The 20th Spring School on Particles and Fields 
                      Apr. 1-4, 2007 
            National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 
             http://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/~ss2007 

                   The First Bulletin 

The 20th Taiwan Spring School on Particles and Fields will be held at 
Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei during April 1-4, 
2007. This series of schools has had a long tradition with the first one 
being organized by Prof. Chien-Er Lee at Shi-Tou in 1986. The purpose is to 
introduce to graduate students recent progress on important and hot topics 
in particles and fields. 

1. Conference site 
The school will be held at the lecture hall of the first floor of Physics 
Department, National Taiwan University. 

2. Invited lecturers 
Prof. Luca Amendola, INAF/Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Cosmology 
Prof. Andre de Gouvea, Northwestern University, Neutrino Physics 
Prof. Gary Shiu, University of Wisconsin, String Phenomenology 
Prof. Xerxes Tata, Hawaii University, Supersymmetry 
The program can be found from the school website. 

3. References for reading 
Links to useful references for the subjects covered in this school have been 
made at the school website. Students are urged to read them before attending 
the school. 

4. Registration information 
The on-line registration will be opened on Feb. 01, 2007. Hotel and room 
type for accommodation can be selected directly. The conference registration 
desk will be located outside the lecture hall. There is registration fee for 
all participants. 

5. Accommodation 
Students will be mainly accommodated at the guest house of National Taiwan 
University without charge. Additional accommodation will be provided at the 
guest house of Academia Sinica, if necessary. 
Faculty members and postdocs will be arranged at the Howard Hotel near the 
school site, and pay for the accommodation by themselves. 

6. Reception and banquet 
Reception will be held in the evening of Apr. 1, 2007. The location will be 
announced later. Banquet will be held at the Howard Hotel in the evening of 
Apl. 3, 2007. 

7. Internet access 
There is a wireless connection inside the lecture hall. 

8. Lunch and snacks 
Free lunch boxes will be provided during the school. Snacks and drinks will 
be provided at breaks. 

9. Visa 
Citizens of the following countries can enter and stay in Taiwan for up to 
30 days without a pre-approved visa (but should hold passports with validity 
of atleast 6 months) : Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, 
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, 
Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the 
Netherlands , New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, 
Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A. . Citizens of Czech Republic, Hungary , Poland 
and Slovak can obtain a landing visa and stay in Taiwan for up to 30 days. 
Visitors from other countries should have a valid visa before departure. 

10. Currency 
One US dollar is about 32 New Taiwan Dollars. 

11. Sponsors 
Academia Sinica, APCTP, National Science Council, National Center for 
Theoretical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Physics Research Promotion 
Center 

12. Contact information 
Chia-Chi Liu, ccliu@phys.ntu.edu.tw, Hui-Hseng Lai, marvis@phys.sinica.edu.tw