Generalities:

For the last 35 years, the Swiss Society of Astrophysics & Astronomy has organized its "Saas-Fee Advanced Lectures''.  This 36^th edition will be held in Les Diablerets, in the Swiss Alps.

This course has been continuously sponsored by the Swiss Academy of Sciences.

The course is intended chiefly for post-graduate astronomers and physicists who wish to increase their knowledge in the field.  As traditional, the lectures are given by three outstanding experts in the field.

The course will start on Monday 3^th April 2006 at 8h30 and will end on Saturday 8 ^th April 2006 at noon .  It consists of 28 lectures of 50 minutes each. The daily schedule leaves free afternoons for informal discussions and outdoors activities.

The first possibility to meet the other participants will be on April 2nd during the &prime Welcome Coktail &prime starting at 6:30 p.m until 7:30 p.m.

The lecture book will be published by the Springer-Verlag in it's Saas-Fee series.

 

The organizing committee is:

 

Daniel Schaerer Denis Puy Angela Hempel

Observatory of Geneva, Sauverny, Switzerland University of Montpellier, France Observatory of Geneva, Sauverny, Switzerland

Lectures:

 

Prof. Abraham Loeb, Harvard	First stars and first light
Prof. Andrea Ferrara, Trieste	Cosmological Feedbacks from the First Stars
Prof. Richard Ellis, Caltech	Observations of the high redshift Universe       present and future

 

The lectures will be held in the "Maison des Congrès" located ; 300m away from the hotel Victoria where the participants will be accommodated.

List of participants

 

Registration:

The number of participants is limited to about 100 attendants. The acceptance to the course is made on a ``first come first served'' basis.  We recommend  to apply as soon as possible.

Registration fees amount to 260.00 CHF for members of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy and to 360.00 CHF for non-members, including a hardcopy of the lecture notes.


Registration is still open until beginning of March 2006. There are some free places for late registrations!

Accomodation:

All participants will be located at Les Diablerets in the Eurotel Victoria:
Room prices includes half-board (breakfeast and dinner taken together in Eurotel Victoria), which contributes about CHF 50.-/day to the following daily rates:
 

large double room, single occupancy, with bath	CHF     157.-
large double room, double occupancy, with bath	CHF     133.-
small double room, double occupancy, with shower *	CHF     117.-
quadruple room, with bath *	CHF       85.-
triple room, with bath *	CHF     102.-
single room, with shower *	CHF     127.-

    * limited number of rooms

All prices are per person and night in halfboard (breakfast, dinner) and cover also the use of the in-door pool, sauna, taxes and service charges.

How to get there:

Access either by car or by train. Possibility to take the train from Geneva airport to Les Diablerets (change in Aigle).

!!!Attention !!!
Due to a rock slide in this week, there will be no train between Aigle and Sépey. Instead there is a bus, following the same schedule as the train.
In Sépey you have to go on the train to Les Diablerets.

Entry and Visa regulations:

Although Switzerland does not require a visa for visits shorter than 90 days ( for most countries), please look at the Visa regulations for the entry to Switzerland.

We want to remind you that Switzerland is not a member of the "Euro" zone, it would be practical to have some Swiss Franc (CHF) available.

Leisure:

A skiing territory up to 3000m (9850 ft) altitude with 60km of slope is available for skiing lovers.  Half-day tickets or week pass may be purchased at discount prices. Indoor swimming pool and sauna are available in the hotel itself.

For more information to the ski resort and the weather forecast, please check the Ski Resort site of Les Diablerets, Switzerland