Subject: ESPA2002. First Circular

From: ESPA2002 <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 18:03:13 +0100 (CET)

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        FIRST CIRCULAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS" (ESPA-2002)
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       	You are cordially invited to participate in the International
Conference "Electronic Structure: Principles and Applications" that will be
held at the University of Sevilla from 11th to 13th September, 2002.

	This conference intends to bring together scientists from within the
field of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and related fields in
Chemical Physics, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry.
This conference aims to follow in the footsteps of the two
previous meetings ("Workshop on Computational Chemistry" at Madrid (1998) and
" Electronic Structure: Prediction and Applications" at San Sebastian (2000)).
They were a stimulating forum for the interaction among groups of the Spanish
theoretical community, and for the scientific exchange of this community with
well-known foreing scientists in the field. This success compels us to organize
ESPA-2002 in the hope of consolidating these fruitful scientific activities.
It is also expected that this meeting opens the door to scientists from
other countries. The official language will be english.

         Detailed information about the  Conference can be found at the web
site:
	        http://www.quimfis.us.es/~espa2002.

      For any additional information, the following e-mail address is supplied:
                   [email-masked]

CONFERENCE SITE
	The Conference will be held at the Faculty of Chemistry of the
University of Sevilla (Avenida de Reina Mercedes s/n). This is located within
Sevilla, so that all kind of services are provided in the environment of the
Conference site. General information about the location, weather,
transportation and tourism is given at the web site.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
        This congress will cover different topics
within the field of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry:
	- Electronic Structure
	- Quantum and Classical Simulations
	- Spectroscopy
	- Solid State: Cluster and Periodic Calculations
	- Chemical Dynamics
	- Chemistry and Physics of Surfaces
	- Biological Applications
	- Solvation Phenomena
	- Gas Phase Chemistry
	The scientific program will consist of invited lectures
and poster sessions. The following speakers have confirmed their
participation:

- J. Bertran (UAB, Spain)
- M. Dupuis (PNL-Richland, USA)
- M. J. Gillan (London, UK)
- A. Gonzalez-Lafont (UAB, Spain)
- N. M. Harrison (London, UK)
- R. M. Lambert (Cambridge, UK)
- J.P. Malrieu (Toulouse, France)
- A. Martin Pendas (Oviedo, Spain)
- D. Marx (Bochum, Germany)
- K. V. Mikkelsen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- S. Olivella (CSIC-Barcelona, Spain)
- P. Ordejon (ICM-Barcelona, Spain)
- G. Pacchioni (Milan, Italy)
- K. Refson (RAL, UK)
- N. Roesch (Munich, Germany)
- P. Sautet (Lyon, France)
- L. Serrano Andres (Valencia, Spain)
- O. Tapia (Uppsala, Sweden)
- D. G. Truhlar (Minnessota, USA)
- S. Vazquez (Santiago, Spain)

Poster sessions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Instructions are available at the web site. Deadline for abstract
submission is June 30, 2002.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION

The inscription fee has been set to 210 euros. A reduced registration (150
euros) is offered to graduate students. Deadline for standard registration
fees will be June 15.
A limited number of grants will be provided to younger scientists to
partially cover the congress assistance. Applications to these grants must
be submitted before May 15 to the Organising Committee. Further details
can be found at the web site.
Registration and accomodation forms can be obtained from the web site, and
must be sent or faxed to
                          Viajes Iberia Congresos
                          c/Tetuan 24
                          41001 Sevilla (Spain)
                          Phone: 34 95 422 4095
                          Fax:   34 95 421 0215
                          e-mail: [email-masked]

Information on different accommodation possibilities are detailed at the web
site.

MEALS

Lunches are included in the registration fee and will be served at the Colegio
Mayor Hernando Colon that is placed at 2 minutes walk from the Conference site.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Welcome cocktail will take place at the gardens of the
Colegio Mayor Hernando Colon on Tuesday 10 at 20:00.
On Wednesday 11 a guided visit by night to the Alcazar (a fortified arab palace
dated in 913, which later became the residence of various arab and catholic
monarchs) is offered to the participants.
On Thursday 12 a guided visit to Italica at the sunset (the Roman city founded
by Scipio 2200 years ago where Trajan and Hadrain emperors were born) will be
organized.
On Friday 13, the congress dinner will take place during a night cruise on
the Guadalquivir river.

The Organising Commitee

Enrique Sánchez Marcos
Javier Fernández Sanz
Antonio Marquez Cruz
Rafael Rodriguez Pappalardo
Jose Manuel Martinez Fernandez
Carmen Jimenez Calzado

Departamento de Quimica Fisica.
Universidad de Sevilla

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International Conference "Electronic Structure: Principles & Applications 2002"
September 11-13, Sevilla (SPAIN)
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