XI-th International Conference on
Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology of
Asia-Pacific Countries
(ICGAC-11)
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are glad to inform you about the XIth International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and
Cosmology of Asia - Pacific Countries (ICGAC-11), which will take place at the Al Farabi Kazakh
National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 1-5, 2013.
The program of conference includes original talks and poster communications, round tables and informal
discussions on selected problems of gravitation, cosmology and relativistic astrophysics.
ICGAC-11 is a part of series of biennial conferences on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology which
takes place in Asia-Pacific region with the goal to promote cooperation among the member countries and
within an international context, to promote high level studies on hot topics and to encourage young
physicists on these fields. The first meeting was initiated by Prof. Yong Min Cho, one of the founders of the
APCTP, in 1993.
The previous meetings were held in:
1. Seoul, Korea (1993) at Seoul National University
2. Hsinchu, Taiwan (1995) at National Tsing Hua University
3. Tokyo, Japan (1997) at The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, Tokyo University
4. Beijing, China (1999) at Beijing Normal University
5. Moscow, Russia (2001) at The Center for Gravitation and Cosmology, Peoples’ Friendship University
6. Seoul, Korea (2003) at Ewha Women's University
7. Jhongli, Taiwan (2005) at National Central University
8. Nara, Japan (2007) at Nara Women's University
9. Wuhan, China (2009) at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
10. Qui-Nhon, Vietnam (2011) with assistence of Rencontre du Vietam
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Relativistic Astrophysics
Classical and Quantum Cosmology
Quantum Gravity
Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Variation of Constants
Post-Newtonian and Analytic Approximations of GR
Numerical Relativity
Experimental Studies of Gravity
Gravitational Waves
White Dwarfs, Neutron stars and Gamma Ray Bursts
Strings, Branes and Extra Dimensions
Black holes, Wormholes
Astroparticle Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics and Cosmic Rays
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
ICGAC-11 will present recent developments related to these themes. In addition, it will also cover those
related to astrophysical studies in Kazakhstan.
International Organizing Committee
Alexei Starobinsky (Russia)
Galimkair Mutanov (Kazakhstan) - Cochair
Gennadii Bisnovaty-Kogan (Russia)
Hernando Quevedo (Mexico)
Jun Luo (China)
Kei-ichi Maeda (Japan)
Medeu Abishev (Kazakhstan)
Misao Sasaki (Japan)
Pierre Darriulat (Vietnam)
Remo Ruffini (Italy)
Roland Triay (France)
Sang-Pyo Kim (Korea) - Cochair
Sung-Won Kim (Korea)
Vitaly Melnikov (Russia) – Cochair
International Advisory Committee
Australia: David Blair
Brazil: Mario Novello
Belorussia: Anton Ryabushko, Albert Minkevich
Canada : Valery Frolov, Don Page
China : Liao Liu, Jun Luo, Wei-Tou Ni
France : Jean-Michel Alimi, Thibault Damour, Roland Triay
Germany : Claus Laemmerzahl
India : Varun Sahni, Ajit Kembhavi, Patrick Dasgupta
Italy : Remo Ruffini, Claudio Spitalieri, Jorge Rueda
Japan : Yasunori Fujii, Masakatsu Kenmoku, Hideo Kodama, Kazuaki Kuroda, Misao Sasaki, Katsuhiko
Sato
Kazakhstan : Tuken Omarov, Nurgali Takibayev, Leonid Chechin, Askar Aryngazin, Ratbay Myrzakulov,
Askar Bekov, Medeu Abishev
Kyrgyzstan : Ozgorush Sharshekeev, Vladimir Dzhunushaliev
Korea : Yong-Min Cho, Sang-Pyo Kim, Sung-Won Kim
Mexico : Hernando Quevedo
Russia : Gennadii Bisnovaty-Kogan, Dmitri Gal'tsov, Vladimir Lukash, Vitaly Melnikov, Vadim Milyukov,
Alexei Starobinsky, Maxim Yu.Khlopov
Taiwan : Chiang-Mei Chen, James M. Nester
USA : Francis Everitt, Jong-Ping Hsu, H. J. Paik
Uzbekistan : Bobomurad Ahmedov, Rustam Ibadov
Vietnam : Pierre Darriulat, Nguyen van Hieu
Local Organizing Committee
Medeu Abishev (Chair), Askar Aryngazin, Ratbay Myrzakulov, Leonid Chechin, Askar Bekov,
Kuantay Boshkayev, Koblandy Yerzhanov
Conference Scientific Secretary
Dr. Nurzada Beissen
Conference secretariat:
Toktarbay Saken, Yerlan Aimuratov, Arislan Makhmudov, Zhami Bakhytzhan, Ayzhan Akhmetova, Ayzhan
Mansurova
Address: 050040, Kazakhstan, Almaty, Al Farabi av. 71, Al Farabi Kazakh National University, PhysicalTechnical faculty
Phones : office +7 727 3773414 , mobile +7 707 3970921
Fax : +7 727 3773400
E-mail : beissennur@gmail.com, ICGAC11@gmail.com
Registration and deadlines
To take part in the conference, it is necessary to fill the registration form on conference site
(http://conference.kaznu.kz/en/conferencies/15/ICGAC11) and send abstract of report to the e-mail
beissennur@gmail.com and ICGAC11@gmail.com
Deadline for registration: 1 August, 2013.
Registration fee: 300 Euro (in case of early registration 250 Euro, details on the site of conference, for
participants from the former Soviet Union countries 100 Euro). The registration fee could be paid on arrival
at the conference.
Abstracts for publication
Abstracts (within one page) should be prepared in LaTeX2e, \documentclass{article}; the page setup: А4;
left margin 3 cm, right margin 1.5 cm, 2 cm at the top and at the bottom, font 12pt, figures in the eps
(postscript) format. Book of Abstracts will be published to the beginning of the conference.
Deadline for sending the abstracts: 31 August, 2013.
Excursions offered to the conference participants:
to the Charyn Canyone
to the Tamgaly Tas Petroglifes
to places of sightseeing in the Almaty city
Hotels
Nearest Hotels are:
Rahat Palace Hotel - http://www.rahatpalace.com/en/
Best Western Plus Atakent Park Hotel - http://atakentparkhotel.com/
Shamshyrak Hotel (University Hotel).
Other hotels and Excursions offer see at http://city-tour.kz
The conference site: http://conference.kaznu.kz/en/conferencies/15/ICGAC11
Please, address the conference scientific secretary if you have any questions.