<\/title>\r\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"LibreOffice 7.3.4.2 (Windows)\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nori Franco\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"created\" content=\"2022-06-21T15:05:00\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"changed\" content=\"2022-07-14T23:11:37.260000000\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"AppVersion\" content=\"16.0000\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"DocSecurity\" content=\"0\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"HyperlinksChanged\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"LinksUpToDate\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"ScaleCrop\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"ShareDoc\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t@page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in }\r\n\t\tp { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }\r\n\t\tp.western { font-family: \"Liberation Serif\", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-US }\r\n\t\tp.cjk { font-family: \"NSimSun\"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }\r\n\t\tp.ctl { font-family: \"Mangal\"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }\r\n\t\ta:link { color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline }\r\n\t\ta:visited { color: #800000; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }\r\n\t\ta.sdfootnotesym { text-decoration: none }\r\n\t\ta.sdendnotesym { text-decoration: none }\r\n\t<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body lang=\"en-US\" text=\"#000000\" link=\"#0000ff\" vlink=\"#800000\" dir=\"ltr\">\r\nQuantum\r\nAfrica 6 (QA6)<\/span><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/font>\r\n <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n…\r\nbringing\r\nthe best of Quantum Research to Africa …<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSixth\r\nEdition of the Quantum Africa (QA) Conference Series<\/b><\/font>\r\n<\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nKigali,\r\nRwanda<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nDates:\r\n12-16 September 2022<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nHybrid:\r\nIn-person and Online<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nBackground:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nThe\r\nmain goal of the Quantum Africa conferences is to promote research\r\ncollaboration between African researchers and their counterparts in\r\nthe rest of the world and at the same time build and increase human\r\ncapacity and scientific awareness in quantum phenomena among\r\nscientists in Africa. Thus, the conference is open to researchers in\r\nAfrica and researchers from all over the world. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nThis\r\nwill be the sixth (6th) Quantum Africa (QA) conference and will be\r\nfocused on Quantum Information Processing (this includes quantum\r\ncomputing, quantum communication, quantum cryptography, quantum\r\nsimulations), together with all its algorithmic and hardware aspects.\r\n<\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nQuantum\r\nphenomena, including quantum information and entanglement, for\r\nexample, occur in many areas and are intrinsically important, apart\r\nfrom the recent potential technological applications (e.g., in\r\nquantum computation). We consider it important that researchers and\r\nscientists in Africa contribute significantly to this broad field in\r\nboth<\/span><\/font><\/font> the science (understanding) and\r\ntechnology\/engineering (applications) of quantum phenomena. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nFocus\r\ntopics for QA6 include:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n• Quantum\r\ncontrol • Quantum computing • Quantum thermodynamics •\r\nQuantum communication • Quantum simulations • Quantum\r\noptics • Quantum materials (sensing) • Quantum metrology\r\n<\/span><\/font><\/font>• Materials and phenomena in\r\ncondensed-matter physics for quantum computing<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nWorkshop\r\nStructure<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n• QA6\r\nwill be hybrid with participants joining in person in Kigali and\r\nonline. Also unique to QA6 is that pedagogical presentations as well\r\nas a large number of talks from industry practitioners in quantum\r\nphenomena and quantum computing will be a significant part of the conference.<\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n•\r\nPostgraduate\r\nstudents, postdocs, and early career researchers are particularly\r\nencouraged to participate and will have opportunities to present their work in posters<\/span><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n•\r\nQA6\r\nwill feature cutting edge research talks from invited speakers. There\r\nwill also be contributed talks and poster sessions (both online and\r\nin-person).<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nTotal\r\nduration:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nFive\r\n(5) working days. Dates: 12-16 September 2022<\/b><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSessions\r\nwill be 9 am to 5 pm each day, except on the final day when we end at\r\nlunch time. Wednesday will also be a half day as we leave the\r\nafternoon free for sightseeing and hold a banquet in the evening. <\/span><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nVenue:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nCollege\r\nof Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nTimeline:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nJuly – August 31, 2022: Call for abstracts (invited talks and\r\nposters)<\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nJuly – August 31, 2022: Booking of hotel accommodation\r\n(preferably as early as possible)<\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nAugust 15, 2022: Early Bird Registration <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nAugust 31, 2022: Regular Registration <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nSeptember 2022: Late Registration<\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nSeptember 2022: Conference<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nRegistration\r\nFees<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nOnline Participation: Free. Register <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/faziwRptokm1CAQa6\">here<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\nIn-person Participation:<\/b><\/p>\r\n*\r\nStudents in Africa: Free. Register <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/faziwRptokm1CAQa6\">here<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nPostdocs in Africa: Early registration – $25. Full –\r\n$50.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nStudents\/postdocs outside Africa: Early registration – $50.\r\nFull – $100. <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nOther Academics in Africa: Early registration – $150. Full –\r\n$200. <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nOther Academics outside Africa: Early registration – $400. Full\r\n– $500. <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nParticipants from industry: Early registration – $900. Full –\r\n$1,000<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nThe\r\nfees cover conference material as well as coffee breaks,\r\nsight-seeing, and the banquet. It does not cover travel, visa fees,\r\naccommodation, or meals – see information below.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nRegistration<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nClick\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/faziwRptokm1CAQa6\">here<\/a> to register <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nINVITED\r\nSPEAKERS<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nA.\r\nFrom <\/b><\/i>Industry<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/font><\/font>\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n1.\r\nTrond Andersen,\t (Google Quantum)\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n2.\r\nAbe\tAsfaw,\t (Google Quantum)<\/font><\/p>\r\n3.\r\nOliver Dial,\t (IBM Yorktown Heights)<\/font><\/p>\r\n4.\r\nMercedes Gimeno-Segovia, (PsiQuantum)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n5.\r\nHelmut Katzgraber,\t (Amazon Quantum)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n6.\r\nJarred McClean,\t (Google Quantum)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n7.\r\nMarco Pistoia,\t (JPMorgan Chase & Co.)<\/font><\/p>\r\n8.\r\nPedram Roushan,\t (Google Quantum)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n9.\r\nTerry Rudolph,\t (PsiQuantum)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n10.\r\nSimone Severini,\t (Amazon Quantum)\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n11.\r\nNathan Shammah,\t (Unitary Fund)<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nB.\r\nFrom Academia<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/p>\r\n1.\r\nMeigan\tAronson,\t (UBC, Vancouver Canada)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n2.\r\nFernando\tBrandao,\t (Caltech USA and AWS)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n3.\r\nTommaso\tCalarco,\t (Julich, Germany)\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n4.\r\nSusan\tCoppersmith,\t (UNSW, Sidney)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n5.\r\nMarcello\tDalmonte,\t (ICTP, Trieste Italy)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n6.\r\nRosario\tFazio,\t (ICTP, Trieste Italy)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n7.\r\nGiulia\tGalli,\t (Univ. Chicago USA)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n8.\r\nSteve\tGirvin,\t\t (Yale, USA)\t\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n9.\r\nJens\tKoch,\t (Northwestern Univ. USA)\t\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n10.\r\nErika\tKwakami,\t (RIKEN, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n11.\r\nDaniel\tLoss,\t (RIKEN and Univ. Basel,\r\nSwitzerland)\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n12.\r\nTiago\tMendes,\t (University of Ausburg, Germany)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n13.\r\nBill\tMunro,\t (NTT) <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n14.\r\nWill\tOliver,\t (MIT, USA)<\/font><\/p>\r\n15.\r\nFrancesco Petruccione,\t (UKZN, South Africa)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n16.\r\nAnna\tSanpera,\t (UAB, Barcelona Spain)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n17.\r\nChristine\tSilberhorn,\t (Paderborn\tUniversity,\r\nGermany)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n18.\r\nCharles\tTahan,\t (White House Office for Quantum,\tUSA)<\/font><\/p>\r\n19.\r\nJ.S.\t Tsai,\t (RIKEN and UST, Tokyo Japan)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n20.\r\nBenoit\tVermersch,\t (CNRS, Grenoble France)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n21.\r\nFrank\tWilhelm-Mauch,\t (Julich, Germany)\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nOTHER\r\nINFORMATION:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n1.\r\nHOTELS<\/b><\/u> <\/b><\/span>Please\r\nreserve your hotel rooms ASAP.<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\na)\r\n<\/b><\/span>Sainte Famille Hotel (Nyarugenge)\r\n 3-star<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nURL:\r\n <\/b>https:\/\/saintefamillehotel.com\/<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/font><br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nb)\r\nHotels Nearby (3-star)<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nKigali View Hotel – <a href=\"https:\/\/kigaliviewhotel.com-rwanda.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/kigaliviewhotel.com-rwanda.com\/en\/<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nT2000 Hotel –<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/2000hotelkigali.com-rwanda.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/2000hotelkigali.com-rwanda.com\/en\/<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nGloria Hotel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahotelrwanda.com\/\">https:\/\/www.gloriahotelrwanda.com\/<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nc)\r\nHotels Nearby (4- and 5-star)<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n1.\r\nRadisson Blu Hotel [discounted: $130 per night] 5-star<\/font><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/radisson-blu-convention-kigali\">https:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/radisson-blu-convention-kigali<\/font><\/a><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n2.\r\nPark Inn Hotel [approx $150 per night] 4-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/park-inn-kigali<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n3.\r\nUbumwe Grande Hotel [approx $150 per night] 4-star<\/font><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubumwegrandehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ubumwegrandehotel.com\/<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font>\r\n<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n4.\r\nHotel des Milles Collines [approx $150 per night] 4-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/millecollines.rw\/<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n5.\r\nKigali Marriott Hotel [approx $200 per night] 5-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/kglmc-kigali-marriott-hotel\/overview\/<\/font><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n6.\r\nKigali Serena Hotel [approx $200 per night] 5-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.serenahotels.com\/kigali<\/font><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nAll\r\nhotel venues above are within 1 to 2 km of the conference venue. <\/b>A\r\nbus will be available to transport participants between the\r\nconference venue and their hotels within the city. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n2.\r\nINTERNET<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\nHotels\r\nin Rwanda typically offer wireless Internet services at no extra\r\ncost.<\/font><\/p>\r\nThe\r\nconference venue will also have high-bandwidth Wi-Fi connectivity\r\navailable to all conference participants.<\/font><\/p>\r\nFor\r\nuse outside the conference venue and their hotels, participants can\r\npurchase SIM cards (~$10) and small Internet data plans (~$1-$2) from\r\ntelecom companies in the city.<\/b><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n3.\r\n<\/b><\/u>AIRPORT<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nKigali\r\nInternational Airport (KGL): RwandAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya\r\nAirways, Brussels Airlines, all fly into KGL. Many hotels organize\r\nairport pickups for their guests. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n4.\r\n<\/b><\/u>VISAS<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nVisitors\r\nto Rwanda can receive their entry visas upon arrival, without the\r\nneed for prior application. The visas cost $50 only and are valid for\r\n30 days<\/i>.<\/font><\/p>\r\nAs\r\nusual, a travel document (e.g., passport) valid for more than 6\r\nmonths is required. There is no visa fee for visitors with passports\r\nfrom African countries and some other countries. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\nPlease\r\nsee carefully this: \r\n<\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migration.gov.rw\/anounce\/anounce\/online-visa\/\">https:\/\/www.migration.gov.rw\/anounce\/anounce\/online-visa\/<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n5.\r\n<\/b><\/u>EXTRACURRICULAR\r\nACTIVITIES<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font> <\/b><\/u><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\na)\r\nIncluded “free of charge” for every participant<\/b><\/i>\r\n– on Wednesday, September, 14, 2022<\/font><\/p>\r\n• Visit\r\nto the Genocide Museum (Gisozi): <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/kgm.rw\/\">https:\/\/kgm.rw\/<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• National\r\nLiberation Museum Park: <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/museum.gov.rw\/\">http:\/\/museum.gov.rw<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Sightseeing\r\naround Kigali. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nb)\r\nFor those interested – at their own costs.<\/b><\/i> All\r\nare outside Kigali. Contact details of private tour guides will be\r\nprovided:<\/font><\/p>\r\n• Virunga\r\nNational Park. <\/font>https:\/\/virunga.org\/<\/font><\/font><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Akagera\r\n(Safari). <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanparks.org\/the-parks\/akagera\">https:\/\/www.africanparks.org\/the-parks\/akagera<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Lake\r\nKivu. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitrwanda.com\/destinations\/lake-kivu\/\">https:\/\/www.visitrwanda.com\/destinations\/lake-kivu\/<\/a><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Visit\r\nto the Mountain Gorillas. See, for example,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gorillastours.com\/rwanda\">https:\/\/www.gorillastours.com\/rwanda<\/a><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n6.\r\nO<\/b><\/u>UTREACH<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nIn\r\ngeneral, all presentations will be made available via video\r\nconferencing so that people can watch from all over the world.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n7.\r\n<\/b><\/u>MEALS<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nThese\r\nare not provided by the conference, but places to eat are available\r\naround the conference location. Lunch\/dinner\r\nare estimated to cost $3 – 15<\/span><\/font><\/font> per person,\r\ndepending on the meal. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n8.\r\nLOCAL <\/b><\/u>TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nBus\r\ntransportation will be provided to and from the conference venue each\r\nday, for those staying at the main hotel or up to 2 km from the\r\nconference venue.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nWhat\r\nKigali has to Offer<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\nKigali\r\nis lauded as being a very safe and clean city, which makes it easy to\r\nnavigate as a first time visitor. There is a wealth of restaurants\r\nwith different world cuisines and a very healthy cafe culture, too -\r\nRwanda is home to many tea and coffee plantations, after all. There\r\nare also cultural experiences to enjoy and historical places to visit\r\nwithin the city. Despite its size, the regions outside of Kigali are\r\nvery diverse in nature and wildlife, and thanks to its size, they are\r\nall very accessible from Kigali: From the safari plains of Akagera in\r\nthe East to the mountainous volcanoes in the North, Lake Kivu in the\r\nwest and, finally, the dense Nyungwe forest in the South, all are\r\nreachable within a day from Kigali. Kigali is also well-serviced by\r\ndirect air routes from Europe, Africa, as well as major hubs such as\r\nDubai.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nP<\/b><\/u>ROGRAM<\/b><\/u>\r\nC<\/b><\/u>HAIR<\/b><\/u>:<\/b><\/u> Prof. Franco Nori (RIKEN\r\nand Univ. Michigan). <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nO<\/b><\/u>RGANIZING<\/b><\/u>\r\nC<\/b><\/u>OMMITTEE<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\nOmololu\r\nAkin-Ojo (EAIFR1<\/sup>) – Chair, Local Organizing\r\nCommittee<\/font><\/p>\r\nAlex\r\nRogers (ALU2<\/sup>, Rwanda) – Co-Chair, Local Organizing\r\nCommittee<\/font><\/p>\r\nMarie\r\nChantal Cyulinyana (UR,3<\/sup> Physics) – Venue and\r\nAccommodation<\/font><\/p>\r\nChristian\r\nKwisanga (UR,3<\/sup> Physics) – Transport and\r\nAccommodation<\/font><\/p>\r\nSteve\r\nNdengue (EAIFR1<\/sup>) – Finance<\/font><\/p>\r\nBlaise\r\nTchapnda (AIMS4<\/sup>) – Communication and Advertisement<\/font><\/p>\r\nRichard\r\nMusabe (UR3<\/sup> and Rwanda Polytechnic) – IT<\/font><\/p>\r\nRepresentative\r\nfrom CMU Africa (CMU Africa) – Industry Liaison<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n 1<\/font><\/sup>\r\nEAIFR: East African Institute for Fundamental Research, Univ. Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 2<\/font><\/sup>\r\nALU: African Leadership University (ALU), Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 3<\/font><\/sup>\r\nUR: University of Rwanda (UR)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 4<\/font><\/sup>\r\nAIMS: African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 5<\/font><\/sup>\r\nCMU: Carnegie Mellon University, Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSTEERING\r\nCOMMITTEE<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n1) Barry Sanders (Chair) - University\r\nof Calgary, and University of Science and Technology of China<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n2) Fabio Benatti - University of\r\nTrieste<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n3) Andreas Buchleitner - University of\r\nFreiburg<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n4) Artur Ekert - University of Oxford\r\nand National University of Singapore<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n5) Yassine Hassouni - Mohamed V-Agdal\r\nUniversity, Rabat<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n6) Sir Peter Knight - Imperial College\r\nLondon and Kavli Royal Society International Centre at Chicheley Hall<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n7) Francesco Petruccione - University\r\nof KwaZulu-Natal<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n8) Laura Greene - National Maglab,\r\nFlorida State University, and Center for Emergent Superconductivity<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n9) Haikel Jelassi - National Centre\r\nfor Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Tunisia<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSPONSORS:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n1.\r\nIUPAP – International Union of Pure and Applied Physics<\/font><\/p>\r\n2.\r\nICTP-EAIFR – ICTP East African Institute for Fundamental\r\nResearch, Univ. 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/title>\r\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"LibreOffice 7.3.4.2 (Windows)\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nori Franco\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"created\" content=\"2022-06-21T15:05:00\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"changed\" content=\"2022-07-14T23:11:37.260000000\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"AppVersion\" content=\"16.0000\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"DocSecurity\" content=\"0\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"HyperlinksChanged\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"LinksUpToDate\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"ScaleCrop\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<meta name=\"ShareDoc\" content=\"false\"\/>\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t@page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in }\r\n\t\tp { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }\r\n\t\tp.western { font-family: \"Liberation Serif\", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-US }\r\n\t\tp.cjk { font-family: \"NSimSun\"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }\r\n\t\tp.ctl { font-family: \"Mangal\"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }\r\n\t\ta:link { color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline }\r\n\t\ta:visited { color: #800000; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }\r\n\t\ta.sdfootnotesym { text-decoration: none }\r\n\t\ta.sdendnotesym { text-decoration: none }\r\n\t<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body lang=\"en-US\" text=\"#000000\" link=\"#0000ff\" vlink=\"#800000\" dir=\"ltr\">\r\nQuantum\r\nAfrica 6 (QA6)<\/span><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/b><\/font>\r\n <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n…\r\nbringing\r\nthe best of Quantum Research to Africa …<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSixth\r\nEdition of the Quantum Africa (QA) Conference Series<\/b><\/font>\r\n<\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nKigali,\r\nRwanda<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nDates:\r\n12-16 September 2022<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nHybrid:\r\nIn-person and Online<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nBackground:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nThe\r\nmain goal of the Quantum Africa conferences is to promote research\r\ncollaboration between African researchers and their counterparts in\r\nthe rest of the world and at the same time build and increase human\r\ncapacity and scientific awareness in quantum phenomena among\r\nscientists in Africa. Thus, the conference is open to researchers in\r\nAfrica and researchers from all over the world. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nThis\r\nwill be the sixth (6th) Quantum Africa (QA) conference and will be\r\nfocused on Quantum Information Processing (this includes quantum\r\ncomputing, quantum communication, quantum cryptography, quantum\r\nsimulations), together with all its algorithmic and hardware aspects.\r\n<\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nQuantum\r\nphenomena, including quantum information and entanglement, for\r\nexample, occur in many areas and are intrinsically important, apart\r\nfrom the recent potential technological applications (e.g., in\r\nquantum computation). We consider it important that researchers and\r\nscientists in Africa contribute significantly to this broad field in\r\nboth<\/span><\/font><\/font> the science (understanding) and\r\ntechnology\/engineering (applications) of quantum phenomena. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nFocus\r\ntopics for QA6 include:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n• Quantum\r\ncontrol • Quantum computing • Quantum thermodynamics •\r\nQuantum communication • Quantum simulations • Quantum\r\noptics • Quantum materials (sensing) • Quantum metrology\r\n<\/span><\/font><\/font>• Materials and phenomena in\r\ncondensed-matter physics for quantum computing<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nWorkshop\r\nStructure<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n• QA6\r\nwill be hybrid with participants joining in person in Kigali and\r\nonline. Also unique to QA6 is that pedagogical presentations as well\r\nas a large number of talks from industry practitioners in quantum\r\nphenomena and quantum computing will be a significant part of the conference.<\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n•\r\nPostgraduate\r\nstudents, postdocs, and early career researchers are particularly\r\nencouraged to participate and will have opportunities to present their work in posters<\/span><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n•\r\nQA6\r\nwill feature cutting edge research talks from invited speakers. There\r\nwill also be contributed talks and poster sessions (both online and\r\nin-person).<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nTotal\r\nduration:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nFive\r\n(5) working days. Dates: 12-16 September 2022<\/b><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSessions\r\nwill be 9 am to 5 pm each day, except on the final day when we end at\r\nlunch time. Wednesday will also be a half day as we leave the\r\nafternoon free for sightseeing and hold a banquet in the evening. <\/span><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nVenue:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nCollege\r\nof Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nTimeline:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nJuly – August 31, 2022: Call for abstracts (invited talks and\r\nposters)<\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nJuly – August 31, 2022: Booking of hotel accommodation\r\n(preferably as early as possible)<\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nAugust 15, 2022: Early Bird Registration <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nAugust 31, 2022: Regular Registration <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nSeptember 2022: Late Registration<\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nSeptember 2022: Conference<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nRegistration\r\nFees<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nOnline Participation: Free. Register <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/faziwRptokm1CAQa6\">here<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\nIn-person Participation:<\/b><\/p>\r\n*\r\nStudents in Africa: Free. Register <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/faziwRptokm1CAQa6\">here<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nPostdocs in Africa: Early registration – $25. Full –\r\n$50.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n*\r\nStudents\/postdocs outside Africa: Early registration – $50.\r\nFull – $100. <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nOther Academics in Africa: Early registration – $150. Full –\r\n$200. <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nOther Academics outside Africa: Early registration – $400. Full\r\n– $500. <\/b><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nParticipants from industry: Early registration – $900. Full –\r\n$1,000<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nThe\r\nfees cover conference material as well as coffee breaks,\r\nsight-seeing, and the banquet. It does not cover travel, visa fees,\r\naccommodation, or meals – see information below.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nRegistration<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nClick\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/faziwRptokm1CAQa6\">here<\/a> to register <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nINVITED\r\nSPEAKERS<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nA.\r\nFrom <\/b><\/i>Industry<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/font><\/font>\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n1.\r\nTrond Andersen,\t (Google Quantum)\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n2.\r\nAbe\tAsfaw,\t (Google Quantum)<\/font><\/p>\r\n3.\r\nOliver Dial,\t (IBM Yorktown Heights)<\/font><\/p>\r\n4.\r\nMercedes Gimeno-Segovia, (PsiQuantum)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n5.\r\nHelmut Katzgraber,\t (Amazon Quantum)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n6.\r\nJarred McClean,\t (Google Quantum)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n7.\r\nMarco Pistoia,\t (JPMorgan Chase & Co.)<\/font><\/p>\r\n8.\r\nPedram Roushan,\t (Google Quantum)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n9.\r\nTerry Rudolph,\t (PsiQuantum)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n10.\r\nSimone Severini,\t (Amazon Quantum)\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n11.\r\nNathan Shammah,\t (Unitary Fund)<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nB.\r\nFrom Academia<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/p>\r\n1.\r\nMeigan\tAronson,\t (UBC, Vancouver Canada)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n2.\r\nFernando\tBrandao,\t (Caltech USA and AWS)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n3.\r\nTommaso\tCalarco,\t (Julich, Germany)\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n4.\r\nSusan\tCoppersmith,\t (UNSW, Sidney)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n5.\r\nMarcello\tDalmonte,\t (ICTP, Trieste Italy)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n6.\r\nRosario\tFazio,\t (ICTP, Trieste Italy)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n7.\r\nGiulia\tGalli,\t (Univ. Chicago USA)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n8.\r\nSteve\tGirvin,\t\t (Yale, USA)\t\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n9.\r\nJens\tKoch,\t (Northwestern Univ. USA)\t\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n10.\r\nErika\tKwakami,\t (RIKEN, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n11.\r\nDaniel\tLoss,\t (RIKEN and Univ. Basel,\r\nSwitzerland)\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n12.\r\nTiago\tMendes,\t (University of Ausburg, Germany)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n13.\r\nBill\tMunro,\t (NTT) <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n14.\r\nWill\tOliver,\t (MIT, USA)<\/font><\/p>\r\n15.\r\nFrancesco Petruccione,\t (UKZN, South Africa)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n16.\r\nAnna\tSanpera,\t (UAB, Barcelona Spain)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n17.\r\nChristine\tSilberhorn,\t (Paderborn\tUniversity,\r\nGermany)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n18.\r\nCharles\tTahan,\t (White House Office for Quantum,\tUSA)<\/font><\/p>\r\n19.\r\nJ.S.\t Tsai,\t (RIKEN and UST, Tokyo Japan)\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n20.\r\nBenoit\tVermersch,\t (CNRS, Grenoble France)\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n21.\r\nFrank\tWilhelm-Mauch,\t (Julich, Germany)\t\t\t\t<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nOTHER\r\nINFORMATION:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n1.\r\nHOTELS<\/b><\/u> <\/b><\/span>Please\r\nreserve your hotel rooms ASAP.<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\na)\r\n<\/b><\/span>Sainte Famille Hotel (Nyarugenge)\r\n 3-star<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nURL:\r\n <\/b>https:\/\/saintefamillehotel.com\/<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/font><br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nb)\r\nHotels Nearby (3-star)<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nKigali View Hotel – <a href=\"https:\/\/kigaliviewhotel.com-rwanda.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/kigaliviewhotel.com-rwanda.com\/en\/<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nT2000 Hotel –<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/2000hotelkigali.com-rwanda.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/2000hotelkigali.com-rwanda.com\/en\/<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n*\r\nGloria Hotel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahotelrwanda.com\/\">https:\/\/www.gloriahotelrwanda.com\/<\/a><\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nc)\r\nHotels Nearby (4- and 5-star)<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n1.\r\nRadisson Blu Hotel [discounted: $130 per night] 5-star<\/font><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/radisson-blu-convention-kigali\">https:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/radisson-blu-convention-kigali<\/font><\/a><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n2.\r\nPark Inn Hotel [approx $150 per night] 4-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/hotels\/park-inn-kigali<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n3.\r\nUbumwe Grande Hotel [approx $150 per night] 4-star<\/font><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubumwegrandehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ubumwegrandehotel.com\/<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font>\r\n<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n4.\r\nHotel des Milles Collines [approx $150 per night] 4-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/millecollines.rw\/<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n5.\r\nKigali Marriott Hotel [approx $200 per night] 5-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/kglmc-kigali-marriott-hotel\/overview\/<\/font><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n6.\r\nKigali Serena Hotel [approx $200 per night] 5-star<\/font><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.serenahotels.com\/kigali<\/font><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nAll\r\nhotel venues above are within 1 to 2 km of the conference venue. <\/b>A\r\nbus will be available to transport participants between the\r\nconference venue and their hotels within the city. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n2.\r\nINTERNET<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\nHotels\r\nin Rwanda typically offer wireless Internet services at no extra\r\ncost.<\/font><\/p>\r\nThe\r\nconference venue will also have high-bandwidth Wi-Fi connectivity\r\navailable to all conference participants.<\/font><\/p>\r\nFor\r\nuse outside the conference venue and their hotels, participants can\r\npurchase SIM cards (~$10) and small Internet data plans (~$1-$2) from\r\ntelecom companies in the city.<\/b><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n3.\r\n<\/b><\/u>AIRPORT<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nKigali\r\nInternational Airport (KGL): RwandAir, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya\r\nAirways, Brussels Airlines, all fly into KGL. Many hotels organize\r\nairport pickups for their guests. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n4.\r\n<\/b><\/u>VISAS<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nVisitors\r\nto Rwanda can receive their entry visas upon arrival, without the\r\nneed for prior application. The visas cost $50 only and are valid for\r\n30 days<\/i>.<\/font><\/p>\r\nAs\r\nusual, a travel document (e.g., passport) valid for more than 6\r\nmonths is required. There is no visa fee for visitors with passports\r\nfrom African countries and some other countries. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\nPlease\r\nsee carefully this: \r\n<\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migration.gov.rw\/anounce\/anounce\/online-visa\/\">https:\/\/www.migration.gov.rw\/anounce\/anounce\/online-visa\/<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n5.\r\n<\/b><\/u>EXTRACURRICULAR\r\nACTIVITIES<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font> <\/b><\/u><\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\na)\r\nIncluded “free of charge” for every participant<\/b><\/i>\r\n– on Wednesday, September, 14, 2022<\/font><\/p>\r\n• Visit\r\nto the Genocide Museum (Gisozi): <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/kgm.rw\/\">https:\/\/kgm.rw\/<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• National\r\nLiberation Museum Park: <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/museum.gov.rw\/\">http:\/\/museum.gov.rw<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Sightseeing\r\naround Kigali. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nb)\r\nFor those interested – at their own costs.<\/b><\/i> All\r\nare outside Kigali. Contact details of private tour guides will be\r\nprovided:<\/font><\/p>\r\n• Virunga\r\nNational Park. <\/font>https:\/\/virunga.org\/<\/font><\/font><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Akagera\r\n(Safari). <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanparks.org\/the-parks\/akagera\">https:\/\/www.africanparks.org\/the-parks\/akagera<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Lake\r\nKivu. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitrwanda.com\/destinations\/lake-kivu\/\">https:\/\/www.visitrwanda.com\/destinations\/lake-kivu\/<\/a><\/font><\/p>\r\n• Visit\r\nto the Mountain Gorillas. See, for example,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gorillastours.com\/rwanda\">https:\/\/www.gorillastours.com\/rwanda<\/a><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n6.\r\nO<\/b><\/u>UTREACH<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nIn\r\ngeneral, all presentations will be made available via video\r\nconferencing so that people can watch from all over the world.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n7.\r\n<\/b><\/u>MEALS<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nThese\r\nare not provided by the conference, but places to eat are available\r\naround the conference location. Lunch\/dinner\r\nare estimated to cost $3 – 15<\/span><\/font><\/font> per person,\r\ndepending on the meal. <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n8.\r\nLOCAL <\/b><\/u>TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\nBus\r\ntransportation will be provided to and from the conference venue each\r\nday, for those staying at the main hotel or up to 2 km from the\r\nconference venue.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nWhat\r\nKigali has to Offer<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\nKigali\r\nis lauded as being a very safe and clean city, which makes it easy to\r\nnavigate as a first time visitor. There is a wealth of restaurants\r\nwith different world cuisines and a very healthy cafe culture, too -\r\nRwanda is home to many tea and coffee plantations, after all. There\r\nare also cultural experiences to enjoy and historical places to visit\r\nwithin the city. Despite its size, the regions outside of Kigali are\r\nvery diverse in nature and wildlife, and thanks to its size, they are\r\nall very accessible from Kigali: From the safari plains of Akagera in\r\nthe East to the mountainous volcanoes in the North, Lake Kivu in the\r\nwest and, finally, the dense Nyungwe forest in the South, all are\r\nreachable within a day from Kigali. Kigali is also well-serviced by\r\ndirect air routes from Europe, Africa, as well as major hubs such as\r\nDubai.<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nP<\/b><\/u>ROGRAM<\/b><\/u>\r\nC<\/b><\/u>HAIR<\/b><\/u>:<\/b><\/u> Prof. Franco Nori (RIKEN\r\nand Univ. Michigan). <\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nO<\/b><\/u>RGANIZING<\/b><\/u>\r\nC<\/b><\/u>OMMITTEE<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\nOmololu\r\nAkin-Ojo (EAIFR1<\/sup>) – Chair, Local Organizing\r\nCommittee<\/font><\/p>\r\nAlex\r\nRogers (ALU2<\/sup>, Rwanda) – Co-Chair, Local Organizing\r\nCommittee<\/font><\/p>\r\nMarie\r\nChantal Cyulinyana (UR,3<\/sup> Physics) – Venue and\r\nAccommodation<\/font><\/p>\r\nChristian\r\nKwisanga (UR,3<\/sup> Physics) – Transport and\r\nAccommodation<\/font><\/p>\r\nSteve\r\nNdengue (EAIFR1<\/sup>) – Finance<\/font><\/p>\r\nBlaise\r\nTchapnda (AIMS4<\/sup>) – Communication and Advertisement<\/font><\/p>\r\nRichard\r\nMusabe (UR3<\/sup> and Rwanda Polytechnic) – IT<\/font><\/p>\r\nRepresentative\r\nfrom CMU Africa (CMU Africa) – Industry Liaison<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n 1<\/font><\/sup>\r\nEAIFR: East African Institute for Fundamental Research, Univ. Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 2<\/font><\/sup>\r\nALU: African Leadership University (ALU), Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 3<\/font><\/sup>\r\nUR: University of Rwanda (UR)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 4<\/font><\/sup>\r\nAIMS: African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n 5<\/font><\/sup>\r\nCMU: Carnegie Mellon University, Rwanda<\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSTEERING\r\nCOMMITTEE<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n1) Barry Sanders (Chair) - University\r\nof Calgary, and University of Science and Technology of China<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n2) Fabio Benatti - University of\r\nTrieste<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n3) Andreas Buchleitner - University of\r\nFreiburg<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n4) Artur Ekert - University of Oxford\r\nand National University of Singapore<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n5) Yassine Hassouni - Mohamed V-Agdal\r\nUniversity, Rabat<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n6) Sir Peter Knight - Imperial College\r\nLondon and Kavli Royal Society International Centre at Chicheley Hall<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n7) Francesco Petruccione - University\r\nof KwaZulu-Natal<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n8) Laura Greene - National Maglab,\r\nFlorida State University, and Center for Emergent Superconductivity<\/font><\/p>\r\n\r\n9) Haikel Jelassi - National Centre\r\nfor Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Tunisia<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\nSPONSORS:<\/b><\/u><\/font><\/p>\r\n1.\r\nIUPAP – International Union of Pure and Applied Physics<\/font><\/p>\r\n2.\r\nICTP-EAIFR – ICTP East African Institute for Fundamental\r\nResearch, Univ. Rwanda<\/font><\/p>\r\n3.\r\nUNIVERSITY OF RWANDA (UR)<\/font><\/p>\r\n4.\r\n<\/font>\r\n<\/p>\r\n...<\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n(<\/font>I<\/font>nterested\r\nsponsors can contact us at: <\/font><a href=\"mailto:qa@eaifr.org\">qa@eaifr.org<\/b><\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font>\r\n)<\/b><\/font><\/p>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div title=\"footer\">\r\n\t<br\/>\r\n\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quantum Africa 6 (QA6) … bringing the best of Quantum Research to Africa … Sixth Edition of the Quantum Africa (QA) Conference Series Kigali, Rwanda Dates: 12-16 September 2022 Hybrid: In-person and Online Background: The main goal of the Quantum Africa conferences is to promote research collaboration between African researchers and their counterparts in the 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