21st Ion Beam Analysis Conference
The International Conference on the 21st Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) Conference will be held at the Marriott Waterfront in Seattle, USA on June 23-28, 2013.
The International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis is a forum where scientists, professors and students from all over the world discuss the recent advances and future prospects in ion beam analysis. Traditionally this international forum bring together physicists, material scientists, accelerator and ion beam specialists and those who are interested in the analysis of any material using low, medium and high energy ion beams.
Topics will include, but are not limited to:
Fundamentals of ion-solid interactions (Fundamentals of IBA)
· Stopping and straggling
· Cross sections
· Ion induced luminescence
· Modeling simulations
Applications of IBA
· Materials science
· Environmental science
· Nuclear energy
· Art and archaeometry
· Geophysics: earth and planetary sciences
· Biology and medicine
· Forensics
Experimental developments and novel IBA techniques
· Coupled and complementary analysis with other capabilities
· Automated analysis
· Analysis of inhomogeneous samples
· Facilities and instrumentations
Ion Beam Imaging
· Helium ion microscopy
· Microprobe and nanoprobe imaging
· Molecular and chemical imaging
· Coupled imaging capabilities (FIB/APT/STEM)
Invited Speakers
Leading scientists in the topics listed above will be invited to present their results.
Call for Contributed Papers
Contributed papers are requested for both oral and poster sessions. The program committee will organize papers into appropriate technical sessions. Participants who wish to present a paper should submit an abstract for consideration before February 15, 2013. Instructions for abstract preparation will be available at the conference website at http://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/root/meetings/iba/.
Published Proceedings
Papers from the symposium will be published in a special issue of NIM B. When you submit your abstract(s), please indicate if you intend to submit a full-length manuscript for publication. Instructions regarding the preparation of the manuscript will be posted on a later date.
Poster Presentations
Poster sessions and receptions will be held in conjunction with the vendor exhibit on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26. Included in the poster sessions will be a student poster competition for full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Cash awards will be given to the winners of these competitions.
Registration
Registration cost for the full symposium will be $625 for pre-registration or $700 after May 1, or at the conference. The registration fee includes the final program; one copy of the conference proceedings; lunches and refreshments during conference; poster and vender receptions; excursion to Tillicum Village and the conference banquet. The student registration fee of $275 includes everything listed above except the conference proceedings.
Student Participation
To encourage student participation, we will subsidize a limited number of accommodations for students. These accommodations will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. For details, contact Barbara Diehl at barb@pnnl.gov.
Vendor Exhibit and Sponsorship
A vendor exhibit will be held on Tuesday, June 25 - Thursday, June 27 during the conference. Exhibition Booth: 8’x3’ tables will be provided in each exhibit area (approximate dimension 10’x5’). Location of the registration desk in this area along with the adjacent area where the posters will be displayed provide maximum exposure to the vendor exhibits. Each exhibit area will cost $1500. In addition to the vendor exhibit many opportunities exist for sponsorships. Because space is limited, please contact Everett Lapp at erlapp@comcast.net and/or Theva Thevuthasan at theva@pnnl.gov at your earliest convenience for more information.
Accommodations
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Marriott Water Front in Seattle (2100 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington 98121 USA. (206) 443-5000). A block of rooms have been reserved for IBA 2013 at a rate of $189/night. Please contact the hotel directly to make reservations. If you have any questions contact Barbara Diehl at barb@pnnl.gov.
Banquet & Conference Outing
The banquet will be held on Thursday, June 27 at the Waterfront Marriott. One of the conference outings would be to take a cruise to Blake Island State Park and spending the evening at Tillicum Village on Wednesday, June 26.
Important dates
September 1, 2012 – First call for abstracts
October 15, 2012 – Second call for abstracts
December 1, 2012 – Conference registration opens
January 2, 2013 – Hotel reservation opens
February 15, 2013 – Abstract submission deadline
March 17, 2013 – Notification of accepted abstracts
May 1, 2013 – Early registration deadline
May 27, 2013 – Preliminary program available online
May 31, 2013 – Cancellation deadline (hotel and/or conference registration)
June 23-28, 2013 – IBA 2013 Conference
July 15, 2013 – Manuscript submission deadline
Conference Co-Chairs
Theva Thevuthasan - PNNL
George Vizkelethy - SNL
Yongqiang Wang - LANL
Shuttha Shutthanandan - PNNL
Bibhudutta Rout - University of North Texas (UNT)
Local Organizing Committee
Shuttha Shutthanandan - PNNL
Arun Devaraj - PNNL
Barbara Diehl - PNNL
Blake Wright - PNNL
Weilin Jiang - PNNL
Doug Jones - PNWAVS
Vijayakumar Murugesan - PNNL
Karen Sloan - SNL
Carley Parriott - SNL
Danny Perea - PNNL
Everett Lapp - PNWAVS
PJ Jones - PNWAVS
Program Committee
Theva Thevuthasan - PNNL
Yongqiang Wang - LANL
George Vizkelethy - SNL
Shuttha Shutthanandan - PNNL
Yanwen Zhang - ORNL
Bibhudutta Rout - UNT
Lin Shao - Texas A&M University
Mike Nastasi - University of Nebraska
Torgny Gustafsson - Rutgers University
Len Feldman - Rutgers University
Barney Doyle - SNL
Gary Glass - UNT
Del McDaniel – UNT
Carley Parriott- OAA
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800- MS1056
Albuquerque, NM 87185
Bldg. 720, Org. 1111
Phone: (505) 284-3752
Fax: (505) 844-7775
Email: cparrio@sandia.gov
