Continuum Models and Discrete Systems for the Description of Macroscopically Heterogeneous Media

The main topics include: Micromechanics and fracture in solids, mechanical properties of damaged solids, nonlinear response and plasticity of solids, electrical and mechanical properties of porous and composite materials, electrical and mechanical properties of biological tissue, hydrodynamics of non-Newtonian fluids, chaos in classical systems, nucleation and pattern formation in phase separation, wave propagation in heterogeneous media, induced collective behavior in bacterial colonies, materials with memory and multiple relaxation times, phase transitions with memory and internal variables.

Scientific Committee: D.J. Bergman, H.J. Herrmann, D. Kinderlehrer, A. Novick-Cohen.

Conference Organizers:  David J. Bergman, School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel; Amy Novick-Cohen, Department of Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology,
IL-32000 Haifa, Israel.

Conference Secretary:  Ms. Chava Balson, School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

Conference website:   http://www.tau.ac.il/~bergman/ISF-Poster.html
Website for NATO Advanced Research Workshop CMDS10: http://www.tau.ac.il/~bergman/CMDS10.html

Speakers include:  K. Bardhan, J. Fineberg, Herbert Levine, S, Ta'asan, E. Altus, E. Ben-Jacob, E. Bouchaud, B.D. Coleman, I. Procaccia, N. Shnerb, Ohad Levy, Y. Zarmi, M. Ryvkin, N. Morozov, E. Inan, A. Novick-Cohen, D. Kinderlehrer, A. Novick-Cohen, D.J. Bergman, L. Berlyand.

Participation: Applications to participate in this symposium can still be considered by the organizing committee. The applicant should write a short letter to the Workshop co-Organizer David J. Bergman at the School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel, preferably by email or fax using the link or fax number which appear below. This should be done right away.

Location:  Shoresh is a lovely rural community located in the mountains about 16 km (10 miles) west of the capital city Jerusalem. Public bus service is available every hour from the main bus terminal in Jerusalem, the trip lasting about 15 minutes. Tel Aviv, the principal commercial city in Israel, is 45 minutes away by car. In the past, Shoresh was an agricultural community near the main road Tel Aviv - Jerusalem. Today it is a rural suburb of Jerusalem, which includes a modern resort hotel where the conference will be held. The conference hotel is fully air conditioned and has an olympic sized swimming pool. Shoresh also boasts some of the loveliest scenery in the Judean Mountains. Hikes in the nearby Itzhak Rabin National Park, which is 30 minutes away by foot, are highly recommended. Further details about the conference site can be downloaded by clicking here Shoresh Holiday Complex . 

Weather:  Although the days will be quite warm (typical maximum is 28-30 Celsius), the humidity is low (typically 30%), the evenings and nights are cool (typical minimum is 18-20). During the day, light summer clothing is recommended; for the evenings, a light sweater is sometimes needed. It never rains in June or July.

Registration and reservations: Instructions and forms for CMDS10, which includes also the ISF Workshop, can be downloaded by clicking here  Registration/reservation form . The completed reservation/registration forms should be sent directly to the Shoresh Hotel by fax or email or airmail. They should arrive there no later than 20 May 2003.