FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 26th WINTER WORKSHOP ON NUCLEAR DYNAMICS
                      http://www.pa.msu.edu/conf/wwnd2010
          Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
                            January 2 - 9, 2010

Dear Colleagues,

The 26th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics will be held in Jamaica next January at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios (http://www.sunsetjamaicagrande.com). Following tradition, the workshop will be heavily weighted toward heavy ion physics, but will also feature talks from other areas in nuclear physics and from astrophysics. The program will begin with a reception the evening of Saturday, Jan. 2nd. The first talks will be presented on Sunday morning, January 3rd, and the workshop will close just after noon on Saturday, January 9th.

The Sunset Jamaica Grande is a recently renovated and refurbished full-service all-inclusive hotel with beautiful white sand beaches, minutes from the exciting night life of Ocho Rios. A price of $210/night per double-occupancy and $160/night for single occupancy has been negotiated for a block of rooms. The price is "all-inclusive" and covers meals, snacks and drinks. Reservations must be made on or before December 2nd, 2009. Directions for making reservations can be found on the conference web site (http://www.pa.msu.edu/conf/wwnd2010).

To travel to Ocho Rios, it is recommended to fly into Montego Bay (MBJ), which is a ~90 minute drive from MBJ. Shuttles to the hotel are available for $60 each way. The organizers are negotiating for a less expensive shuttle service on the 2nd, 9th and perhaps the 10th.  

Registration is open at the workshop web site (http://www.pa.msu.edu/conf/wwnd2010). During registration you can volunteer to make a presentation. Talks will be either 20 or 25 minutes, to be decided after registration is closed.  A conference fee of 250 USD will be collected at the workshop, and amongst other items, will cover a copy of the proceedings. More information about the proceedings will be provided later.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at the email address below if you have any questions.

We very much look forward to seeing all of you next January.

Scott Pratt and Roy Lacey (wwnd@pa.msu.edu)
for the WWND Organizing Committee