Announcing TUG'96 in Dubna (Russia) July 28-Aug 2 1996
Michel Goossens
Michel.Goossens at cern.ch
Thu Feb 8 18:50:05 CET 1996
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The 17th Annual TeX Users Group Meeting
polyglot polytechnic
polymath POLY-TeX polymath
polytechnic polyglot
July 28-- August 2, 1996
in JINR, Dubna, Russia
Organized jointly by: TUG, CyrTUG, JINR
CALL FOR PAPERS
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Dear TeX Friends!
So the time has arrived when TeX, the Polyglot, who has for many years
happily ``spoken'' many different languages written in the Latin
alphabet, extends its knowledge in the field of other alphabets.
During the Summer of 1996, a visit is planned to Russia where TeX
will have its first practical session in Cyrillic.
Russia is that large country, with its enormous spaces, inhabited by
those enigmatic Russians, who started the century with a Revolution,
and ended it with ``Perestroyka''. A country who founded a brilliant
mathematical school, colonized the Cosmos, and conquered the world
with its literature, music, and ballet.
So what awaits the TeX user who plans to attend TUG'96?
At Moscow's international Sheremetevo-2 Airport, conference
participants will be met by a member of the organizing committee and
escorted by bus to Dubna, where from July 28 to August 2, the 17th TUG
conference will take place (see below for more about Dubna). If, for
some reason or another, you envision cold, the taiga, and white bears,
then we can reassure you, Dubna is in the European part of Russia, and
if you want to see the ice on the nordic oceans, you will have to
travel further than you would to reach the subtropics of the Black Sea
shore. Indeed, you will soon find that the pine forest in which the
comfortable town of Dubna is situated will remind you of a park. In
July and August, the weather is mostly warm and sunny, with an average
temperature of 28 degrees Centigrade. Guests will be housed in a
comfortable hotel on the banks of the Volga river in single or double
rooms (hot water, shower, telephone, and television). The Russian
``cuisine'' is characterized by its abundance, so one can forget about
slimming.
The social program includes a picnic on the picturesque banks of the
Volga, where we will be taken by boat, a bus excursion to Sergiev
Posad (the center of the Russian Orthodox Church, where Andrey
Slephkhin works--- see his article on page 373 of TUGboat 16#4 or the
EuroTeX'95 proceedings page 331), and, on the last day a visit to
Moscow, following which the participants can be dropped of at the
airport to fly home, or at one of the railway stations, if they want
to prolong their visit.
The conference's preliminary program will be announced as soon as we
receive from you, dear readers, proposals for presentations, courses
that you would like to teach or attend, poster sessions, or any
problem(s) or subject(s) that interest you. Please send your
suggestions to the conference electronic address
TUG96 at pds.jinr.ru
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The theme of the Conference is: PolyTeX, TeX or the art of
multi-lingual, maths and technical typesetting.
polyglot polytechnic
polymath POLY-TeX polymath
polytechnic polyglot
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Evgeniy Vasilievitch Pankratiev Moscow, Russia
Email: pankrat at shade.msu.ru
Michel Goossens Geneva, Switzerland
Email: goossens at cern.ch
Mimi Burbank Florida, USA
Email: mimi at scri.fsu.edu
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DEADLINES
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Submission of abstracts February 20 <<<<<<<
Acceptance signified to authors February 29 <<<<<<<
Preliminary articles March 31 <<<<<<<
Proposals for workshops, demos,
and poster sessions April 20
Registration and transfer of a
non-refundable sum of $100
per person to a Dubna bank May 31
Visa supporting information June 5
Revised articles June 10 <<<<<<<
Start of Conference July 28
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Vladimir Vasilievitch Korenkov Dubna, Russia
Email: korenkov at cv.jinr.ru
Irina Anatolievna Makhovaya Moscow, Russia
Email: irina at mir.msk.su
Sebastian Rahtz Oxford, UK
Email: s.rahtz at elsevier.co.uk
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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Conference costs
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The Conference Committee foresees a cost in the range 550--600 USD.
This sum includes the complete cost of the conference, namely the
registration fee, lodging (6 nights with six breakfasts, lunches, and
dinners), coffee/tea breaks, social events, and transport from
Sheremetevo Airport to Dubna. The payment should be made in the
following way: a `non-refundable' sum of $100 per person should be
transferred to a bank account (to be announced) before June 1st.
After receipt of that sum an official invitation, necessary for
obtaining a visa (see below), will be faxed to the participant. The
rest will be payable in cash upon arrival at the Conference (no credit
cards or cheques can be used in Dubna). %For participants of
economically weaker countries or for students %we hope to arrange
partial support via sponsors. We hope to arrange bursary funds for
support of students and those participants who demonstrate need.
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Visas
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Most of the visitors from outside Russia will need a visa to attend
the Conference. Therefore, for arranging a visa into Russia,
participants should inform the
Mrs. N. Dokalenko, Conference Secretariat
E-mail nataly at ypr.jinr.dubna.su;
Fax 7 095 975 2381 or 7 09621 65 891
of their and (possibly) the accompanying person(s)'s full name, date
of birth, citizenship, passport number, arrival and departure dates.
The Secretariat will forward by fax the visa support message to the
participants with which they should apply for visas to the nearest
Russian Embassy or Consulate. Please note that you should apply for a
visa valid for Dubna, Moscow, and Sergiev Posad. (If you plan to visit
other cities in Russia you should obtain the relevant documents and
join them to the visa application, so that the names of all places to
be visited can be entered on the visa form as required.)
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Transportation
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The Organizing Committee will arrange direct transportation by bus
from the Sheremetevo-2 Airport to Dubna (130 km north of Moscow). The
Secretariat should be informed of the flight number, precise date and
time of arrival (Moscow time) `no later than' four working days before
a participant wishes to be met at the airport. It is our intention to
have each participant met by a member of Organizing Committee.
Details will be available later.
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WELCOME TO DUBNA !
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Dubna was founded in 1956 when the Convention establishing the Joint
Institute for Nuclear Research was signed. The town is situated on the
picturesque banks of the Volga river and the Moscow sea 120 km to the
north of Moscow. One can reach Dubna from Moscow within 2 hours going
by car, by bus or by express train. It will take you 1.5 hours to go
to Dubna from the Sheremetevo-2 International Airport. Waterways
connect Dubna not only to the Russian Volga cities, but also to the
waters of the Black, the Caspian, the Baltic and the White seas.
There is no harmful environmental impact from the industrial plants;
this together with the large tracts of forest in the environs of
Dubna, and the vast water area dotted with small islands, makes the
area quite attractive for tourism and rest. The Volga embankment is
one of the prettiest parts of the town. In springtime, the streets of
Dubna are full of the odour of lilacs, the apple trees are pink-white;
in summer, lime trees, maples, birch trees and poplars make the town
seem totally green; in autumn the town is all golden excepting the
evergreen of old pine trees. The town's modern look harmonizes with
the quietness of the surrounding forest. The town was built in the
midst of a forest. There are separate patches of trees in the town
itself, and the town park is just a part of the forest. It takes just
a few minutes to get to the forest from the shopping centre on foot. A
few minutes' walk and you are outside the city limits!
Small as it is, Dubna is a real metropolis. It is a scientific
metropolis. It is a ``big little city'', as a visiting American
scientist called it many years ago. Since the foundation of the Joint
Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), the name of Dubna has
constantly been in the pages of the world's newspapers and journals.
Dubna is one of the world centres for fundamental research in nuclear
physics. The Joint Institute plays an important role as a coordinator
of investigations of the scientists from 18 JINR member-state
institutes. Wide international scientific and technical cooperation
is one of the fundamental concepts of the JINR.
Dubna is indeed a town of international friendship. Foreign speech can
be heard everywhere. But the words, no matter in which language they
are pronounced, are clear to everybody: friendly cooperation and
fraternity unite all the physicists and mathematicians living and
working in Dubna into an international scientific community.
On October 3, 1994, Dubna opened its doors to its first university,
``International University of Dubna: Nature, Society and Man''. The
university is composed of five "cathedra" or faculties, including
socioeconomic sciences, ecology and earth science, computer education,
linguistics, and health and physical education. Two more faculties---
law and government and technology--- are also being contemplated.
The town has great experience in holding international conferences,
and exchanges of delegations between countries in the sphere of
science, education and culture. Dubna and La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA,
are sister cities. Dubna is famous for its hospitality. Famous
scientists, public figures and statesmen from different countries
visit Dubna. They are always impressed by the gracious welcome they
receive in Dubna and warm generosity which Dubna residents
demonstrate.
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A FEW WORDS ON MOSCOW
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Moscow, the capital of Russia, has a population of some nine million
people. It is a city rich in cultural, architectural and historical
monuments, and, at the same time, boasts a rapidly developing modern
urban community with brand new blocks of flats, long, straight and
broad avenues, parks, gardens, stadiums, schools, cinemas, department
stores, recreation centres, bridges and highways. Though
forward-looking, it cherishes the memory of its past, and its old
sections lend it a special charm.
Michel Goossens / TUG President
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