Physics and Techniques of the Pierre Auger FD

Workshop Burg Liebenzell, Germany, August 16 - 20, 2000

First Circular

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Dear Colleagues,

as indicated in previous email announcements to the Pierre Auger FD community, an internal workshop is planned to discuss the present status of the R&D and the preparations for the EA, the schedule for the installation of the prototype telescope as well as the detailed plans for the first measurements and the future work for the full experiment.

This meeting will be held in

We have received many responses already to the preliminary announcements. As indicated we will probably have to limit the number of participants due to the lack of space in the castle.

Scientific Programme:
The representatives of all groups actively involved in the work for the Pierre Auger FD have been asked to send proposals to the organizing committee - these responses will be used to schedule a tentative and preliminary programme which will be distributed for comments a few weeks before the meeting. We shall have three full working days and two shorter sessions at the start and the end of the workshop. In addition to the 50+ people lecture hall for the plenary sessions the castle offers smaller rooms for group meetings in the afternoons or evenings.

Workshop Fee:

The workshop fee includes full board, all refreshments during coffee breaks, the housing on Burg Liebenzell, as well as the Workshop Banquet on Saturday. Due to financial support from the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe this fee will be only 300 DM (or US$ 150) per person. The fee has to be paid cash (DM or US$) at the registration desk upon arrival.

Venue and Transport:
The castle Burg Liebenzell (450m above sea level) is a medieval castle situated on a hill next to the small town of Bad Liebenzell in the northern part of the Black Forest - about 180 km south of Frankfurt, 50 km south-east of Karlsruhe and 40 km west of Stuttgart. International flights may best be booked to Frankfurt. The railway station (Frankfurt(M)Flughafen) at the airport has frequent connections to Karlsruhe, from there you can continue to Pforzheim and Bad Liebenzell. Also the Stuttgart airport offers frequent train connections to Bad Liebenzell via Stuttgart Main Station and Pforzheim. You can look up train connections in the internet: http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en We will be happy to help you with your travel plans if you mail your flight details to us.

For those who plan to come by car: Bad Liebenzell is situated 20 km south of Pforzheim which is right on the Autobahn A8 between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. At Pforzheim follow the road B463 which goes to Bad Liebenzell, Calw and Nagold. At Bad Liebenzell a small road leads to the castle Burg Liebenzell, which is to the west just above the town. (roadmaps)

The regular programme will start on August 16, at 16:00 and will end August 20, at lunch time. All participants are expected to arrive on August 16, early afternoon at Burg Liebenzell.

Accommodation:
Burg Liebenzell is an international conference center which has housed more than 90.000 people from 120 nations. It can accommodate up to about 50 (55 ?) workshop participants in single and twin-bed rooms. Several rooms share common showers on the corridors.

We intend to house all participants on the castle. Only on special request some participants may be staying in hotels in Bad Liebenzell at extra costs.

Tourist and Weather Information:
Burg Liebenzell was built by the Counts of Eberstein at the beginning of the 13. century. It is situated at an altitude of 450 m in the middle of a forest with a nice view down the valley and to Bad Liebenzell, which is in about 20 minutes walking distance. There is plenty of opportunity for walking and hiking in the immediate vicinity. In addition to the lecture hall and study group rooms there is a table tennis room (bring your equipment) and a beer and wine cellar, open in the evenings. Bad Liebenzell offers many leisure opportunities for swimming (including thermal spa and sauna), tennis, squash, horse riding, golf, fishing, and many others. Train connections e.g. to Heidelberg or Baden-Baden are frequent and take less that 2 hours.

The weather in this part of Germany is usually fine in August with temperatures ranging from 20C to 30C. Note that evenings can be cooler. It is wise to bring a light sweater. Some rain showers or thunderstorms may occur - be prepared.

Further Information:
Updated information on the programme as well as more travel and tourist information will be provided on the workshops WWW page which is being prepared.

Registration:
Please return the included registration form by FAX to : +49 - 7247 - 82 3548 (preferred) or by e-mail to: gertrud.grundel@hik.fzk.deat your earliest convenience, but before June 30, 2000.

Please register again, even if you have announced your attendance already by e-mail.
 

We hope that you can attend the workshop and participate and contribute actively to make this meeting as productive and useful for the Pierre Auger FD community as possible.

Best regards
 

The Organizing Committee :

H. Bluemer, H. Gemmeke, T. Grundel (Secretary), K.-H. Kampert, H.O.Klages (Chairman),
M. Kleifges, J. Kleinfeller