(fwd) X-ray Timing 2003: Rossi and Beyond Message forwarded from Phil Kaaret: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce a conference devoted to recent results from the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer and addressing the need for new instrumentation for X-ray timing: "X-Ray Timing 2003: Rossi and Beyond" CONFERENCE GOALS ------------------------------ * To review recent scientific advancements made using the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer * To articulate the present and future role of X-ray timing in the study of compact objects including X-ray binaries, isolated neutron stars, and AGN * To establish what instrumental advances in X-ray timing are needed to significantly advance our understanding of compact objects * To promote the development of new instruments for X-ray timing TOPICS ------------------------------ Jets from black holes, quasiperiodic oscillations from black holes, black hole spectral evolution, X-ray transients, millisecond X-ray pulsars, X-ray bursts, quasiperiodic oscillations from neutron stars, soft-gamma repeaters and anomalous X-ray pulsars, normal X-ray pulsars, X-ray timing of cataclysmic variables, X-ray timing and multiwavelength studies of active galactic nuclei, instrumentation for X-ray timing. CONTRIBUTIONS ------------------------------ Invited talks will cover the current observational status, recent theoretical interpretation, and directions for future work for each topic. Contributed talks will be selected from the abstracts submitted. Poster contributions will also be accepted. DATES ------------------------------ Abstracts September 19, 2003 Registration September 19, 2003 Final Program October 10, 2003 Conference November 3-5, 2003 LOCATION ------------------------------ Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION ------------------------------ We can accept at most 100 participants. The registration fee and methods of registration and payment will be announced later. The registration fee includes a copy of the workshop proceedings and lunch on each day of the conference. PROCEEDINGS ------------------------------ The workshop proceedings will be published and available to each registered participant. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ------------------------------ Philip Kaaret (SAO), Jean Swank (NASA/GSFC), Frederick Lamb (UIUC), Martin Elvis (SAO), Chryssa Kouveliotou (NASA/MSFC), Jeff McClintock (SAO), Ron Remillard (MIT), Saku Vrtilek (SAO) Further information regarding this conference will be posted at the conference website: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/xrt2003/
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