[vsnet-conference 51] Fwd: IAU Colloquium 193 First Announcement

[Toshihito Ishida <ishida@nhao.go.jp>]

Dear all, 

I would like to forward the information on the IAU Colloquium 193, 
which is related to the variable stars.  

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%  Toshihito ISHIDA, Ph. D., Astrophysicist    e-mail: ishida@nhao.go.jp
%  Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory, Sayo-cho, Hyogo 679-5313, JAPAN
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>                         First  Announcement
>                         IAU Colloquium 193
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>                   Variable stars in the Local Group
> 
>               6-11 July 2003, Christchurch, New Zealand
> 
>              Web page: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/scps/IAU193
>            Conference e-mail: iau193@cont.canterbury.ac.nz
> 
>   *** If you would like to receive further information on this 
>       conference, please indicate your interest by returning the 
>       form at the end of this e-mail before 1 November 2002 ***
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> We are very pleased to announce IAU Colloquium 193 "Variable stars in the
> Local Group" to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 6-11 July 2003.
> 
> This conference will immediately precede the IAU General Assembly to be
> held nearby (3 hour flight) in Sydney, Australia (www.astronomy2003.com)
> and will thus allow researchers to attend both meetings easily.
> 
> The title and major theme of this meeting is stellar variability in the
> Local Group and it follows by two years the highly successful Leuven 
> pulsation IAU colloquium. The theories of stellar structure and evolution 
> underpin all of stellar, galactic and extra-galactic astrophysics, so it 
> is appropriate that astronomers working in stellar pulsation meet
> biennially to discuss advances in our field - from the structure of
> crystallized white dwarf cores to the complex 3D interactions of AGB
> stars with their envelopes in pre-planetary nebulae stages; from main
> sequence p-mode and g-mode pulsators to exotic cases of tidally driven
> variability; from the basic microscopic physics of astrophysical plasmas, 
> such as equations of state, opacities and radiative diffusion, to the
> complex hydrodynamical phenomena of convection and circulation which 
> determine the chemical constitution of stars.
> 
> The Local Group offers samples of all classes of variable stars, generally
> with good information about distance and chemical composition from the
> membership of the stars in various components of the Group. It provides
> an environment in which we can study individual stars without the large
> uncertainties in their distances that often plagues Galactic studies.
> This is an essential stepping stone between the detailed understanding
> of individual stars and the broader understanding of populations in
> more distant galaxies. Eclipsing binary star distance determinations
> in the Local Group will be contrasted with the results from the pulsating
> star technique.
> 
> With the recent dramatic advances in the observational material from the
> new generation of large telescopes and the availability of large-scale
> surveys, this provides an excellent opportunity for testing our
> theoretical understanding of these stars and for generating discussion of
> the implications and applications of stellar variability. The proposed
> Colloquium is expected to yield substantial advances in these areas.
> 
> The conference will cover the following major topics:
> 
> -  What variable stars tell us about the Local Group
> -  Variable stars as tracers of different stellar populations 
>    (including galactic and globular clusters, LMC/SMC clusters and local 
>    group galaxies)
> -  Early type stars: B, A and F pulsators
> -  Binary stars and pulsation
> -  Red Giants, Miras, post-AGB stars and proto-planetary nebulae
> -  Chemical composition of variable stars
> -  New theoretical developments in stellar pulsation/variability
> -  Evolutionary and pulsation properties of variable stars
> -  Our future in Space
> 
> Presentations will include invited reviews, contributed talks and poster
> papers. The second announcement and the call for scientific papers will be
> sent out in December 2002.
> 
> Invited speakers include: J. Christensen-Dalsgaard (Denmark),
> A. Aparicio (Spain), K. Stanek (USA), A. Udalski (Poland), M. Catelan
> (Chile), H. Habing (Netherlands), P. De Cat (Belgium), L. Bigot (France),
> E. Guinan (USA), B. Willems (UK), T. Tanabe (Japan), M. Feast (S. Africa),
> S. Vauclair (France), G. Fontaine (Canada), D. Dearborn (USA),
> S. Cassisi (Italy), W. Lawson (Australia), J. Matthews (Canada),
> C. Catala (France), S. Kawaler (USA).
> 
> The conference will be held on the campus of the University of Canterbury,
> in the city of Christchurch.  Christchurch is the largest city in New
> Zealand's South Island and offers many places of interest including museums,
> an international Antarctic Centre, excellent botanical gardens and
> numerous restaurants and cafes. Christchurch is ideally situated for
> day-length activities including skiing, whale watching, bungy jumping, jet
> boating and wine tours. The majestic Southern Alps are only a 1.5 hour
> drive from Christchurch and offer some of the best ski-fields in New
> Zealand.
> 
> The Christchurch climate is temperate, with a mean temperature range for
> July of 2 - 12 C -- the days are likely to be cool, clear and sunny,
> although some rain is also probable at this time of year. (For further
> information on Christchurch, see the following web page and related links:
> http://www.conference.canterbury.ac.nz/chchinfo.htm)
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> At this time you are invited to send expressions of interest using
> the form at the end of this e-mail. Return to:
> iau193@cont.canterbury.ac.nz  by 1 November 2002
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> We also ask you to pass on this message to any of your colleagues who
> recently entered the field of stellar variability and may therefore not
> yet be in our mailing list or to anyone who you think might be interested
> in attending the meeting.
> 
> We look forward to seeing you in Christchurch next year!
> 
>     Don Kurtz and Karen Pollard (Co-chairs, SOC)
> 
> 
> ...on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee:
> 
> Don Kurtz,                      UK (co-chair)
> Karen Pollard,                  New Zealand (co-chair)
> Conny Aerts,                    Belgium
> Guiseppe Bono,                  Italy
> Joergen Christensen-Dalsgaard,  Denmark
> Margarida Cunha,                Portugal
> Gilles Fontaine,                Canada
> Jin-Xin Hao,                    China
> Janusz Kaluzny,                 Poland
> Dante Minniti,                  Chile
> Masao Takata,                   Japan
> George Wallerstein,             USA
> Patricia Whitelock,             South Africa
> Peter Wood,                     Australia
> 
> ...and the Local Organising Committee:
> 
> John Hearnshaw (chair), Michael Albrow, Peter Cottrell, Eddie Davis,
> Carol McAlavey, Karen Pollard, Denis Sullivan, William Tobin.
> 
> 
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>     Expression of interest form to receive further correspondence
>     Return to: iau193@cont.canterbury.ac.nz by 1 November 2002
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> 
>                              IAU Colloquium 193
>                      Variable stars in the Local Group
> 
>                  6 - 11 July 2003, Christchurch, New Zealand
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