GDR MePhy

Dear colleagues,

This is the fourth announcement of the 27th IUPAP Conference on Statistical Physics, StatPhys27, that will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 8-12, 2019.

We are pleased to announce that you can now submit your contributions for StatPhys27. Registration at the early fee is also available. For details on registration, submission and request of financial support, please visit: https://statphys27.df.uba.ar/registration.html.

Please distribute this information among interested colleagues. You can also download the conference poster from the conference website,

https://statphys27.df.uba.ar/

to help us spread the news about StatPhys27. To stay informed on new developments about the conference, please visit regularly the conference web page.

If you have any inquiries, please contact us at statphys27@df.uba.ar or statphys27@gmail.com.

We are expecting to have a very exciting and enjoyable conference (a week after a total eclipse that will be visible in Argentina).

Looking forward to seeing you in Buenos Aires in July!

Best regards

Silvina Ponce Dawson
Local Organizing Committee, StatPhys27

STATPHYS27 satellite workshop « Yielding Phenomena in Disordered Systems »
to be held in July 2019 at Centro Atómico Bariloche in Patagonia Argentina

the deadline for abstract submissions (January 31st) is approaching fast. We will
have at least 8 slots for contributed talks and one (or even two!) poster session(s),
please do not hesitate to submit your contribution!
Also, please take into account that Bariloche is a tourist destination and July is a winter high-season.
We recommend you to book in advance your travel and accommodation.
All the information about the workshop can be found at: https://yielding2019.sciencesconf.org/
J.-L. Barrat, C. Brito, S. Bustingorry, E.E. Ferrero, A.B. Kolton, V. Lecomte, A. Rosso

From: Ezequiel Ferrero <ferrero@cab.cnea.gov.ar>
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Workshop « Physics of Active Matter », Viña del Mar, Chile, July 15-17, 2019,
a Satellite of the Statphys conference 2019.

The workshop that will take place in Viña del Mar, Chile, July 15-17, 2019, will focus
on general topics in active matter physics, with an emphasis on the statistical mechanics
of active systems and on applications to biology and synthetic active materials. It will
consider questions such as collective and emergent behavior, topological properties,
thermodynamics, and mesoscale descriptions.
https://activematter2019.wordpress.com
The deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to February 17, 2019.

From: Rodrigo Soto <rsotorsoto@gmail.com>
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X Brazilian Meeting on Simulational Physics,
Ouro Preto, Brazil, July 15 -19, 2019

The tenth edition of the Brazilian Meeting on Simulational Physics will be
held in the historic city of Ouro Preto, Brazil, from July 15 to 19, as a
Satellite Meeting of StatPhys 27, to be held during 8-12 July, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The X-BMSP will gather scientists specialized in simulations in the most diverse areas of
physics, chemistry, biology and materials science, to present the latest advances in
methodology and techniques applied to the study of problems through computer simulations.
Webpage: xbmsp.ufop.br
Organizers: BV Costa, JA Plascak, DP Landau, LAS Mól, PHL Martins, LFC Pereira

From: Lucas Mól <lucasmol@fisica.ufmg.br>
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School/workshop « Statistical Mechanics of Active Matter »
June 12-14 2019 GGSI L ‘Aquila (Italy)

Registration is now open to the school/workshop « Statistical Mechanics of Active Matter »
(June 12-14 2019, GSSI L’Aquila, Italy).
A limited number of grants covering local expenses will be available for Ph.D. students
and junior Postdocs. You can apply for financial support while registering.
You should register online at the workshop website https://indico.gssi.it/event/49/ before May 10, 2019.

From: Massimo Cencini <massimo.cencini@gmail.com>