"Black Hole" by Julie Weekes
 
 

4th EDOARDO AMALDI CONFERENCE 

ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
 
 

Amaldi4

July 8 - 13, 2001
The University of Western Australia

Perth, Australia

OVERVIEW

The Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves has been held three times before:  in Frascati, Italy (1994), at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland (1997) and at Caltech, Pasadena, USA, (1999).  The 4th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi 4) has taken on a new significance as it is now the main meeting for the Gravitational Wave Detection Community (GWIC).

Amaldi 4  will be held at The University of Western Australia, Perth, from July 8 - 14, 2001.  It is hoped that this large international forum will attract key people from a variety of relevant disciplines.   A free public lecture will be given by Dr. R.N. Manchester at the Octagon Theatre on campus during the conference.  Young scientists are encouraged to participate and a subsidy of some or all of their travel expenses and a reduced registration fee is being offered.

Amaldi 4 will be held in conjunction with the 3rd Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (ACGRG3).  Amaldi 4 has been scheduled to allow participants to attend the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation 16th International Conference (GR16) in Durban, South Africa from 15 - 21 July.  Participants on round the world tickets can therefore attend both conferences at no extra travel cost.


 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The Scientific Program will be determined by the International Advisory Committee in conjunction with the Local Organising Committee (see membership below)

International Advisory Committee
P. Astone (Italy), B. Barish (USA), D. Blair (Australia), V. Braginsky (Russia), A. Brillet (France), R. Byer  (USA), N. Cabibbo (Italy), J. Centrella (USA), M. Cerdonio (Padova), E. Coccia (Italy), M. Coles (USA),  T. Damour (France), K. Danzmann (Germany), S. Dhurandhar (India), R. Drever (USA), J. Faller (USA), S. Finn (USA), W. Folkner (USA), G. Frossati (Netherlands), M. Fujimoto (Japan), A. Giazotto (Italy), W. Hamilton (USA), J. Hough (UK), Y. Kozai (Japan), K. Kuroda (Japan), D. McClelland (Australia) (Chairman), J. Munch (Australia), J. Pacheco (France), G. Pizzella (Italy), F. Raab (USA), N. Robertson (UK), B. Schutz (UK), K. Tsubono (Japan), P. Van Amersfoort, S. Vitale (Italy), H. Ward (UK), R. Weiss (USA), C. Will (USA).

Local Organising Committee
F. Benabid (The University of Western Australia), D.G. Blair (Chair) (The University of Western Australia), R. Burman (The University of Western Australia), R. Burston (Monash University), D. Coward (The University of Western Australia), Ju L. (The University of Western Australia), Y. Korczynskyj (The University of Western Australia), A. Lun (Monash University) , D. McClelland (Australian National University), J. Munch (The University of Adelaide), S. Scott (Australian National University), M. Tobar (The University of Western Australia), P. Veitch (The University of Adelaide),  J. Winterflood (The University of Western Australia).

The emphasis of the conference is on gravitational wave detection, sources and data analysis. The preliminary program is presently being drawn up and includes:

Sunday 8 July 2001     :     Registration and Welcome Reception
Mon-Fri 9-13 July       :     Scientific Program
Thursday 12 July         :     Conference Excursion after morning tea followed in the evening by a farewell BBQ.

The Amaldi 4 program sessions will include: overviews of the status of astrophysical gravitational wave sources, interferometry and bar antennae followed by sessions on: the sources of gravitational waves, interferometry in considerable detail, a series of overview talks on advanced concepts in suspensions, thermal and non-thermal noise, interferometer configurations, lasers and optics, quantum non-demolition, advanced configurations, space interferometry, bar antennae, signal processing and data analysis including the stochastic background, data analysis for resonant detectors and various issues in relation to gravity wave data analysis, suspensions and thermal noise.

A public lecture will be held on the Monday evening and a poster, pizza and brief 'sparkler' talks session is scheduled for the Tuesday evening.

Some of the conference will overlap the 3rd Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (ACGRG3) which will attract scientists from around Australia and will have a greater emphasis on theory.  Click here to go to the ACGRG3 web page for further information.


 

CONFERENCE FACILITIES

The main conference will be held in the Octagon Theatre.  During the conference excursion the conference delegates will be shown the research facilities of the first stage of the Australian International Gravitational Observatory at Gingin.  The ACGRG3 will be held in the Ross Lecture Theatre in the Physics Department, UWA.

The University of Western Australia Campus Map
Map of Perth City showing UWA and surrounding area - (open in image software)    (open in browser)


 

REGISTRATION

Registration fees include a Conference Dinner, Conference Excursion, morning and afternoon teas, a book of Abstracts, a conference bag and Conference Proceedings.  Click here to go to the Registration Page.

WEATHER

July is Winter in the southern hemisphere.  The temperature can be warm to cool: the average maximum is 18 deg C and the average minimum is 8 deg C.  Rain is intermittent with many fine days interspersed with heavy rain periods.


 

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation has been arranged at UWA residential colleges. Various types of accommodation are available in limited numbers.  Please register early to ensure the type and cost of accommodation.  Click here for the Registration page to register for accommodation. 


 

TRAVEL

Visas:  Please ensure you apply well in advance for an entry visa to Australia if this is required.

Instead of a visa, an Electronic Travel Authority can be arranged when purchasing your airline ticket for those holding passports from the following countries: Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and the USA (amongst others).

Please check the following web pages of the Australian Dept. of Immigration for further information and a complete list of countries:

http://www.immi.gov.au/general/travel2.htm

Further information is available at:

http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/51entry.htm
http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/50touris.htm

Personal pre and post Conference Tours
These can be arranged via the W.A.Tourism Commission   See Social Activities below.

Airport Transfers
The cost of a taxi fare from the International Terminal to UWA is ~US$15 and from the Domestic Terminal is ~US$14.  Buses from the terminals to Perth City Centre are available - another taxi or bus is then required to UWA.

If taking a Transperth bus from the City Centre to UWA you must walk to the bus stop on St George'S Tce near Westralia Square.  Take bus no. 72.  These buses do not run late at night and there is a reduced service on Sundays.

Taxis
Taxis cannot be flagged down in the street.  You must wait at a Taxi Terminal or call for a taxi:

Swan Taxis - 131388
Black and White Taxis - 9333 3333.

Travel around Perth
Details of using the metro bus system around Perth can be obtained from Transperth.
 


 

EXHIBITION

An exhibition will be held at the venue and interested exhibitors should direct enquiries to the Conference Manager below.


 

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES and ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAM

Both delegates and accompanying persons are invited to the Welcome Drinks and Registrations Function which will be held from 4pm on Sunday 8th July.  Delegates will be offered an excursion through the picturesque Swan Valley with lunch at a large vineyard and then to the facilities of the first stage of the Australian International Gravitational Observatory at Gingin.  This will be followed that evening by the Conference Dinner at a boutique winery.  The cost of the excursion and conference dinner is included in the registration fee while the cost of attending these for accompanying persons will be advised.  It is planned to hold a poster, sparkler talks and pizza session on Tuesday evening.

A separate social program is being planned for accompanying persons.

A free public lecture by Dr. R.N. Manchester will be held on Monday evening.

If delegates wish to visit other tourist destinations in Western Australia you may like to browse the following pages from the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (national parks).

About Western Australia

Western Australian Tourism Commission

The Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management

The Government of Western Australia
 

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT/ENQUIRIES

Ms D. Greenwood
Conference Manager
Amaldi4 Secretariat
Department of Physics
The University of Western Australia
Nedlands   WA   6907
Australia

Telephone: +61.8.9380.3909 or +61.8.9380.2736
Fax: +61.8.980.1170
Email: amaldi@physics.uwa.edu.au


 
 


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