PROPOSAL FOR SQM 2009/2010in CRACOW

host institutions:

H. Niewodniczaski Institute of Nuclear Physics of Polish Academy of Sciences&Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences

very easy access from all over the world, cheap flights in Europedirect flights to Chicago, New York, frequent flights to Munich hub

aerial view of the Old Town

the street system designed in XIII century!

Main Square(200 m by 200 m)

Cracow - city of Polish KingsCapital of Poland untill XVII century, enormous development in the last years 2nd largest city after Warsaw, 150 000 students in about 20 universities, Jagellonian University founded in 1364Wawel Castle

Main Square, Cloth Hall, St. Mary ChurchFamous wooden altar by Wit Stwosz, a teacher of Majster Pawel from Levoca

Cracow at nightmedieval defence walls

Polish Academy of Arts and Sciencesbuilding of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciencesproposed as the conference site

the bulding is situated 200 maway from the Main Square

in the direct neighbourhood there are 400 restaurants, pubs and bars (more than days in a year)

Polish Academy of Arts and Sciencesthe yard of PAU

here the coffee breaks may be organized

other rooms also available

lunches served on the spot(catering system)

Polish Academy of Arts and Sciencesassembly hall, 150 seats, wireless internet available for the conference

Accommodation~250 hotels, hostels, pensions in the centreexclusive/luxury 90-200 Euromid-range 40-110 Eurovalue 30-50 Eurostudent dorm. 15-25 EuroNumber of hotels is growing rapidly

Accommodationexclusive 85 EU (in double) 160 EU (single)

Accommodationmid-range 45 EU (in double) 65 EU (single)

Accommodationvalue 30 EU (in double) 45 EU (single)

AccommodationB&B 20 EU (in double) 35 EU (single)

AccommodationIn student dormitories 15-25 EU

HEP Conferences organized in Krakw

1995Physics in Collision 2002 Deep Inelastic Scattering 2003 Multiparticle Dynamics 2006 Physics at LHC since 1995 Cracow Epiphany annual since 1993 MESON biannual since 1961 School of Theoretical Physics (in Zakopane) small and friendly meetings

Estimate of Costsexpirence with Epiphany Confs and ISMD (intermediate size conferences, just like SQM)

conference fee: 300 Euros

organizational suppport of the host institutions

IFJ PAN: (large institution, 600 people): students dormitories, secretaries, administration helpPAU: renting the lecture hall

(no external company needed if # participants up to 150)

Local organizing committee P. BoekA. Biaas (honorary chiarman, president of PAU)W. Broniowski (co-chair)W. Florkowski (co-chair)M. Jeabek (director of IFJ PAN)M. KowalskiB. Wosiek

possible extension to the Polish Organizing Committee might be considered