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

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- [[''Final Programme''>Programme]] has appeared. [Oct 05]

//- [[''Submission of abstract''>AbstractSubmission]] is required for each presentation [invited/oral/poster] by September 15, 2008.  [Aug 12]

//- [[''Registration'':http://www.uketori.com/mailcsv/ucgp08-qa2350/ucgp2008.html]] has been restarted. [Aug 12]

//- Application for Financial support has been closed. [Aug 12]

- [[''Hotel Reservation''>Accommodation]] 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]



** 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 8,000 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;
- Takeaki Araki (Kyoto University, Kyoto) 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]

- [[Kyoto University, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics:http://www.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/index.php]]
- [[Kyushu University, Faculty of Sciences:http://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e]]
- [[Kyoto University, Global COE project "The Next Generation of Physics, Spun from Universality and Emergence":http://www.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/gcoe/index_e.html]]
- [[Kyoto University, Global COE project "International Center for Integrated Research and Advanced Education in Materials Science":http://www.mtl.kyoto-u.ac.jp/gcoe/E/index.html]]
- [[Kyoto University Foundation for Education and Research:http://www.kyodai-zaidan.or.jp]]
- The Ogasawara Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Engineering
- [[The Kajima Foundation:http://www.kajima-f.or.jp]]
- [[The Murata Science Foundation:http://www.murata.co.jp/zaidan]]
- [[The Asahi Glass Foundation:http://www.af-info.or.jp]]
- Yoshida Foundation for Science and Technology
- [[Corning Holding Japan G.K.:http://www.corning.com/jp/jp]]
- [[Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering (NSG Foundation):http://nsg-zaidan.or.jp]]
- [[The Physical Society of Japan:http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jps/index_e.html]]


** Official Website [#i10134dc]

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


** Contact[#ba0e7a7c]

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