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(fwd) The 3rd International Workshop for Comprehensive Study of the High Energy Universe

                  The 3rd International Workshop for 
            Comprehensive Study of the High Energy Universe 
            - Toward Very High Energy Particle Astronomy - 
                               (VHEPA-3)

                         Date: Mar. 20-22, 2003
             Location: ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
	web site: http://taws300.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/workshop2003/

Overview:

Very High Energy (VHE, greater than TeV) particle astronomy is expected
to provide a new and significantly different astronomical probe of the
universe than the photon based traditional astronomy from which we have
learned almost all we know about our cosmos. A mundane reason for VHE
particle astronomy is that the universe is not transparent to photons of
such energies.Yet, observations of TeV-gamma rays and Extremely High
Energy Cosmic Rays (EHECRs) strongly suggest that there exist enormously
luminous compact extra-galactic sources of VHE particles. The signal of
the beginning of a new epoch in observational astronomy could be the
observation of TeV and higher energy neutrinos from cataclysmic events
associated with the source of the EHE cosmic rays. Recently there have
been many intensive efforts towards development of new imaging
air-shower detectors for TeV-gammas and EHECRs, as well as
water-Cherenkov neutrino telescopes and ground based
extensive-air-shower sampling arrays.?All are aimed at making a new
window on the universe through VHE particle astronomy.

At this international workshop, we will survey the current status of VHE particle
observations, examine useful avenues for astronomical observations in the
near future, and discuss concrete methods with some new technologies as
may be required to mount future projects. For that purpose, we subdivided
this workshop into three topical sessions: 

1.Physics of VHE particle radiation and propagation; 
2.Current status of VHE particle observations; 
3.New detection technologies and VHE particle astronomy detectors in the
  near future. 

Organizers: 
J.Hisano, T.Kajita, T.Kifune, J.Learned, E.Loh, M.Sasaki (Chair),
N.Sugiyama, and Y.Watanabe

Outline of Sessions: (*To be determined.)
----------------------------------------------------
Mar. 19 (Wed.)
Evening Reception 
----------------------------------------------------
Mar. 20 (Thu.)
Session 1: Physics on VHE particle radiation and propagation

P.Tinyakov (Lausanne)    Evidence for astrophysical sources of UHECR
*S.Pakvasa (Hawaii)       *VHE Neutrino Astronomy
P.Bierman (Bonn)          Origin and Physics of the Highest Energy
                                Cosmic Rays Observed in the Universe
R.Jokipii (Arizona)          Acceleration of High-Energy Cosmic Rays
M.Drees (Munich Tech.) The Top-down Explanation of the Highest Energy
Events
K.Sato (Tokyo) Neutrino Burst from Supernovae and Nneutrino Oscillation
Parameters
H.Sato (Konan) Violation of Lorentz Invariance
F. Miniati (MPA) Cosmic-rays in the large scale structure of the
Universe
M.Kawasaki (Tokyo) Q-ball as Dark Matter
S. Inoue (MPA) High Energy Particles from Intergalactic Shocks
----------------------------------------------------
Mar. 21 (Fri.)
Session 2: Current status of VHE particle observation

M.Koshiba (Tokyo) Old Reminiscence 
F.Aharonian (MPI)  TeV Blazers
T.Kifune (Shinsyu) TeV Gamma Ray Astronomy in Relevance to Related
Fields
M.Mori (ICRR)       Recent Status of CANGAROO-III
G.Kanbach (MPI)    A review of EGRET results and MEGA
T.Takahashi (ISAS) Gamma-ray Observation in Space
J.Learned(Hawaii)   VHE Neutrino Observation
L.K.Resvanis (NESTOR/Athens) Under-water Neutrino Astronomy
G.Thomson (Rutgers) Studying the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays (HiRes)
Zhen Cao (Utah)       Status of Stereo HiRes Experiment
M.Teshima (MPI)       AGASA
----------------------------------------------------
Mar. 22(Sat.)
Session 3: New detection technologies and VHE particle astronomy detectors in near future
S.Torii (Kanagawa)  CALET
A.Yamamoto (KEK)  BESS Polar
J.A.Coarasa (MPI)   MAGIC
V.V. Vassiliev (Utah) VERITAS
T.Adams (Florida State Univ.) Future Searches for High Energy Galactic
Cosmic Ray Sources
M.Fukushima (ICRR) The status of the Telescope Array project
I.Allekotte (Bariloche/CNEA) The Auger Observatory: Present Status and
Future Prospects
K.Rawlins (Wisconsin) IceCube
W.S.Hou (Taiwan) The NuTel Project: Watching for Tau Showers from a
Mountain
S.Matsuno (Hawaii) ANITA Experiment
M.Sasaki (ICRR) All-sky Survey High Resolution Air-shower telescope
(ASHRA)
T.Ebisuzaki (Riken) Extreme Universe Space Observatory
E.Loh (Maryland/Utah) OWL


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