[Neutron] ECI Okinawa Conference

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Dear Neutron server,

Could you circulated the following announcement to the neutron comunity ?

With best regards,  M.Arai

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This is the first announcement of the ECI Okinawa Conference on



“Innovative Nanoscale Approach to Dynamic Studies of Materials”



to be held at Okinawa, Japan on January 9(Mon)-14(Sat), 2006, hosted by
Engineering Conference International (ECI)( http://www.engconfintl.org/ ).

Please visit the web sites for registration. (
http://www.engconfintl.org/6ao.html )

The abstract of your presentation should be submitted by 15 October, 2005.



<Synopsis>

This conference devoted to the dynamic aspects of nano-scale functional
materials presents fruitful opportunity to exchange information, ideas and
enhance collaboration  between scientists at the international level. The
meeting will be an avenue for bringing together experimentalists and
theorists from the traditional scientific and engineering disciplines
(physical, chemical, biological, materials sciences chemical engineers…)
with expertise in synthesis and characterization of materials by light,
x-ray, electron and neutron scattering, muSR, NMR, ESR, STM, etc. as well as
in theoretical modeling and computer simulation (quantum chemistry,
molecular dynamics, DFT etc).



In recent years, considerable research activities have been devoted to the
fabrication of functional nanomaterials for various applications ranging
from biological, spintronic, photonic, electrochemistry and energy-storage.
The static atomic structure of materials provides a key element for
tailoring the electronic properties for a specific function; however,
dynamical properties of charges, spins, lattice, or molecules on various
energy scales (energy landscape) are indispensable for functionalization and
triggering reactions.  Nanoscale inhomogeneity and confinement also play an
important role in emphasizing, stimulating and creating novel properties.



Therefore, investigations of the dynamics of functional materials in a
nanoscale point of view are essential to shed light on the intrinsic
mechanisms of the materials’ functions and properties, although the
participating dynamics may not be easily detectable, predictable or
calculable by experiments and theories.



Recent innovative developments in nanoscale approaches by means of
experimental techniques (light, x-ray, electron, and neutron scattering,
muSR, NMR, ESR, STM, etc.) and in-silico experimental techniques (computer
simulation, molecular dynamics calculation) have made it possible to reveal
the intrinsic mechanisms behind function.  Therefore, it is timely to hold
this conference to bring together scientists from diverse scientific fields
to discuss the topics and exchange recent results and new ideas for mutual
intellectual stimulation.



Keynote speakers will be invited who represent the leaders in their field.
Extensive participation will be generated by expanded poster sessions.



<Sessions>

•             Nano-patterning and self-organization in nonequilibrium
systems

•             Constrained water and super-critical water

•             Slow dynamics of soft matter and the glass transition

•             Biomolecular dynamics

•             Nano-materials and nano-dynamics

•             New Generation Microscopy

•             Frontier quantum beam technology

•             Future prospects for understanding material functionalities
and dynamics



<Appointed Invited Speakers>

              Ian S. Anderson   Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

C. Austen Angell                 Arizona State University, USA

              Yoshio Bando                     NIMS, Japan

              F. Javier. Bermejo Univ. of Basque Country, Spain

              William.G. Hoover              Univ. of California at Davis,
USA

              Tetsuya Ishikawa                Harima Institute, FEL RIKEN,
Japan

              Masahiro Kitajima              NIMS, Japan

              Carolyn Larabell                 University of California, San
Francisco, USA

              Iwao Ohmine                      Nagoya Univ., Japan

              Nick Quirke                       Imperial College, UK

              Siddharth. S. Saxena          University of Cambridge, UK

              Robert Sinclair                    Stanford University, USA

              Satoshi Tanda                     Hokkido University, Japan

              Douglas Tobias                   Univ. of California, Irvin,
USA

              Michio Tokuyama Tohoku University, Japan

Akira Tonomura                 Hitachi, Ltd. Japan



<Conference Format>

The format of the conference provides morning and late afternoon or evening
sessions in which major presentations are made. Poster sessions will be
scheduled for evening discussion as well. Available time is included during
the afternoons for ad hoc meetings, informal discussions, and/or recreation.
This format is designed to enhance rapport among participants and promote
dialogue on the development of the meeting. We believe the conferences have
been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a
greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums.



All participants are expected both to attend the entire conference and to
contribute actively to the discussions. The recording of lectures and
presentations is forbidden. As ECI conferences take place in an informal
atmosphere, casual clothing is the usual attire.



Sincerely yours



ECI Okinawa conference chair

                                                        Masatoshi Arai

                                                        Neutron Research
Center

                                                        Japan Atomic Energy
Research Institute

                                                        masatoshi.arai at kek.jp


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