Transversity and transverse spin are of growing theoretical and experimental interest. Indeed, a two-year Ministry-funded inter-university Research Project of National Interest (PRIN) in Italy aimed specifically at the study of this aspect of hadronic physics is now in its second year. As part of the project, the members have planned the present workshop to gather together experimentalists and theorists engaged in investigating the nature of transverse spin in hadronic physics, with the aim of exchanging up-to-date theoretical and experimental ideas and news on the subject.

The conference site will be Villa Olmo on the the banks of Lake Como (birthplace and home to Alessandro Volta) in Northern Italy. Villa Olmo, managed by the Centro di Cultura Scientifica "Alessandro Volta", is well equipped as a conference centre with a permanent, experienced technical and secretarial staff.

On the basis of interest already expressed, we are expecting a total of 70–80 participants and plan on a number of theoretical and experimental presentations with approximately 40 speakers (by invitation only) and one or two round-table discussions.

Arrangements will be made for an excursion on lake Como followed by the workshop dinner on the evening of Friday, 9th. September.

Further information may be obtained from either the local committee chair,
Philip Ratcliffe, tel. +39 031 238.6231, fax +39 031 238.6119
or the Centro Volta secretary charged with handling the workshop affairs,
Chiara Stefanetti, tel. +39 031 579.810, fax +39 031 573.395.

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