XMM-Newton-NEWS

First Announcement, 19-Nov-2010

The X-ray Universe 2011

Berlin, Germany, June 27 to 30, 2011

Organized by the
European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
of the
European Space Agency (ESA)

The XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre is organising a major astrophysical symposium from Monday 27^th to Thursday 30^th June 2011 in Berlin, Germany.

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2011-symposium/

Aims and Scope of the Meeting

The symposium is the third international meeting in the series "The X-ray Universe". The intention is to gather a general collection of research in high energy astrophysics. The symposium will provide a showcase for results, discoveries and expectations from current and future X-ray missions.

Session topics will include:

Stars, Star-forming Regions, Planetary and Cometary Studies
Interacting Binary Systems, (Galactic) Black Holes & Micro-quasars
Cataclysmic Variables and Novae
Magnetars, Isolated Neutron Stars and Pulsars
Planetary Nebulae, SN, SNR, PWN, Gamma-ray Bursts and Afterglows
Galaxies, Galaxy Surveys, Population Studies, ISM and Diffuse Galactic Emission
Active Galactic Nuclei
Clusters of Galaxies
Extragalactic Surveys and Population Studies, the Cosmic X-ray Background, WHIM and Cosmology
X-ray Astronomy, Missions, Optics, Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Archiving

Scientific Organising Committee

G. Matt (Chair)	Universita degli Studi, Roma, Italy
M. A. Alpar	Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
D. Barret	CESR, Toulouse, France
E. Behar	Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
H. Boehringer	MPE, Garching, Germany
G. Branduardi-Raymont	University College London-MSSL, Dorking, UK
F. J. Carrera	Instituto de Fisica de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
F. E. Christensen	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Copenhagen, Denmark
A. Decourchelle	CEA, Saclay, France
J.-W. Den Herder	SRON, Utrecht, The Netherlands
R. Gonzalez-Riestra	XMM-Newton SOC, Madrid, ESA
C. Hellier	Keele University, UK
S. Komossa	MPE, Garching, Germany
C. Kouveliotou	NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, USA
K. Makishima	University of Tokyo, Japan
S. Markoff	University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
B. McBreen	University College Dublin, Ireland
B. McNamara	University of Waterloo, Canada
G. Micela	Osservatorio Astronomico G.S. Vaiana, Palermo, Italy
G. Miniutti	Centro de Astrobiologia (CSIC/INTA), Madrid, Spain
Y. Naze	University of Liege, Belgium
T. Ohashi	Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
F. Ozel	University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
N. Schartel (co-Chair)	XMM-Newton SOC, Madrid, ESA
A. Zezas	University of Crete, Greece

Local Organising Committee

XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre:
M. Arpizou, M. Ehle (co-Chair), C. Gabriel, A. Ibarra, A. Labiano, N. Loiseau, J.-U. Ness (co-Chair), A. Pollock, M. Santos-Lleo, R. Saxton, M. Stuhlinger

Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam:
G. Lamer, L. Oskinova, G. Schoenherr, A. Schwope

Important dates

(subject to changes)

Feb 21, 2011	Second announcement: Opening of registration and abstract submission
Mar 21, 2011	Abstract submission deadline
Apr 15, 2011	Decision about accepted presentations
Apr 28, 2011	Early registration deadline
Jun 27, 2011	Opening of the conference
Jun 30, 2011	Conference ends

Conference Venue

The conference will be held in the

Seminaris Science and Conference Center
Takustr. 39, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49(0)30 - 55 77 97-0
Fax : +49(0)30 - 55 77 97-100
http://www.seminaris.com/index.asp?tree_id=40

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall some 20 years ago, Germany's capital has experienced enormous changes: it has become a capital not only in the political sense, but culturally and intellectually as well. As a result, it is now considered one of Europe's most exciting and diverse cities.

The history of Berlin is one of the most unusual: While the oldest parts date back to the 12^th century, Berlin became only important in the 17^th century with the fast rise of Prussia. With the unification of all German states to a single imperial state in the 1870, Berlin became the capital city. After world war two, Berlin was divided into sectors, and in 1961 the infamous Berlin Wall was built. The Brandenburg gate became a symbol of the division between east and west. After the wall came down in 1989, Berlin was made again the capital of reunited Germany.

Berlin offers attractive sites for all taste. The city has famous museums hosting important galleries and archaeological attractions such as the Pergamon altar or the Ishtar gate. The contemporary art scene, too, has long since found a home in Berlin. Great art can also be experienced in Berlin's opera houses and its many renowned theatres.

Conference Registration and accommodation

Registration and abstract submission is planned to open on 2011 February 21. It will be announced in due time via an XMM-Newton Newsletter.
A limited amount of financial support is planned to be offered to cover the conference fee for a limited number of applicants.
A booking system for accommodation in the Seminaris Hotel, which is associated to the Science and Conference Center, will be offered by the ESA Conference Bureau.

Contact

Local Organising Committee
for scientific organisation, abstract submission and grant application:

ESA Conference Bureau
for registration and social events:
esa.conference.bureau@esa.int

The conference web page containing most up-to-date information is available at:

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2011-symposium/