INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "COSMIC FLOWS"
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Second "Three-Islands" Euroconference
on
STELLAR CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
CONVECTION, ROTATION, AND DYNAMOS
May 25 - 28, 1999
Mondello (Palermo), Sicily, Italy
Organized by Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo (OAPA)
with the partial support of the European Union (EU)
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SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC)
K. Koyama (Japan), R. Jeffries (UK), J. Linsky (USA), J.-C. Mermilliod
(Switzerland), T. Montmerle (France), R. Pallavicini (Italy, Chair),
R. Rebolo (Spain), M. Rodono` (Italy), J. Schmitt (Germany), D. Soderblom
(USA), J. Stauffer (USA), R. Stern (USA), K. Strassmeier (Austria).
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC)
R. Pallavicini (Chair), F. Bocchino, F. Damiani, G. Micela, S. Sciortino,
D. Randazzo (Secretary)
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***** First Announcement *****
This is the first announcement of an Euroconference on cool stars in
stellar clusters and associations (convection, rotation, and dynamos)
to be held in Mondello, Palermo (Sicily, Italy) on May 25 - 28, 1999.
The meeting is organized by the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
(OAPA) and is the second of three Euroconferences (which we named the
"Three-Islands Euroconferences") supported by the European Community
and dedicated to galactic open clusters and young stellar associations.
The first was held in Los Cancajos, La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain)
on May 11-15, 1998 and was organized by the Instituto de Astrofisica
de Canarias; the third one will be held in Corse (France) in May 2000
and will be organized by the Service d'Astrophysique - CEN Saclay.
These Euroconferences are aimed at facilitating the coordination of
European research and stimulating the training of young researchers
in the very promising field of stellar clusters.
The rationale behind this second workshop is to bring together specialists
working in areas related to research on stars of late spectral types
(F to M) in open clusters and associations. The aim of the meeting is
to review the current knowledge on these stars both on the observational
and theoretical aspects. Emphasis will be given to new results in this
field and to advances made since the workshop held in Palermo in May 1997
on a similar subject. The advantages offered by stellar clusters as
laboratories where homogeneous populations of cool dwarfs of different
ages can be studied will be stressed. Recent results on field stars,
as well as on the physics of processes like convection, angular momentum
evolution and magnetic field generation by dynamo action will be reviewed
as well.
TOPICS
Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include:
- Hipparcos distances to open clusters
- Age determinations
- IMFs and mass segregation in clusters
- Internal structure and evolutionary models
- Convection and extra mixing mechanisms
- Dynamo mechanisms
- Advances in model atmospheres
- Elemental abundances and metallicities
- Lithium and Berillium depletion
- Rotation and angular momentum evolution
- Chromospheric, transition region and coronal activity
- New technologies and future prospects including large-scale surveys
In addition to invited papers and talks, contributed papers and posters
can be presented. The SOC will select a limited number of contributions
for oral presentation on the basis of the submitted abstracts.
LOCATION
The meeting will take place at the Hotel La Torre in Mondello, a small
sea-side resort town about 5 km west of Palermo. We expect most
participants to stay in this hotel. We have booked a block of single
and double rooms at this hotel at a reduced fare. The cost per night
with half-board (room + breakfast + lunch) will be LIT 150,000 per night
per person in single room and LIT 120,000 per night per person in
double room. At the current rate of exchange 1 US dollar is about
1,700 LIT.
Mondello is conveniently connected to Palermo by public transportation
(city bus); however, we do not recommend to stay in Palermo since the
commuting time may be as long as 30 to 60 minutes early in the morming
due to traffic congestion, and the prices may be considerably higher.
Moreover, the Hotel La Torre is right in the seashore, has a nice
swimming pool and a beautiful view over the bay of Mondello, and offers
both excellent facilities for the scientific sessions and a pleasent
atmosphere for participants and accompanying persons alike. In Mondello
there are plenty of seafood restaurants for those very few nights that
will be left free of social events. Further information on the conference
venue as well as about Palermo and Sicily in general will be provided in
the second announcement. Hotel reservations will be handled by the LOC.
A hotel reservation form will be attached to the second announcement.
REGISTRATION FEE
A registration fee of 250,000 Italian Lire (approximately 150 US dollars
at the current rate of change) will be charged to all participants.
This will include the use of the conference facilities, refreshments
during the Workshop, attendance of the social events, and a copy of the
Proceedings. Instructions on how to pay the registration fee prior
to the conference (normally by credit card) will be given in the second
announcement.
EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING
European Union (EU) funding is available to support participation of
young astronomers from across the Community and the Associated States.
Researchers aged 35 years or under in all cases, who are nationals of
EU Member or Associated States (i.e. Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland)
can apply for partial or total EC funding. Particular emphasis will be
made to support researchers whose place of work is in a less-favoured
region of the EU or who work for industry, as well as female applicants.
Application forms to request a grant will be distributed together with
the second announcement.
PROCEEDINGS
The Proceedings of the conference will be published by a major
international publisher (we are considering several offers at
present). A call for abstracts of proposed contributions will be
circulated with the second announcement together with instructions
on how to prepare abstracts using a LaTeX template.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you are interested in receiving further announcements, please return
by e-mail the attached pre-registration form to
workshop@oapa.astropa.unipa.it
by ***** February 1, 1999 *****
The second announcement will be circulated by mid February 1999.
It will contain the scientific program with the list of invited speakers,
more detailed information about the logistics, the social programme
and the proceedings. It will also contain WWW addresses where additional
information can be found. Hotel registration forms, a template
LaTeX file for submitting abstracts, and application forms for
EC funding will also be distributed with the second announcement
as well as being available through the Web pages that will be set-up
shortly at the home page of Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
(URL address: http://www.astropa.unipa.it).
For any question you may contact any of the LOC members
by e-mail workshop@oapa.astropa.unipa.it
or by fax: +39 - 091 - 233 444
or by phone: +39 - 091 - 233 251 (R. Pallavicini)
+39 - 091 - 233 230 (S. Sciortino)
+39 - 091 - 233 231 (G. Micela)
(note: the zero before the city code is mandatory !!!)
***** PLEASE, CIRCULATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMONG COLLEAGUES *****
We are looking forward to seeing you in Mondello next May.
On behalf of the SOC and LOC,
with kind regards
Roberto Pallavicini
Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
Palazzo dei Normanni
Piazza del Parlamento 1
I-90134 Palermo
Italy
pallavic@oapa.astropa.unipa.it
Tel: +39-091-233 251
Fax: +39-091-233 444
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