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Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts :<br>
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<i><b>Star Clusters: from Infancy to Teenagehood</b></i><br>
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Heidelberg (Germany), August 8-12, 2016.<br>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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We are pleased to announce the conference "Star Clusters: from Infancy to <br>
Teenagehood", to be held in Heidelberg, Germany, August 8 - 12, 2016.<br>
It aims at bringing together experts working on the formation of cluster <br>
gaseous precursors along with those studying the latest stages of cluster <br>
dissolution, both theoretically and observationally. <br>
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The conference consists of four sections: <br>
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<i>-1- Gas Content of the Galactic Disc</i><i><br>
</i><i>-2- Embedded Clusters / Star-Forming Regions </i><i><br>
</i><i>-3- Multiple Stellar Populations in Clusters</i><i><br>
</i><i>-4- Cluster Dissolution</i><b><br>
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</b>Each section will include 4 invited talks, and about 8 contributed talks. <br>
There will also be poster sessions. <br>
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Abstracts can be submitted <u>till </u><u>April 3</u> here: <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.conftool.net/star-clusters-2016/">https://www.conftool.net/star-clusters-2016/</a><br>
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The deadline for early registration is June 15, 2016.<br>
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More information -- topics to be discussed, current list of invited speakers, <br>
conference registration form, selected hotels, travel information -- can be <br>
found on the conference front page:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wwwstaff.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/infant_clusters_2016/">http://wwwstaff.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/infant_clusters_2016/</a><br>
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Heidelberg is easy to reach by train and by plane, with Frankfurt Airport <br>
the closest airport. The conference will start on Monday 08 August in the <br>
morning, and ends on Friday 12 August around noon. You will have the <br>
opportunity to join a cruise on the Neckar river during the free afternoon of <br>
Wednesday, followed by the conference dinner on the evening of that same <br>
day (these options are offered in the registration form). <br>
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The conference is expected to be limited to about 100 participants. <br>
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<div>For updates, please check the conference website, and contact us at <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:infant_clusters_2016@uni-heidelberg.de">infant_clusters_2016@uni-heidelberg.de</a> if needed.</div>
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We hope to see you in Heidelberg next Augus<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">t
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(and apologies if you receive this message more than once).</font></span><br>
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Best regards,<br>
The SOC of 'Star Clusters: from Infancy to Teenagehood'<br>
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- Genevieve Parmentier (Heidelberg, co-Chair)<br>
- Franca d'Antona (Roma, co-Chair) <br>
- Christian Boily (Strasbourg)<br>
- Thomas Henning (Heidelberg)<br>
- Marco Lombardi (Milano)<br>
- Tom Megeath (Toledo)<br>
- Alison Sills (McMaster)<br>
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Sponsor: Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 881 "The Milky Way System" of the <br>
German Research Foundation (DFG).
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Alison Sills
Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy</pre>
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