[Biw-2012] key dates for Beam Instrumentation Workshop 2012

[Kevin Jordan]

Dear Beam Instrumentation Professional,

The organizers would like to welcome you to the 15th 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. 

Please Plan to Attend – Registration is Now Open

Key Dates:


Nov 1, 2011 - Registration & abstract submission open
Feb 15, 2012 - Abstract submission closed
Feb 15, 2012 - Vendor registration page closed
March 15, 2012 - Deadline for early registration
March 16, 2012 - LATE registration activated
March 17, 2012 - Discount hotel room rate cut-off
April 15 - 19, 2012 BIW Conference dates
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. 

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 . 

Sincerly,

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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