2012 Spin Fest

Organizers:Douglas E. Fields, Ming Liu, Xiaodong Jiang, Jin Huang,

Stephen Pate, Xiaorong Wang + Spin Conveners

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Year Location

2005 RIKEN

2006 BNL

2007 RIKEN

2008 BNL

2009 BNL

2010

2011 RIKEN

2012 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Concept of Spin Fest

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Purpose of Spin Fest :1. A concentrated effort to the analysis of the polarized proton runs2. An efficient introduction to PHENIX analysis for new collaborators in PHENIX3. Obtain better understanding of the relevant physics via seminars, discussions and

theory lectures

2012 Spin FestYear Location

2005 RIKEN

2006 BNL

2007 RIKEN

2008 BNL

2009 BNL

2010

2011 RIKEN

2012 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

NM

June 25 ~ July 27 3

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University of New MexicoAlbuquerque

UNM

Schedule

• Lecture Series

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2nd and 3rd week of July

Possible Excursion to : 1. Los Alamos National Lab?2. Gland Canyon?3. White Sands?4. etc.

Also a daily short presentation by attendees introducing your work will be scheduled.

Open Space Physics Discussions

Period Lecturer Topics

9 ~ 13 Zhongbo Kang (LANL) Transverse spin physics, DY, factorization and evolution, etc

9 ~ 13 Mei Bai (BNL) Accelerating polarized beam at RHIC

16 ~ 20 Matthias Burkhart (NMSU) GPD’s

Accommodation@UNM

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From UNM homepage

Student dorm rooms

Alternative Accommodation

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Funding IssuesSpin Fest Transportation Accommodation Per Diem

2011 Own Institutes RIKEN RIKEN

2012 Own Institutes Own Institutes Own Institutes

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In the past, RBRC supported some student’s travel when the spin fest was held in BNL.This won’t apply to the spin fest in NM (neither BNL nor RIKEN).

However, let the organizers know if you have difficulty in getting funding for your student’stravel cost. Organizers will find out what we can do.

Attendee’s Cost Coverage

• Contacts

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Dr. Douglas E. FieldsAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Physics and AstronomyMSC07 42201 University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM 87131-0001(505) 239-8205 (cell)(505) 277-1520 (fax)fields@unm.edu

Shipping address:UNM Physics and Astronomy Department1919 Lomas Blvd. NEAlbuquerque, NM 87131-0001

• Workshop Sponsors– University of New Mexico– New Mexico State University– Los Alamos National Laboratory– RIKEN– BNL

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