[asac] [almanews] Science with ALMA: a new era for Astrophysics; 13-16 Nov 2006 Madrid

[Al Wootten]

               Science with ALMA: a new era for Astrophysics
                     International Conference, 2006
                         13 - 16 November 2006
                            Madrid, Spain

Currently under construction in the Andean Altiplano, Northern Chile, 
the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is an international radio 
interferometer with about 7000 m2 of collecting area comprised of 64 
12-m antennas. Initially covering the most interesting spectral wavelength 
ranges from 3 to 0.3 mm, ALMA will be a revolutionary telescope providing 
astronomy with the first detailed view of the dark and youngest objects 
of the Universe. 

The scientific preparations for ALMA are being extremely active since the 
birth of the project. The various science committees, groups of astronomers 
working for ALMA, and regional communities interested in the project meet 
regularly to exchange ideas about the scientific capabilities and first 
observations to be carried out with the interferometer. A first world-wide 
conference on "Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array" took place 
in Washington, D.C. (USA), on 6-8 October 1999. 

The conference to be held in Madrid (Spain), on 13-16 November 2006, will 
be the second world-wide meeting on "Science with the Atacama Large 
Millimeter Array". This international ALMA conference is envisioned as 
a way for the astronomers interested on ALMA, not necessarily 
radioastronomers, to exchange views, to plan preparatory observations 
in view of the scientific exploitation of the interferometer, and to 
obtain the information needed to orient their scientific work to the 
best possible use of ALMA. 

The conference will cover a wide range of topics, which will indeed 
include the main scientific drivers of ALMA: the formation and evolution 
of galaxies, the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium, and 
the processes of star and planet formation.

Then web page for the symposium is http://www.oan.es/alma2006/

The calendar for the symposium is as follows :

  a.. November, 2005: First announcement 

  b.. January 15th, 2006: Second announcement (call for contributions).

  c.. June 15th, 2006: Deadline for contributions. Registration (reduced fee). 

  d.. September 15th, 2006 : Final deadline for registration. Third and final 
announcement 

  e.. October 31st, 2006: Last chance to modify the abstracts over the web. 

  f.. November 13-16, 2006: Symposium 
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