6th Annual October Astrophysics Conference in Maryland
Bulletin No. 1 April 5, 1995
6th Annual October Astrophysics Conference in Maryland
Cosmic Abundances
October 9-11, 1995
College Park, Maryland
International
Advisory Committee:
M. Abramowicz (Goeteborg) Scientific
R. Blandford (Pasadena) Organizing Committee:
C. Canizares (Cambridge, MA) C. Bennett (GSFC)
A. Dar (Haifa) A. Dar (Technion)
A. Dressler (Pasadena) S. Holt (GSFC)
G. Hasinger (Berlin) R. McCray (Colorado)
S. Holt (Greenbelt) J.-P. Meyer (Saclay)
J. Peebles (Princeton) J. Ormes (GSFC)
R. McCray (Boulder) B. Pagel (Nordita)
M. Rees (Cambridge, UK) R. Petre (GSFC)
V. Rubin (Washington) R. Ramaty (GSFC)
J. Silk (Berkeley) E. Salpeter (Cornell)
R. Sunyaev (Moscow) D. Schramm (Chicago)
A. Szalay (Budapest) G. Sonneborn (GSFC)
Y. Tanaka (Tokyo) V. Trimble (UMCP/UCI)
S. Tremaine (Toronto) S. Woosley (UCSC)
S. White (Garching)
I. Place and Date
The Conference will be held at the University Conference Center
(formerly the Center of Adult Education) at the University of
Maryland, College Park, MD. It will run for three days, Monday
through Wednesday, October 9-11, 1995.
II. Purpose of the Conference
This will be the sixth in a series of topical conferences that are
arranged each autumn by scientists at the Goddard Space Flight
Center and the University of Maryland. Each of the conferences is
devoted to a single topic in astrophysics research, and is
organized to elicit the free discussion of ideas. We anticipate
that this year's conference, entitled Cosmic Abundances, will be as
successful as were the five previous conferences: After the First
Three Minutes, Testing the AGN Paradigm, Back to the Galaxy,
The Evolution of X-Ray Binaries, and Dark Matter.
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III. Scientific Organization
The conference will be devoted to the discussion of new data and
ideas associated with Cosmic Abundances on all scales.
It will be organized into sessions that are 2 to
2-1/2 hours in duration. A typical session will include two or
three formal invited talks (each about 30-minutes) and might also
include a few 5 to 10-minute oral contributions selected by the
session chair from the submitted poster abstracts. The chair will
encourage free discussion of the session topic (if the privilege
is not abused, any attendee might have one minute to present one
viewgraph as part of the discussions).
Preliminary Programme
Preliminary Programme
Session #1 -- Introduction
V. Trimble - Historical perspective and outlook
Session #2 -- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis I
D. Schramm - Primordial nucleosynthesis
C. Hogan - Primordial D/H
Short contributions and discussion
Session #3 -- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis II
G. Steigman - Statistical tests of primordial
nucleosynthesis
E. Jenkins - QSO absorption line systems and
primordial nucleosynthesis
R. Ferlet - Light elements in the local ISM
Short contributions and discussion
Session #4 -- Solar System
N. Grevesse - Standard abundances
J-P Meyer - Solar coronal abundance anomalies
E. Zinner - Isotopic anomalies in primitive meteorites
Short contributions and discussion
Session #5 -- Stars I
J. Thorburn - Lithium abundances in stars
S. Balachandran - Metal abundances in stars
S. Drake - X-ray measurements of coronal abundances
Short contributions and discussion
Session #6 -- Stars II (getting more violent)
B. Meyer - r-, s-, and p-processes
S. Starrfield - Nucleosynthesis in novae
S. Woosley - SN nucleosynthesis
Short contributions and discussion
Session #7 -- Stars III (mostly evidence from supernovae)
R. Kirshner - Obs. evidence for nucleosynthetic products
R. Petre - new X-ray measurements of supernovae
R. McCray - Abundance inferences from measurements
Short contributions and discussion
Banquet
E. Salpeter - topic of his choice
Session #8 -- Galaxy I
F. Timmes - Galactic nucleosynthesis
B. Pagel - Abundances and globular cluster ages
H. Dinerstein - Abundances in gaseous nebulae
Short contributions and discussion
Session #9 -- Galaxy II
J. Mathis - Elemental abundances in interstellar dust
B. Savage - Abundances of the galactic halo gas
Short contributions and discussion
Session #10 -- Galaxy clusters
E. Vangioni-Flam - Energetic Particles and LiBeB
J. Silk - Galaxies in clusters
K. Arnaud - Intergalactic gas in clusters
Short contributions and discussion
Session #11 - Summary
R. Ramaty - Rapporteur
IV. Posters
Registrants are encouraged to utilize posters to communicate their
results. There will be ample room for poster display in the
informal area where coffee and tea are served each day, and light
refreshments will be provided on Monday evening for poster perusal
until 10 PM.
POSTER SPACE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED UNLESS THE ABSTRACT
IS RECEIVED WITH A COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM (INCLUDING
REGISTRATION FEE) BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15, 1995.
V. Proceedings
As with the first five October conferences, the Proceedings from
this one will also be published by the American Institute of
Physics. Once again, the Proceedings will include all invited
talks, poster papers (not just abstracts), and other discussion
contributions that are submitted to the editors in either camera-
ready or electronically-transmitted formats. All manuscripts are
expected to be received by the editors by December 1, 1995 in order
that we can maintain our tradition of providing each registrant
with a hardcover copy of the Proceedings within eight months of
the conference.
FTP FILE FOR STYLE INFO: pub/october/style
FTP FILE WITH TeX MACRO: pub/october/macro
VI. Accommodations
College Park is close to the city of Washington, DC, but the
Baltimore-Washington International Airport is closer than National
Airport or Dulles Airport (although transportation can be arranged
from any of the three).
Public transportation to the university is not convenient, so that
shuttle buses will be operated between the College Park Holiday Inn
and Quality Inn and the site of the conference, the University
Conference Center on the campus of the University of Maryland. Shuttle
schedules will be available at all three locations. Lunches will be
provided at the conference, so that private cars will not be necessary
for full-time conference participants. Parking will be available for
those who prefer to use private cars.
FTP FILE FOR TRANSPORTATION INFO: pub/october/transportation
The local organizing committee has arranged for blocks of rooms to
be available for conference participants at the University
Conference Center (a full-service hotel), the Holiday Inn and the
Quality Inn. Following are phone numbers and daily rates (which
we believe, but cannot guarantee, to be current) for singles and
doubles at these hotels. Please contact the hotels DIRECTLY for
reservations, and indicate that you are an attendee of the October
Astrophysics Conference at the University Conference Center.
HOTEL PHONE NUMBER SINGLE DOUBLE
University Conference Center (301) 985-7310 $ 74 $ 89
Holiday Inn (800) 872-5564 or (301) 345-6700 $ 62 $ 62
Quality Inn (301) 864-5820 $ 49 $ 54
VII. Registration
The Registration Fee for pre-registered (prior to September
15, 1995) attendees will be $200. The fee for late registrants
will be $240. There are no reduced rates for students (or
others). The registration fee includes lunches and light
refreshments throughout the conference (including an informal
reception on the evening of Monday October 9), a banquet on
Tuesday evening October 10, a souvenir T-shirt, a book bag that you
will use for years, and one copy of the published (hardcover) Proceedings.
The registration form below will be used for planning
purposes. Please include an ABSTRACT for any formal
contribution that you would like to make to the conference.
All such contributions should be assumed to be posters unless the
organizing committee requests an oral presentation.
IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION AS A POTENTIAL
ORAL CONTRIBUTION, YOUR ABSTRACT MUST BE RECEIVED
WITH A COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM BY AUGUST 1, 1995.
SELECTIONS OF SHORT ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE MADE
BY THE SESSION CHAIRS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. YOU WILL
BE CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL BY SEPTEMBER 15, 1995 IF YOU
HAVE BEEN SELECTED (YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED IF YOU
ARE NOT SELECTED TO MAKE AN ORAL CONTRIBUTION).
For additional information, including arranging accommodations for
individuals with disabilities or special requirements:
E-mail: october@astro.umd.edu
Telephone: 301-405-1507
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COSMIC ABUNDANCES
DEADLINE for Pre-Registration: September 15, 1995
Name (as preferred on nametag) __________________________________
Organizational affiliation _______________________________________
Mailing Address___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
E-mail address____________________________________________________
Are you planning to exhibit a poster? yes ___ no ___
In which subject area would you prefer it to be posted? __________
(please use the session NUMBER(S) in the Preliminary Programme)
Your check for the $200 pre-registration fee should be made
payable to:
University of Maryland
If you plan to attend the Conference, please send this form to:
October Conference
Astronomy Department
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
NOTE: Registration forms and abstracts can be E-mailed to:
october@astro.umd.edu
but they will not be considered for short oral presentations
unless the pre-registration fee is received by AUGUST 1, 1995,
or have reserved poster space if not received by SEPTEMBER 15.
Last updated on 5-3-95 by SL.
lehr@astro.umd.edu