2nd Announcement

Chairman

:

P. Tsaoussoglou

Co-Chairmen

:

E.I. Kamitsos and N.A. Vainos

Treasurer

:

G. Priftis

Secretariat

:

C.P. Varsamis

Members

:

S. Couris, J. Chatzis, F. Kakkos, C. Kalliantas

N. Papadopoulos, C. Stournaras, N. Valavanis, N. Vlachos

T. Voulgarakis, S.N. Yannopoulos

TRIAENA TOURS & CONGRESS SA

Atchley House

15 Mesogion Ave. Athens 115 26, Greece

http://www.triaenatours.gr

Contact: Mrs. Georgia KATERINIOU

Tel. +30 210 7499318 Fax. +30 210 7705752

Email georgiak@triaenatours.gr

Conference web site

http://www.ggf.gr

The Conference will be held at the Conference Center of the Metropolitan Hotel, 385 Syngrou Avenue, Paleo Faliro 175 64, Athens, Greece, from the 25^th to the 28^th of April, 2004.

Important Dates

1st announcement

: July 2003

2nd announcement

: November 2003

Abstract submission deadline

: 31^st January 2004

Early Registration deadline

: 15^th March 2004

Full paper submission

: 25^th April (Conference desk) to 30^th May 2004

Participants are invited to register either

by post, printing and filling in one of the Registration Forms below

- For Registration Form in MS WORD format click here

- For Registration Form as web page click here

or alternatively,

electronically via the conference web site click here

Full participant early (late) registration fee: 360 (395) Euro

Accompanying persons early (late) registration fee: 180 (200) Euro

Student registration fee: 180 Euro

M.A. Aegerter (Germany)
Nanocomposite functional coatings on glass.

E. Aydin (Turkey)
Refractories and priorities.

R.G.C. Beerkens (The Netherlands)
Sulfate decomposition and sulfur chemistry in glass melts.

M. Decleris (Greece)
The world after Johannesburg.

K. Hirao (Japan)
Internal modification of glass materials with a high power femtosecond laser.

M.D. Ingram (UK)
Field assisted migration of cations into soda-lime-silica glass: influences of ion-matrix interactions.

H. Jain (USA)
Novel photoinduced phenomena in chalcogenide glasses.

B. Jonson (Sweden)
Glass contact performance of traditional and novel pot materials.

U. Kircher (Germany)
The new TA-Luft as the German implementation of the European glass BREF document and the consequences for the German glass industry.

M. Lindig (Germany)
The SORG all electric melter for 180t/d container glass-design, installation, first experience.

M. Prassas (France)
Materials challenges for rare-earth doped planar amplifiers.

N. Vedishcheva (Russia)
Thermodynamics: Modeling glass structure and properties.

A.C. Wright (UK)
Glass structure by neutron diffraction.

Papers presented at the Conference by registered participants will be subjected to regular review and published in special issues of the Physics and Chemistry of Glasses and Glass Technology of the Society of Glass Technology (UK). Manuscript preparation instructions will be communicated to authors after abstract acceptance. Publication is expected in 2005. After publication, a softbound volume of the combined conference proceedings will be delivered to each registered participant, dispatched from the UK. In addition, a bound book of abstracts will be delivered to each participant at the conference site.

English will be the official language of the Conference. No simultaneous translation will be provided.

The conference will be help at the METROPOLITAN HOTEL offering all state-of-the-art accomodation and conference facilities. The hotel is situated in Paleo Faliro, an attractive residential suburb of Athens close to the seafront.

Besides METROPOLITAN, residence is also offered at the AMALIA HOTEL and the ARETHOUSA HOTEL, both situated centrally by Syntagma Square (Parliament Square).

All hotels can be conveniently reached by regular public transport services or taxi as described in the HOW TO REACH section of this booklet.

Participants are invited to make their Hotel Reservation either

by post, printing and filling in one of the Hotel Reservation Forms below (Instructions are included in the forms)

- For Hotel Reservation Form in MS WORD format click here

- For Hotel Reservation Form as web page click here

or alternatively,

electronically via the conference web site click here

A. Author, B. Author, ... and F. Author

First Department, First Organisation,

1, First Str., PO BOX 1, City 11111, Country 1

aauthor@firstorg.country

M. Author, N. Author, ... and S. Author

Second Department, Second Organisation,

2, First Str., PO BOX 2, City 22222, Country 2

Abstract is typed in English language using MS WORD. Use ONLY ONE A4 page and allow 2.5 cm margins all around the page. Title is typed in CAPITAL text, Times New Roman, font 14, bold, centered, single-spaced.
Allow one blank line and continue with author's names, grouped by affiliation, in Times New Roman, font 12, centered, single spaced. Corresponding author must be underlined. Affiliation with full postal address in next line should follow. Use Times New Roman, italics, font 12, centered, single-spaced. Corresponding author's e-mail address should be included in the next line in plain centered text. Allow two blank lines. The main abstract follows in plain text, Times New Roman, font 12, fully justified, single-spaced. Abstract should not exceed 300 words. No graphs, figures or tables are allowed.
Allow two blank lines. A statement on the Topic of the abstract and the preferred presentation method must be included. Next, the full title, name, and coordinates of the corresponding author, with telephone, fax, numbers and e-mail address must be included.

Topic:_______________________________________________________________________

I prefer:                oral      poster      either

Dr Alpha Author
First Department
First Organisation
1, First Str.
City 11111
Country

tel. ##########
fax. ##########
aauthor@firstorg.country

 How to Submit

1.

By Electronic means:

(a)

Visit the Abstract Submission Form of Conference web site

(b)

Follow instructions given in the page       (Click here)

2.

By Post:

(a)

Submit three (3) paper copies of the abstract page UNFOLDED

(b)

Enclose one (1) diskette with the MS WORD abstract file named after the corresponding author (author.doc)

(c)

Mail by registered post or courier to the Congress Secretariat:

 Receipt and acceptance conditions

Receipt of abstracts will be notified to the corresponding authors after submission.

Acceptance of abstract will be notified to the corresponding authors shortly after reviewing. Instructions for full paper preparation will be forwarded.

Only papers submitted according to the instructions given will be accepted and no corrections are allowed after submission.

The number of papers presented by a research group must be equal to the number of registered members (authors) of the group.

In case of declination of the abstract and if an already registered author may not wish to participate in the conference, the registration fees will be refunded according to the herein stated policy.

For any questions, concerning submission of the abstracts, please contact the Secretariat (contact Mrs G. Kateriniou, email: georgiak@triaenatours.gr).

A deposit of one night accommodation is required to confirm requested Accommodation. Full payment is required no later than 23/03/04.

Payment should be affected:

By an International Banker's cheque to the order of TRIAENA TOURS & CONGRESS SA, by mentioning Conference and participant's name.

By bank remittance (free of charge for the payee) to:

EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS Branch Omonia Square 56 Stadiou & 98 Eolou street Account Number : 026 062 02 000 98107 154 Swift Code: EFGBGRAA To the order of TRIAENA TOURS & CONGRESS S.A., by mentioning the Conference and participant's name.

By Credit Card

	All major credit cards are accepted. Please send a fax or letter, with your credit card number, expiration date and authorization to charge the relevant amount.
	For Credit Card payments, please send the following statement, dully signed.
	Please note that it is very important to include the last 3-digits of the number found in the signature space on the rear side of your credit card.

Participants are invited to print, fill in and fax one of the Credit Card Forms below (Instructions are included in the forms)

- For Credit Card Form in MS WORD format click here - For Credit Card Form as web page click here

For Registration

Written cancellation received by 15/04/04 : 20% cancellation fees.

Written cancellation received after 16/04/04 : No refund.

For Accommodation

Written cancellation received by 25/02/04 : 10% cancellation fees.

Written cancellation received between 26/03/04 and 25/03/04 : 50% cancellation fees.

Written cancellation received after 26/03/04 : No refund.

For Tours

Written cancellation received after 01/04/04 : No refund.

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (www.aia.gr) is the main air-gate to Athens and Greece.

The conference location and hotels can be conveniently reached by regular BUS SERVICE (www.oasa.gr).

BUS E95 is direct to SYNTAGMA Square (Parliament Square). Ticket is priced (*) at 2.90 euro and can be bought at the bus station just outside the arrival lounge. It is valid for one trip from/to the airport (ONLY) and for all consequent trips by all transport means in Athens city for 24hrs from validation.

BUS E94 (and also E95) drives to the "ETHNIKI AMYNA" METRO (www.ametro.gr) station. USING THE SAME TICKET, passengers may change to METRO system, following direction to "MONASTIRAKI" and EXIT at SYNTAGMA Square. This is advisable during rush hours.

METROPOLITAN HOTEL is located at 385 Syngrou Avenue (5 Km. from Syntagma Square).

BUSES with numbers A2, B2, and 126 from SYNTAGMA Square drive via Syngrou avenue. They have stops next to the Metropolitan hotel, which is easily visible on the left hand side of the Syngrou Avenue directed downhill towards the seafront. Pedestrian Passages are also provided to cross the avenue if required. No additionasl fare is required coming from the airport. The single trip bus fare is 0.45 euro.

AMALIA HOTEL, Amalias Ave. and Xenofondos Str., and ARETHOUSA HOTEL, Nikis Str. and Metropoleos Str., are both located next to the SYNTAGMA Square and can be reached immediately on foot.

Taxi service is found easily at the airport and all central points. Total price to be paid for all destinations is in the range of 20 euro to 30 euro depending on the traffic and baggage. Surcharges applying: Airport (2 euro), Toll (1.80 euro) and 0.30 euro/baggage (over 10 kgr). All taxis operate using the taximeter counting system which usually adds on surcharges and displays the total trip value. Note that only intercity taxi fare is allowed by means of verbal agreement. Radio Taxi services may be called at tel. 18300 or other numbers.

Further to the above indicated web sites, travel information may be found in several other public and privately operating www sites.

(*) Prices: as of November 2003.

Useful Informations

	Athens International Airport "El. Venizelos
	www.aia.gr
	Attiko Metro
	www.ametro.gr
	Athens Urban Transport Organization
	www.oasa.gr
	Greek National Tourism Organization
	www.eot.gr
	Greek Ministry of Culture
	www.culture.gr
	Athens 2004 Olympic Games
	www.athens2004.gr
	Weather Report
	www.emy.gr/hnms/english/index_html

Maps

	Map for the busses. Click here
	Map for Metro stations. Click here
	General map of the area. Click here

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