Biological
systems and soft materials:
Future
directions in statistical physics
A symposium on the interface of statistical
physics, biology, and chemistry
Department of Physics,
March 6 and 7, 2004
Supported by U.S. National
Science Foundation, Virginia Tech,
and
the
Travel and Accommodations:
Travel:
Virginia
Tech and the Blacksburg area in Virginia are served by the Roanoke Regional
Airport (ROA), which has several daily flights by USAir, Delta Airlines, United
Airlines, or their affiliated regional carriers. Transportation between Roanoke
Airport and Blacksburg will be organized upon request. To request
transportation, please contact the organizers at this e-mail, once you have
made your travel reservations: schmittm@vt.edu
Van Service:
Transportation to
The easiest way is to wait for
our van. It will leave
Alternatively, car rentals are
available in the terminal building.
Taxi between
Lodging:
Inexpensive
accommodations for participants are available in several locations in and
around Blacksburg. Participants who are not Invited Speakers or Organizers are
requested to make their own reservations at,
e.g.:
·
Donaldson Brown Hotel
and Conference Center
On campus
(walking distance to everything)
Tel:
1-540-231-8000 Fax:
1-540-231-3746.
~ $78 per
night (single or double). Please mention the Symposium
to get the special Virginia Tech rate.
·
Microtel Inn and
Suites
About 5
miles from campus. Shuttle service will be arranged.
Tel:
1-540-381-0500 Fax 1-540-1381-7525
~ $40 per
night (single or double). Please mention the Symposium
to get the special Virginia Tech rate.
·
Lodging
for the Invited Speakers and Organizers will be arranged by the Organizing
Committee at Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center.
Deadline:
February 29, 2004.
Graduate
and undergraduate students: FREE.
A
nominal fee of U.S. $60 will be charged of all other participants to cover
coffee breaks and refreshments.
Notice to students and postdocs seeking financial support:
At the time of your registration on the
registration web site, please also send e-mail to Professor Beate
Schmittmann at schmittm@vt.edu with
your request and the following information:
Name:
Affiliation:
Brief reason for wanting to attend:
Brief description (2-3 sentences) of research:
Title of talk:
Name of PhD/postdoctoral advisor:
Program Main Page Registration Page
Organizers:
Beate
Schmittmann, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech. schmittm@vt.edu
Uwe C. Täuber,
Department
of Physics, Virginia Tech. tauber@vt.edu
Per Arne Rikvold, Department
of Physics, Florida State University. rikvold@csit.fsu.edu
Bulbul Chakraborty,
School
of Physics, Brandeis University. bulbul@brandeis.edu