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PROPOSAL FOR SQM 2009/2010in CRACOW

host institutions:

H. Niewodniczański 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 Kings

Capital 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 1364

Wawel Castle

Main Square, Cloth Hall, St. Mary Church

Famous wooden altar by Wit Stwosz, a teacher of Majster Pawel from Levoca

Cracow at night

medieval defence walls

Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences

building 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)


the yard of PAU

here the coffee breaks may be organized

other rooms also available

lunches served on the spot(catering system)


assembly hall, 150 seats, wireless internet available for the conference

AccommodationAccommodationAccommodationAccommodation

~250 hotels, hostels, pensions … in the centre

exclusive/luxuryexclusive/luxury 90-200 Euro 90-200 Euro

mid-rangemid-range 40-110 Euro40-110 Euro

value value 30-50 Euro 30-50 Euro

student dorm.student dorm. 15-25 Euro15-25 Euro

exclusive/luxuryexclusive/luxury 90-200 Euro 90-200 Euro

mid-rangemid-range 40-110 Euro40-110 Euro

value value 30-50 Euro 30-50 Euro

student dorm.student dorm. 15-25 Euro15-25 Euro

Number of h

otels is g

rowing rapidly

Number of h

otels is g

rowing rapidly


exclusive 85 EU (in double)exclusive 85 EU (in double)

160 EU (single)160 EU (single)


mid-range 45 EU (in double)mid-range 45 EU (in double)

65 EU (single) 65 EU (single)


value 30 EU (in double) value 30 EU (in double)



B&B 20 EU (in double) B&B 20 EU (in double)


AccommodationAccommodationAccommodationAccommodationIn student dormitories 15-25 EU

HEP Conferences organized in Kraków HEP Conferences organized in Kraków HEP Conferences organized in Kraków HEP Conferences organized in Kraków

19951995 Physics in CollisionPhysics in Collision

2002 2002 Deep Inelastic ScatteringDeep Inelastic Scattering

2003 2003 Multiparticle DynamicsMultiparticle Dynamics

2006 2006 Physics at LHCPhysics at LHC

since 1995 Cracow Epiphany – annualsince 1995 Cracow Epiphany – annual

since 1993 MESON – biannualsince 1993 MESON – biannual

since 1961 School of Theoretical Physics (in Zakopane)since 1961 School of Theoretical Physics (in Zakopane)

small and friendly meetingssmall and friendly meetings

19951995 Physics in CollisionPhysics in Collision

2002 2002 Deep Inelastic ScatteringDeep Inelastic Scattering

2003 2003 Multiparticle DynamicsMultiparticle Dynamics

2006 2006 Physics at LHCPhysics at LHC

since 1995 Cracow Epiphany – annualsince 1995 Cracow Epiphany – annual

since 1993 MESON – biannualsince 1993 MESON – biannual

since 1961 School of Theoretical Physics (in Zakopane)since 1961 School of Theoretical Physics (in Zakopane)

small and friendly meetingssmall and friendly meetings

Estimate of Costs

expirence 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. BożekA. Białas (honorary chiarman, president of PAU)W. Broniowski (co-chair)W. Florkowski (co-chair)M. Jeżabek (director of IFJ PAN)M. KowalskiB. Wosiek

possible extension to the Polish Organizing Committee might be considered