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** Unifying Concepts in Glass Physics IV (UCGP2008) [#m744033f]
''&counter;'' access since Dec 10, 2007, ''&online;'' online now

** News [#i9dd6d8d]

- Hotel Reservation started. [July 7]

- [[''2nd Circular'':http://www-tph.cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp/UCGP2008/UCGP2008_2ndCircular.pdf]] uploaded. [May 20]

- Banquet fee is JPY 5,000 per person. [May 20]

- Registration fee is free-for-all. [May 16]

- Partial financial support is available for young scientists and scientists who don't have sufficient budget for traveling. [May 16]


** Scope [#o20e6a11]

The conference ''Unifying concepts in glass physics IV'' will be held in Kyoto during November 25-28, 2008. This conference is the fourth edition of a series, held previously in Trieste in 1999, Rome in 2002 and Bangalore in 2004. Continuing the spirit of the previous editions, the focus of the conference will be put on universal aspects in the behavior of glassy systems. Topics covered include theoretical studies of glass transition, experimental and computational studies of dynamics in the super cooled liquid and glassy states as well as other glassy systems such as spin glasses, colloidal glasses, gels and proteins. 


** Date [#o20e6a11]

- Nov. 25(Tue) - 28(Fri), 2008 &br;

** Venue [#e742bfcd]

- Inamori Hall, Shiran Kaikan, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN [ [[LINK:http://www.shirankai.or.jp/facilities/access/index_e.html]] ] &br;
(Seating capacity is 230.)

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** Fee [#ude8a9ca]
- Registration is free-for-all
- Banquet fee is JPY 5,000 per person

** Main Topics [#o20e6a11]

- Thermodynamic approach to glass transition
- Kinetic approach to glass transition
- Non-equilibrium phenomena in glassy systems
- New glassy materials
- Colloidal and granular systems
- Polymer glasses
- Metallic glasses
- Mechanical properties near/below glass transition
- Frustration
- Information theory and glass transition


** Important Dates [#w579f76c]

- Website opening  [ December 6, 2007 ]
- ''1st circular'' upload             [ December 10, 2007 ]
- ''2nd circular'' upload             [ May 20, 2008 ]
- ''Registration'' and ''Submission of paper'' start         [ May 20, 2008 ]
- ''Submission of paper'' dead line      [ July 31, 2008 ]
- ''Notification of acceptance''    [ August 15, 2008 ]
- ''Submission of abstract'' dead line     [ September 15, 2008 ]
- ''On-line Registration'' (without paper) dead line  [September 30, 2008]
- ''Final circular'' upload           [ October 15, 2008 ]



** Organizing Committee [#r3ef7a09]

- Takashi Odagaki (Kyushu University, Fukuoka) Chair &br;
- Ryoichi Yamamoto (Kyoto University, Kyoto) Co-Chair &br;
- Koji Hukushima (University of Tokyo, Tokyo) Co-Chair &br;
- Koji Fukao (Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu) Co-Chair &br;
- Silvio Franz (Universite Paris-Sud, Paris) &br;
- Srikanth Sastry (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for
Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore) &br;
- David Reichman (Columbia University, New York) &br;
- Francesco Sciortino (University of Rome, Rome) &br;

** Local Committee [#v886c0dd]

- Ryoichi Yamamoto (Kyoto University, Kyoto) &br;
- Takeaki Araki (Kyoto University, Kyoto) &br;
- Kang Kim (Institute for Molecular Science) &br;
- Takashi Konishi (Kyoto University, Kyoto)  &br;

** Sponsors & Supporting Institutions [#l106fe1a]

- Yukawa Institute, Kyoto University &br;
- Kyoto University Foundation for Education and Research &br;
- Ogasawara Foundation for Science and Technology
- Asahi Glass Foundation
- NSG Foundation for Engineering
- Yoshida Foundation for Science and Technology
- The Kajima Foundation
- The Murata Science Foundation
- Corning Incorporated
- Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University
- The Physical Society of Japan
- ... &br;

** Official Website [#i10134dc]

- http://www-tph.cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp/UCGP2008/


** Contact[#ba0e7a7c]

- ucgp08-qa@cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp