From: Supernovae (10 years of SN1993J) <sne2003@reber.daa.uv.es> Subject: 2nd announcement of SUPERNOVAE (10 years of SN1993J) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:57:14 +0200 (METDST) ==================================================================== CONFERENCE 2nd ANNOUNCEMENT ==================================================================== Please, forward to whomever might be interested _______________________________________________ IAU Colloquium 192 SUPERNOVAE (10 years of SN1993J) 22-26 April 2003, Valencia, Spain Web site: http://www.uv.es/2003supernovae Contact E-Mail of the LOC: sne2003@reber.uv.es A large conference on supernovae (SNe), Gamma-Ray Bursters (GRBs), and related phenomena will be held on April 22-26, 2003 in Valencia, Spain, for the occasion of the tenth anniversary of SN 1993J. In the conference, all aspects of supernova and GRB research will be covered: theoretical aspects like nucleosynthesis and explosion mechanisms, progenitor stars, pulsar and SNR formation, interaction with the circumstellar medium, particle acceleration mechanisms... And observational aspects including IR, optical, radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray. Supernova and GRB cosmology will also be covered. Attendance will be limited to 300 participants by the capacity of the Auditorium of the Museum of Science (Museo de las Ciencias Pr$ByO(Jcipe Felipe), where the conference will take place. The Auditorium is outfitted with the most modern technology and each seat will have at all times fast direct access to internet. The Museum of Science is an outstanding example of modern architecture, and part of a larger Science and Arts complex (please, see http://www.cac.es ). The complex is within the city limits of Valencia (population 800,000) surrounded by the Valencia metropolitan area with 1.5 million people on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and equidistant from Madrid and Barcelona. The organizers of the conference are: SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING S. Blinnikov (Russia), R. Canal (Spain), COMMITTEE: R. Chevalier (USA), C. Fransson (Sweden), S. Kulkarni (USA), B. Leibundgut (Germany), J.M. Marcaide (co-chair, Spain), K. Nomoto (Japan), E. Pian (Italy), M. Rees (GB), B. Schmidt (Australia), S. Van den Bergh (Canada), K. Weiler (co-chair, USA) LOCAL ORGANIZING A. Alberdi, J.C. Guirado (co-chair), COMMITTEE: K. Hachisuka, J.M. Marcaide (co-chair), V. Pelegero, M.A. P$BqS(Jez-Torres, E. Ros, M. Toharia A total of 36 review and invited speakers have been selected by the SOC. The following have already confirmed participation: A. Alberdi, S.I. Blinnikov,E. Capellaro, R.A. Chevalier, A.V. Filippenko, G.J., Fishman, C. Fransson, F. Frontera, M. Hamuy, W. Hillebrandt, K. Hurley, S. Immler, K. Iwamoto, H.-Th. Janka, J. Kirk, B. Leibundgut, W. Li, A. Loeb, R. McCray, K. Nomoto, N. Panagia, A. Pedlar, M.A. Perez-Torres, M.J. Rees, B. Schmidt, R.A. Sramek, S.D. Van Dyk. Further contributed talks and posters will be selected by the SOC. All participants who would like to present a contributed talk or poster are kindly requested to submit an abstract by filling in the Abstract Form (see web page). The preliminary outline of the conference agenda is (please, see web page for details of each session): TU 22 Apr'03 09:00-19:00 SNe-Lectures. Poster Session WE 23 Apr'03 09:00-19:00 SNe-Lectures. Poster Session TH 24 Apr'03 09:00-13:30 SNe & GRBs-Lectures. Poster Session 13:30-19:00 Free afternoon 20:00-21:00 Public Lecture. Prof. Martin J. Rees FR 25 Apr'03 09:00-19:00 GRB-Lectures. Poster Session 21:30-01:00 Conference Banquet SA 26 Apr'03 11:00-17:00 SNe & GRB Cosmology-Lectures. Poster Session 17:00 Adjourn The registration fee of 250 EUR will cover many local expenses and a copy of the Conference Proceedings. A number of institutions will provide funds for partial support of a limited number of researchers, depending on the researcher's nationality, place of work, and/or age. The participants requesting financial support are invited to submit the above information and level of support needed to sne2003@reber.uv.es. Hotel accommodation at walking distance from the Museo de las Ciencias will be arranged for all conference participants by the LOC and a conference company. Details will be provided on the web before the final announcement due October 1st. The list of pre-registered participants is available (see web page). If you are not listed there and are interested in attending the conference, please fill in the pre-registration form. The following institutions are sponsors of the conference: Universidad de Valencia, Spain Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, Spain International Astronomical Union (IAU) International Radio Science Union (URSI) Generalitat Valenciana, Spain Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Spain European Commision (CORDIS Program) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA American Astronomical Society (AAS), USA National Science Foundation (NSF), USA On behalf of the organizers, Jon Marcaide and Kurt Weiler