1. RICH2016 SESSIONS
•Cherenkov light imaging in particle and nuclear physics experiments
[Toru Iijima (Nagoya), Blair Ratcliff (SLAC)]
•Cherenkov detectors in astroparticle physics
[Gregory Hallewell (Marseille), Werner Hofmann (Heidelberg)]
•Novel Cherenkov imaging techniques for future experiments
[Peter Krizan (Ljubljana), Jacques Seguinot (Paris)]
•Photon detection techniques for Cherenkov counters
[Antonello Di Mauro (CERN), Evgeniy Kravchenko (Budker)]
•Technological aspects of Cherenkov detectors
[Silvia Dalla Torre (Trieste), Eugenio Nappi (Bari)]
•Pattern recognition and data analysis
[Jurgen Engelfried (San Luis Potosi), Roger Forty (CERN)]
•Alternative PID techniques
[Takayuki Sumiyoshi (Tokyo Metropolitan), Jerry Va'vra (SLAC)]

2. Keynote speakers/topics
1) Cherenkov light imaging in particle and nuclear physics experiments Kenji Inami (Nagoya) 2) IACTs and water/ice neutrino detectors Uli Katz (Erlangen) 3) Radio detection of air showers Joerg Hoerandel (Radboud University, Nijmegen) 4) RICH-related data analysis, and its use for physics Peter Krizan ( University of Ljubljana) 5) Photonic crystals, graphene, and new effects in Cherenkov radiation. (POSSIBLE VISION TALK INSTEAD OF SUMMARY TALK) Ido Kaminer (MIT) 6) Cherenkov radiation in medical imaging Samo Korpar (Univ. Maribor and J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana) 7) Status and perspectives of vacuum-based photon detectors ?????????? 8) Status and perspectives of solid state photon detectors Yuri Musienko (FNAL(USA) and INR(Moscow)) 9) Status and perspectives of gaseous photon detectors Fulvio Tessarotto (INFN, Italy) 10) Other PID techniques Jerry Va'vra (SLAC, USA)

3. Abstract submission opened on February 15, 2016;
deadline was extended till May 1, 2016
Abstract acceptance
notification to the authors by June 6, 2016.
Conference fee:
early bird registration till June 15, EUR,
after June 15, EUR
Registration closes on September 2, 2016

5. RICH 2016 vs 2013:
Very similar
No tour on Tuesday
Excursion on Wednesday afternoon
banquet on Thursday evening, concert on Tuesday
2013: 8 invited x 40 min (35+5 min) contr. talks x 25 min (20+5 min)

6. Sept 5
Sept 6
Sept 7
Sept 8
Sept 9
1 review + 2 talks
break
4 talks
2 talks
Summary/Vision talk
lunch
excursion
1 review + 2 (1?) talks
1h30 (1h40) = 1 rev (40) + 2 talks (25) = 4 talks (25)
In total: 9/10 review talks , 1 summary or vision talk, 52 talks (or 50 – earlier departure for concert on Tuesday and dinner on Thursday)