1995 APS Topical Conference
Shock Compression of Condensed Matter


13 - 18 August 1995
Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers
Seattle, Washington


Announcement

The Shock Compression of Condensed Matter Conference is a biennial international meeting sponsored by The American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter. The Conference's purposes are to promote an understanding of fundamental shock physics, to highlight current research in the many related fields, and to discuss the application of various aspects of shock physics. The 1995 Conference will provide an international forum for technical exchange among scientists, engineers, academic professionals, users, and industrialists.

Conference Program

The Conference will include five days of oral presentations with one poster session. Selection of contributions for oral and poster presentations were based on submitted abstracts. APS policy regarding paper submission restricts each first author to only one contributed paper. Additional submission by the same author were accepted on a space-available basis only. The Conference Proceedings, which will be comprised of formatted and reviewed technical papers, will be published by the American Institute of Physics. Commercial exhibits of equipment and products have been arranged.

Papers (300) and posters (50) of current research, experimental techniques, computational models, and applications have been accepted for presentation in the following broad disciplines:

Audio/Visual Requirements

Presentations of accepted papers should be geared to overhead (view-graph) projection. Requests for 35mm slide projection and video presentation must be made at the time of registration. Other presentation media will not be available.

General Information

Dates: August 13 - 18, 1995

Location:	Sheraton Seattle Hotel 				
                            &  Towers, Seattle, Washington, USA

Classification:  	Unclassified

Meeting Contact:  	Debbie Browning (510) 422-6373


Calendar of Events:


September 1994     First Announcement
February 1995      First APS Bulletin Announcement
Fevruary 17, 1995  Second Announcement- Call for abstracts, registration forms, hotel reservation
April 17, 1995     Abstracts due
May 1, 1995        Authors notified
May 1995           Second APS Bulletin Announcement
May 1995           Third announcement for registration, preliminary program
July 13, 1995      Hotel registration deadline for Conference rates
July 15, 1995      Manuscripts due
August 13-18,1995  APS Conference


                  



Accomodations

The Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers is located in the center of downtown Seattle in the business district adjacent to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center: 15 miles from Seattle/Tacoma International Airport. The Sheraton is near Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, Seattle Center/the Space Needle, the Aquarium, Seattle Art Museum and within miles of Mt. Rainier National Park. 


The Sheraton has two full restaurants and two lounges/bars. The Sheraton has the following retail outlets: American Airlines Kiosk, Banners Espresso, Barber Shop, Desktop Designs, Emerald City Gallery, Gray Line Tours Kiosk, Imari Boutique/Fashion Accessories, Shoe Shine, and W.H. Smith Gift Store. Their recreation facilities, which include the health club, indoor heated pool, coed sauna, whirlpool, and workout room with exercise equipment, are located on the 35th floor. There is a covered valet and self-service parking garage available for a fee.  Parking is limited, however, and conferees are encouraged to use the airport shuttle service.


The Sheraton has a business center with full-service support for guests that includes: copy services, notary service, office supplies, postage stamps, package mailing, and overnight courier service. The business center has word processing/personal computer, facsimile transmission and receiving. The Sheraton has 24 hour room service and laundry/dry cleaning service.


Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers is the official conference hotel for the 1995 Conference.  We have reserved a block of rooms at a guaranteed conference rate of $98 USD (plus 15.2% tax) per night.  Enclosed with this announcement are Conference registration and hotel reservation forms.  Each individual is responsible for his/her own reservation with the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. 


August is the best time to visit the Pacific Northwest area, so please register early.


Please send (mail or fax) the hotel reservation form directly to the hotel:


	Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers

	1400 Sixth Avenue

	Seattle, WA 98101

	Attn.: Reservation for 1995 APS Conference

	(206) 621-9000, FAX (206) 621-8441




Conference Registration

The registration fee for the Conference is $345 USD for APS members and $500 USD for non-APS members providing the registration form is received before August 1, 1995.  A $25 additional charge will be applied to registration received after the August 1, 1995 date.  A discounted registration fee is offered to students.  The fee will include all technical and poster meeting services, all break refreshments, the registration social, an evening APS reception, the conference banquet, the Bulletin program, a contribution to the APS Shock Compression Science Award Fund, and a copy of the Conference proceedings. Enclosed with this announcement is a conference registration form to be completed and sent to:


	Debbie Browning

	1995 APS Conference Administrator

	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

	P.O. Box 3136

	Livermore, California 94550

	(510) 422-6373, FAX (510) 422-2382

	Email: browning4@llnl.gov



Checks must be made out in U.S. dollars payable on a U.S. bank to:  "The American Physical Society - Topical Conference"




Publication of Conference Proceedings

The proceedings of the Conference will be published separately and distributed by the American Institute of Physics Press.  Questions concerning manuscript preparation, format, and ordering of additional copies of the proceedings should be referred to:


	Dr. Stephen C. Schmidt

	1995 APS Conference Publication Chairman

	Los Alamos National Laboratory

	Mailstop - F658

	Los Alamos, New Mexico  87545

	(505) 665-8454, FAX (505) 665-6163

	Email:  scs@lanl.gov




Program Committee

Conference Program Chairman

William C. Tao, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Phone: (510) 423-0499, FAX: (510) 422-2382

Email: tao1@llnl.gov



Technical Program Committee

Michael Brown, University of Washington

Don Curran, SRI International

Datta Dandekar, Army Research Laboratory

Jerry Forbes, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Michael Furnish, Sandia National Laboratories

Judah Goldwasser, Office of Naval Research

Dennis Grady, Sandia National Laboratories

Rusty Gray, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Yogendra Gupta, Washington State University

Neil Holmes, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Anita Renlund, Sandia National Laboratories

Thomas Russell, Naval Research Laboratory

Paul Urtiew, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory



Conference Coordinators

Debbie Browning, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Phone: (510) 422-6373, FAX: (510) 422-2382

Email: browning4@llnl.gov

Alita Roach, Los Alamos National Laboratory

William Deal, Los Alamos National Laboratory



APS Topical Group Officers

Yogendra Gupta, Chair, Washington State University

Lalit Chhabildas, Chair-Elect, Los Alamos National Laboratory

James Johnson, Vice Chair, Sandia National Laboratories

Ray Lemar, Treasurer, Naval Surface Warfare Center




Additional Information

An attendance list will be available during the latter part of the Conference.

	
Seattle Information


Seattle is nicknamed "The Emerald City" because it is the jewel of the Northwest, the Queen City of the Evergreen State with its lush environment and is the many-faceted city of space, elegance, magic and beauty.


Seattle's average temperature for June-August is 75ø F/24øC with rainfall average of 1.1 inches per month.


Seattle has a wide variety of public transportation:


METRO is a county-wide bus system with ride-free zones in the downtown district. They have bus transit tunnel systems locally and they have GreyLines of Seattle for tours and travel outside of Seattle. Other means of transportation are the ferries and shuttles in the Seattle area. For those who will not be renting a car, the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers is supported by Greyline Airport Express. Approximate cost is $7.50 one-way. The Greyline Express pickup is every 20-30 mins, located outside the airport baggage claim and transport directly to the hotel. No reservations required.


 
The following are just a few of Seattle's main/annual 
attractions:





Seattle-King County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 
(206) 461-5800 can help in most of your 
leisure planning. 



Travel Arrangements

The American Physical Society has negotiated special rates with Diamond Travel in Seattle. Diamond Travel has designated agents that will be handling the APS Conference. If you are interested in the discounted airfares and/or car rentals, you may call Tina, Karen, or Stephanie at (800) 484-9597 ext. 4025 between the hours of 7:30a.m. and 7:00p.m. Pacific time Monday through Friday or fax your request to Diamond Travel, Redmond, Washington Office, (206) 885-9117. Advise them that you are attending the APS Conference for your discounts.



Airfare Discounts

Domestic - United, Delta, or Northwest Airlines - 10% off full fare coach tickets or 5% off discount excursion fares. Delta also offers "zone fares" for those not wishing to stay a Saturday night.


International - Delta - 10% off Delta's zone fares. Diamond has negotiated these fares with no minimum night stay or 24-hour purchase that other reduced fares require. Diamond can also offer "wholesale" prices for certain countries.



Car Rentals

Diamond Travel has negotiated reduced rates with Alamo, Budget, Dollar, and Enterprise with savings of up to 30% of the regular daily rates.



Airport Shuttle Service

For those not wanting a car while in Seattle, Diamond Travel is able to offer dollar-off coupons for the Greyline Airporter that provides transportation to the Seattle Sheraton.  Fares are $12.00 Round-trip per person with discount.