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 PCs 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
.......................................................................................................................................... 
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
..........................................................................................................................................
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			
.......................................................................................................................................... 
Wednesday            	January 17
                        9 AM       	Plenary IV                                  	Staller
                        2 PM             	Parallel Session II                		Javits
                        7:15PM         	Cocktails & Banquet           		Wyndham Hotel
..........................................................................................................................................
Thursday            	January 18
                        9 AM    	Plenary V                                 	Staller
                        1 PM            	Excursion to American Museum of Natural History 
and Rose Center  for Earth &  Space
.........................................................................................................................................
Friday             		January 19
                        9 AM        	Plenary VI                              		Staller
                        2 PM               Parallel Session III                         	Javits
..........................................................................................................................................
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.
 

         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