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CANPS Report. Stefan Ritt – Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland. RT12 Financial Situation. Books for RT12 in Berkeley almost closed (missing CD shipping costs) Surplus of only ~$300 (0.2% of $160k instead of 15%) This is the first time for RT (RT07 had ~27% return)
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CANPS Report Stefan Ritt – Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
RT12 Financial Situation • Books for RT12 in Berkeley almost closed (missing CD shipping costs) • Surplus of only ~$300 (0.2% of $160k instead of 15%) • This is the first time for RT (RT07 had ~27% return) • What is the reason and what can we do to prevent this in the future? Savannah, GA
RT12 Visa Problem • Established ratio attendants / abstract submissions of 1.1 • Got 198 abstracts, expected 220 attendants • 212 registered people (1.07) • 187 paying people, partly due to “visa problem” 1.1 SARS Savannah, GA
RT12 Expense break down Savannah, GA
Lessons learned • Be aware of Chinese visa problem • Many Chinese attendants have more than one presentation (can affect the “1.1 rule”) • IEEE conference services are great, but cause a substantial expense, especially for small conferencesRT14: Services will be done in-kind by Osaka University staff/students Savannah, GA
RT14 in Nara, Japan • Site visit planned for next May • Conference site • Hotel (are beds long enough?) • Banquet • Lunch box (Bento) • Transportation (airport, hotel, site) • Excursion • Labels in English, enough instructions in conference material Savannah, GA
RT16 Italy • R. Paoletti, Univ. Pisa & Siena • A. Luchetta, Univ. Padova 1 : 28 → better advertisement Savannah, GA
RT16 in Padova • June 13th – 17th (?), 2016 • Scientific tour to Consorzio RFX Lab • Rich social program • Excursion (conference dinner?) to Venice Savannah, GA