Traditionally, this is a two-day symposium 
                                covering all phenomena of ion-atom collisions 
                                including excitation, ionisation, multiple ionisation 
                                and capture reactions in ion-atom collisions from 
                                sub-thermal to relativistic velocities and interactions 
                                of highly charged ions with surfaces, molecules 
                                and clusters.  
                              Presentations will include invited talks 
                                and one or two poster sessions. The following 
                                topics will be of special interest depending on 
                                participation:  
                                 
                                - fundamental processes in ion-atom interactions 
                                 
                                - ion-surface and ion-solid interactions  
                                 
                                - fragmentation of molecules and clusters  
                                 
                                - ion collisions with targets in MOTs  
                                 
                                - laser assisted collisions -- related photon 
                                  phenomena and techniques  
                                 
                               
                                - atomic collision processes and fusion plasmas 
                                 
                                 
                                - News and developments at new accelerator   facilities 
                                under construction 
                              - Novel experimental techniques and instrumentation 
                                 
                                - Applications 
                              Additional 
                                topics covered by the SPARC topical meeting on 
                                Electron spectrometry in the New Experimental 
                                Storage Ring will include:  
                              - 
                                Electron and positron emission in energetic heavy 
                                ion/antiproton-atom collisions 
                              - 
                                Auger electron and X-ray emission from high-Z 
                                few-electron ions 
                              - 
                                High resolution Conversion electron spectrometry 
                              - 
                                Forward electron spectroscopy at heavy ion storage 
                                rings 
                                 
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