Quantum Information Science and Technology Project Tokyo, Japan The QUIST/Tokyo team recently visited Korea to visit national quantum information research centers in the region, with focus on recent developments in quantum algorithms. We traveled to the Quantum Information Sciences laboratory at Korea Institute for Advanced Study, led by Dr. Jaewan Kim, and to the School of Mathematical Sciences at Seoul National University, led by principal researcher Dr. Dong Pyo Chi. A public copy of the report is available as ATIP04.004.

NATO ARW on Quantum Chaos Como, Italy I recently presented on superconducting quantum computing at the NATO/ARO Advanced Research Workshop on Quantum Chaos. "The Workshop was organized to assess the state of the art in an authoritative and unprecedented way - to set the goals of the new frontiers of quantum chaos, the dynamics of complex systems, the feasibility of quantum computing, the development of new photonic devices, and to bring to light the seeds of new perspectives."

Coding Theory and Quantum Computing Charlottesville, Virginia – I recently attended the NSF Conference and Workshop on Coding Theory and Quantum Computing at University of Virginia. Lectures were given by many of the field's pioneers, including Robert Calderbank, Samuel Lomonaco, Jr., David Meyer, Steven van Enk, and Casper H. van der Wal. Video proceedings from the conference are now online.

International Conference on High Energy Physics XXXI Amsterdam I recently attended the 31st biannual conference on high-energy physics from 24-31 July 2002 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ICHEP continues in the tradition of the Rochester conferences, a long held cornerstone of the international physics community. Highlights included a public lecture by Gerard 't Hooft, Nobel laureate, physics, 1999.