XVII Conference on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors

Official news and bulletin

First circular

We are happy to announce that the XVII International Conference on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors (RPC2024) will take place in Santiago de Compostela from the 9th to the 13th of September, 2024. Santiago is an important cultural and religious European hub, both its old town and Way of St James being part of UNESCO world heritage. Situated in the North-West of Spain, where the early romans identified the End of the Earth (‘Finisterrae’), its university (USC) is one of the oldest continuously running universities in the world. USC played a role in bringing timing MRPCs mainstream, through its involvement on the HADES experiment at GSI-Darmstadt since the beginning of the 00’s, but it is also known for his early contributions to the MPGD technology in the DIRAC experiment (late 90’s) and, recently (last 10 years), on TPCs for neutrino physics.

This conference continues a long tradition of scientific meetings, originated in Lecce in 1991 and continued with biannual appointments in Roma, Pavia, Napoli, Bari, Coimbra, Clermont-Ferrand, Seoul, Mumbai, Darmstadt, Frascati, Beijing, Ghent, Puerto Vallarta, Rome, and Geneva. The RPC2024 conference in Santiago de Compostela aims at reviewing the status of the field as well as providing guidance for future developments. The scientific program will consist of invited talks and selected oral contributions, together with a poster session. To encourage participation of young students, several grants will be awarded, with preference to those presenting an oral contribution. 

Although we will provide timely updates through subsequent circulars, you will find up-to-date information at the conference webpage at any time: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1354736/

Please note that, in order to facilitate a prompt reservation of accommodation in September, the abstract submission deadline is set to June 1^st, and acceptance/rejection of the proposed contributions will be communicated soon after that. The conference format aims at blending the science discussions with the cultural and culinary experiences that the city has to offer, and several social events are programmed during the meeting.

Do not hesitate to contact us at the official conference email address if help would be needed with your visa application or anything else: rpc2024.technicalsecretariat@trevisani.es.

Second circular

The date of start of the XVII International Conference on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors (RPC2024) is approaching. In order to allow late submissions, the deadline for contributions has been extended today for 1 month, and up to July 1^th. Despite this extension, we encourage you to register and specially book your accommodation as soon as possible in view of the fact that September is high season and we expect a large influx of tourists and pilgrims to Santiago.

A decision regarding all works submitted by June 1^st has been made, and we hope you could use that to initiate your trip arrangements if you have not yet done so (you should have received information regarding confirmation/rejection of your contribution, please contact us at RPC2024@igfae.usc.es otherwise).

Third circular

We would like to remind you that the start of the XVII International Conference on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors (RPC2024) will take place soon after the August summer break. Evaluation of the acceptance/rejection of contributions submitted by the extended deadline (July 1^st) is being carried out at the moment and will be communicated by Wednesday 17^th at 23:59. The number of contributions submitted to the conference has reached 90, and an exciting agenda covering the ongoing and new applications in particle and heavy ion physics, eco-gases, simulations/fundamentals, development of new materials and applications beyond HEP is currently being assembled. Consequently, and to provide sufficient reaction time after the final acceptance communication on Wd, the deadline for early registration has been extended till July 21^st at 23:59.

(As usual, for any additional information please access the conference webpage at https://indico.cern.ch/event/1354736/ or contact us at RPC2024@igfae.usc.es at any time).