To ensure that the conference includes the latest developments in Quantum Information science, we will be organizing a 'Hot Topics' session of oral contributions on the morning of Wednesday 18th September. Papers in all aspects of Quantum Information processing are solicited.

Authors who would like to bid to present a paper in this session should send a one page abstract (in plain text, as pdf or postscript file) directly to Dr. Norbert Lutkenhaus, the Hot Topics Session organiser, at hot_topic@optik.uni-erlangen.de no later than SATURDAY 17TH August 2002. Early submissions are of course acceptable.

The conference committee will then evaluate submissions: some will be chosen for oral presentation, and the remainder will be chosen for Poster presentation. A decision and notification will be made on submitted papers within a week of the submission deadline so authors can prepare their presentations.