The 21st International Conference on Atomic Physics, ICAP 2008, will be held from Sunday, July 27 to Friday, August 1, 2008 on the campus of the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. The campus is located in scenic New England between New York and Boston. The conference Co-chairs at the Physics Department, University of Connecticut are: Profs. Winthrop Smith, Robin Cote and Phillip Gould.

Recent previous conferences in this premier series were held in even-numbered years in Innsbruck (2006), Rio de Janeiro (2004), and Cambridge MA (2002). These conferences are devoted to fundamental studies and forefront research in basic AMO physics, broadly defined. Emphasis is on atoms and their interactions with each other and with external fields. All invited talks are plenary, including two "Hot Topics" sessions, plus 3 poster sessions. On the opening day of the conference there will be a Nobel Symposium featuring talks by recent Nobel Laureates in AMO Physics, who participate actively in the conference. Topics this year include but are not limited to: Precision Measurements, Atomic Clocks, Quantum Information, Trapped Ions, Quantum Optics and Cavity QED, Bose and Fermi Gases of atoms, Optical Lattices, Cold Molecules, Mesoscopic Quantum Systems and Ultrafast Phenomena. The program with a list of confirmed invited speakers is given on the Website above.

IUPAP sponsorship has been secured, including subsidies for a limited number of participants from developing countries. Limited support for students attending ICAP2008 will also be available. A satellite conference and an AMO Physics Summer School are associated with the conference. The members of the International Advisory Committee, Program Committee and Local Committee are listed on the conference website. There will be a program of activities for Accompanying Persons at the conference.

March 31, 2008

Conference registration opens (including on-campus housing, meal plans and airport shuttles)

April 9, 2008

Abstract submission opens

April 22, 2008

Deadline for application for financial support from IUPAP

April 22, 2008

Student support application deadline

May 9, 2008

Early registration ends

June 9, 2008

Abstract submission deadline

June 27, 2008

Preconference registration ends

July 20-25, 2008

One week related Summer School for new AMO researchers,
Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

July 22-26, 2008

International Conference on Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems,
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

July 27-August 1, 2008

ICAP2008 Conference, Storrs, Connecticut, USA

There will be a free evening Concert (Monday) and the Public Lecture (Tuesday). The Conference Banquet (Thursday) is an additional $65 and the Conference Excursions (Wednesday afternoon) cost an additional $50, including transportation.