The  ninth session of the series "Selected Topics in Nuclear and Atomic Physics" will take place from October 1st to October 5th, 2003. Just as in 1999 we have moved the site of the meeting from Varenna, its traditional site, to Fiera di Primiero, a small town in the Italian Dolomites.  Thanks to the hospitality of the local authorities the meeting will be held at the Palazzo delle Miniere, an ancient medieval palace dating from the XV century.
 

Along the tradition of the previous meetings, the skeleton of the program will be formed by a series of  lectures on different subjects of general interest. The topics for this year and the corresponding lecturers are:

• Elementary features of nuclear structure, Ben Mottelson, Nordita
• Nuclear structure at drip lines, Ikuko Hamamoto, Lund
• Recent developments in nuclear structure physics at low spins, Peter von Brentano, Koeln
• Quantum dots, Enrico Lipparini, Trento
• Physics of complex systems, Raul Donangelo, Rio de Janeiro

The tentative programme is scheduled as follows:
 
 

Accommodation.
Participants will stay at the CONCA VERDE Hotel (+39 0439 62490). The Conference Fee of 300,00 Euro includes lodging and full pension from September 30th, dinner, to October 6th, breakfast.
During the meeting participants can also be reached by telephone through our Secretary at the Palazzo delle Miniere (+39 0439 62515). 

Travel.
In order to reach Fiera you have to take an  AtesinaLines  bus from Feltre (just in front of the railway station).
Buses are leaving Feltre at 7:50, 9:40, 12:10, 13:10, 14:50; 17:20, 18:55, 19:45. Travel takes approximately 60 minutes.
The schedule of the buses can be found at the following address: http://www.trasporti.provincia.tn.it/.
Feltre  can be reached by train from Padova or Venezia-Mestre.
 

From Padova:
Most convenient trains are at 7:12 (reaching Feltre at 8:47);  9:30 (10:54); 11:27 (12:49); 12:50 (14:26); 14:10 (15:53); 15:35 (17:08); 17:00 (18:27); 18:15 (19:42); 19:27 (20:59); 21:10 (22:28); 22:42 (23:56).

From Venezia-Mestre:
7:54 (9:26); 8:56 (via Castelfranco Veneto, 10:54); 11:14 (via Castelfranco Veneto, 12:49); 12:19 (via Padova, 14:26);
13:54 (via Castelfranco Veneto, 15:43); 15:27 (via Castelfranco Veneto 17:08); 16:27 (via Castelfranco Veneto, 18:27); 16:38 (via Padova, 18:27); 17:47 (via Padova, 19:42); 18:50 (via Padova, 20:59); 20:24 (via Padova, 22:28); 21:24 (via Padova, 23:56).

Social activities.
A small welcome is organized for Tuesday 30 September afternoon, at 9:00 p.m. at the Palazzo delle Miniere.
A full afternoon excursion will be scheduled during the Meeting (please remember to bring your trekking shoes).

Weather.
It is hoped that the weather will be sunny throughout the entire week. Evenings, however, tend to be rather cool and you are thus encouraged to bring along a warm sweater and/or a rain jacket

Acknowledgements.
We are grateful to the Comune of Fiera di Primiero and to the Consorzio Biblioteca Intercomunale di Primiero for their help in the organization of this meeting.