on our web site and in your information package.

Students and conference shuttle-bus users will be provided with a buffet
dinner in the Student Union on Monday evening to permit them to attend
the Krauss lecture.

Food service is available at BNL as follows:

Berkner Hall Cafeteria 7:30AM -- 2:00PM Saturday, Sunday, Monday 1/15

7:30AM -- 2:30PM Tuesday - Friday

Users Center 5:00 PM -- 9:00 PM Sunday, Saturday (1/13 only)

5:00 PM -- 11:00 PM Tuesday - Friday

Vending Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS), open 24 hours

> Near the Housing Office in Bldg. 179, open until midnight.

**=\> Social Program:**

Quark Matter 2001 will provide ample opportunities for extracurricular
activities and social interactions. Participants will receive
complementary admission to all these functions. These include:

Sunday, January 14 Welcome Reception at the Javits Lecture Center

Monday, January 15 Evening public outreach lecture, "An Atom from Long
Island", by Prof. Lawrence Krauss, aimed at the local community. Krauss
is a theoretical physicist with wide research interests, including the
interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, where his
studies include the early universe, the nature of dark matter, general
relativity and neutrino astrophysics. Prof. Krauss is the author of
several acclaimed popular books, including, "The Fifth Essence: The
Search for Dark Matter in the Universe", "Fear of Physics" and "The
Physics of Star Trek", which was a national best seller. Prof Krauss has
just been awarded the prestigious Lillienthal Prize by the APS, most
recently won by Stephen Hawking.

Tuesday, January 16 Reception at BNL hosted by Brookhaven Science
Associates and corporate sponsors after the tours and parallel sessions.

Wednesday, January 17 Conference Banquet at the Wyndham Windwatch Hotel.
Cocktails start at 7:15 PM. The after-dinner speaker is Dr. Chris Quigg
of FNAL who will talk on "Physics in the New Millennium". For people
driving from campus, turn right (South) onto Nicolls Road (Route 97) and
go 8.5 miles to the Long Island Expressway (I-495). Take 495 West to
Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway) and make a right at the light onto
Veterans Memorial Highway. At the next light make a right onto
Vanderbilt Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway. The hotel is on the
left.

Thursday, January 18 The conference excursion will be to New York City
to visit the new Rose Center for Earth and Space in the American Museum
of Natural History.

Inside the Rose Center rests the new Hayden Planetarium; the Cullman
Hall of the Universe; and the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. The
inaugural Space Show, "Passport to the Universe" offers viewers a 3-D
tour of the universe, where they will seem to \"fly\" through a
scientifically accurate virtual recreation of our galaxy and beyond.
Participants will be able to view this show, as well as any of the other
Museum exhibits, including the world famous Dinosaur Halls, the Hall of
African Mammals, and the critically acclaimed Hall of Biodiversity.

The Museum closes at 5:45PM. Participants will then have several hours
to eat in one of the many

restaurants in the neighborhood between the Museum and Lincoln Center.
There are a large variety of cuisines at all price scales. A guide to
the area will be available. Participants will then return to the Museum
to board buses back to campus and the hotels. Buses will leave as they
are filled, with the last bus departing the Museum at 9PM. Participants
wishing to go on the tour must request tickets at regsitration.

**ð Companions Program:**

Our companion program was not sufficiently subscribed to undertake the
tour programs originally announced. The only tour which has not been
cancelled is the Wednesday January 17, "Phantom of the Opera" on
Broadway in New York City. Tickets for this show are being offered now
to the public.

We will arrange small excursions to some of the areas of interest on
Long Island for small groups. These excursions will be arranged during
the conference.

The Companion Program will maintain a desk at the Wyndham Hotel for tour
reservation and area information. On Sunday only, we will have an
information desk at the Javits Center that will be open during
registration and the Welcome Reception. We will meet on Monday in the
Wyndham Lobby at 9:30 to discuss plans. Times for trips will then be
posted at the Wyndham desk.

The weather can be cold, between 20-32 degrees Fahrenheit so bring warm
clothing, hats and gloves so you can fully enjoy what our beautiful Long
Island has to offer.

**=\> Local Transport:**

The shuttle bus schedule from hotels and dormitories can be found below.
Please note that this service is sized to accommodate only those who
specifically requested it on their Travel forms. All others are asked to
use private transport.

Ample parking will be available on campus in open air lots and in a
garage close to the conference functions. Complementary parking stickers
will permit a free single entrance per day in the garage. A limited
number of stickers will be available at the conference desk.

The airport bus schedule on Saturday January 20 will be announced during
the conference. Participants needing this service must sign up with the
conference office before Wednesday January 17 at 1PM.

**QUARK MATTER 2001 -- SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE**

**BROOKHAVEN LAB -- STONY BROOK**

**At Stony Brook, buses drop-off in Staller Loop close to Staller**

> **Pick-up in Staller Loop at Admin Lobby entrance**

**At Brookhaven drop-off/pick-up at front entrance of Compton House
Dormitory**

**(Curie House is directly behind Compton -- walk to front and wait
inside vestibule)**

**Transit time between Brookhaven (BNL) and Stony Brook is about 40
minutes**

**Sunday January 14 Student Symposium and Welcome Reception**

**Leave BNL 12:00 noon**

**Leave BNL 5:00 PM**

**Leave Stony Brook 7:00 PM**

**Leave Stony Brook 8:15 PM**

**Leave Stony Brook 8:30 PM**

**Each morning 2 buses will be available. The first will leave when
full, the second at the scheduled time.**

**Monday January 15**

**Leave BNL 7:15 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM limited capacity to BNL**

**Leave Stony Brook 9:15 PM after Krauss lecture**

**Tuesday January 16**

**Leave BNL 7:15 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 12:45 PM to BNL Day activities**

**Wednesday January 17**

**Leave BNL 7:30 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM for banquet at Wyndham**

**Leave Wyndham 9:30 PM**

**Thursday January 18**

**Leave BNL 7:30 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 2:00 PM limited capacity to BNL (NYC trip)**

**Friday January 19**

**Leave BNL 7:30 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM**

**Saturday January 20**

**Leave BNL 7:30 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 2:00 PM**

**QUARK MATTER 2001 -- SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE**

**BEST WESTERN HOTEL -- STONY BROOK**

**At Stony Brook, buses drop-off in Staller Loop close to Staller**

> **Pick-up in Staller Loop at Admin Lobby entrance**

**Transit time between Best Western (BW) and Stony Brook is about 30
minutes**

**Sunday January 14 Welcome Reception**

**Leave BW start 5:00 PM, approx 30 minutes until 7:30PM**

**Leave Stony Brook 5:30 PM every 30 minutes until 8:15 PM**

**Each morning 2 buses will be available. The first will leave when
full, the second at the scheduled time.**

**Monday January 15**

**Leave BW 7:15 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM limited capacity to BNL**

**Leave Stony Brook 9:15 PM after Krauss lecture**

**Tuesday January 16**

**Leave BW 7:30 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 12:45 PM to BNL Day activities**

**Leave BNL 9:00 PM**

**Wednesday January 17**

**Leave BW 8:00 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM for banquet at Wyndham**

**Leave Wyndham 9:30 PM**

**Thursday January 18**

**Leave BW 8:00 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 2:00 PM limited capacity to BW (NYC trip)**

**Friday January 19**

**Leave BW 8:00 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM**

**Saturday January 20**

**Leave BW 8:00 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 2:00 PM**

**QUARK MATTER 2001 -- SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE**

**WYNDHAM HOTEL -- STONY BROOK**

**At Stony Brook, buses drop-off in Staller Loop close to Staller**

> **Pick-up in Staller Loop at Admin Lobby entrance**

**Transit time between Wyndham (WH) and Stony Brook is about 35
minutes**

**Sunday January 14 Welcome Reception**

**Leave WH 5:00 PM and every 30 minutes until 7 PM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:00 PM and every 30 minutes until 8:30 PM**

**Each morning 2 buses will be available. The first will leave when
full, the second at the scheduled time.**

**Monday January 15**

**Leave WH 7:15 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM limited capacity to WH**

**Leave Stony Brook 9:15 PM after Krauss lecture**

**Tuesday January 16**

**Leave WH 7:15 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 12:45 PM to BNL Day activities**

**Leave BNL 9:00 PM**

**Wednesday January 17**

**Leave WH 7:45 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM for banquet at Wyndham**

**Thursday January 18**

**Leave WH 7:45 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 2:00 PM limited capacity to WH (NYC trip)**

**Friday January 19**

**Leave WH 7:45 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 6:30 PM**

**Saturday January 20**

**Leave WH 8:00 AM**

**Leave Stony Brook 2:00 PM**