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"Magnetic Fields in the Universe II: from
Laboratory and Stars to the Primordial Universe" Cozumel, Mexico
28 January - 1 February 2008 -
http://www.astroscu.unam.mx/congresos/mfu2/overview.htm
In view of the success of the meeting "Magnetic Fields in the
Universe: from Laboratory and Stars to Primordial Structures", held in
Angra dos Reis (Brasil) in December 2004, a second edition is being organized.
The scientific aim of the conference is to provide a natural
continuation to the first edition, putting forward the most recent
advances of theoretical and numerical studies, as well as new
evidence gathered from observations.
The conference will consist in invited talks on themes of general
interest, a limited number of selected contributed oral presentations,
and poster sessions on more specific topics. Poster contributions will
be exhibited for the entire duration of the conference with two
special sessions devoted to them, preceeded by a invited review to
give highlighs and promote discussion.
"Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe"
Kolkata, India
10 - 15 February 2008 - http://www.bose.res.in/~blackhole08/KOL-BH.html
The conference will cover all aspects of the theoretical and
observational results pertaining to the astrophysical stellar mass,
intermediate mass and super-massive black holes, primordial black
holes in cosmology, and mini-black holes in accelerators.
"1st La Plata International School on
Astronomy and Geophysics - Compact Objects and their Emission"
La Plata, Argentina
March 10 - 14, 2008 - http://school2008.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/
"43rd Rencontres de Moriond - Cosmology"
La Thuile, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
15-22 March 2008 - http://moriond.in2p3.fr/J08
The purpose of the Rencontres de Moriond is to discuss recent findings
and new ideas in cosmology, particle physics and astrophysics in a
pleasant, relaxed and intimate atmosphere. The meeting is intended to
promote fruitful collaboration between various communities and between
various institutes by bringing together a small number of scientists
in beautiful and inspiring surroundings.
The program will include Dark Energy Probes (SN Ia, Baryonic acoustic
oscillations, clusters of galaxies, weak lensing), Dark Matter (in
galaxies and in clusters of galaxies, the Lyman alpha forest, direct
searches for dark matter particles), Structure formation and the CMB.
"An XXL Extragalactic Survey: Prospects for the XMM Next Decade"
Paris
14-16 April 2008 - http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be/RPub/Colloques/XXL/index.html
The purpose of the meeting would be to examine the scientific
arguments for a 100 sq degree extragalactic survey, the technical
feasibility of conducting the survey with XMM-Newton, and the
practical steps needed to make best use of the data that would be
returned. Now is an excellent time for such a workshop, since groups
have gained considerable experience in working with XMM-Newton data.
"Workshop on Blazar Variability across the
Electromagnetic Spectrum"
Palaiseau, Paris
22 - 25 April 2008 - http://polywww.in2p3.fr/blazars
It has been known for a long time that blazars are variable, both on
short (minutes to days) and long (weeks to years) timescales. Various
models exist to explain the mechanisms causing variability, and
disentangling them has also been particularly hard. A wide variety of
tools are used to define and characterize variability, with varying
limitations depending on the analysis method and observation
uniformity. We plan to have several wavelength-dependent review talks
about variability of blazars, ranging from radio to Very High Energy
wavelengths, with a special emphasis on Atmospheric Cherenkov
Telescope results - and possibly from GLAST - where the timescales
have been the shortest.
"The Warm & Hot Universe"
Columbia University, New York City
7 - 9 May 2008 - http://warmhot.gsfc.nasa.gov/
A workshop on the unique contributions of X-ray astronomy to the
understanding of large scale structures and the Universe.
"The X-ray Universe 2008"
Granada, Spain
27 - 30 May 2008 - http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_science/workshops/2008symposium/
The symposium is intended to encompass a broad range of high energy
astrophysics topics and we hope that it will provide a showcase for
results and discoveries not only from XMM-Newton, Chandra and Suzaku
but also from other current missions; the scientific potential of
future projects like XEUS should be discussed at the conference.
"The Central Kiloparsec: Active Galactic Nuclei and Their Hosts"
Elounda, Crete, Greece
4 - 6 June 2008 - http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/vlbi/ckp08
The interplay between active nuclei and their galactic hosts is amongst
the most important areas of astrophysical research, connecting the
nuclear activity, galactic evolution and physics of large scale
structures in the Universe. This research theme relies upon synergy of
knowledge and information obtained in several different fields of
astrophysics including high-resolution radio, optical, and X-ray
observations, optical, NIR, and X-ray spectroscopy, and large
broad-band surveys of galaxies. The workshop is going to bring
together leading scientists working in these fields and provide a
forum for interaction, exchange of ideas, and forming new cross-field
collaborations in the area of AGN and host galaxy research.
"Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008"
Marseille, France
23-28 June 2008 - http://spie.org/astronomical-instrumentation.xml
Spectacular discoveries regarding the nature and origin of the
Universe continue to flow from the advanced technology of ground and
space-based telescopes and instrumentation. Scientific synergy has
also existed for many years between ground and space such as the use
of 8-10 m class ground-based telescopes for spectroscopy of distant
galaxies discovered in Hubble Space Telescope images. Further progress
is anticipated in this area when the more powerful JWST will
complement the next generation of Extremely Large Ground-based
Telescopes now being designed around the world. Most examples of
scientific synergy arise naturally due to the demands of addressing
specific scientific questions.
"4th Heidelberg International Symposium on
High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy"
Heidelberg, Germany
7 - 11 July 2008 - http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/hd2008/pages/news.php
We plan to cover all the major observational and theoretical aspects
of the field with an emphasis on the high (GeV) and very high (TeV)
energy intervals of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The topics of the Symposium will range from the origin of galactic and
extragalactic cosmic rays to the physics and astrophysics of compact
objects (Pulsars, Microquasars, AGN) and cosmological issues related
to Large Scale Structures, Dark Matter and Extragalactic Background
Radiation. Finally, we plan to have a special session for discussion
of scientific objectives and practical developments related to the
next generation of ground-based gamma-ray detectors.
"Radio Galaxies in the Chandra Era"
Cambridge, MA
8 - 11 July - http://cxc.harvard.edu/radiogals08
Chandra has profoundly influenced our understanding of a wide range of
astrophysical phenomena, but one area in which Chandra's influence has
arguably been the greatest is in the study of radio galaxies and radio
loud quasars. The superb angular resolution of Chandra permits the
multicomponent emission from radio galaxies to be spatially separated
and has given us insights into the accretion and outflow processes. In
many cases, however, the wealth of new data has provoked more
questions than answers. This conference will highlight both
theoretical and observational studies of all aspects of radio galaxies
including nuclei, jets, lobes, hot spots, and interactions with the
ambient medium. The goals are to bring together a diverse group of
researchers to present the latest results and discuss the outstanding
problems in radio galaxy physics, and best decide how to use the
unique capabilities of Chandra going forward to resolve the
outstanding issues.
"Probing Strong Gravity and Dense Matter with
X-rays" 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Montreal, Canada
13 - 20 July 2008 - http://www.cospar-assembly.org/
January 20
Treasurer's report due to AAS office (Kevin Marvel marvel@aas.org)
June 15
Chair requests rooms for HEAD sessions, Rossi Prize lecture, and
business meeting for January AAS meeting from AAS conference coordinator
(Kelli Gilmore: gilmore@aas.org)
July 1
Chair sends call for nominations of candidates for officers and call for
Rossi Prize nominations to AAS newsletter editor for inclusion in AAS
newsletter (Crystal Tinch tinch@aas.org)
August 1
Deadline for vice-chair to provide details of HEAD sessions for January
meeting to AAS conference coordinator (Kelli Gilmore). Needed - names
of speakers; preliminary titles of talks; names for sessions or
descriptions. Suggest names of session chairs to AAS Secretary (John Graham).
September 15
Secretary-Treasurer sends email to division members requesting nominations
for Rossi prize.
October 15
Deadline for nominations of new officers from Nominating Committee (and
nominations presented by petitions from members) to be sent by chair to
Secretary-Treasurer for including in November newsletter and voting by
division members.
October 15
Deadline for nominations for Rossi Prize. Chair sends all nominating
letters and selected supporting material to Executive Committee members
and begins collecting and recirculating comments
November - December
Election of new officers. Secretary-Treasurer conveys results to all
candidates and AAS Executive Officer.
November 10
Chair sends annual report to AAS Secretary for discussion at
January AAS council meeting. Also to Secretary-Treasurer for
next HEAD newsletter.
December 1
Chair prepares agenda for January HEAD business meeting and sends
to Executive Committee.
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