50th Annual Conference
of the SAIP

5 to 7 July 2005

Call for Papers Information Fees Programme Winter School Social Programme Accommodation Hostel B&B and Hotel Instructions for presenters Registration & Abstract submission Payment Instructions Schools and Teachers Programme Committee Contacts Directions & Maps Sponsors Photo album	The Department of Physics of the University of Pretoria is proud to host the 50th Annual Conference of the SAIP, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the South African Institute of Physics as well as the World Year of Physics.
	Aim
	The aim of this conference is to present a forum for communication between physicists from South Africa and other African countries which are engaged in applied and fundamental physics. Furthermore, post-graduate students and teachers will be exposed to a variety of research activities in physics. Scientific Programme The programme from Tuesday 5 July to Thursday 7 July 2005 will consist of plenary sessions of general interest, parallel specialist sessions, non-specialist lectures and poster sessions. The following parallel sessions are planned: Solid State Physics and Materials Science Physics Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics Laser, Photonics and Spectrometry Astrophysics and Space Science Education Applied and Industrial Physics Biological and Medical Physics Theoretical and Computational Physics Invited Speakers Leading physicists will give invited talks on the topics indicated below. Prof Gerhardus T'Hooft Prof Roger Raab Prof Soboyejo Prof Saalih Allie Deadlines 15 April 2005: Abstract Submission 27 May 2005: Acceptance of abstracts: Due to the large number of abstracts received the review process is taking a bit longer than anticipated. You should receive your letter of acceptance by 2 June 2005. 3 June 2005: Payment for Early Bird Registration 3 June 2005: Payment for accommodation 24 June 2005: Closing date for registration
	Winter School: Biophysics The conference will be preceded by a one day winter school on Biophysics on Monday 4 July 2005. The level of the talks will be of such a nature that students and young researchers will benefit from attending them.
	Share your memories You are invited to share some of your memories of the past 50 years with the larger physics community. Send any interesting photos with a short description to Helga Nordhoff to be published on the photo album pages of this web site.

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