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High Energy Astrophysics meetings

Fourth International Fermi Symposium

Dates: 2012 October 28 - November 2

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 2012 August 21

Deadline for Early Registration: 2012 September 16

Deadline for Hotel Reservations at Conference Rate: 2012 September 28

Place: Monterey, California, USA

This symposium follows previous Fermi Symposia at Stanford (February 2007), Washington DC (November 2009) and Rome, Italy (May 2011).

The two Fermi instruments have been surveying the high-energy sky since August 2008. The Large Area Telescope (LAT) has discovered more than a thousand new sources and many new source classes, bringing the importance of gamma-ray astrophysics to an ever-broadening community. The LAT catalog includes supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, pulsars, binary systems, a nova, several classes of active galaxies, starburst galaxies, normal galaxies, and a large number of unidentified sources. Continuous monitoring of the high-energy gamma-ray sky has uncovered numerous outbursts from a wide range of transients. Fermi LAT's study of diffuse gamma-ray emission in our galaxy revealed giant bubbles shining in gamma rays. The direct measurement of a harder-than-expected cosmic-ray electron spectrum may imply the presence of nearby cosmic-ray accelerators. LAT data have provided stringent constraints on new phenomena such as supersymmetric dark-matter annihilations as well as tests of fundamental physics. The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) continues to be a prolific detector of gamma-ray transients: magnetars, solar flares, terrestrial gamma-ray flashes and gamma-ray bursts at keV to MeV energies, complementing the higher energy LAT observations of those sources in addition to providing valuable science return in their own right.

All gamma-ray data are made immediately available at the Fermi Science Support Center. These publicly available data and Fermi analysis tools have enabled a large number of important studies. We especially encourage guest investigators worldwide to participate in this symposium to share results and to learn about upcoming opportunities.

This meeting will focus on the new scientific investigations and results enabled by Fermi, the mission and instrument characteristics, future opportunities, and coordinated observations and analyses. The best is yet to come!

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Compact Stars in the QCD Phase Diagram III

Dates: 2012 December 12 - 15

Place: Guarujá, Brazil

As in the previous editions of this conference (2001 in Copenhagen and 2009 in Beijing), the meeting will cover recent developments in the study of cold matter at supra-nuclear densities. The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists from QCD exploring the phases of Quark Matter, and astrophysicist working on compact stars and related phenomena. The main topics are:

From Neutron Stars to Quark Stars
Quark Matter
Quark Stars in the Universe
QCD Phase Diagram

REGISTRATION is required for all participants. Details about registration will be announced in the 2nd circular.

PROCEEDINGS: Proceedings for the conference will be published in SLAC's eConf server.

High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the AAS Meeting

Dates: 2013 April 7 - 11

Place: Monterey, California, USA

Huntsville in Nashville: The Seventh Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium

Dates: 2013 April 14 - 18

Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

9th Chandra/CIAO Workshop

Dates: 2013 April 22 - 24

Registration: Now Open

Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

The workshop program includes talks on:

Introductory and advanced talks on X-ray data analysis and statistics
Calibration and aspect issues related to data analysis
Advanced sessions on specific topics: grating analysis, extended source analysis, etc.

The hands-on sessions enable participants to gain experience using CIAO on Chandra data. Members of the CIAO team will be on hand at all times to solve problems. Sample Chandra data sets are provided, but attendees may choose to work with their own Chandra data.

Registration is now open and is limited to 30 participants.

Jets and Shocks in the Universe: The 2nd PANDA Symposium on Multi-Messenger Astronomy

Dates: 2013 April 22 - 26

Deadline for Early Registration: 2013 February 15

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 2013 February 20

Place: Xi'an, China

The symposium aims to give a state of the art overview of the research on some of the most energetic astrophysical sources, using both 'classic' multi-wavelength observations and new messengers such as cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves combined with the latest insights in theoretical understanding of the underlying mechanisms and source physics. Furthermore, the PANDA Symposium series aims at establishing and fostering collaborations among young scientists (0-6 years from graduation) from the Pacific/Asian scientific community with their peers across the globe. To do so, the organizers follow the successful 4-day format of the first PANDA symposium: the first day will have lectures from senior lecturers setting the stage on the subject matter with comprehensive reviews. The next three days are independent mini-workshops in three scientific sub-areas, organized by experts in these areas: particle acceleration, high-energy sources, and transient surveys. During these workshops, graduate students and young post-doctoral fellows will present their results on ongoing projects to their peers.

STARS2013 - 2nd Caribbean Symposium on Cosmology, Gravitation, Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics

Dates: 2013 May 4 - 10

Place: Havana, Cuba

See entry for SMFNS2013 below.

SMFNS2013 - 3rd International Symposium on Strong Electromagnetic Fields and Neutron Stars

Dates: 2013 May 4 - 10

Place: Varadero, Cuba

The events are the second and third in a series of meetings gathering scientists working on astroparticle physics, cosmology, gravitation, nuclear physics, and related fields. As in previous years, the meeting sessions will consist of invited and contributed talks and will cover recent developments in the following topics:

STARS2013 - New phenomena and new states of matter in the Universe, general relativity, gravitation, cosmology, heavy ion collisions and the formation of the quark-gluon plasma, white dwarfs, neutron stars and pulsars, black holes, gamma-ray emission in the Universe, high energy cosmic rays, gravitational waves, dark energy and dark matter, strange matter and strange stars, antimatter in the Universe, and topics related to these.

SMFNS2013 - Strong magnetic fields in the Universe, strong magnetic fields in compact stars and in galaxies, ultra-strong magnetic fields in neutron star mergers, quark stars and magnetars, strong magnetic fields and the cosmic microwave background, and topics related to these.

RICAP'13: Roma International Conference on Astro-Particle Physics 2013

Dates: 2013 May 22 - 24

Place: Rome, Italy

RICAP'13 will be the fourth edition of the RICAP Conference. The acronym stands for Roma International Conference on Astro-Particle physics. The Conference is entirely dedicated to high energy cosmic rays study and it is organized by the three public Universities of Roma (University "Roma Tre", University "La Sapienza" and University "Tor Vergata"). These Institutions provide both theoretical and experimental contributions, and participate in major experimental projects in the field (AGILE, AMS, ANTARES, ARGO, Auger, Fermi, KM3NeT, NEMO, PAMELA, ...). The Conference is held every two years. The first edition was held at the University "La Sapienza", the second edition was hosted by University "Tor Vergata", and the third by the University "Roma Tre".

The Fast and the Furious: Energetic Phenomena in Isolated Neutron Stars, Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Supernova Remnants (XMM-Newton Science Workshop 2013)

Dates: 2013 May 22 - 24

Place: Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain

High-energy observations have strongly changed our view of isolated neutron stars, the nebulae powered by the relativistic winds of energetic pulsars and the non-thermal emission from supernova remnants. The study of these objects in the last few years has taken advantage of a multiwavelength approach, thanks to the combination of powerful X-ray satellites, with facilities operating in the gamma-ray range and up to the highest energies covered by ground based Cherenkov telescopes.

The purpose of this Workshop is to discuss the most recent results on the high-energy phenomena occurring in isolated neutron stars and related objects like pulsar wind nebulae, supernova remnants and gamma-ray binaries.

Contact e-mail address: xmmws2013@sciops.esa.int

Physics at the Magnetospheric Boundary

Dates: 2012 June 25 - 28

Opening of Registration and Abstract Submission: 2013 February 1

Deadline for Early Registration and Abstract Submission: 2013 April 15

Publication of the Conference Program: 2013 May 13

Place: Geneva, Switzerland

The "Physics at the Magnetospheric Boundary" conference is aimed at bringing together specialists working theoretically, numerically and observationally on processes occurring at the limit of the magnetically dominated region around accreting objects such as neutron stars, white dwarfs, and T Tauri stars, where the surrounding hot plasma is finally captured.

Different manifestations of similar physical processes occur in this wide variety of celestial sources and have been investigated since the 1960s by different scientific communities. The conference represents a precious opportunity of exchange between research groups working on the topic of accretion, across different wavelengths and source types. It poses the basis for the next steps forward in our understanding of the physics at the magnetospheric boundary.

Planned sessions for this conference include:

Theory of accretion onto magnetized stars
Numerical modelling of plasma-field interaction: accretion and jets production
Observational clues to the physics at the magnetosphere
Future perspectives in theory and observations

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40th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events: COSPAR 2014

Dates: 2014 August 2 - 10

Scientific Program Chair: Prof. M.I. Panasyuk, Moscow State University

Deadline for Abstracts: 2014 mid-February

Place: Moscow, Russia

Topics:

Approximately 120 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC) and Panels:

- SC A:  The Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate
- SC B:  The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
- SC C:  The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
- SC D:  Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
- SC E:  Research in Astrophysics from Space
- SC F:  Life Sciences as Related to Space
- SC G:  Materials Sciences in Space
- SC H:  Fundamental Physics in Space
- Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
- Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
- Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
- Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM)
- Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
- Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
- Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)

- Panel on Education (PE)

- Panel on Exploration (PEX)

- Special events:  interdisciplinary lectures, round table, etc.

Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research, a fully refereed journal with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.

Contact COSPAR Secretariat, c/o CNES, 2 place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris Cedex 01, France: Tel: +33 1 44 76 75 10, Fax: +33 1 44 76 74 37, or via e-mail at cospar@cosparhq.cnes.fr.

High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the AAS Meeting

Dates: 2014 August

Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the AAS Meeting

Dates: 2016 Spring

place: TBD, USA

High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the AAS Meeting

Dates: 2017 August

Place: Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

Other Selected Astronomy, Physics and Space Science meetings

Enhancing the Legacy of HST Spectroscopy (STScI Workshop)

Dates: 2012 November 15 - 16

Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

The goal of this workshop is to bring together the community of astronomers involved in HST medium- and high-resolution spectroscopy, with special emphasis on the active instruments, in order to investigate how its impact on current and future research can be optimized - including both direct and archival investigations. The organization of the workshop is still ongoing, but the agenda will most likely include the following:

- Current status of spectroscopic observations and data handling
   - Overview of the HST spectroscopic science program
   - Telescope and instrument status
   - Pipeline data processing
   - Archive and HLA interfaces

- Optimizing the utilization of spectroscopic data: the community view
   - Enhancements in pipeline processing
   - Analysis tools
   - Improving data discovery

- Future HST observations
   - Completing the HST UV/optical spectroscopic legacy

- Demos and hands-on experience

A formal announcement, including a web page for registration and additional information, will be circulated within 1 week. Please send the organizers (hst_spec_legacy@stsci.edu) any ideas, suggestions, or expressions of interest.

Reading the Book of Globular Clusters with the Lens of Stellar Evolution

Dates: 2012 November 26 - 28

Place: Monte Porzio Catone, near Rome, Italy

Globular cluster studies are essential for a number of active topics in astrophysics and cosmology. Given their old age and their spatial distribution, these self-gravitating objects provide critical information on the way stars and galaxies assemble and evolve. The presence of stars of different mass, in different evolutionary phases, turn globular clusters into a living laboratory, where a number of issues related to stellar evolution theory can be investigated. No other stellar aggregate offers the unique chance of harboring contemporary main-sequence stars and tiny, compact objects, in the last stages of their life.

The considerable observational progress made in the last few years in the area of high-resolution photometry and multi-object spectroscopy produced a wealth of precise data, which raise challenging issues for the understanding of the formation process of globular clusters, as well as of the structure and evolution of their member stars. In particular, it is now well-known that most globular clusters host multiple stellar generations, a result which started a renewed and controversial debate on the formation of these structures, as well as on the nature of the possible polluters of the interstellar medium. Also, the characteristics of the member stars, which can be determined in detail, have highlighted the limits of our understanding of stellar evolution and have given us precious clues on the inner stellar bhydrodynamics.

Hence the idea of a meeting on the observational and theoretical aspects of the structure, formation, and evolution of globular clusters. The program is focussed upon the following topical questions:

1) Evolution of observations of globular cluster stars, from the early Color Magnitude Diagrams to current photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy. Where are we? What should we expect next?

2) Role of globular clusters as laboratories for stellar evolution studies: from the shape of the Main Sequence, to the morphology of the Horizontal Branch. What have we learned about physical processes of stars from globular clusters? Is the "second-parameter" problem definitively solved? How exactly can we date globular clusters?

3) Compact objects in globular clusters, and the delicate interplay between the physical conditions of the stellar environment and the rate of production of compact objects. Can we now answer long-standing questions, such as which properties of globular clusters affect the presence of millisecond pulsars, what is the fraction of White Dwarfs locked in binary systems, how to infer the presence of a central black hole?

4) New challenging scenarios for the formation of globular clusters, invoked by the discovery of multiple populations. What are the key observations needed to discriminate between the various hypotheses? How does the new paradigm impact our understanding of the chemical and dynamical features of various astrophysical systems from the local to the high-redshift universe?

The workshop email address is gc2012@oa-roma.inaf.it.

American Astronomical Society Meeting 221

Dates: 2013 January 6 - 10

Deadline for Early Registration: 2012 September 13

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 9:00pm EDT, 2012 October 1

Deadline for Regular Registration: 2012 November 15

Deadline for Late Abstract Submission: 9:00pm EDT, 2012 December 3

Deadline for Hotel Reservation: 2012 December 14

Deadline for Late (Offsite) Registration: 2012 December 20

Place: Long Beach, California, USA

IAU Symposium 296: Supernova Environmental Impacts

Dates: 2013 January 7 - 11

Deadline for Registration: 2012 September 2012

Place: Raichak, near Kolkata, India

Supernovae play a very important role in energizing and enriching the interstellar medium. Supernova remnants are particularly important sites to study shocks and the acceleration of cosmic rays, both of which are important astrophysical processes in the interstellar medium. The symposium will assess the rapid progress, both theoretical and observational, in understanding supernovae and their evolution to supernova remnants.

Topics to be covered are:

-Historical Supernovae and Supernova Remnants
-Core collapse supernovae: surveys, light curves, and progenitors
-Physics of core collapse supernova light curves and spectra
-Supernovae and star formation
-Particle acceleration in supernova shocks
-Radiation from supernova remnants ? from radio to gamma rays
-SN1987A at 25 years.

The e-mail contact is iau296 AT tifr DOT res DOT in.

ESLAB 2013: The Universe as Seen by Planck

Dates: 2013 April 2 - 5:

Pre-Registration Opens: 2012 October 15

Place: Noordwijk, The Netherlands

This conference will be dedicated to present and discuss the initial science results from Planck, ESA's mission to map the anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background. It is the first scientific forum where these results will be addressed, following Planck's first major release of data products and scientific papers in early 2013. It will cover both cosmology (based on analysis of the Cosmic Microwave Background) and astrophysics (based on analysis of foreground emission sources).

The Planck satellite was launched on 14 May 2009, and has been surveying the sky continuously since August 2009. The nominal duration of the mission was completed in November of 2010, but Planck still continues to gather data. Data processing has been progressing and a first set of cosmological-grade data products will be released to the astronomical community in early 2013. These products will consist mainly of temperature maps of the whole sky at nine frequencies between 30 GHz and 857 GHz, which allow us to extract a map of the temperature anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background, as well as maps of many astrophysical foregrounds. The latter most importantly include synchrotron, free-free and dust emission from the Milky Way, radio and far-infrared emission from external galaxies, the characteristic signatures due to the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect in clusters of galaxies, and the Cosmic Infrared Background. The Planck data therefore provide for an extremely broad range of cosmological and astrophysical science.

2013 STScI Calibration Workshop

Dates: 2013 April 8 - 11

Abstract submission deadline: 2013 March 22

On-line registration deadline: 2013 March 29

Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been operating with its final complement of instruments since 2009. In addition, three of the instruments to be flown onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have just been delivered, and the final two will be completed soon. It is therefore a perfect time to hold a workshop emphasizing calibrations that are required to maximally exploit the capabilities of both observatories. This is also an opportunity to assess any additional calibrations needed to ensure that the current HST and future JWST archives are robust, and as scientifically valuable as possible.

In addition to these observatory specific themes, the workshop will address topics that apply broadly to astronomical calibration in general, and to more focused cross-observatory calibration. The goal is to foster the sharing of information and techniques between observers, instrument support teams, and instrument developers.

American Astronomical Society Meeting 222

Dates: 2013 June 2 - 6

Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

American Astronomical Society Meeting 223

Dates: 2014 January 5 - 9

Place: National Harbor (near Washington, DC), Maryland, USA

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