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status of abstracts submission
and pAPER PUBLICATION PROCEDURES
Up
to now the secretariat has received about 100 abstracts, among which 70
from overseas scientists and groups. All invited speakers previously
listed have confirmed their contributions. Information on the topics of
the invited talks and on the acceptance of your abstracts can be found on
the symposium web site: http://www.iop.ncst.vn/isamm02.
All
papers from oral and poster presentations, have to undergo an
international refereeing procedure. The accepted papers will be published
in a separate issue of an Elsevier journal, namely Physica
B, Condensed Matter as The Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic
Materials (ISAMM’02), which will appear in May 2003.
Authors
whose abstracts have been accepted by the organizing committee should
prepare their full paper according to the format instructions for authors
of Physica B: Condensed Matter. An invited paper can have a length of no
more than 5 pages and an oral or poster contribution can be of no more
than 3 pages. Please use the page calculation instruction of Physica B
(see appendix on the website) to properly adjust your paper on length. In
order to manage with the refereeing procedure, the publication committee
requests the authors to submit their full paper manuscripts directly to
the Committee Chair (address below) not later than August 1, 2002. Beside the two hard copies for submission, authors should
also send by e-mail to frb@science.uva.nl
and isamm02@ims.ncst.ac.vn , an electronic file in Win-word,
version ’97 onwards, or PDF format. These files will be used not only
for refereeing but also placed on the conference website for information
opened to all participants.
The full address of the Editor is:
Prof. Dr. Frank R.de Boer
Van
der Waals - Zeeman Instituut Universiteit
van Amsterdam Valckenierstraat
65 1018
XE Amsterdam The
Netherlands Phone:
+31-20-5255717 Fax:
+31-20-5255788 e-mail:
frb@science.uva.nl
Note
by Publication Committee:
- Length of papers:
5 pages for invited papers
3 pages for contributed papers
- PDF- Format can be applied for Web- publishing
- PDF- Format is not suitable for electronic submission to Elsvier
- Only accepted papers will be placed on the website
For more detail, please read Instructions
LANGUAGE
The official symposium language is English.
CONFERENCE FEE
The official registration fee is
US$100 or E$105. For the VPS
members the conference fee is VND150,000.
The fee includes the transport Hanoi - Halong Bay -
Hanoi, and the conference lunches. Payment in cash will be collected at
registration desks both in Hanoi and at the conference site in Halong
City. The Proceedings can be ordered separately at a special price of 40
Euro each for the soft bund and 50 Euro each for the hard cover copy.
Participants are entitled to order copies of the proceedings book.
Detailed instructions for ordering and payment for the proceedings will be
given later also on the symposium web site.
CLIMATE
The weather
in the October season is moderately warm in both Hanoi and Halong Bay.
Almost no rain is expected. The average temperature is 30 OC at
day time and about 20 OC at night. The averaged air
humidity is around 70‑80 %. Water temperature is about 20 to 22 OC,
still convenient for swimming. Light clothing suitable for the tropical
autumn and swimming suites are recommended.
TOURS
During the ISAMM02 conference a group tour will be organized through
Halong Bay with its
numerous
rocky islands and interesting cavities. The cost of this tour is included
in the conference fee.
In addition, interested visitors and/or their companions can take other
tours to visit the ancient town of
Hanoi and/or several interesting places around the capital city, and/or in
the attractive surroundings of
Halong City in the pre- or post-conference time. Tourism agencies will be
present at the symposium for
your registrations.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
The
daily expenditures can be accounted everywhere in Vietnamese Dong (VND).
Bank notes in Euro and US dollars, and Traveler’s checks as well can be
changed into VND at all local banks and hotels. Current exchange rate is
approximately 15,250 VND for one US dollar and 14,900 VND for one Euro.
VISA and MASTER CARDS are easily accepted in almost all hotels while
credit cards in some special ones and at a bank only (with an extra
charges, as usual).
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
A
conference shuttle van will be available to pick-up participants during
the day of September 30, 2002 (only), from the Noi Bai International
Airport to Hanoi (about 40 km long distance). Beside this, participants
arriving on other days than September 30 can use Airport taxis or buses,
which can cost approximately 10 $US per person (a combined trip of
several persons is cheaper). The organizing committee will arrange bus
transportation from Hanoi to Halong Bay on October 1, 2002 and back to
Hanoi on the symposium closing day. Departure from Hanoi on October, 1 is
planned at 15:00 from on of the hotel in the center of Hanoi. The charge
for these transports is included in the conference fee.
HOTEL RESERVATION
The
organizing committee has reserved sufficient rooms for the participants to
arrive and stay in Hanoi for a few days in advance. All participants are
recommended to stay at least for one night (i.e. Sept. 30, 2002) in Hanoi
before taking the bus transportation next day, because of the 160 km
distance to Halong City. The average hotel rate in Hanoi is in the order
of US$ 40. In Halong City, there are hotels situated very closed to the
beach. The organizing committee has checked on an acceptable quantity and
quality of rooms in several hotels, such as, The Heritage Hotel at rate 35
to 60 US$,
The Cong Doan (Labor Union) Hotel at rate from 25 to 30 US$, The
Bien Dong (East Sea) Hotel at rate 25 t0 45 US$ or The Vuon Dao (The
Apricot Garden) Hotel at rate from 25 to 30 US$ etc.
The Heritage Hotel is situated in the middle of all the mentioned other
hotels. More detailed information from the hotels in Hanoi and at Halong
Bay can be found in the symposium web site. You can book your hotel
yourselves by any means of communication. If there is a wish the
secretariat can help in reserving a room at a hotel of your preference.
PASSPORT AND VISAS
Overseas
participants entering Vietnam should possess a passport with valid visa.
Only visitors from some countries (ASEAN countries, Korea, India, China)
holding an official passport can stay for 15 days without a visa. Tourist
visa can be obtained at the Vietnamese Embassies or Consulates in the
corresponding countries. Official invitations and official visa can be
arranged through the symposium organizing committee. Those, who want to
apply for visa, please send their brief CV to the secretariat Mr. Pham
Xuan Tuong at isamm02@ims.ncst.ac.vn.
For more information,
please contact the secretariat on these issues or look up for information
and instructions at the symposium web site.
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