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Electrical Engineering Department/ PPD

> January 31, 2003

**Vth INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON FRONT END ELECTRONICS**

**for High Energy, Nuclear, Medical, and Space Applications**

**June 30th to July 3rd, 2003**

**Snowmass Village, Colorado**

**First Announcement and Invitation**

Dear Colleague,

In the past, there have been four very successful meetings that focused
on advanced front-end electronics for high energy physics applications.
Starting in 1992, there were meetings in Yellowstone, Perugia, and Taos,
with the last meeting in 2000 taking place once again in Perugia. Over
the years, the meeting topics have been broadened from tracking alone to
include various front-end areas of particular interest to the HEP
community. All meetings were held in inspirational and relaxed settings.
Engineers and physicists met together to openly discuss their recent
accomplishments and to present new solutions to current problems
confronting the front-end designer. The meetings were intentionally
small and by invitation to ensure close interaction between all the
participants.

Front-end electronics design continues to evolve and find new
directions. In 1992, rad hard IC designs were tied to a few select
foundries. Now, rad hard designs are routinely fabricated at a number of
standard commercial foundries. Front-end complexity and detector channel
counts have escalated dramatically to the point where IC design is the
only practical solution. New front-end challenges are on the horizon for
designers in deep sub micron CMOS and those branching into other areas
such as astrophysics, nuclear, and medical applications. Thus another
meeting is planned. This meeting will be held in Snowmass Village,
Colorado from June 30th to July 3rd, 2003. These dates have been chosen
to allow for maximum enjoyment of this beautiful area in the Rocky
Mountains. Size will be limited to about 75 participants, by invitation
only. We would like to maintain the same atmosphere as previous meetings
where most of the people attending also report on their developments.

As organizers of the 5th International Meeting on Front-End Electronics,
we have the pleasure to invite you to attend and to contribute to the
program.

We believe that you will find Snowmass Colorado in June to be well
suited to the meeting. (http://www.snowmassvillage.com/thevillage.cfm)
The weather is beautiful, the days are long, wildflowers are in bloom,
all hiking trails are open, and there is snow on the mountaintops.  The
Aspen music festival is in full swing with 4 musical events/day to
choose from
(http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/template.asp?option=B&sub=1).  There
are plenty of outdoor activities including a rodeo, hiking, and mountain
biking. The plan is for participants to arrive on Sunday, June 29. 
Meetings would take place from June 30th to July 3rd.  July 4 is a
national holiday in the U. S. so people could easily take a mini
vacation and stay July 4th and 5th and return home on Sunday, July 6th. 
Arrangements have been made with the lodges for individuals to arrive
early or stay late and still receive the conference rate.

The meeting is intended for integrated circuit designers and other
interested members of the HEP community. It is planned to have morning
and afternoon sessions on the first and second days. The third day we
propose a morning session with the afternoon free to explore the
surrounding areas. The fourth day will have a morning session and
possibly an afternoon session if the program warrants it. The meeting
will focus on front-end integrated circuit design for:

Pixel and silicon strip readout devices

Calorimeter front-end

Monolithic readout devices

Nuclear, medical, and space applications

Deep sub micron design and radiation tolerance

Reliability and production

We plan to have about 45 talks of either 20 or 30 minutes including
discussion. The shorter talks are meant to present specific new results
while the longer talks can cover a broader area. In addition there may
be a special 2-hour session on the evening of the second day for ad hoc
presentations or for a special discussion session.

Formal proceedings are not planned. However, we expect to provide
participants with a CD ROM containing copies of all presentations or a
web page from which all presentations can be downloaded. We ask all
speakers to submit ahead of time an electronic copy of their talk or
bring an electronic copy of their talk to the meeting. More information
regarding the format of the talk will be provided in a later notice.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Stonebridge Inn, a lodge in a
quiet part of Snowmass, and at the neighboring Tamarack Townhouses
(http://destinationsnowmass.com). At the Stonebridge, most of the
accommodations are hotel rooms; there are also a few suites. The rates
are: Hotel room (single or double occupancy) - \$89, Standard suite -
\$115, Superior suite- \$130. The Tamarack Townhouses are 2 bedroom, 2
bath condos for \$126/night with a four night minimum. The condominiums
are very attractive and are ideal for 2 parties wanting to share
accommodations to reduce housing costs or simply to have more space. In
all accommodations, children are free. Housing reservations are to be
made directly with Stonebridge and Tamarack through e-mail,
stonebridgeinn@destinationhotels.com, or by calling 1-800-922-7242. (Ask
for the FEE2003 rate.) Since the number of reserved rooms is limited, we
suggest making your reservation early.

Meetings will take place at the Snowmass Conference Center, which is
about a 5-minute walk from the Stonebridge Inn and about 8 minutes from
the Tamarack Townhouses. Computers and ports for laptops will be
available at the Conference Center for Internet access. There will be a
reception one evening at the Stonebridge Inn and a conference luncheon
on a different day at the Conference Center. Participants will then be
free to dine at different restaurants in the area and enjoy various
cuisines.

Although the registration cost has not been finalized, it is expected to
be about \$160 per participant. The only additional cost will be for
companions who wish to attend the reception or luncheon. More details
will be provided in the next notice.

Most people will probably fly to Denver, Colorado and then take a
connecting flight to Aspen, Colorado. Free shuttle service is available
for the 15-minute ride from the Aspen airport to the hotels.
Alternately, some may want to rent a car in Denver and enjoy the
spectacular drive to Snowmass, which is about 3 1/2 hours away. Others,
wanting a shorter drive, can fly to Eagle, Colorado and rent a car for a
beautiful 1 1/2 hour ride to Snowmass.

Because of the large amount of planning and work that needs to be done
in the next few months, we ask the favor of your reply as soon as
possible even if you do not plan to attend. Please respond by filling
out the registration form and sending it to our conference secretary,
Jody Federwitz, by April 11, 2003. You may FAX the form to her at
630-840-2950 or send it to her via e-mail at jody@fnal.gov. If you have
other questions, you may call her at Fermilab at 630-840-4800. You may
also want to visit our web site at

[http://www-ppd.fnal.gov/EEDOffice-w/Conferences\\FEE_2003\\FEE2003.html.]{.underline}
More information will added to the web site as it becomes available.

With your participation and contribution we hope to have another
successful meeting. After we have received your reply, the second
bulletin will be sent covering a program outline, registration payment,
and speaker details.

With best regards,

Ray Yarema for the Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee:

Peter Weilhammer

Roberto Battiston

Pierre Jarron

Marcus French

Paul O\'Connor

Kevin Einsweiler

Brig Williams

Ray Yarema, Chairman

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REGISTRATION FORM

Deadline for registration is April 11th, 2003

Send registration form to Jody Federwitz: jody@fnal.gov or FAX
630-840-2950

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Lodging reservations for FEE2003 can be made at 800-922-7242 or by email
at stonebridgeinn@destinationhotels.com. Reserve early to assure a room.

Although you will need to make your lodging accommodation directly using
the above information, please indicate the type of accommodation you
plan to request?

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