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**please forward to other interested parties, students and
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The Chemistry of Star Formation
A Parallel Meeting at NAM 2002
Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th April 2002
University of Bristol, UK
The Astrophysical Chemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and
the Royal Astronomical Society is arranging a two-day meeting on The
Chemistry of Star Formation, in parallel with the National Astronomy
Meeting, a highlight of the U.K. Astronomy Community Calendar. The
meeting will focus on the overlap and interplay between astronomical and
chemical research, and how the two subjects are both vital to our
understanding of star forming regions. Invited speakers include:
· Prof. Eric
Herbst (Ohio State University)
Dr. Martin
Mccoustra (University of Nottingham)
· Prof. Stephen
Price (UCL)
· Dr. Serena Viti
(UCL)
· Dr. Ian Sims
(University of Birmingham)
Full details can be found on the web at
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~fraser/NAM2002
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Oral and poster contributions are very welcome from all observational
astronomers, theoreticians, laboratory astrophysicists / astrochemists
with an interest in this meeting. To submit an abstract please visit the
web address above.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION / REGISTRATION / ACCOMODATION
REQUESTS IS FEBRUARY 27th 2002.
Applicants will be informed by March 10th if their abstract
has been accepted for an oral or a poster contribution.
POSTER COMPETITION
A poster prize will be awarded at the end of the meeting to the best
poster as judged by a panel of eminent Astrochemists. All those applying
to present a poster will be automatically considered for a
prize.
BURSARIES
Members of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group may apply for Bursaries of
50 pounds towards registration / travel and accommodation costs. A
limited number of bursaries are available, and preference will be given
to younger members of the group (PhD's and postdoc's) who are presenting
their work at the meeting. To apply, please complete the form available
at the website above and email it to Dr.A. Richards
([log in to unmask])
CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
If you have further questions regarding this parallel meeting please do
not hesitate to contact one of the conference organisers with your
questions:
·Prof. D. Ward-Thompson - [log in to unmask]
·Dr. H.J. Fraser - [log in to unmask]
·Dr. J.Rawlings - [log in to unmask]
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Dr. Helen Jane Fraser
Raymond and Beverly Sackler
Laboratory for Astrophysics
at Leiden Observatory
P O Box 9513
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
Tel: (31) 71 527 5818
portable GSM: (31) 62 897 6531
Fax: (31) 71 527 5819
email: [log in to unmask]
homepage:
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~fraser
"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean, if Pac Man affected us
as
kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching pills
and
listening to repetitive music."
Hmmm....
