Ringberg Workshop ``New Trends in HERA Physics 2003''

September 28 - October 3, 2003

Programme

Venue

The workshop will take place at Ringberg Castle, which is located on Mount Ringberg and overlooks Lake Tegernsee, one of the most picturesque locations to be found in the whole of southern Bavaria. The castle, which is owned and operated by the Max-Planck-Society, represents an ideal venue for scientific conferences, offering as it does impressive architecture, displays of fine art, excellent food, spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, not to mention the fresh air and great walks - the combined effect of which tends to inspire its guests to progress rapidly in their fields of research. More specific information on Ringberg Castle, including coloured photographs, is available from History of the Castle. 
Address: Schloß Ringberg
         Schloßstraße 20
         D-83700 Rottach-Egern
         Germany

Phone:   +49/8022/279-0   (switch board);
                     -218 (secretary on duty during workshop)

Fax:     +49/8022/279-259

Philosophy

The purpose of the workshop is to gather the latest experimental results from HERA and to capture new trends in HERA phenomenology. The idea is to have about 35 presentations of 35 minutes, each followed by a 10-minute discussion. The presentations are by experts for experts, but should be suitable for a mixed audience of both theoreticians and experimentalists. H1 members are supposed to also cover ZEUS results and vice versa. This is the right place to point out existing discrepancies between experimental data and theoretical predictions and to identify projects to be attacked in the future. There will also be a discussion session dedicated to the physics priorities of the experimental HERA II program.

Topics

  1. Proton structure
  2. Spin physics
  3. Final states
  4. Heavy-flavour production
  5. Elastic meson production and di#ractive processes
  6. Beyond the standard model
  7. Optimization of HERA II
  8. HERA III

Participants

Participation will be by invitation only. The number of participants, including the conference secretary, will be limited to 40 by the rooming capacity of the castle. Please indicate whether you will be able to accept the invitation by filling out the enclosed electronic questionnaire and returning it via e-mail to Mrs. Doris Laudahn. The deadline for registration is June 20, 2003. The participants are strongly encouraged to stay for the full period of the workshop. Should this be impossible, the tentative dates of the stay should be indicated on the questionnaire. Any changes of schedule should be promptly communicated to the organizers, so that the limited capacity of the castle can be fully exploited.

Transportation

Travel Guide to Castle Ringberg.

Proceedings

The results of the conference will be disseminated as conference proceedings, which will be published by World Scientific. Each author will receive one free copy.

Costs

There will be no conference fee. The living expenses at Ringberg Castle will be covered by DESY Hamburg and MPI Munich. The costs of transportation, except for the shuttle bus, cannot be paid from the conference funds. Beverages taken at the self-service bar and outside calls from the room telephones will be billed to the participants.

Organizers

Günter Grindhammer
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut)
Address: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
         Notkestraße 85
         D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:   +49/40/8998-2590
Fax:     +49/40/8998-3093
Email:   guenterg@desy.de

Bernd Kniehl
Address: II. Institut für Theoretische Physik
         Universität Hamburg
         Luruper Chaussee 149
         D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:   +49/40/8998-2231
Fax:     +49/40/8998-2267
Email:   bernd.kniehl@desy.de

Gustav Kramer
Address: II. Institut für Theoretische Physik
         Universität Hamburg
         Luruper Chaussee 149
         D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:   +49/40/8998-2203
Fax:     +49/40/8998-2267
Email:   gustav.kramer@desy.de

Wolfgang Ochs
Address: Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
         (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut)
         Föhringer Ring 6
         D-80805 Munich, Germany
Phone:   +49/89/32354-306
Fax:     +49/89/32354-304
Email:   wwo@mppmu.mpg.de
Conference Secretary:
Rosita Jurgeleit
Address: Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
         (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut)
         Föhringer Ring 6
         D-80805 Munich, Germany
Phone:   +49/89/32354-482
Fax:     +49/89/32354-304
Email:   roj@mppmu.mpg.de