Chandra's First Decade of Discovery

Announcements

Deadlines Extended

August 2009

The deadline for

  • Abstract Submission
  • Registration and Payment
  • Special Hotel Rate
  • has been extended until Friday, 11 September.

    Join the current 200 presenters, including 4 of the 5 shuttle astronauts and Prof. Riccardo Giacconi, in this celebration of Chandra's science accomplishments!


    Program Schedule Available; Deadlines for Registration and Hotel Rooms

    August 2009

    The schedule for Chandra's First Decade of Discovery symposium is now posted. See http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/.

    POSTER PRESENTATION DEADLINE - FRIDAY 21 AUGUST.

    The deadline for abstracts for poster presentations is this Friday, 21 August 2009.

    TRAVEL AND LODGING DEADLINE - FRIDAY 21 AUGUST.

    A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees of Chandra's First Decade of Discovery and the Chandra Calibration Review at the Seaport Hotel, which is adjacent to the World Trade Center. The room rate is $249/night for a standard room (single or double occupancy) plus 13.7% hotel taxes and a Hotel Inclusive Charge of $3 per room per night. For more than two guests in a room, there will be a $25 charge per person per night. This rate is valid until 21 August.

    WARNING: hotels in Boston are highly oversubscribed the week of the meeting which includes the Berklee Beantown Jazz festival. Rooms will be very hard to come by after Friday. See http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/travel.html.

    REGISTRATION

    Registration is open at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/registration.html. Registration fees are $475 ($300 for students, $225 for guests) on or before 4-September and $600 thereafter. There will be a $100 processing fee for all cancellations on or before 21-August, with no refunds thereafter.

    General and student registration includes two receptions, four breakfasts, three lunches, and two breaks per day, plus a lunchtime cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston. A guest registration fee includes both receptions, all breakfasts and lunches, and one cruise ticket; attendance at the talks and the breaks is not included.

    CHANDRA CALIBRATION REVIEW

    The Chandra Calibration Review will occur 21-September, the day before Chandra's First Decade of Discovery, also at the Seaport Boston. The purpose of the Calibration Review is to share the Chandra calibration teams' knowledge of the detectors and mirrors with the community, while encouraging participation and feedback in the process of calibrating the Observatory. While there is no registration fee for this review, attendees must register. Visit the CCR web site at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccr/ for more information and to register. Abstracts for the CCR may be submitted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccr/present/abstract.html.

    SYMPOSIUM WEB SITE

    The most current information on the Symposium can be found on the web site http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/index.html. In particular, news and announcements will be posted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/announce.html.

    Scott Wolk, Doug Swartz and Antonella Fruscione


    Oral Presentations Selected; Theater Ticket Deadline

    August 2009

    ORAL PRESENTATIONS

    The list of accepted contributions for Oral presentations at The Chandra's First Decade of Discovery symposium is now available from: http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/.

    The decision process was very difficult due to the overwhelming number of high quality abstracts. Over 100 abstracts were submitted for less than 50 speaking opportunities. Thus it was impossible to find time for all those wishing to speak. All abstracts which were not chosen for speaking slots have been accepted as poster presentations. We will highlight the posters via long breaks, with coffee and refreshments in the Poster rooms and a Poster viewing session Tuesday evening, with food and drinks.

    The deadline for abstracts for poster presentations is 21 August 2009

    REGISTRATION

    Registration is open at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/registration.html. Registration fees are $475 ($300 for students, $225 for guests) on or before 4-September and $600 thereafter. There will be a $100 processing fee for all cancellations on or before 21-August, with no refunds thereafter.

    General and student registration includes two receptions, four breakfasts, three lunches, and two breaks per day, plus a lunchtime cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston. A guest registration fee includes both receptions, all breakfasts and lunches, and one cruise ticket; attendance at the talks and the breaks is not included.

    CHANDRA CALIBRATION REVIEW

    The Chandra Calibration Review will occur on 21-September, the day before Chandra's First Decade of Discovery, also at the Seaport Boston. The purpose of the Calibration Review is to share the Chandra calibration teams' knowledge of the detectors and mirrors with the community, while encouraging participation and feedback in the process of calibrating the Observatory. While there is no registration fee for this review, attendees must register. Visit the CCR web site at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccr/ for more information and to register. Abstracts for the CCR may be submitted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccr/present/abstract.html

    TRAVEL AND LODGING

    http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/travel.html

    A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees of Chandra's First Decade of Discovery and the Chandra Calibration Review at the Seaport Hotel, which is adjacent to the World Trade Center. The room rate is $249/night for a standard room (single or double occupancy) plus 12.45% hotel taxes and a Hotel Inclusive Charge of $3 per room per night. For more than two guests in a room, there will be a $25 charge per person per night. This rate is valid until 21 August.

    THEATER EVENTS AT THE CHARLES PLAYHOUSE

    Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00 p.m. EDT

    Group tickets are available for two different theatrical events at the Charles Playhouse on Wednesday night. These are optional events not included in the registration fee. Tickets are $50 per person, which includes transportation to and from the Playhouse. Ticket numbers are limited. The deadline for purchasing theater tickets is 21 August 2009.

    • Shear Madness, “the uproarious whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime.” Recommended for 13 years old and up, but all ages are permitted.

    • Blue Man Group “is a multi-media, multi-sensory theatrical journey that features three bald and blue characters backed by a three-piece band.” Children under 5 years old are not permitted at the show.

    SYMPOSIUM WEB SITE

    The most current information on the Symposium can be found on the web site http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/index.html. In particular, news and announcements will be posted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/announce.html.

    Scott Wolk, Doug Swartz and Antonella Fruscione


    Abstract Reminder and Lodging Update

    July 2009

    The DEADLINE for submitting abstracts to be considered for an oral presentation is 10-July. Please submit your abstract on-line at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/abstracts.html (the deadline for abstracts for poster presentations is 21 August 2009 and the deadline for registration is 4 September 2009).

    21-25 September, 2009
    Seaport Hotel
    Boston, Massachusetts

    This will be the fifth symposium in a series highlighting unique imaging and spectroscopic results from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This event will celebrate key science results from the first ten years of operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The focus will be on results which have had the largest impact on Astrophysics, including: The Cosmic Evolution of AGN, AGN outflows, evolutionary processes in clusters of galaxies, source populations and diffuse emission from normal galaxies, physical processes at the Galactic center, high spatial and spectral studies of neutron star physics, supernova remnants and star forming regions. We will also cover recent results from the XMM-Newton, Suzaku, Swift, INTEGRAL, Fermi, RXTE and AGILE missions, as well as related theoretical results.

    TRAVEL AND LODGING **UPDATED**

    A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees of Chandra's First Decade of Discovery and of the Chandra Calibration Review at the Seaport Hotel, which is adjacent to the World Trade Center where the meetings will be held. Rooms can be reserved through the website at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/travel.html.

    SYMPOSIUM WEB SITE

    The most current information on the Symposium can be found on the web site http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/index.html. In particular, news and announcements will be posted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/announce.html.

    Scott J. Wolk for the SOC


    Second Announcement

    May 2009

    Chandra's First Decade of Discovery

    Registration is now open for Chandra's First Decade of Discovery

    21-25 September, 2009
    Seaport Hotel
    Boston, Massachusetts

    This will be the fifth in a series highlighting unique imaging and spectroscopic results from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This event will highlight key science results from the first ten years of operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The focus will be on results which have had the largest impact of Astrophysics, including: The Cosmic Evolution of AGN, AGN outflows, evolutionary processes in galaxy cluster, our understanding of normal galaxies including our own Galactic center. More locally, high resolution studies of compact objects, supernova remnants and star forming regions have lead to changes in our understanding of the stellar life cycle. We will also cover recent results from the XMM-Newton, Suzaku, Fermi, Swift, INTEGRAL, RXTE and AGILE missions, as well as related theoretical results.

    INVITED AND CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND POSTERS

    The Symposium will include invited talks plus oral and poster contributions. The number of slots for oral presentations is limited. However, we will highlight the Posters via long breaks, with coffee and refreshments in the Poster rooms. Also, there will be an opening reception Monday evening, and a Poster viewing session Tuesday evening, both with food and drinks.

    The (confirmed) invited speakers are as follows:

    • Keynote: Riccardo Giacconi (Johns Hopkins University)
    • Carles Badenes (Tel-Aviv University)
    • Elizabeth Blanton (Boston University)
    • Niel Brandt (Pennsylvania State University)
    • Eric D. Feigelson (Pennsylvania State University)
    • Victoria Kaspi (McGill University)
    • Julia C. Lee (Harvard University)
    • Sera Markoff (API, University of Amsterdam)
    • David Pooley (University of Wisconsin)
    • Daniel A. Schwartz (SAO)
    • Paola Testa (SAO)
    • Alexey A. Vikhlinin (SAO)
    • Q. Daniel Wang (University of Massachusetts)
    • Martin C. Weisskopf (NASA/MSFC)

    The DEADLINE for submitting abstracts to be considered for an oral presentation is 10 July. Please submit your abstract online at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/abstracts.html. (The deadline for abstracts for poster presentations is 21 August 2009).

    Registration is open at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/registration.html.

    Registration fees are $475 ($300 for students) on or before 4-September and $600 thereafter. There will be a $100 processing fee for all cancellations on or before 21-August, with no refunds thereafter.

    General and student registration includes two receptions, four breakfasts, three lunches, and two breaks per day, plus a lunchtime cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston. A guest registration fee includes both receptions, all breakfasts and lunches, and one cruise ticket; attendance at the talks and the breaks is not included.

    The Chandra Calibration Review will occur 21-September, the day before Chandra's First Decade of Discovery, also at the Seaport Boston. The purpose of the Calibration Review is to share the Chandra calibration teams' knowledge of the detectors and mirrors with the community, while encouraging participation and feedback in the process of calibrating the Observatory. While there is no registration fee for this review, attendees must register. Visit the CCR web site at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccr/ for more information and to register. Abstracts for the CCR may be submitted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ccr/present/abstract.html

    TRAVEL AND LODGING

    http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/travel.html

    A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees of Chandra's First Decade of Discovery and the Chandra Calibration Review at the Seaport Hotel, which is adjacent to the World Trade Center. The room rate is $249/night for a standard room (single or double occupancy) plus 12.45% hotel taxes and a Hotel Inclusive Charge of $3 per room per night. For more than two guests in a room, there will be a $25 charge per person per night.

    This rate is available for the dates September 20 through September 26, 2009. In order to take advantage of the rate, reservations must be made by 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 21, 2009. Requests for accommodations received after the cut-off date will be accepted on a space available basis at the hotel's prevailing rate, including the federal government rate for government employees.

    SYMPOSIUM WEB SITE

    The most current information on the Symposium can be found on the web site http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/index.html. In particular, news and announcements will be posted at http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009/announce.html.

    Scott Wolk, Doug Swartz and Antonella Fruscione


    First Announcement

    November 2008

    The symposium "Ten Years of Science with Chandra: Chandra's First Decade of Discovery" will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA from Tuesday, 22 September through Friday, 25 September 2009. The meeting will highlight key science results from the first ten years of operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

    More details are available at
    http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2009

    The SOC chairs
    Antonella Fruscione, Douglas Swartz, Scott Wolk