W:1st announcement

Dear All,
     The Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University is
 pleased to announce the Biannual Conference on Chemistry Chem.04. The
 venue for the Conference is the University of Cairo, and the scientific
 program will take place during 5-8 March, 2006.
 This event provides a forum for fostering scientific exchange and
 collaboration. All interested chemists are encouraged to attend and
 contribute to the program.
 The conference will focus on new and emerging trends in
 chemistry. Original relevant aspects of biological, medicinal,
 stereochemistry, natural products and industrial chemistry will be
 featured in a program which seeks to cater to a wide range of interests in
 contemporary chemistry and offers a visionary perspective on future
 challenges and opportunities in the field.
 Session on "Femtosecond chemistry" and "H-bond structures and
 dynamics"
 Invited international lectures confirmed so far are:
 G. Gerber (Wuerzburg)
  Analysis and optimal control of chemical reactions
 H. Kauffmann (Vienna)
  Applications to polymers
 J.-L. Martin (Paris)
  Applications to bio-molecules
 A.D. Bandrauk (Sherbrook)
  Quantum theory for femto- and attosecond chemistry
 O. Khn ( Berlin)
  Hydrogen bond dynamics: from gas to condensed phase
 K. Takatsuka (Tokyo)
   Quantum electron dynamics in hydrogen bonds
                    Workshops
 A one-day workshop will be conducted in each of the following areas:
            Thermal Analysis Mass Spectrometry
 Organized by  Prof.  Nour El-Dein Tawfik
                        NMR  Techniques
 Organized by  Prof. Dr. Ahmed Farag
 The registration in any of these workshops should be indicated in the
 conference application form. Conference registration entitles applicants
 to a 50% discount  in the workshop registration fee.
 Informal Tutorial
 A pre-conference tutorial/workshop will be held on the
 "Simulation of wave packet dynamics on computer". It will address
 topics
 such as laser pulse control and some other theoretical aspects. The
 workshop will be delivered by Professor J. Manz,  Professor O. Khn and
 Mohamed Shibl of the Free University Berlin, Germany. duration: 6 hrs.
 Accommodation
 Hotel reservation for participants will be available on request in various
 areas and rates, in addition to a limited number of rooms in the
 University Guesthouse. Request for reservation should be made as early as
 possible.
 Conference Fee
    The registration fee for Egyptians: L.E. 500 for participants and
 L.E. 200 for accompanying persons. For Non-Egyptians the registration fee
 is  350. The registration fees for any of the workshops: L.E. 200.  The
 registration fee for any of the tutorials: L.E. 100. The registration fee
 covers the scientific meetings, lunches, closing banquet, excursions or a
 city tour. Payment of accommodation or of registration fee is made on site
 upon arrival or via The National Bank of Egypt, Cairo University Branch,
 Ac. No. 710517
 You will be announced with more details later.
 Mohamed Shibl
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 Mohamed F. Shibl
 Freie Universitt Berlin
 Fachbereich Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie
 Institut fr Chemie - Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie
 Takustr. 3
 14195 Berlin
 Germany
 Office: 35.18
 Phone : +49-30-838-52645
 Fax     : +49-30-838-54792
 E-mail : mfshibl #%# chemie.fu-berlin.de
 http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/~mfshibl/
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