Dear colleague,
I am pleased to inform you that a
workshop on ab initio Valence Bond
theory will take place next 16-20 July
2012 in Paris (Université Pierre et
Marie Curie, campus de Jussieu).
Registration if free, and it will be limited to the first 50
requests.
Don’t wait too much !
The purpose of the workshop is threefold :
i) to guide newcomers to ab initio Valence Bond to learn the
necessary
basics of the theory and start using some of the available VB
codes
(especially the XMVB and BLW programs),
ii) to be a meeting
ground for chemists from diverse scientific
communities, whose interest are
related with aspects of ab initio VB
theory ;
iii) to stimulate further developments in VB methods and
algorithms, new
applications of VB theory to chemical problems, and new
collaborations.
Considering these purposes, this workshop will include
plenary lectures on
Valence Bond theory, methods, and related models; short talks given
by
participants on topics relevant to VB theory ; ample time dedicated
to
free discussions ; "hands-on" computational sessions: basic
initiation to
the XMVB and BLW software. Extension lectures will as well
provide
connections between VB and other related wave function methods as
well as
with related interpretative methods.
This event will be
sponsored by CECAM as part of 2012 series of «CECAM
tutorials», so no registration fees will be requested. We might be able
to
deliver some financial support to a few participants, but there
is
absolutely no garantee for the moment. We are trying to arrange
affordable
housing in Paris close to the campus, more information on that
will
follow.
You will find more information on the workshop, including
detailed
schedule and lecturers names, on our web site :
http://wiki.lct.jussieu.fr/workshop/index.php/Workshop_on_ab_initio_Valence_Bond_theory_(VB)
and you can already register on the following page on the CECAM web site :
http://www.cecam.org/workshop-6-778.html
We hope to see you next July in Paris !
For the organizing committee,
Benoît BRAIDA, Philippe HIBERTY,
Sason S. SHAIK, Yirong MO and Wei WU