[Waverley ARS] FW: IAU JD 12: Long Wavelength Astrophysics

[George Georgevits]

Hi all,

For those of you looking for something completely different, this might
tickle your interest.

And if you have buckets of money and time to burn, go to the conference in
Prague. It should beat the pants of a field day!

de VK2KGG
George Georgevits

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John O'Byrne [mailto:j.obyrne at physics.usyd.edu.au]
> Sent: Friday, 5 May 2006 5:04 PM
> To: Recipient List Suppressed:
> Subject: IAU JD 12: Long Wavelength Astrophysics
>
>
>
> 			  First Announcement
> 		     Long Wavelength Astrophysics
> 	   Joint Discussion 12 at the IAU General Assembly
> 			Monday, 2006 August 21
>
> 			 (flyer attached)
>
> BACKGROUND:
> The greatest discoveries in astronomy have accompanied technological
> innovations that have opened new windows of the electromagnetic
> spectrum. One of the last poorly explored regions lies between 100 MHz
> and the ionospheric cutoff at 10 MHz. In the past, variations in the
> ionosphere have limited ground-based instruments to small (< 5 km)
> apertures and hence relatively coarse angular resolution and
> sensitivity. Ever-increasing computing power combined with new
> calibration and imaging techniques make it possible to overcome this
> restriction.  A number of new instruments are either under
> construction or in the prototyping phase.  As a preparation for these
> new instruments and as a result of new technologies, many exciting
> scientific results have been obtained at long wavelengths (< 1 GHz) in
> the past several years and continue to be generated, even with the
> very limited capabilities presently available.  This Joint Discussion
> is intended to highlight new results and to plan for advanced
> instruments to open this poorly studies wavelength range.
>
> SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
>   Session 1: Cosmology and Large-Scale Structure
>              Epoch of Reionization, High-redshift radio galaxies,
>              structure formation
>
>   Session 2: Acceleration Processes
>              supernova remnants, radio galaxies, clusters of galaxies,
>              ultra-high energy particles
>
>   Session 3: Solar and Planetary Science
>              The Sun, solar system planets, extrasolar planets
>
>   Session 4: Emerging Long-Wavelength Instruments
>
>
> INVITED SPEAKERS:
>
>    T. Bastian
>    G. Brunetti
>    C. Carilli
>    B. Ciardi
>    C. de Brueck
>    T. Ensslin
>    H. Falcke
>    D. Gary
>    C. Lonsdale
>    B. MacDowell
>    V. Melnik
>    J. Peterson
>    C. Sarazin
>    G. Taylor
>
>
>
> FORMAT:
> This Joint Discussion will consist of a series of invited talks,
> contributed talks, and posters.  We invite contributed talks and
> posters on any topic related to long-wavelength astrophysics or
> instrumentation.
>
> DEADLINES:
>   Early Registration:       May 15, 2006
>   Abstract Submission:      June 26, 2006
>   XXVIth GA IAU:            August 14 - 25, 2006
>
> VENUE:
> The Joint Discussion will take place as part of the IAU General
> Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic.  Please see the General Assembly
> Web site, <URL: http://www.astronomy2006.com/ >, for full details
> about registration and accommodation, and for the on-line forms for
> registration and abstract submission.
>
>
> SOC:
> Franklin Briggs
> Gloria Dubner
> Luigina Feretti
> Jacqueline N. Hewitt
> Namir E. Kassim (co-Chair)
> Joseph Lazio (co-Chair)
> A.V. Megn
> Alexander A. Konovalenko
> Alain Lecacheux
> A. Pramesh Rao
> Huub J.A. Rottgering
> Kurt Weiler
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
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> Dr John O'Byrne
> Room 568, Physics Annexe
> School of Physics A29     Senior Lecturer
> University of Sydney      Director of First Year Studies and
> N.S.W. AUSTRALIA 2006     Secretary, Astronomical Society of
> Australia Inc.
>
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