ICPS 2000
XV. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR PHYSICS STUDENTS
ZADAR, CROATIA
4TH - 11TH AUGUST 2000

2nd Announcement

What is ICPS?
International Conference for Physics Students (ICPS) is the annual
conference of IAPS (International Association of Physics Students). Each
year it is held at a different world university, and in the year 2000 the
conference will take place in Zadar, Croatia. Two hundred and fifty physics
students from 29 countries participated at the last ICPS 99 in Helsinki.
This year in Zadar from August 4th to 11th we expect more than three hundred
participants from all over the world.

Goals
The goals of the conference are to give physics students an opportunity:
. to present their scientific achievements before an international audience
. to get informed about latest accomplishments in physics through a series
of talks held by distinguished invited speakers
. to establish contacts and an exchange of ideas with colleagues from other
universities
. to learn about academic and cultural identity of the hosting city and
country

Guest speakers
Distinguished guest speakers will give a series of lectures in which they
will present the facts on the state of research in their respective fields.
They will discuss the impacts of physics on various aspects of society and
assess science standpoints in today's world. The list of guest speakers
includes the following:
Sir Arnold Wolfendale, the president of European Physical Society and
professor at the University of Durham
Frank Burnet, professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol
Risto Ilmoniemi, head of BioMag Laboratory at the Helsinki University
Central Hospital, Helsinki
The special event during the conference will be the round table titled:
Physics at the Turn of the Millennium, moderated by professor Vladimir Paar.
Chief purpose of the round table will be encouraging the dialogue between
scientists and public. Lectures and the round table will appeal not only to
physics students but to broad audience also; hence there will be a wide
media coverage.

Zadar
Zadar is a three thousand year old Croatian town on the Adriatic coast,
which has been the capital of Dalmatia for many centuries, and as such has
been the fountain of Croatian history and cultural and scientific heritage.
Well preserved monuments of spiritual and material culture speak of the
town's rich history, which can been seen in numerous cultural layers in the
ancient town centre fortified with thick walls: the ancient street gird of
the town, Roman forum dating back to the 1st century AD, ancient Croatian
sacral monuments, for example preromanic church of St. Donatus from 9th
century, as well as many romanic, gothic, renaissance and baroque churches
and buildings.
Its importance for Croatian culture can bee seen in following facts, showing
Zadar's legacy to Croatian science and literature: the first Croatian
university was founded in Zadar in 1396, the first Croatian novel was
published in Zadar, as well as the first newspaper in Croatian language...
It's precisely because of its cultural and political importance that Zadar
had been a target of various imperialistic tendencies many times during its
long history. Damages of the war of 1991 are still visible in Zadar and in
the surrounding villages.
Wider area of Zadar is strewn with national parks (Krka, Kornati, and
Paklenica). The Zadar region offers over thousand kilometres of picturesque
and unpolluted coast with a necklace of over three hundred islands and
islets, having many peaceful unspoiled bays.

Who are we?
The organiser of the ICPS 2000 is the Student Section of the Croatian
Physical Society. The conference is co-organised by the Faculty of
philosophy in Zadar and Physics Department of the University of Zagreb.
The Student Section of Croatian Physical Society is the National Committee
for Croatia of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS) and
was founded in 1994. The Student Section of the Croatian Physical Society
was mandated as an organiser of XV. International Conference of Physics
Students (ICPS 2000) at IAPS General Meeting in Helsinki.

Service information

Conference fee
The conference fee of 120 Euros is required to participate in the
conference. It will cover accommodation, two meals per day and all the
conference materials (Conference Handbook, Proceedings etc.) The full amount
has to be paid before June 15th, 2000, and we will start receiving payments
after the pre-registration period ends. We have to receive the full amount
of the conference fee, which means that you should pay all bank transfer
costs.
Pre-registration and registration
If you would like to participate in the conference, you should fill out the
pre-registration form available on the Internet,
http://www.hfd.hr/ICPS2000/registration.html. If you are unable to fill out
the WWW form, please contact the Organising Committee at the address given
below.
The number of participants is limited to 330 people, so you should
pre-register as early as possible to ensure your attendance at ICPS 2000.
The pre-registration will last until May 15th, 2000. After this period ends,
accepted participants will receive a notice stating they can register by
paying a conference fee.

Lectures and posters
Every participant can give a lecture or present a poster about their work,
with subject being in the area of physics or any related science. Duration
of each lecture should be limited to 20 minutes for lecture itself and
another 5 minutes for questions from the audience.
The posters will be presented to other participants during the poster
session, and the participants will be able to discuss the posters with the
authors.

Abstracts
The abstracts of all lectures and posters will be published in the
Conference Handbook, so you should submit the abstract of your work before
June 15th, 2000.
The abstracts can be sent in as LaTeX documents, Word documents, txt or rtf
files. Further details will be available on our Web page.

Papers for the Proceedings
After the conference ends, all participants will receive the Proceedings of
the conference, in which papers describing all of the lectures and posters
will be published. You should submit a paper describing your poster or
lecture to the Organising Committee before the conference ends.
The papers can be sent in as LaTeX documents, Word documents, txt or rtf
files. Further details will be available on our Web page.

Accommodation and meals
The participants will be accommodated at the student dormitory, in double
and four-bedded rooms. Rooms have bathroom and toilet facilities adjoined.
The conference fee covers two meals per day.
Alternate accommodation and meals can also be arranged for some of the
participants. Inquiries should be made to icps2000@hfd.hr. The organiser can
give no guarantee that the conference fee will cover any extra requests.

Travel info
Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements.
Zadar airport is some 10 km away from the city. There are international
flights to Zadar almost every day via Zagreb and a flight to and from Zagreb
international airport twice a day.
Zadar is an international shipping port. There is a ferry to and from Ancona
(Italy) once a day and to and from Rijeka (Croatia) once a day.
It is possible to reach Zadar by bus and by train.
Recommended means of travelling are by plane and by ferry.

Contact information
E-mail: icps2000@hfd.hr
WWW: http://www.hfd.hr/icps2000
Ordinary mail: ICPS 2000 Organising Committee
Bijenička cesta 32
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: +385 01 4605 512
FAX: +385 01 4680 336