MEETING
The Royal Society in London is hosting a two-day discussion meeting on "The search for dark matter and dark energy in the universe" on 22-23 January with invited speakers from North America and Europe. There will also be a public lecture by Rocky Kolb of Fermilab on the evening of 22 January. The programme of the meeting is available through the Royal Society's website at http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/events. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is required, either through the website or by contacting Hannah Jemmett at the Royal Society (tel. +44 20 7451 1575; email hannah.jemmett@royalsoc.ac.uk).
Call for proposals
The Legnaro National Laboratories (LNL) of Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics have been recognized by the European Commission as a Major Research Infrastructure for the period 1 November 2000 - 31 October 2003. The contract offers European research groups performing experiments at LNL facilities the opportunity to be refunded for subsistence and travel. Groups from all European countries and the associated states are eligible. Calls for proposals are issued twice a year, with deadlines for submission usually falling in January and June. The next deadline is 13 January 2003. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of their scientific merit by user selection panels. Further information and application forms are available at http://www.lnl.infn.it/~lsf_secr or email lsf_secr@lnl.infn.it.
