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abstract: Over the last several years, there have been major advances in the experimental observation and theoretical understanding of turbulent plasmas and fluids. This meeting will bring together theoreticians and experimentalists from three different fields, namely plasma turbulence, fluid turbulence, and dynamo physics. Some of the overarching themes will be pattern formation, coherent structures, and the dynamics of tracers in turbulent flows. The goal is to review our current understanding of turbulent plasmas and fluids, to exchange ideas between these research areas, as well as to foster collaborations.

abstract: Plasmonics: the next five years. This conference aims to capture the state of the art of UK strength in plasmonics, and to brainstorm where it is heading in the next 5 years.

abstract: An international conference to explore MHD processes during the transformation of molecular cloud cores to young stars.

abstract: The conference „Magnetic fields on scales from kilometres to kiloparsecs: properties and origin” is intended for professional scientists, PhD students and Post-Docs interested in magnetic fields and their properties. We expect about 100 participants from all over the world. The conference will consist of invited talks, contributed talks, and a poster session. The conference proceedings will be made available in the electronic form.

abstract: The Symposium on Plasma Physics and Technology has a long tradition and is usually held biennially. This will be the 24th Symposium. It was originally founded for the presentation of results of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (IPP CAS) in 1967. Since 1969 it has gradually become a Czechoslovak forum in this branch and many famous foreign scientists have made presentations. Till 1992 the Symposium was organized by IPP CAS itself at Liblice Castle. Since 1993 it has been held in co-operation with the Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University (FEE CTU) in Prague. Since 2000 the Proceedings were published in Czechoslovak Journal of Physics till journal dissolution in 2006. In contrast to previous SPPT symposia there was no proceedings in the traditional sense in 2008 but authors were encouraged to send their papers to European Physical Journal D, and an EPJD special issue is after reviewing published now. There will be about 200- 250 participants.

abstract: This one day meeting is a popular event providing a forum for those involved in using plasma and ion beams for surface modification, surface analysis and thin film deposition.

abstract: The aim of the Summer School is to provide an introduction to the fundamental principles of plasma physics, together with a broad understanding of its fields of application.

abstract: In the last 25 years, a new mathematical approach, gyrokinetics, has been developed to treat low-frequency fluctuations in plasmas. In this approach, the fast orbital 'gyromotion' is averaged to produce kinetic equations for rings of charge. This is a mathematically rigorous description that is far more tractable than the full kinetic theory. Despite some practical successes in code-building and simulations, the mathematical properties and physical implications of gyrokinetics are insufficiently well understood. In space and astrophysics, the wide applicability and power of the gyrokinetic theory has yet to be fully recognised and exploited. To realise the benefits of this approach, it is essential that gyrokinetics be put on a firm mathematical and physical footing. This program will include several workshops.

abstract: The ASOS meeting has been held once every three years since its inception in Lund in 1983 and has provided a forum for atomic spectroscopists and astronomers from around the world to meet and discuss atomic data from the perspectives of their production and application.

The 10th ASOS meeting will be organized by University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. It will comprise three days of invited talks, contributed talks, and poster presentations. The conference will begin with a welcome reception on Tuesday evening. An outing to locations in the greater San Francisco Bay Area is also being planned.

The ASOS conference represents an ideal occasion for students wanting to learn about atomic physics and its applications in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. Student participation is highly encouraged. Attempts will be made to defray some of the cost of student participation.

abstract: It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 15th International Congress on Plasma Physics (ICPP 2010) which will be held in Santiago, capital of Chile, during August 8-13, 2010, in combination with the 13th Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics (LAWPP 2010).

These combined scientific meetings will be preceded by a School on Plasma Physics (August 1-6, 2010), oriented to worldwide students and young researchers. Besides, the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize will be bestowed on the awarded scientist selected by the IUPAP C16 Commission on Plasma Physics.

abstract: HCI 2010 is the 15th in a series of International Conference on the Physics of Highly Charged Ions. The past two conferences were in Chofu, Japan and Belfast, UK in 2008 and 2006 respectively. HCI2010 will be held at Fudan University in Shanghai and co-chaired by Prof. Yaming Zou and Prof. Roger Hutton

abstract: The ECLIM conferences have great traditions, especially in the field of high-intensity laser-matter interactions. In the year of the 50th anniversary of Maiman’s first laser, ECLIM takes place for the first time in Hungary, one of the host countries of a great future undertaking, the ELI laser.

abstract: n recent years there has been an explosion of activity on cold Rydberg gases resulting in a diverse range of exciting developments that combine aspects of atomic and molecular physics, nonlinear optics, statistical physics, quantum information science, condensed matter and plasma physics. The aim of this workshop is to promote scientific exchange and interaction between researchers working in these and related areas.

The workshop will cover a range of topics, including the dynamics and exotic phases of strongly interacting quantum systems, as occurring in ultracold molecular and Rydberg gases, coherent control of Rydberg atoms and molecules, with applications in quantum optics and quantum information, formation of Rydberg and antimatter atoms and their interactions with strong fields and solid state interfaces, as well as ultracold plasma physics.

The two week event is part of a Tandem Workshop program with the Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (see\\ http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/Rydberg09.html). The first workshop week will consist of invited talks and contributed poster presentations. During the second week we will provide extensive time for informal talks and discussions among a smaller number of researchers, intended to explore common interests and possibly initiate collaborative work.

abstract: The Twelfth International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering - PSE 2010 - will be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from Monday, September 13 to Friday, September 17, 2010.

The biennial PSE conference series is organized by the European Joint Committee on Plasma and Ion Surface Engineering. With a continuously growing interest in the preceding PSE events, with more than 700 participants from all over the world in 2008, PSE is a well-established and leading forum in the field of plasma as well as ion- and particle-beam assisted surface modification and thin film technologies.

PSE provides an opportunity to present recent progress in research and development and industrial applications. Its topics span a wide range from fundamentals such as e.g. process modelling and simulation or thin physics, through empirical studies which e.g. establish the relationships between process parameters and the structural and functional properties of modified surfaces and/or thin films, towards the application in industrial production.

With numerous industrial exhibitors and an exceptionally large fraction of participants from industry (more than 30% in 2008), a special feature of PSE is the intimate and vivid interaction between those being involved in basic research and those who have to meet the rapidly increasing demands in the industrial production.

abstract: Welcome to the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, which will be held at the Congress and Convention Center of the Zaragoza World Trade Center (WTCZ) from January 30 to February 4, 2011. The European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry has positioned itself as a privileged forum for the discussion of the most relevant advances, as well as the challenges remaining, in Plasma Spectrochemistry. The next edition will feature lecture and poster sessions covering the latest in plasma fundamentals, laser-assisted methodologies, isotopic analysis, imaging and speciation techniques, metallomics and nanotechnology, among other topics. A number of selected free short courses will also be programmed. See you in Zaragoza!

The first Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1980. Since then, a total of 30 meetings have been organized considering those celebrated in America, Europe (since 1985) and more recently in Asia (since 2006), thanks to the growing popularity reached by the first editions. Attendance has grown from 170 in 1980 to more than 600 with world-wide scientific participation representing 30 countries. Technical sessions comprise lectures and posters describing application, fundamental, and instrumentation developments with popular electrical plasma sources. The inductively coupled plasma (ICP), glow discharge sources, microwave induced plasma, direct current plasma, and laser-assisted plasma spectrochemistry are featured. New spectrometric instrumentation, novel sample introduction systems, plasma system automation, sample preparation approaches, elemental speciation, spectroscopic standards, quality assurance, new diagnostic characteristics, and theoretical treatments are highlighted.