Fwd: IAUS 285 - New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy - registration now open

[Rob Seaman]

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From: New Horizons <iaus285 at gmail.com>
Date: February 11, 2011 9:49:15 AM MST
To: New Horizons <iaus285 at gmail.com>
Subject: IAUS 285 - New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy - registration now open

Dear colleagues,

Thank you for pre-registering for IAUS285.

This email is to let you know that full registration is now open.

Please find a copy of the first circular below, and our website has further details.

Best regards,
The LOC of IAUS285


Registration is now open for IAU Symposium 285, New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy, to be held in Oxford, UK during 19-23 September 2011.  Please visit the conference website to register, reserve accommodations, submit abstracts, and if needed, apply for financial support:

   http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/IAUS285/

Please note the following important dates:

March 11th - deadline for financial support applications
June 15th - Abstract deadline and early registration closes
August 19th - Late registration closes

Variability pervades the cosmos.  Modelling and interpreting variability is key to understanding the formation, growth, evolution, and destruction of cosmic objects, from stars to planets, from galaxies to interstellar grains. Studies of variability are a key and growing component of research in contemporary astrophysics, and are so important that projects and instruments are dedicated to the examination of just one form of variability, or one aspect of its diverse manifestations.

Because variability manifests itself in many complicated ways and is dependent on intrinsic astrophysics and observation and data analysis techniques, research efforts tend to be stovepiped by sub-discipline. The possible existence of commonalities between different phenomena and different observing methods has tended to be overlooked.  This symposium will reverse that trend by examining the phenomenon of variability itself, crossing traditional wavelength/frequency and time-scale boundaries in the process.  It will cover all aspects of time-domain astronomy, and will aim to draw out a more profound understanding of the physics involved.

Plenary sessions will feature reviews by leaders in the respective fields, while separate focus-groups each afternoon will explore ways to harness technology and collaboration so as to meet newly-identified challenges in specified aspects of time-domain astronomy.

We look forward to seeing you in Oxford!

Elizabeth Griffin, DAO, and Robert Hanisch, STScI; co-chairs of the SOC

Mark Sullivan, Oxford, and Aris Karastergiou, Oxford, co-chairs of the LOC and members of the SOC
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