XMM-Newton-NEWS

Second Announcement, 14-Jan-2014

The X-ray Universe 2014

Dublin, Ireland, 16-19 June 2014

Organised by the
XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre
of the
European Space Agency (ESA)

As announced in a previous issue of the XMM-Newsletter, the XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre is organising a major astrophysical symposium from Monday 16th to Thursday 19th June 2014 in Dublin, Ireland:

http://xrayuniverse.esa.int

Abstract submission and Registration are now open:

Abstract submission until Friday 28th February 2014, via

http://xrayuniverse.esa.int/#submission
Early registration until Monday 28th April 2014, via

http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/registration

Invited Speakers

Currently confirmed Invited and Solicited Speakers are:

F. Baganoff	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
A. Beloborodov	Columbia University, New York, USA
G. Matt	Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
M. McDonald	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
K. Nandra	MPE, Garching, Germany
C. Nixon	University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
G. A. Ogrean	Universität Hamburg, Germany
N. Okabe	Kavli IPMU, The University of Tokyo, Japan
J. P. Osborne	University of Leicester, United Kingdom
L. Oskinova	University of Potsdam, Germany
E. Pointecouteau	IRAP, Toulouse, France
K. Poppenhäger	CfA, Cambridge, USA
N. Rea	CSIC-IEEC/Univ. of Amsterdam, Spain/The Netherlands
C. Reynolds	University of Maryland, College Park, USA
P. Uttley	University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D. Watson	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
A. A. Zdziarski	N. Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland

Conference Venue

The conference will be held at Trinity College Dublin:

     http://www.tcd.ie/

Dublin is one of Europe's favourite spots to visit with many tourist attractions, some of which described under

     http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/sightseeing

Practical information for travel preparation is provided at

     http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/local-information

Accommodation

Trinity College hosts on-site accommodation with breakfast and wireless internet included. For booking, a promotional code will be needed that will be given in the invoice after completing registration.

More details and a list of other nearby hotels can be found under

http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/accommodation

Lunches

Lunches will be served in the historic dining hall of Trinity College. The costs are included in the registration fee. If participants need a special diet, they should let us know when registering.

Social Events

Welcome drink during registration: Sunday 15th June 18:00-20:00 at Trinity College, included in the registration fee. Attendance can be booked during on-line registration.
Conference Dinner: Tuesday 17th June, 19:30-22:30.
Venue: Celtic Night at the Arlington Hotel O'Connell Bridge.
Dinner tickets are not included in the registration fee and can be purchased for 52 € during registration.
Tickets for a self guided visit to the Long Hall in Trinity College with historic library and book of Kells can be purchased for 6.50 € during registration.

Contributions

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

Abstracts have to be submitted on-line by Friday 28th February using the submission form available at

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

Authors will be notified of the decision of the Scientific Organising Committee mid April, before the early registration deadline. At the same time, authors whose abstracts have been accepted for oral or poster presentation will receive instructions and information on presentation facilities available at the conference venue.

Accepted abstracts will be included in an abstract booklet. It will be made available in electronic form only before the start of the conference.

After the meeting, the electronic versions of presentations will be collected for publication in an archive web page, provided author's approval is given. Astrophysics Data System (ADS) entries will be created, listing each presentation as an unrefereed publication.

Registration Form

The registration form can be accessed at

http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/registration

Registration Fee:

EUR 200:	Reduced fee for students providing a copy of their student ID and a letter from the supervisor confirming that a thesis is being prepared. Students need to register by Monday 28th April and will need to upload these two documents of eligibility.
EUR 370:	Early fee, until Monday 28th April
EUR 460:	Late fee, after Monday 28th April

The fee includes all lunches and coffee breaks, access to all sessions, and the Welcome drink on Sunday 15th June.

Grants

Unfortunately, we have not been able to organise the funds required to offer the financial support anticipated in the first announcement.

Contact

Conference web page containing most up-to-date information:

     http://xrayuniverse.esa.int/

Local Organising Committee,
for information about scientific organisation and abstract submission:


ESA Conference Bureau,
for information about registration, accommodation and social events:

     esa.conference.bureau@esa.int

     http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/