[Biw-2012] BIW 2012 Announcement

[Kevin Jordan]

(I apologize in advance if this is second notice)
Dear potential BIW 2012 attendee:

The organizers would like to welcome you to the 15 biennial Beam
Instrumentation Workshop (BIW12), to be held in Newport News,
Virginia, April 15-19 2012. This workshop is dedicated to exploring
the physics and engineering challenges of beam diagnostics and
measurement techniques for charged particle accelerators. BIW12 is
being hosted by Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The
meeting program will include tutorials on selected topics, invited and
contributed talks, as well as plenary and poster sessions and vendor
exhibits. The recipient of the 2012 Faraday Cup Award, sponsored by
Bergoz Instrumentation, Inc., will also be announced.

The conference website is http://www.jlab.org/conferences/BIW12 , and
includes program information, abstract submission, and registration links.

Abstract submission is now open on the following topics:

 * Beam charge and current monitors
 * Beam loss detection
 * Beam position monitoring
 * Data acquisition technologies
 * Feedback and beam stability
 * Longitudinal diagnostics and synchronization
 * Overview and commissioning of facilities
 * Transverse profiles, screens, and wires
 * Transverse and longitudinal emittance measurements
 * Tune monitors and measurements

The workshop dinner will be held at the Virginia Living Museum (
http://www.thevlm.org/ ) on Wednesday April 18, and your banquet
ticket will include admission to this lovely museum with elements of a
native wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, botanical preserve and
planetarium. There will be an OPTIONAL guided tour of the Mariner's
Museum ( http://www.marinersmuseum.org ) at 10:00 AM Friday, April 20
following the conference.

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND - REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

We hope that you enjoy the workshop, and find it intellectually
stimulating. If there is anything we can do to make your conference
experience and stay in Newport News, Virginia more enjoyable, just ask
us at BIW12_admin at jlab.org.

Kevin Jordan
BIW 2012 Workshop Chair
for the BIW 2012 International Program Committee





Kevin Jordan PE
Jefferson Lab
Free Electron Laser
12000 Jefferson Av.
Newport News, VA 23606
http://www.jlab.org
cell +1 757 876 1742




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