(fwd) Symbiotic stars conference Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 11:27:35 +0100 (BST) From: Symbiotics Conference <symbio@ing.iac.es> Subject: Symbiotic stars conference "Symbiotic stars probing stellar evolution" 27-31 May 2002 La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the conference "Symbiotic stars probing stellar evolution", organized by the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING), to be held on the island of La Palma on May 27-31, 2002. As 6 years will have passed since the last international workshop dedicated to the subject, the conference is aimed at reviewing the state-of-the-art in the field of symbiotic stars, as well as to emphasize, for the first time in a comprehensive way, the links to other branches of astrophysics, such as red giants, planetary nebulae, novae, supersoft X-ray sources and supernovae. To achieve these goals, invited review talks given by leading scientists in all the fields above are planned, as well as a number of contributed talks and posters presenting the recent results on the relevant fields. A preliminary list of invited speakers is: B. Balick (USA), M.F. Bode (UK), R.L.M. Corradi (UK), I. Iben (USA), A. Jorissen (Belgium), M. Livio (USA), J. Mikolajewska (Poland), M. Morris (USA), U. Munari (Italy), H. Nussbaumer (Switzerland), B. Paczynski (USA), H.M. Schmid (Germany), H.E. Schwarz (Chile), E.M. Sion (USA), N. Soker (Israel), P.A. Whitelock (South Africa). At this time, you can already register on our web page http://www.ing.iac.es/conferences/symbiotics/ where you will find more information about the conference and the beautiful environment where it will be held. The deadline for registration and for application for (very limited) financial assistance support is December 31, 2001. The list of invited speakers, contributed talks etc. will be finalized following this deadline. Note that the total number of participants will be limited to 100, so that early registrations will have the precedence over the latest ones. This email has been widely distributed, but please make sure your colleagues are aware of this conference. With best regards, Romano Corradi & Joanna Mikolajewska (Co-chairs, SOC) ... on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee: M. Bode, R. Corradi, A. Jorissen, M. Livio, J. Mikolajewska, U. Munari, H. Nussbaumer, H.M. Schmid, E. Sion, and P. Whitelock ... and the Local Organising Committee: R. Miles, R. Corradi, J. Mendez, S. Prins, P. Sorensen, N. Walton, the ING Contact email: symbio@ing.iac.es