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Welcome package - in addition to the conference program, a Minkowski Institute pen, a postcard of Albena and a sample of Bulgarian rose perfume, it contains an European Physical Journal pen and a collection of short stories (translated into English) by the Bulgarian author Yordan Yovkov, provided by the Albena Congress Center (the resort Albena is named after the main character in Yovkov's famous story "Albena").

Welcome remarks (Picture taken by Zhivko Kushev)

Talks - Jerrold Franklin (Temple University)

Talks - D. N. Coumbe (Niels Bohr Institute)

Talks - Wei-Tou Ni (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) (Picture taken by Zhivko Kushev)

Talks - Reinoud Jan Slagter (Astronomisch Fysisch Onderzoek Nederland and University of Amsterdam) (Picture taken by Peter Bongaarts)

Talks - Vesselin G. Gueorguiev (Institute for Advanced Physical Studies)

Talks - Garnet Ord (Ryerson University) (Picture taken by Zhivko Kushev)

Talks - Fabrizio Pinto (Izmir University of Economics)

Talks - Ivan Gutierrez-Sagredo (Universidad de Burgos)

Talks - Jerzy Kijowski (Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences)

Talks - Naresh Dadhich (Inter-University Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics)

Talks - Tichomir Tenev (Mississippi State University)

Talks -Yakov Itin (Hebrew U. Jerusalem & Jerus. Coll. Technology)

Talks - Dmitri Vassiliev (University College London)

Talks - Mohammed Sanduk (University of Surrey)

Talks - Simone Dell'Agnello (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (INFN-LNF)),

Talks - D. A. Konkowski (Department of Mathematics, U.S. Naval Academy)

Talks - Ahmad ALBadawi (Al-Hussein Bin Talal University)

Talks - Carlos Frajuca (Sao Paulo Federal Institute)

Talks - Archil Kobakhidze (University of Sydney)

Talks - Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University)

Talks - Tian Yu Cao (Boston University)

Talks - Vesselin Petkov (Minkowski Institute, Montreal) (Picture taken by Zhivko Kushev)

Talks - Nadja Magalhaes (Federal University of Sao Paulo)

Talks - Marc Holman (University of Western Ontario)

Talks - Gijs Leegwater (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Talks - Josephine Papst (indexicals - Centre of Philosophy, Theory of Science, and Theory of Art)

Talks - Christopher Duston (Merrimack College)

Talks - Paul G. N. de Vegvar (SWK Research)

Talks - Marco de Cesare (King's College London)

Talks - Petar Pavlovic (Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitat Hamburg)

Talks - Aizhan Myrzakul (Eurasian National University)

Talks - Masoud Ghezelbash (University of Saskatchewan) (Picture taken by Zhivko Kushev)

Talks - Myrzakulov Ratbay (Eurasian International Center for Theoretical Physics and Eurasian National University)

Talks - Marko Sossich and Sasa Ilijic (University of Zagreb)

Talks - Miroslaw J. Kubiak

Talks - Hou Y. Yau (FDNL Research)

Book exhibition - Springer

Book exhibition - Minkowski Institute Press

Book exhibitions - Springer and the Minkowski Institute Press

Fabrizio Pinto and Anguel Stefanov at MIP exhibition table

Albena Beach Library (Picture taken by Svetla Petkova)

Coffee breaks

Lunch

Delicious cakes

Small "Thank you" to members of the committees and session chairs - having coffee and delicious Garash torta at Cafe Panorama on the 15th floor of Hotel Dobrudja

Cafe Panorama on the 15th floor of Hotel Dobrudja

Cafe Panorama on the 15th floor of Hotel Dobrudja (Picture taken by Peter Bongaarts)

Cafe Panorama on the 15th floor of Hotel Dobrudja (Picture taken by Peter Bongaarts)

Cafe Panorama on the 15th floor of Hotel Dobrudja (Picture taken by Peter Bongaarts)

Albena unrivalled beaches

Reinoud Jan Slagter (left) and Christopher Duston (right) - the water is not so cold

Christopher Duston definitely thinks so

Reception

Reception

Reception

Reception

Reception

Pictures taken by Professor Peter Bongaarts

Pictures taken by Professor Jerrold Franklin