HIGH TEMPERATURE ASTROCHEMISTRY
A meeting of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group of the Royal Society
of Chemistry and Royal Astronomical Society (first announcement) will
be hosted by the Centre for Astronomy, National University of Ireland
Galway, Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th January, 2008
Further information will shortly be available from the meeting
website at
http://www.astrochemistry.org.uk/meetings.htm
Currently Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Prof Mike Pilling, University of Leeds
Prof Jesus Martin-Pintado, DAMIR-IEM-CSIC, Madrid
Prof Malcolm Walmsley, Arcetri, Florence
Topics to include high mass star formation, shock chemistry,
chemistry of evolved star atmospheres and extragalactic
astrochemistry. We invite contributed talks and poster papers of
numerical, observational and laboratory results on any aspect of
these topics which will be reviewed by several invited speakers.
The conference will run from 11am on Monday 7th January to 4pm on
Tuesday 8th January, 2008 and will be held in IT125, Department of
Information Technology, NUI Galway.
A registration fee to cover room hire, tea and coffee will apply (35
Euro for members of the RSC or RAS; 55 Euro for non-members). A
limited number of bursaries may be available to assist the attendance
of young scientists at the meeting.
A conference dinner will be held on the evening of Monday 7th January
at a local restaurant (50 Euro). For those arriving on the evening of
Sunday 6th January, an informal gathering will be arranged at a
traditional Irish music pub.
Travel:
Galway is a lively and energetic university town and tourist
destination situated on the spectacular West Coast of Ireland. Galway
is easily reached by air, ferry, train, bus or car or a combination
of these. The University is situated in the town centre on the banks
of the river Corrib.
Flying to Galway airport is the simplest way to travel here. Galway
airport is just a 10 minute taxi ride from the city centre (cost
around 15 Euro). Aer Arann (www.aerarann.com) fly several times a day
to Dublin, Manchester and Luton and also serve Bristol, Leeds,
Edinburgh, Cardiff, Cork and Lorient in France. Flybe (www.flybe.com)
has a route to Belfast.
Alternatively, there are a number of other access points. If you fly
to Dublin, there is a direct coach service from Dublin airport to
Galway city centre which takes 3-4 hours (www.citylink.ie).
Shannon airport is approximately 90 minutes by bus (www.citylink.ie
or www.buseirann.ie) or car and is a hub for transatlantic flights
to/ from North America as well as short haul budget flights serving
Britain, Ireland and Europe (Aer Lingus and Ryanair).
Accommodation:
We have secured 30 twin rooms in the Jury's Inn hotel at a special
rate of EUR86 per twin room per night with full breakfast for stays
within the dates of Sunday 6th to Wednesday 9th January. Jury's Inn
is situated in the heart of city and is a pleasant 10-15 minute walk
along the riverside to the University.
Please fill in the accommodation form available from the webpage and
return to the fax or email address provided on the form. Note that
the rate is not available through the Jury's Inn central reservation
system and is guaranteed until 30th November 2007.
The rooms at Jury's are available on a first come first served basis
but there is a very wide range of alternative accommodation options
in Galway to suit all tastes and budgets (http://www.irelandwest.ie)
Registration:
A plain text registration form will be available via the conference
webpage. Please fill in and return before 30th November 2007,
preferably by email, to:
Dr Matt Redman
Centre for Astronomy, School of Physics,
National University of Ireland Galway
College Road, Galway, Ireland
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Dr. Helen Fraser
Lecturer,
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)
Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
John Anderson Building
107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG
Scotland
phone +44 141 548 3420
fax +44 141 552 2891
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