[asac] [almanews] FYI: "Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy at High Angular Resolution"
Al Wootten
awootten at nrao.edu
Mon Dec 1 10:17:54 EST 2008
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First Announcement on
"Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy at High Angular Resolution"
June 8-12, 2009
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Sponsored by
Academia Sinica – Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics
National Science Council
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
National Radio Astronomical Observatory
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Co-hosted by
The Astronomical Society of the Republic of China
http://www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/taipei09
1. Motivation
In recent years, the Submillimeter Array (SMA), the Plateau de Bure
Interferometer (PdBI), and the Combined Array for Research in
Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA), Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA) have bee
producing exciting scientific results at arc-second or even sub arc-second
resolution. At the same time, large single-dish telescopes, including
Nobeyama 45 m, IRAM 30 m, CSO 10m, JCMT 15 m, NANTEN 4 m, ASTE 10m, APEX
12m, SPT 10m, GBT 100m, LMT 50m (near completion), CCAT 25m (under
development), continue to push the frontier both in sensitivity and
wavelength. In 2011, early science using ALMA may start, and in 2012, full
operation is planned to start.
It is, therefore, most timely for us to hold a conference in 2009 to review
the latest findings, obtained through millimeter and submillimeter
observations at high angular resolution, and to outline the road map guidin
us towards the ALMA era.
The topics to be addressed at the conference are:
The solar system
Galactic low-mass and high-mass star formation
Outflows/Jets
Protoplanetary disks/Debris disks
Evolved stars
Nearby galaxies
Galactic center
AGNs and ultra luminous galaxies
High-Z galaxies
Astrochemistry
Instrumentation
2. Conference Organization
The conference will consist of 5 full-day sessions covering the
above-mentioned topics. We expect to accommodate a total number of 250
participants. We plan to have about 40 invited talks (~30 minutes each). In
addition, short oral contributions (~20 minutes each) and poster
presentations will be arranged. Since the time for talks is limited, poster
presentations will play an important role at this conference. There will be
no formal conference proceedings. However, we plan to make all the
presentations, including posters, available at our conference website.
3. Invited Speakers (confirmed)
Yuri Aikawa Dan Marrone
Ray Blundell Nimesh Patel
Bryan Butler Luis F.
Rodríguez
Paola Caselli Kazushi
Sakamoto
Huei-Ru Chen Richard Schilizz
Anne Dutrey Hsien Shang
Josep Miquel Girart Leonard Testi
Thijs de Graauw Din-Van Trung
Frederic Gueth Wei-Hao Wang
Myungshin Im Jonathan Williams
David Jewitt David Wilner
Ryohei Kawabe Masako Yamada
Hyo-Ryeoung Kim Ji Yang
Kotaro Kohno Min Yun
Chin-Fei Lee Qizhou Zhang
4. Registration
There will be a registration fee (150 USD/person for early registration and
200 USD/person for regular registration), which covers the abstract book,
lunch boxes, coffee/snacks for breaks, and the conference banquet. The
deadlines for the early and regular registrations are February 28, 2009 and
April 30, 2009, respectively. Registration will start on December 15, 2008
via our conference website (http://www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/taipei09).
5. Abstract Submission
All the participants are encouraged to present their latest scientific
results at the conference. Abstracts of the presentations will be submitted
through our conference website. Although we will try to accommodate as many
talks as possible, a limited number of presentations will be selected for
short oral contributions. The deadline for the abstract submission is March
31, 2009
6. Location and Accommodation
The conference will be held in the newest conference hall on the main campu
of the Academia Sinica (http://www.sinica.edu.tw), located on the eastern
side of Taipei City, while your accommodation can be arranged in the
downtown area so that it would be easy for you to explore Taipei City durin
your free time. We will provide free shuttle buses (scheduled) between the
hotels and the conference venue. For students and young scientists, low-cos
accommodation on the campus of the Academia Sinica can be also arranged.
More details on the accommodation will be provided in our conference
website.
7. Science Organizing Committee (SOC)
Chris Carilli Nagayoshi
Ohashi
Minho Choi Anneila
Sargent
Pierre Cox Leonardo
Testi
Anne Dutrey Min Yun
Paul T. P. Ho (Chair) David Wilner
Wing Ip
Christine Wilson
Ryohei Kawabe Satoshi Yamamot
Karl Menten Ji Yang
Lee Mundy
8. Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Cindy Chiu
Patrick Koch
Sheng-Yuan Liu (Chair)
Chin-Fei Lee
Yu-Nung Su
Shigehisa Takakuwa
9. 2008-2009 Timeline
December 15: Second Announcement and open registration
February 28: End of early registration
March 31: End of abstract submission
April 30: End of regular registration
May 15: Third announcement/Program available
May 31: Final announcement
June 07: Meeting
10. Questions
Please send all your questions to our conference mail address:
taiwan09soc at asiaa.sinica.edu.tw (to contact SOC members)
taiwan09loc at asiaa.sinica.edu.tw (to contact LOC members)
Also, please visit our conference website (
http://www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/taipei09) to find more information on the
conference.
11. Additional Services
We would be happy to make arrangements for you to extend your stay at ASIAA
(http://www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw) or at other institutions in Taiwan before
and/or after the conference. Please send your request to the LOC.
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