First Announcement

The Shanghai Symposium on Intermediate-Energy Light Sources (SSILS) will address important issues relating to accelerator and beam line technology for storage ring light sources in the intermediate energy range. The Symposium will provide a forum for intensive communication among groups involved in the design and construction of such facilities as well as with groups representing storage rings operating at other energies. With the large number of new and proposed sources underway, there are many novel and innovative approaches to discuss. The Shanghai Symposium on Intermediate-Energy Light Sources will focus on exchange of these ideas and application of these technologies to new storage rings.

This conference is held under the joint auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the International Committee for  Future Accelerators, Future Light Sources Subpanel (ICFA).

The SSILS Conference Co-Chairmen are  Senyu Chen (SSRC) and Herman Winick (SSRL), and the Program Co-Chairmen are Jeff Corbett (SSRL), Dieter Einfeld (ANKA) and Zhentang Zhao (SSRC).

Further Information

Further information is available on the SSILS Web Site at:

http://ssils.ssrc.ac.cn

or contact:

Tongzhou Xu, SSILS Secretary
Shanghai National Synchrotron Radiation Center
2019 Jia Luo Road
Shanghai 201800, P.R. China

Fax: 86-21-59555837
Tel: 86-21-59555283
E-mail: xutz@ssrc.ac.cn

Symposium Organization

Organizers

Shanghai National Synchrotron Radiation Center (SSRC)

Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL)

Organizing Committee

Conference Co-chairmen
    Senyu Chen (SSRC)
    Herman Winick (SSRL)

Scientific Program Committee

Co-chairmen
    Jeff Corbett (SSRL)
    Dieter Einfeld (ANKA)
    Zhentang Zhao (SSRC)

Members
    John Boldeman (Boomerang)
    John Byrd ( ALS)
    Senyu Chen (SSRC)
    Les Dallin (CLS)
    Kwang-Je Kim (ICFA)
    Tardashi Matsushita (PF-II)
    Howard Padmore (ALS)
    Tom Rabedeau (SSRL)
    AS Raja Rao (Indus II)
    Susan Smith (DIAMOND)
    Andreas Streun (SLS)
    Vassili Tsakanov (CANDLE)
    Hongjie Xu (SSRC)
    Herman Winick (SSRL)

Local Organizing Committee

Chairman
    Zhentang Zhao

Members
    Zhimin Dai
    Shaojian Xia
    Tongzhou Xu

Conference Secretary

Ying Fan
Tongzhou Xu

Sponsors

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA)

Working Language

English

Scientific Program

The scientific program of SSILS will consist of plenary sessions with parallel oral and poster sessions. Over 75 papers have been recommended from 25 laboratories worldwide. On the basis of the recommended presentations from different laboratories, the Scientific Program Committee will select plenary talks, parallel oral presentations and poster presentations. All written submissions will be collected in the symposium proceedings. The  Symposium program will be distributed in the second SSILS announcement.

Conference Proceedings

The SSILS Proceedings will contain papers submitted by the authors at the Symposium and appear only in printed format. Detailed instructions for paper submissions will be provided in the second SSILS announcement.

VISA Forms - Letters of Invitation

An official Letter of Invitation will be sent to each participant who returns the Registration Form by May 31, 2001.

Financial Support

There is a moderate sum of financial support available for local expenses. Maximum support will cover up to 4 days hotel room plus food. Participants who need local support should apply to the Local Organizing Committee by letter or e-mail. Applications will be considered only after the written reply from the Local Organizing Committee is shown at the registration desk upon arrival.

Note: The limited amount of money available allows us to support about 15 overseas participants. Those from less developed countries/regions will have priority in obtaining this support.

Climate

September in Shanghai is very pleasant but may be rainy at times. The average temperature is about 25 degrees Centigrade. If you decide to join post-Symposium tours, it is better to bring more clothes.

Registration Fee

Registration before August 15: $250 US
Registration after August 15 or on-site: $300 US
Accompanying persons: $60 US

For planning purposes and VISA processing requirements, all the participants are required to complete the REGISTRATION FORM and return to the
Secretary of the Local Organizing Committee
via either surface mail or electronic mail by May 31, 2001.

Family Tours of Shanghai

Tours have been specially organized for families during the Symposium. As the Hope Hotel is centrally located in downtown Shanghai, individual exploration is encouraged. For your convenience, two organized sightseeing tours are available: (1) Suzhou (world famous gardens of Southern China style) and (2) Zhouzhuang (Famous Village with small rivers zigzagging throughout and most of houses remaining intact from Ming and Qing Dynasties. Some foreigners describe Zhouzhuang as 'Chinese Venice').

Day 1 (September 24, 2001): Suzhou     $30 US/person

Day 2 (September 25, 2001): Zhouzhuang + Shanghai Museum     $ 30 US/person

Day 3 (September 26, 2001): Individual exploration of Shanghai City

Symposium Venue & Accomodations

For the convenience of participants, local organization, and lower room rates, the Symposium venue will be held at:

Hope Hotel
500 ZhaoJiaBang Road
Shanghai 200031
Tel: 86-21-64716060 + room number
Fax: 86-21-64710089 + room number

Room Selection and Rates

Note: Hope Hotel rates are specially negotiated for this Symposium. Participants are required to pay in advance to enjoy preferential rates on or before August 15, 2001.

Meals

One Breakfast $3 US
One Lunch $8 US
One Supper $8 US

Note: We encourage participants to have three meals together during the Symposium. During the period Sept. 24-26, there will be 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 1 supper for which participants need to buy meal coupons. Meal coupons will be issued at the registration desk upon arrival. Pre-payment of meal plans with hotel room fees is acceptable.　

• All the above payments, registration fee + hotel room + family tours, must be made in US dollars, travelers checks, or Chinese RMB and made payable to:

• No credit cards accepted for payment on site.
• When mailing checks or money order, be advised not to use regular mail.
• Use Federal Express or registered mail to prevent loss.
• If payments are to be made via bank transfer, please make payable to:

Please be sure to indicate the name of the Conference (“SSILS”) and have your full name on the bank transfer record. Please send us a copy of your bank transfer receipt and keep a copy for your record.