XMM-Newton-NEWS

Second Announcement, 23-Feb-2011

The X-ray Universe 2011

Berlin, Germany
27 - 30 June 2011

Organised by the
XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre
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.

http://xrayuniverse.esa.int

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

Invited & Solicited Speakers

Invited Speakers

Xavier Barcons	Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain
Laura Brenneman	Harvard Center for Astrophysics, USA
Andrea Comastri	Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, Italy
Maria Diaz Trigo	European Southern Observatory, Germany
Chris Done	University of Durham, United Kingdom
Andy Fabian	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Matteo Guainazzi	European Space Agency, Spain
Eric Gotthelf	Columbia University, USA
Margarita Hernanz	Institut de Ciències de l'Espai, Spain
Jelle Kaastra	Space Research Organisation of the Netherlands
Stefanie Komossa	MPI fuer extraterrestrische Physik, Germany
Koji Mukai	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Takaya Ohashi	Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Etienne Pointecouteau	Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, France
Nanda Rea	Institut de Ciències de l'Espai, Spain
Mikhail Revnivtsev	Space Research Institute, Russia
Juergen Schmitt	Hamburger Sternwarte, Germany
Beate Stelzer	Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Italy
Jacco Vink	Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Andreas Zezas	University of Crete, Greece

Solicited Speakers

Didier Barret	Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, France (SVOM)
Fiona Harrison	Caltech, USA (NuStar)
Fang-Jun Lu	Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (HXMT)
David Lumb	European Space Agency, The Netherlands (IXO)
Peter Predehl	MPI fuer extraterrestrische Physik, Germany (SRG/eRosita)
Gordon Stewart	University of Leicester, United Kingdom (AstroSAT)
Tod Strohmayer	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA (GEMS)
Tad Takahashi	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan (ASTRO-H)

Scientific Organising Committee

G. Matt (Chair)	Universita degli Studi, Roma Tre, Italy
N. Schartel (co-Chair)	XMM-Newton SOC, Madrid, ESA
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 Física 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
A. Zezas	University of Crete, Greece

Local Organising Committee

M. Ehle (co-Chair), J.-U. Ness (co-Chair),
M. Arpizou, C. Gabriel, A. Ibarra, A. Labiano, G. Lamer (AIP), N. Loiseau, L. Oskinova (University Potsdam), A. Pollock, M. Santos-Lleo, R. Saxton, G. Schoenherr (AIP), M. Stuhlinger, A. Schwope (AIP)

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

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 12th century, Berlin became only important in the 17th 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 II, 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.

Hotel Information

Block bookings have been made in the Seminaris Hotel, associated to the conference centre. Bookings can be made via http://www.congrex.nl/11a10/ with a deadline 28 April 2011
A list of alternative nearby hotels is available in the same web page

Lunches

Lunches will be served at the Conference Centre on all days of the conference and are included in the registration fee. If participants need a special diet, they should let us know when registering.

Social Events

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner is planned to take place in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt ( http://www.hkw.de/ ). Tickets should be purchased when registering.

Post-conference Tour

For Thursday afternoon, a post-conference tour will be organized offering visits to the "Einsteinturm" ( http://www.aip.de/einsteinturm/ ) and to the "Great Refractor" at the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam ( http://www.aip.de/grosser_refraktor/ ). Please, indicate your interest in this tour when registering. The tour is organized and sponsored by Astrophysical Institute Potsdam.

The booking deadline for the social events is 28 April 2011.

Contributions

Proposals for poster and oral presentations will be evaluated on the basis of half a page abstracts with a maximum of 200 words.

Abstracts should be submitted online before 21 March 2011 using the submission form available at:

http://xrayuniverse.esa.int/#register

Authors will be notified of the decision of the Scientific Organising Committee in due time before the early registration deadline. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted for presentation will receive further instructions and information on presentation facilities available at the Conference Centre.

Accepted abstracts will be included in an abstract booklet, to be circulated at the start of the conference.

Registration form

Please submit the registration form to register for the conference before 28 April 2011.

Web forms are available at: http://www.congrex.nl/11a10/

A registration fee of 300 € for early registration is asked and includes:

All Lunches and Coffee breaks
Access to all sessions
Internet access

A reduced student fee of 180 € will be asked from students who send two documents proving eligibility during registration and who register before 28 April 2011.

For late registrations, after the 28 April 2011, the fee will be 360 €.

Grants

As part of the ESA Conference Opportunities for Sponsored Students Programme (ECOSS), the ESA Education Office is pleased to be able to offer sponsorship to a limited number of students interested in attending the event. Highly qualified full-time students from ESA Member or Cooperating States are encouraged to apply for ESA Sponsorship.

Students selected by ESA Education will have their registration fee waived (paid by ESA in advance) and will be reimbursed up to a maximum of 300 € in travel and accommodation expenses (single reimbursement after the conference).

Before applying, students must visit the conferences page of the ESA Education Portal and familiarize themselves with the content of:

Sponsorship Conditions:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education/SEMDZ5ITYRF_0.html

How to Apply:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education/SEMAZXWX3RF_0.html

It is a requirement that the applicant has submitted an abstract as first author of a planned poster presentation or of a talk.

Applications for grants should be sent before 21 March 2011 via the ESA Education registration system available at:
http://www.joinspace.org

Applicants will be notified in due time before the early registration deadline.

Contact

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

ESA Conference Bureau
for registration, accommodation and social events:
esa.conference.bureau@esa.int
http://www.congrex.nl/11a10/

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

http://xrayuniverse.esa.int