Eighth International Conference on Quasicrystals
September 8 - 13, 2002
Department of Metallurgy
First ICQ of the Millennium
Endorsed by
The Indian Institute of Metals
The Materials Research Society of India
Indian Crystallographic Association
Sponsored By
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Cosponsored By
Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Banaras Hindu University
UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS
December 03, 2003
We have processed 110 manuscripts and sent them to Prof. K. F. Kelton, the Conference Editor. In turn he has sent them to Prof. J. Simmons, Editor of JNCS. We are beginning to receive from Elsevier notification of receipt of papers. To make doubly sure we are addressing this to the corresponding author of all 110 manuscripts to confirm that they have heard from Elsevier.
Kindly send us a single line reply indicating that the communication from Elsevier has been received by you.
The tentative table of contents is given in pdf form. CLICK HERE, HTML file CLICK HERE
If authors want any reassignment, they are requested to send email to icq8@metalrg.iisc.ernet.in
Authors, who have not submitted the Confirmation of Authorship Forms so far, are urged to download the form by Clicking Here and send the completed form directly to
PROF. KENNETH F. KELTON
Department of Physics,
One Brookings Drive
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri - 63130 4899
USA
Color Figures :
For colour figures, the authors will be required to pay 635 Euro for the first page on which colour figures appear (irrespective of the number of figures on the page) and 318 Euro for each extra page on which colour figures appear (once again, irrespective of the number of figures on the page). Authors in the EU will also have to pay sales tax (at present around 19%). For pages on which only black and white figures appear, no charge is made. Note that it would be best if colour figures appear consecutively in a paper, so that we can minimise the number of colour pages (and thus the cost).
Please let us know if you want to retain the color figures. If not please convert them into black & white and send it to Prof. Kelton all the figures in one email as attachments to avoid possible misplacement.
Information from JNCS Editorial Office
- PDF files are useless for conversion by the typesetters - for processing a manuscript we always will need the source of the text and high-resolution files for the artwork. Suitable text formats are for example MS-WORD and LaTeX (.tex) files supplemented with artwork in tiff, eps, or MS-Office files.
- In addition, for preparing LaTeX manuscripts, I would recommend the
use of our "elsart" style files because these automatically produce a manuscript
in the single-column, widely-spaced format required for editiorial handling. W
hen submitting a tex file, it could be useful to include as an extra, a postscri
pt or pdf file of the complete manuscript, because this enables anyone to print
out the manuscript without the need to have LaTeX on their PC.
- For further information on manuscript preparation and artwork instructions the authors could refer to the journal home : Click Here
- The elsart LaTeX styles may be downloaded from :Click Here
- The same keyword list applies to each paper published in JNCS irrespective of whether it is a conference paper or not. The reason for strictly adhering to a standard list of keywords is that it will enable us to include all published articles in the Journal's Master Index. The use of the fixed keywords will ensure that the Conference contributions get the best possible exposure. See PDF NOC Indexing Terms Click Here
I. Publication of ICQ-8 Proceedings
- The proceedings of ICQ-8 will be brought out as a Special Issue of the Journal of Noncrystalline Solids. The page limit is 4 printed pages for contributed papers and 6 printed pages for invited papers. Electronic submission is encouraged.
- Click Here for detailed instructions to the author.
- Click Here for authorisation form
- 116 manuscripts have been received so far out of 144 manuscripts (70 oral and 74 poster presentations), 02 authors have promised to send the manuscripts before October 31, 2002 and 26 authors will not be submitting the paper.
- Click Here for the current status of manuscripts.
III. Reflections on ICQ-8
Under Construction
IV. Programme of ICQ-8
- ICQ-8 began with a Welcome Party (Mixer) at 7.00 PM on Sunday, September 8, 2002 in Hotel Le Meridien. Registrationwas done at the same time. ICQ-8 Lectures began at 9.00 AM on Monday, September 9, 2002 in the National Science Seminar Complex at the Indian Institute of Science. There was an Indian dance programme the same evening at the same venue. The Banquet was on Tuesday, September 10, 2002. The official closure of ICQ-8 was at 2.00 PM on Friday, September 13, 2002.
V. Forthcoming Events
- The French Groupement de Recherche And The German Priority Program on Quasicrystals,
Nancy, France, May 26 - 28, 2003.
- International Conference on Aperiodic Crystals
,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil,
September 8 - 13, 2003
- The Ninth International Conference on Quasicrystals, Ames. Iowa, USA.
May 22 - 25, 2005
Email - icq9@ameslab.gov
Contents
General Information
About the Conference
The 8th International Conference on Quasicrystals will be held at the
campus of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India during
8th to 13th September, 2002. The conference will be
organised in India on behalf of the International Advisory Committee of
Quasicrystals with the Indian Institute of Science as the host. In the
last two decades the scientists have met on the occasion of the conference
at various places like Les Houches (1986), Beijing (1987), Vista-Hermosa
(1989), St. Louis (1992), Avignon (1995), Tokyo (1997) and
Stuttgart (1999). ICQ8 will
be held in Bangalore, the garden city and the science capital of
India. Numerous possibilities for accommodation will be provided. A
half-day sightseeing excursion will be organised for the
participants. Tours to famous places of Karnataka will be arranged as
post-conference events.
The Scope
The field of quasicrystals is widening in several
directions: Structural aspects engage mathematicians and
crystallographers. Unusual physical properties are a challenge to
experimental, theoretical, and computational physicists.The nuances of the
phase diagrams fascinate the metallurgists.Eighth in the series of this
international events, ICQ8 will focus on the latest developments in the
field of physics, processing and applications of quasicrystals. Sample
preparation and single crystal growth have been improved, and new
quasicrystalline alloys have been detected. Material scientists have
discovered
more and more possible applications. The conference will provide a forum
on all aspects of quasicrystals and foster the exchange of ideas,
techniques, and experiments. The conference language will be in English.
All the original contributions in the form of plenary, oral and poster
presentation will be arranged. The contributions are expected to be
oriented but not limited to the recent results in traditional and novel
subjects of
quasicrystals.
Important Deadlines
First Circular | August 31, 2001 |
Abstract Submission | May 31, 2002 |
Advance Registration | May 31, 2002 |
Intimation of Acceptance of Abstract | May 31,
2002 |
Second Circular | March 31, 2002 |
Final Programme and Circular | July 31, 2002 |
Dead line for the full paper will be announced later. We request all the
contributors to communicate the tentative title and the abstract of their
papers as early as possible. We would like to keep them on the web for the
benefit of the quasicrystal community.
About our Logo
The logo of the conference represents the harmonic blend of the golden
heritage of the Indian Institute of Science with the field of technical
excellence:"Quasicrystals".The tower in the logo is the tower
of the main administrative building of the institute. The
diffraction pattern in the logo represents a decagonal quasicrystalline
phase, which can be related to the icosahedral phase by twinning along the
five fold axis. The decagonal phase was discovered in this institute in
1985. This logo is designed by Alok Singh and Eric A. Lord.
Conference Venue
The Conference will be held in the National Science Seminar Complex, a
part of the wooded campus of the Indian Institute of Science. All the
sessions will be held here. Adequate international connection through
fax/phone and e-mail will be provided to the delegates.
The host, Indian Institute of Science, is a leader in post-graduate
education in India and is internationally known for its scientific and
engineering research and development. The community consisting of faculty
and graduate students (majority of whom pursue research degrees ) provides
an ambience of high intelluctual stimulus and is perfect backdrop for a
fruitful interaction.
International Advisory Board
Esther Belin-Ferre (France)
Kamanio Chattopadhyay ( India)
Patrick C. Gibbons (USA)
Denis Gratias (France)
Akihisha Inoue (Japan)
Ted Janssen (Netherlands)
Kenneth F Kelton ( U S A )
D H Kim (South Korea)
Uwe Köster (Germany)
Robert V. Moody (Canada)
Srinivasa Ranganathan (India)
Östen Rapp (Sweden)
Dan Shechtman (Israel)
Walter Steurer (Switzerland)
Shin Takeuchi (Japan)
Patricia Thiel (USA)
An Pang Tsai ( Japan)
Knut Urban ( Germany)
R H Wang ( China )
Janusz Wolny (Poland)
National Organizing Committee
D.Bahadur | IIT,Mumbai |
D.Banerjee | DMRL, Hyderabad |
S.Banerjee | BARC, Mumbai |
C.Bansal | University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad |
R.Chatterjee | IIT, Delhi |
R.Chidambaram | Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt. of
India |
E.S.R.Gopal | IISc, Bangalore |
Ajay Gupta | Inter-University Centre, Indore |
S.Lele | BHU, Varanasi |
B.S.Murty | IIT, Kharagpur |
V.S.Raghunathan | IGCAR, Kalpakkam |
P.Ramachandra Rao | BHU, Varanasi |
Milan Sanyal | SINP, Kolkata |
O.N.Srivastava | BHU, Varanasi |
Accommodation and Travel
Visa and Travel Arrangements
- All overseas delegates are requested to apply to the nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate for getting their visa.
ICQ-8 Chairmen have sent an invitation letter for visa purposes to all the delegates. The Embassy may be informed that the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Government of India have given
approval for participation of foreign delegates vide letter F No.8-3/2002-TS-I
dated July 10, 2002. Reference Mr. Ashok Kumar, Desk Officer, Tel 91-11-334808. If there is any delay in securing visa, please inform us immediately so that we can assist.
- Delegates arriving by air at the Bangalore Airport will be received and
transferred to their place of residence by the conference organisation.
Details of flight arrival may be sent by email to icq@metalrg.iisc.ernet.in
Accommodation
- Three conference hotels have been
identified. Online reservation of accommodation has been introduced.
Among many hotels in Bangalore, we have chosen the following three as
"Conference Hotels", because of their proximity to IISc and the quality of their service. Transport to and from the Conference venue will be arranged for those
staying at these hotels.
We encourage you to choose one of these hotels for your stay, and make
use of the reduced tariffs offered by them to the Conference delegates.
We will be happy to assist you in making a reservation in the hotel of
your choice; in fact, we urge you to do your booking through us by
filling in the accommodation form available online. A hard copy of the form, duly filled in, may also be sent by fax or regular mail to the Conference Secretariat.
Details of the Conference Hotels
- Hotel Ashok
Kumara Krupa High Grounds
Bangalore 560001
Ph. 91-80-2269642, 91-80-2250202
Fax 91-80-2250033
e-mail: reservation@theashokgroup.com
URL: www.theashokgroup.com/banashok.htm
- Hotel Atria
1 Palace Road
Bangalore 560001
Ph. 91-80-2205205
Fax 91-80-2256850
e-mail: atria.blr@gnblr.global.net.in
URL: www.atriahotel.com
- The Basil
8 Sampige Road
Malleshwaram, Bangalore 560003
Ph. 91-80-3315123, 91-80-3464353
Fax 91-80-3343904
URL: www.thebasilhotel.com
If you want to know about other hotels in Bangalore, please visit
Local Organizing Committee
T A Abinandanan
K Chattopadhyay
A. H. Chokshi
V Jayaram
R V Krishnan
S Kumar
S Ramaswamy
S Ranganathan
U Ramamurthy
N.Ravishankar
Vijay Shenoy
U.Waghmare
Conference Secretariat
All communications to be Addressed to:
Professor S. Ranganathan | Fax: +91-80-3601198 |
Department of
Metallurgy | +91-80-3349472 |
Indian Institute of
Science | +91-80-3341683 |
Bangalore-560012 | Phone: +91-80-3092558 |
Conference Chairpersons:
- S. Ranganathan
- K. Chattopadhyay
The conference office can be reached with the following phone and fax numbers:
Important Links
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Registration
The registration fee will cover abstract booklet, conference proceedings,
lunch and light refreshments on all days, conference banquet and Cultural
programme.
We encourage active participation by students at this
conference. Student registration, however, will not cover the
proceedings. Registration as a student is possible only with a certificate
from the concerned university.
Registration Fees:
| Before May 31, 2002 | After May 31,
2002 |
Overseas Delegate | $400 US
Only | $450 US Only
|
Overseas Student | $200 US Only | $225 US
Only |
*Indian
Delegates | Rs.2000/-only | Rs.2500/-only |
*Indian Students | Rs.1000/-
only | Rs.1250/-only |
* The registration fees for the Indian delegates and the
Indian Students are subsidised by the Government of India
Bank Account Details for the Transfer of the Conference
Fees
The Conference Account Name: | ICQ8 |
Name of the Bank: | State Bank of India |
Branch: | Indian Institute of Science |
Place: | Bangalore-560012 |
Bank Code: | 2215 |
ICQ8 Account Number: | 01100050172 |
Swift Code: | SBININBB112 |
- Registration for spouses is complimentary
. Advance registration fees can be paid upto July 31, 2002. For the bank accou
nt Swift Code has been added to facilitate electronic transfer. It is regretted
that our bank does not have the facility of accepting payments via credit cards
.
Abstract Submission
Contributors should submit the abstracts of the paper before May 31,
2002. Abstracts submitted through post or
by e-mail will also be accepted. Corresponding author should be indicated
and will be notified of the receipt of the abstract. The acceptance of the
contribution for presentation will be communicated by June 30,
2002.
Though the last date for abstract submission is over a few post dead line abstracts can be accepted. In that case the authors are requested to send the abstracts as an email attachment(MS-Word Preferred) to icq8@metalrg.iisc.ernet.in
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