Second announcement HIF 2016 by Nazarbayev University Research & Innovation System

www.hif2016astana.org

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

INVITATION Dear colleagues, You are cordially invited to participate in the 21st International Symposium on Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion (HIF2016), to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 18-22 July 2016. This symposium continues the series of symposia that began in Berkeley in 1976. The most recent symposia occurred in Lanzhou, China (2014), Berkeley, USA (2012), Darmstadt, Germany (2010), Tokyo, Japan (2008), and Saint-Malo, France (2006). The purpose of the symposia is to review the status of heavy ion fusion research, and to stimulate further progress in understanding inertial fusion energy production and the science and technology needed for its implementation. Heavy-ion accelerators are promising candidate drivers for energy production due to their high repetition rate and high efficiency. We also expect to critically access the PW-laser applications in ICF (Inertial Confinement Fusion). A positive emphasis will be also given to the ongoing heavy ion accelerator projects at large institutions located in Europe, Russia, China, Japan, USA and others. The highlighted topics of HIF2016 will cover:

• Heavy-Ion Inertial Fusion and other ICF programs; • Properties of Warm Dense Matter: Theory, experiments, and advanced diagnostic techniques; • Ion sources and high power accelerators, Pulsed Power (pulsed energy); • Fusion target physics, Hydrodynamic instabilities; • Beam-plasma interactions, Atomic processes in plasma, laser plasma interactions; • Applications of ICF; • TOKAMAK, Nuclear Science (related to the Kazakhstan activities); • Dark Energy and Dark Matter research; • Heavy ion stopping.

The symposium website: www.hif2016astana.org, is the key information outlet. Please visit the site to find up-to-date information. The symposium email address is hif2016@nu.edu.kz, please feel free to contact us if needed. Please mark your calendars, and please do not hesitate to distribute the announcement to your colleagues who might be interested.

We look forward to welcoming you in Astana in July 2016!

Dieter Hoffmann, Kanat Baigarin, Chairman, Local Chair and Co-Chairs

Joe Kwan,

Alexander Tikhonov

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

International Advisory Board:

Local Organizing committee:

Dieter Hoffmann, GSI Darmstadt, Germany, Chairman; Yongtao Zhao, Jiaotong University, Xi’An, China; Peter Spiller, Accelerator Physics, GSI Darmstadt, Germany; Peter Siedl, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA; John Barnard, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA; Ahmed Hassanein, Purdue University, USA; Bob Cauble, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA; Igor Kaganovich, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA; Jun Hasegawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; Shigeo Kawata, Utsunomiya University, Japan; Gennady Remnev, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia; Boris Sharkov, Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany; Alexander Golubev, Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Russia; Kanat Baigarin, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan.

Kanat Baigarin, Vice-President for Innovations, Nazarbayev University, Chairman; Joe Kwan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (retired), Co-Chair; Alexander Tikhonov, Chief Scientist “National Laboratory Astana” PI, Nazarbayev University, Co-Chair; Zinetula Insepov, Chief Scientist “Nazarbayev university Research and Innovation Systems” PE, Nazarbayev University; Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, General Director “National Laboratory Astana” PE, Nazarbayev University; Marat Kaikanov, Researcher, “National Laboratory Astana” PE, Nazarbayev University; Pavel Ni, Lam Research Corporation, Tualatin, CA, USA; Tlekkabul Ramazanov, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan; Kairat Kadyrzhanov, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan; Alma Dauletbakova, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan. Irina Tazhibaeva, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Sakhiyev Sayabek, Institute of Nuclear Physics, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan;

Secretariat and Contacts Kanat Dukenbayev Email: hif2016@nu.edu.kz Phone: +8 7172 70-64-73 Address: Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay batyr ave., 010000 Astana, Kazakhstan. www.hif2016astana.org www.facebook.com/HIF2016Astana www.twitter.com/hif2016astana

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Important dates and deadlines

Items First announcement Second announcement Abstract submission deadline Early registration deadline Booking deadline for weekend getaway trip to Burabay Hotel reservation deadline (Park Inn by Radisson Hotel) Conference starts Conference ends

Date February, 2016 March, 2016 20 May, 2016 1 June, 2016 1 June, 2016 05 July, 2016 18 July, 2016 22 July, 2016

Conference venue

The 21st HIF symposium will be held on 18-22 July 2016 at the Nazarbayev University. Nazarbayev University is a modern and rapidly growing university initiated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2010. It seeks to promote a qualitative leap forward in the preparation of the next generation of national technical and scientific elites to assist in the industrial-innovative development of the country. Astana, the capital city of Republic of Kazakhstan, is located at the northern region of Kazakhstan and surrounded by forests and lakes. One of the world’s youngest capitals, Astana is a modern city with a favorable environment attractive for tourists and comfortable for guests and residents. Despite being so young, Astana develops fast and steady in every positive aspect: economically, culturally, intellectually, etc. This gives the city its unique spirit of youth and progress, and makes it an increasingly attractive place to live and visit, and to experience «future happening now”.

Conference agenda

Welcome Reception will be scheduled on Monday, 18th of July 2016 from 18:00 to 21:00 at Park Inn Hotel in Astana. There is no additional cost for registered participants and accompanying person. The scientific program will consist of invited Plenary Lectures, Oral and Poster Presentations. The conference language is English. A detailed conference program and schedule will be available in June 2016 at the conference website. The final Conference Program and printed abstract book will be given to the participants at the registration desk.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Social Events

• Welcome Reception in Park Inn by Radisson Hotel on 18th of July, 2016. • Tour to NU and other research facilities in Astana and a short city tour will be arranged. • We also offer transportation to Astana Opera (you will need to buy your tickets) during conference period. More info will be available on the conference website. • Conference Banquet – “Gala” dinner will be scheduled on Friday 22nd July 2016. • Weekend getaway trip to Burabay recreation area (optional) on 23rd-24th July 2016 will be organized (www.hif2016astana.org/trip-info-/field-trip-/). You can book and pay for the trip at the conference website.

Registration

All participants are required to register for the HIF2016 through the website of www. hif2016astana.org. In case of difficulty with the online registration, please contact us by email: hif2016@nu.edu.kz • Registration fees are as follows (in United States Dollars, USD): Registration Type

By 1 June 2016

After 1 June 2016

Regular Participant

200

250

Student Participant

100

125

Accompanying persons

Registration fee for Participants and Accompanying persons includes: • Welcome Reception; • Coffee and snack breaks; • Book of abstract and conference bag (not for accompanying persons); • Printing posters (see note below); • Conference banquet; • Social events (excluding optional weekend getaway trip to Burabay recreation area); • Transportation logistics: -transfer from/to Astana International Airport to Hotel. Please be sure to provide your flight detailed information by sending an email to hif2016@nu.edu.kz at least 1 (one) week before arrival to Astana. -from Park Inn by Radisson Hotel to Nazarbayev University during symposium days. Please note: 1. If you are registered to the conference you may send us your poster by email at least week before the Conference (A0 size 84 cm x 120 cm in ‘pdf’ format) and we will print it for you at no cost so you don’t need to carry it from home.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Costs of Optional Activities: • 80 USD for the Weekend getaway trip to Burabay recreation area on 23rd-24th July 2016 will be organized (www.hif2016astana.org/trip-info-/field-trip-/). You can book and pay for the trip at the conference website. • Astana Opera performance (if available during the conference period). More info will be available later on the conference website (www.hif2016astana.org). Payments: Option 1: by Visa or MasterCard cards on the Conference web-site (hif2016astana.org/ registration/). Payment can be accepted at the conference by charging your credit card through our web-page. Please note that we cannot accept cash payment. Option 2: By Bank Transfer: Bank account Information PI «National Laboratory Astana» Address: 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave. Purpose of payment: “For Registration Fee of the HIF2016 conference, Astana, Kazakhstan” Bank name: JSC «KAZKOMMERTSBANK» SWIFT: KZKOKZKX IBAN: KZ459261501168297001 (USD) Please note: • Online payment will be available from April 2016. • Please pay separately for accompanying person. • To pay in local KZ currency (KZT) please send us email to hif2016@nu.edu.kz Cancellation and refund policy: Unfortunately in case of cancellation we are not able to refund your fees.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Abstract submission

Abstract Submission for HIF2016 is now open. Abstract submission deadline: 20th of May, 2016. Acceptance decision for authors will be sent in less than two weeks. • You are encouraged to submit your abstracts as early as possible, therefore helping us in planning the conference. You can always make change to a submitted abstract as long as it is done before the deadline. All abstracts must be submitted via the on-line form published at the HIF2016 website (http://hif2016astana.org/abstractsubmission/). • Abstracts must be written in English and must not exceed one A4 page in PDF format. Download abstract template. Abstracts could be submitted through http://hif2016astana.org/abstract-submission/ on the HIF2016 symposium website, including the title, keywords, authors, email and content of abstract, as well as the original file (PDF format) are required. Preparation of abstract The length of each abstract is limited to one A4 page. Abstracts should be informative, carefully prepared, with new insights stressed. Abstracts must be prepared using Word (the template could be downloaded from the Abstract Submission website). This template also provides instructions on preparation of the abstracts. When using the template, do not make changes or modifications to the page layout or paragraph styles. Before submission, the abstract must be converted into the PDF format (the PDF sample could be found on the website too). Please note: The PDF file of abstract should be named as “A_Einstein.pdf”, where the first letter “A” should be the initials of the given name of the first author, followed by an underscore “_”, then “Einstein”, the full family name of the first author. In case you submit more than one abstract, a number 1, 2, … should be appended to family name (e.g. A_ Einstein1.pdf, A_Einstein2.pdf). Submission of abstract When the PDF file of your abstract is ready, proceed to the abstract submission page (http://hif2016astana.org/abstract-submission/). To guarantee being considered by the program committee, all contributed abstracts must be submitted before the deadline 20 May, 2016.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Proceedings All the accepted papers are invited to be submitted as individual research papers to Laser and Particle Beams (Cambridge University Press). The manuscripts submitted be prepared according to the “guideline for authors” of regular papers in LPB, and the link of “Guide for Authors” is here http://assets.cambridge.org/LPB/LPB_ifc.pdf. The manuscripts will be peer reviewed according to the regular process of LPB. Manuscripts to LPB must therefore adhere to the standards of LPB.

Visa and travel authorization

People from USA and many European Countries do not need a visa to Kazakhstan. The full list of countries whose nationals do not need a visa can be found here: http:// www.mfa.gov.kz/index.php/en/consular-issues12/for-foreign-nationals/wishing-tovisit-kazakhstan/16-materials-english/1449-the-list-of-the-states-whose-citizensare-not-required-to-get-visa-support If you do need a visa, please apply early (at least 1,5 months before a meeting) and request a letter of invitation directly from us. The title of your talk or contributed poster will be specifically mentioned in the letter. The requests should be made as soon as possible. Please note that such an invitation letter does not imply any obligation, financial or otherwise, by HIF 2016. In case if you will have any questions regarding visa issues, we are happy to help you. Please address your questions to the following email: hif2016@nu.edu.kz

Accommodation

Park Inn by Radisson Hotel provides special rates for HIF2016 participants. Conference participants will enjoy discounted room rates (25 000 KZT, standard single room) if reserved before July 5, 2016. To book your discounted reservation, please fill out the form on conference web-site (http://www.hif2016astana.org/trip-info-/accommodation/). Payments can be made upon arrival at the hotel by cash or credit card (VISA, MasterCard) in KZ national currency. The rates include Super Buffet Breakfast, access to fitness center, Wi-Fi internet access, and VAT at 12%.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Special rates are valid for bookings during period from now to 5th of July 2016. All reservations will be confirmed subject to availability of rooms. If you need to cancel your hotel booking, please email Park Inn Reservations at reservation.astana@rezidorparkinn.com with your details. For your convenience, complimentary transportation will be provided for the trips from the airport to the hotel, and from the hotel to the Nazarbayev University.

Weekend getaway trip to Burabay recreation area (23rd of July- 24th of July)

Duration

Two days

Transport

Bus

What is included

Transportation from Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, meals, entrance fees to Burabay recreation area, English guides, accident insurance, and one night hotel fee

Outbound time

Starts on 23rd of July (Saturday) morning (back to Astana on Sunday evening, 24th July)

Booking deadline

1 June, 2016

As part of social event part of the symposium, we are planning to organize a field trip to Shuchinsk-Burabay resort area on the weekend after the Conference. Detailed information about the trip will be posted on our website on April, 2016. Burabay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a place of heaven on earth in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani Switzerland is the second name given to Burabay, Kokshetau region, which is in the Northern Kazakhstan. Amidst the yellow scorched unending steppe you just encounter the green wall of forest. It harbors wonders: hillocks overgrown with trees, stony ridges, fantastical heaps of rocks like fairy giants and ghosts as silent as bewitched lakes. This mysterious land is Burabay, also called Borovoe.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

«Bura» in Kazakh stands for camel. There is an old legend about prophetic camel, which used to live in Burabay neighborhood. Honey herbage didn’t blunt his instinct for an instant – it was he who was the first to anticipate the people’s awful lot and then he turned to a tulpar (horse) and flew to the peak of Kokshetau thus averting people from the coming misfortune. Old ship timbers and quiet lakes, full of fish and animals, served for many centuries as a refuge for people. On the territory of Burabay archeologists found the armory of primeval bronze epoch. Excavation of settlements and burial moulds belonging to bronze epoch testify to the fact that Burabay was resided not only by hunters, but also by the farmers and cattle breeders. Scythian tribes involved in gold and ore mining didn’t but passes this oasis. Burabay lacks any monuments of material culture. But its legends, nature do impress as some grand castles and palaces. The nature kindly gifted Burabay with valuables from its mineral depository. They are as following: Okzhetpes – the most beautiful crag (Kasakhs used to call it «one can’t reach it by an arrow»), Zhumbaktas (puzzlestone), in the Burabay bay resembling either a mysterious sphinx with frozen fearless traits, or a thoughtful, young man with hair flying; vast stony sculptures, resembling a camel, a dog, a cow. Burabay pine forest is good at any time, in every weather. In winter the pine forest is covered with white snow, in summer – a light wind blows up the aromatic resinous waves, in autumn – the forest smells the peculiar air, a mixture of wet pine rind with mushrooms and herbs. Burabay is a resort, known far beyond Kazakhstan, rich in health centers, which are involved in climatology treatment and treatment by “kumus (horse’s milk).

Travel information:

Astana International Airport (TSE) is located about 10-15 km from downtown Astana city center. Major airlines (Air Astana, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways and others) and their worldwide partners have convenient connecting flights to Astana. Transportation logistics: • transfer from/to Astana International Airport to Hotel. Please be sure to provide your flight detailed information by sending an email to hif2016@nu.edu.kz at least 1 (one) week before arrival to Astana, so that a car can be arranged for you. You will receive transportation details, such as a car number and driver’s (or responsible person) contact information closer to the date. • from Park Inn by Radisson Hotel to Nazarbayev University during symposium days.

Second announcement of the 21st International Symposium on HIF | July 18-22, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan

Taxi Service: In case you travel on your own you may get the taxi at the airport. The average taxi cost is about 2000-3000 KZT from the Astana International Airport (TSE) to the Park Inn by Radisson Hotel.