VERY HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN THE UNIVERSE

The XXXXth Moriond Workshop will be held in La Thuile , Italy, from Saturday March 12th to Saturday March 19th 2005. It will be devoted to Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe.

La Thuile is a is a pleasant winter sports resort located the Italian Alps, at 1450 m alt., about 120 km from Geneva.

The nearest international airport is Geneva (Switzerland). If you arrive in Geneva international airport, do not forget that you may need a transit visa, coming through Switzerland to Italy (this is certainly the case for Russian and Korean participants).

Postal address of the meeting:

The purpose of the Rencontres de Moriond is to discuss recent findings and new ideas in particle physics and astrophysics in a pleasant, relaxed and intimate atmosphere. The meeting intends to promote fruitful collaboration between various communities and between various institutes by bringing together a small number of scientists in beautiful and inspiring surroundings.

R. Ansari (Orsay), M. Boratav (Paris), G. Bogaert (Palaiseau), S. Collin (Meudon), J. Dumarchez (Paris), Y. Giraud-Héraud (Paris), C. Magneville (Saclay), E. Parizot (Orsay), E. Plagnol (Paris), G. Sigl (Paris), H. Sol (Meudon), J. Trân Thanh Vân (Orsay),

The topics which will be discussed include:

• High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
• Gamma-Ray Bursts
• Compact Objects
• High Energy Cosmic Rays
• Propagation of Ultra-Hight Energy Cosmic Rays
• Neutrino Astronomy
• Dark Matter
• Extra Dimensions

The detailed program of the meeting will be established according to the latest experimental and theoretical results at the time of the meeting. Participants who wish to present new results are requested to send an abstract of their proposed presentation through the Contribution Form to Jacques Dumarchez (jacques.dumarchez@cern.ch) as soon as possible (before January 31st 2005 at the latest). Due to limitation of time, only a restricted number of talks can be accepted.
According to the tradition of the Rencontres de Moriond, a large amount of time will be reserved for both organized and spontaneous discussions. Hence all participants are expected to play an active role during the entire meeting. Please remember that we make a special effort to bring together theorists and experimenters: theoretical talks should be prepared with experimenters in the audience in mind, and experimental talks should likewise be aimed at theorists.

Proceedings of the conference will be published. Instructions will be distributed during the Rencontres. Deadline for contributions will be May 15th 2005.

The workshop will begin on Saturday March 12th 2005 at 18h00 and will end on Saturday 19th, at 11h 30. For the other days, working hours will be: 8h30 - 11h30 and 16h30 - 20h30.

The following equipment will be available: a projector for computer presentations, and an overhead projector for transparencies. Speakers can bring their presentations on their laptops (while the compatibility of such devices has improved recently, we ask you to bring a back up copy for overhead projector).

The transparencies will be posted on the web just after the conference, in their original format (.ppt, .pdf, .ps, .doc) or only in .pdf if requested.

The conference fee for participants is 330 euros. It will cover the cost of the copy of the proceedings and the cost of all social events.

Payment can be made:

• Before the conference by bank transfer in euros only (add 22 euros for bank fees) to the Moriond bank account :

  Banque de Savoie, Place de l'Hotel de Ville, 73700 - Bourg Saint Maurice, France.

  ADREMOR, Bank Code 10 548, Branch No 00013, Account number 000 47135 153, Key 67, Swift code BSAVFR2C
  IBAN number: FR 76 - 1054 - 8000 - 1300 - 0471 - 3515 - 367
  BIC code: BSAVFR2C
  In this case, the transfer should clearly indicate your name to identify the payment. The corresponding voucher should imperatively be handed to the Moriond Secretary at the conference site.
  

• On the conference site by personal checks or traveller's checks in euros or US dollars to the order of "Rencontres de Moriond", handed to the conference secretariat upon your arrival or within the first 2 days of the workshop.

Please avoid cash payment if possible.

Credit cards are not accepted for Conference Fee payments but are accepted for the hotel bill (See below)..

Housing will be in Hotel Planibel, La Thuile. Meals will be served in this hotel for all participants.

The hotel bill shall be paid directly to the hotel. Major credit cards (for the hotel accommodations only) are accepted.

Cancellations of hotel reservation should be made before February 15^th, 2005. After this date, the hotel will charge us for the entire cost of accommodation and we will have to ask the participants who cancel their attendance later, to pay for the total accommodation as listed above.

Partial support from the European Union "Marie Curie" Program is available for a limited number of scientists:

• Doctorants (who started their thesis less than 4 years ago), without restriction on nationality (see application form)
• Young researchers (who started their thesis less than 10 years ago), without restriction on nationality (see application form)
• Researchers who are native of a European Union Member state or associated state, presently active outside of Europe, with more than 10 years of research activity (see application form)

Associated states are: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.

Please send your application to the secretariat before January 31st 2005.

7. Travel

1) From Paris to Geneva by train (TGV)

Please note that reservations are compulsory for TGV trains.

Train Schedule

* Please note that rooms will not be available before 17h00 on Saturday, March 12th.

2) From Geneva Airport to La Thuile

a) Conference bus

On saturday, March 12th

• one bus will leave at 12 h 00 sharp
• one bus will leave at 13 h 00 sharp
• two buses will leave at 13 h 30 sharp
• the last bus will leave at 15 h 30 sharp

Return conference buses are scheduled to leave La Thuile on Saturday, March 19th at 13h00 sharp (after lunch) and will reach Geneva airport and then CERN (if requested) around 15h30, depending on the traffic.

b) By car

La Thuile can be easily reached by car from France: by the A40 highway to St Gervais, then by the E25 to Chamonix, Courmayeur and Pré Saint Didier and then turn right, direction to La Thuile via Strada Statale Valle d'Aosta (10 km). If chains are necessary, the sooner you put them on, the better.

The price for a taxi from La Thuile to Geneva Airport is approximately 250 euros for one person and 90 euros for a grouped shuttle (www.ats-italy.net).

3) Transfer to and from Milan Airport Malpensa

Please note that your reply to the program committee member who sent you the invitation is not considered as a registration. Registration for your attendance to the workshop and hotel reservation will only be made on receipt of the registration form (paper or web).