The conference will take place in the beautiful coastal city of Haifa , Israel and be hosted at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in the Lidow Physics complex.
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a public research university in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1912, Technion is the oldest university in Israel. The university offers degrees in science and engineering, and related fields such as architecture, medicine, industrial management and education. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is a major source of the innovation and brainpower that drives the Israeli economy and a key to Israel’s reputation as the world’s “Start-Up Nation.” Its three Nobel Prize winners exemplify academic excellence. Technion people, ideas and inventions make immeasurable contributions to the world including life-saving medicine, sustainable energy, computer science, water conservation and nanotechnology.
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Haifa City
Haifa is the northern port of Israel, located 80 km from Tel-Aviv and 145 km from Jerusalem.
Haifa with its picturesque setting covers the slopes and top of Mount Carmel and overlooks a breathtaking harbor with steeply-terraced urban landscapes, nature reserves, and religious sites (including the Bahai Religion’s primary Temple with its gold dome).
Haifa is Israel’s third largest city of over 285,000 people. It is the city where a unique model for co-existence thrives, with Jewish, Moslem, Christian, Druze and Bahai communities intermingling and residing side by side in long-term peace.
For information about what Haifa has to offer in the way of tourism, please see the Haifa Tourist Center.