KIAS-Hanyang Joint Workshop on

Multifaceted Skyrmions and Effective Field Theory

October 25 - 27, 2004

Objective of the Meeting

The workshop will be devoted to the recent revival and developments of skyrmions and related solitons in diverse areas of physics, i.e., particle, hadron and condensed matter physics with the highlights on the structure of pentaquarks, dense hadronic matter and condensed matter.

Place of the Meeting

The meeting will take place on the campus of Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), Seoul, Korea.

How to get to KIAS from Incheon International Airport (short guide)
Maps & Directions to KIAS (full directions)
KIAS map for taxi driver

KIAS campus map
KIAS nearby map
KIAS location in Seoul

Incheon International Airport
Information on Seoul
Information on Korea
Weather in Seoul

Invited speakers

Cho, Y.M.            (Seoul N.U.)
Ezawa, Z.F.          (Tohoku, U.)
Hong, D.K.           (Pusan N.U.)
Kubodera, K.        (U. of South Carolina)
Niemi, A.J.            (Uppsala U., Sweden)
Park, B.-Y.^*         (Chungnam N.U.)
Praszalowicz, M.   (Brookhaven N.L.)
Son, D.T.              (U. of Washington)
Sutcliffe, P.M.        (Kent U.)
Vento, V.               (Valencia, Spain)
van Kolck, U.         (Arizona U)
Wiese, U.-J.          (Bern U., Switzerland)
(*to be confirmed)

Scientific Program, Speakers & Talk Titles

Both Beam projector and OHP are available in KIAS. For those who want to use Beam Projectors, please, send us your file, or bring your notebook/USB memory card.

Money Exchange

Banks in the airport will be open until the last airplane arrives. For the locations of banks at the airport, please check http://www.airport.or.kr/Eng/guide/passenger/layer_info.jsp.

On-line Registration (Deadline Sep. 30, 2004)

On-line registration is available at http://conf.kias.re.kr/registration.html.
In order for lodging arrangement and to receive future announcements, please fill out the online registration form.

Visa Information:

For the participants from most countries, the entry visa is not needed for short stay in Korea. (Please visit http://www.mofat.go.kr/en/visa/e_visa.mof for the informations.)
It can be very time-consuming for participants from some countries to obtain proper travel papers. Please keep in mind that the visa application process could take up several months in extreme cases.
Apply early! If you need advice or assistance, please contact Ms. Jung Eun Lee at jamie@admin.kias.re.kr. The conference will provide supporting documentation for visa applications upon request.

Conference Staff: Jung Eun Lee ( jamie@admin.kias.re.kr)