NGC2007 Newsletter -- December 20, 2007


SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: Preliminary scientific program is now available at the
conference web site:

http://asdn.net/ngc2007/scientific-program.shtml

Further details will be available soon. If you have any questions,
comments or suggestions, please, contact Dr. Erica Forzani
(Erica.Forzani@asu.edu).  Your contribution is highly appreciated!
Business sessions will be added to the program soon after the list of
keynote and panel speakers is completed.

PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKING: We?d like to remind you about a new
networking option which is now available on the conference web site - 
internet networking club:

http://asdn.net/cgi-bin/ngc2007/networking_club/nc_start

You can submit your resume, job offer and (informal) proposals for
research and business collaboration and social networking (room and cost
sharing on local travel, rental car, etc.).  Proposals may include full
contact information or can be also submitted anonymously to secure comfort
of privacy in selecting the right partners. We anticipate that our new
internet networking tool will help our participants to enhance networking
during the conference by establishing initial contacts prior to the
meeting.  Although we have tested our new web communication program, we
anticipate some programming and logistical imperfections may remain in the
code and in the interface. We would appreciate your suggestions and
critical comments on this new communication tool:

http://asdn.net/cgi-bin/ngc2007/networking_club/nc_start

SOCIAL PROGRAM:  We plan to organize the trips to the Grand Canyon in the
most convenient and economic way. Meeting participants  may also use the
time on the road as an additional networking option. Depending on the
number of the travelers we will rent a bus or a van of the appropriate
size. Suggested days for the visit are March 11 (the day before the
meeting), 13, 15 and`17 (the day after the meeting). Please, notify Ms.
Simone Lange (lange@phys.upb.de) of your first and second (if you have
flexibility) preferences for the day to visit Grand Canyon. The cost of
the trip (USD 100) can be paid along with the conference fee. Please,
specify that you plan to visit Grand Canyon, the number of people taking
the tour and their names when you request an invoice for credit card
payment or in your message if you pay by check or bank wire. The GC tour
takes about 14 hours. An early tour reservation will help you and
organizers better planning of this exciting event and will prevent
cancellation of the tours because of unsifficient of participants.

REGISTRATION AND CONFENCE FEES: At this time we accept registration
without presentation by sponsors, businessmen, reporters, students,
exhibitors, conference organizers, observers and guests.  Our current
conference fee is $400 for regular participants, $200 for full times
students and $100 for accompanied persons. Although the late conference
fee payment can be paid at the registration desk, we would appreciate you
considering an early rather than last minute payment. This will provide us
better options to secure more services for participants at lower costs
from our service providers. For security reasons, the account number for
wire transfer and access to the internet gate for credit card payment is
provided by individual request. For further details, please, visit the
following web page:

http://asdn.net/ngc2007/registration_fee.shtml

Thank you for joining us at the NGC2007 meeting. We look forward to seeing
you in Arizona!

Happy Holidays!

NGC2007 Organizers
December 20, 2006