Quantum 2010: V workshop ad memoriam of Carlo Novero Advances in Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information with atoms and photons and the third Italian Quantum Information Science Conference IQIS 2010 23-29 May 2010 - Turin, Italy

Purpose of this workshop is to favour the exchange of ideas and discussion on last results among leading physicists working in the interconnected fields of Quantum Information and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, in particular in the framework of quantum optics.
It is organized "ad memoriam" of our colleague and friend Carlo Novero who gave birth to this research line in our Institute.

The organizers: Marco Genovese, Giorgio Brida & Maria Luisa Rastello (I.N.RI.M. formerly IEN Galileo Ferraris) Augusto Garuccio (Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica, Università e Politecnico di Bari)

Information

• Location
  I.N.RI.M. (formerly IEN Galileo Ferraris), Strada delle Cacce 91, Torino
  
  
• Date
  Arrival: Sunday 23rd - departure: saturday 29th May, 2010
  
  
• Program
  The workshop will include Invited Talks, a limited number of contribute talks and poster sections.
  The third Italian Quantum Information Science Conference IQIS 2010 will be held within the frame of this workshop.
  Preliminary program of the workshop (8 march 2010)
  
  
• Abstract submission and deadlines
  Please include the following information in the body of the email to be submitted to the Local Organizing Contact (LOC):
  (1) Title of the Summary; (2) Name of principal author; (3) Contact address; (4) Contact email address; (5) List of co-authors; (7) Specify if you prefer poster/oral presentation.
  
  
  • Abstract (1 page) submission for contribute talks and posters: February 1st, 2010.
    Because of abstract submissions well over the deadline,
    Authors will be informed of the Scientific Committee's decision by March 8, 2010.
    
    
  • Abstract (1 page) submission for invited talks: February 1st, 2010
    
    
• Hotels
  Hotel info, arrangement forms and maps. Please reserve your accommodation yourself.
  To stay near Workshop site, we propose Guala Residence and Hotel Cristallo, within 10 minutes walking distance to INRIM.
  If you wish to stay in a hotel in downtown Torino, we propose Hotel Astoria, Hotel Montevecchio, Hotel Luxor, Hotel Principi di Piemonte and Hotel Concord.
  Transportation to INRIM will not be provided.
  
  
• Conference fee
  The conference fee is 150 €; payment at the conference desk.
  
  
• Proceedings
  Proceedings of the workshop will be published on International Journal of Quantum Information.
  The deadline for submission is May 29th, 2010.
  They must be prepared according to the rule of IJQI, see IJQI guidelines and submitted to the Local Organizing Contact (LOC)
  Papers not following this request will be refuted !!!
  
  
  
  
• Organizers
  Marco Genovese
  phone +39 011 3919253;
  email:
  Giorgio Brida
  Maria Luisa Rastello
  Augusto Garuccio
  
  
• Past editions
  A program of the three last editions can be found atQuantum 2008 web page, Quantum 2006 web page and Quantum 2004 digest
  
  
• Contact point
  For any problem (and any further information) please contact our Local Organizing Contact (LOC)
  
  
• The Place
  The workshop will be held at the INRIM (www.inrim.it) in Turin (Italy).
  Here information about our group.
  
  
• Some information about Turin
  Turin is a relatively large European town (1 milion of inhabitants) near Alps (in 2006 winter olympics games were in Turin). The weather in May is already warm (about 25 Celsius degrees), but can be rainy.
  
  
  
  
  The history of Turin is quite long: it appeared first time in III century b.C. as allied of Rome during second Punic war (it was destroyed by Hannibal who crossed Alps in the valley in front of it).
  Then it was refounded by emperor Augusto as “Augusta Taurinorum”. At the end of empire was seat of a bishop. Then it was free city before becoming part of Savoia dukedom (vassal of Holy Roman Germanic emperor). Since XV century became the capital town of the dukedom (University was founded in 1403) and, after having sustained a long siege of French troops in 1706, with Utrecht peace (1713) capital town of Sardinia Kingdom. During the whole medieval, renaissance and baroque time it was often besieged during wars between French, Spaniards and Empire, becoming periodically under French power. It was part of French Empire of Napoleon. After restoration it became the centre of Italian Unification. The king of Turin Vittorio Emanuele II unified Italy in 1859-1861 and Turin became the first capital town of the unified kingdom. In the last century, after the transfer of the capital town to Florence (and then Rome), Turin grew as industrial town. Among famous Turin physicists of the past one can remember Lagrange and Avogadro.
  
  Many historical monuments remember its history as the royal palace, the palace of the queen (“Palazzo Madama”), the mole Antonelliana (a former synagogue, the highest building in bricks in the World), the holy shroud chapel and the renaissance cathedral, many baroque palaces. Many museums collect the collections of Savoia dukes (among them the most famous is Egyptian Museum, the second in the World after Cairo).
  
  
• How to get to Torino
  The “Città di Torino Airport”, situated in Caselle, 16 kilometres (10 miles) north from the town centre, serves Torino. For further information see the airport Web site.
  
  A continuous coach service of SADEM lines (blue buses) connects the Airport with Torino railway central station Porta Nuova. The bus leaves just in front of the arrival exits of the Airport. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office and at the automatic ticket-machine close to the exit for € 5,50, or on the bus at € 6 (2009 fares). Travel time from the Airport to the town centre is about 40 minutes. Bus timetable.
  
  As an alternative, a Taxi service is provided outside the terminal, just in front of the arrival exit. The one-way fare to go to downtown is approximately € 35 in the day and € 50 by night; from the airport to INRIM the price is about € 50 in the day and € 70 in the night. Travel time to Turin center is about 20 minutes, about 30-40 minutes during rush hours.
  
  Also car renting is possible at the Airport, with these companies: AVIS, Hertz, EuropCar, Budget/Maggiore, Sixt/Autotravel, Thrifty/Italy by Car. Car rentals companies are grouped together, immediately in front of the Domestic Arrivals, ground floor-level zero. Daily car parking is possible for free in the courtyard of INRIM.
  
  
• Buses In Torino
  Metro, buses and tramways provide public transportation in Torino. Tickets can be purchased at the news-stands and tobacconists, not on the buses. Price of one ticket is € 1, one ticket is valuable on the whole urban network for 70 minutes since its validation, which has to be made before the first stop by using the punching machines on board.
  
  
• Tourists information
  Please explore this web site.
  
  
• Other Scientific conference in Torino:
  Euroscience Open Forum , Torino July 2-7
  
  
• Local Organizing Contact
  Elisabetta Melli
  INRIM
  Strada delle Cacce 91
  I-10135 Torino
  
  Phone +39-011-3919 524
  Fax +39-011-34 63 84
  

Author: Giorgio Brida, Last updated: 28 sept. 2010.