Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to send you the 2nd announcement of the International
Astronomical Union (IAU) Symposium 280 on:
The Molecular Universe
May 30 - June 3, 2011 Toledo, Spain
http://www.cab.inta-csic.es/molecular_universe
This meeting is the sixth in a series of IAU Symposia on
Astrochemistry, following the 1985 Goa, 1991 Brazil, 1996 Leiden, 1999
Korea and 2005 Asilomar symposia. The main goal of the meeting is to
bring together observers, theoreticians, and experimentalists from
different communities
to discuss the many different aspects of our rapidly developing field.
The Scientific Organizing Committee is formed by the IAU Working Group
on Astrochemistry of IAU Commission 34/Division VI (Interstellar
Medium), whereas the Local Organizing Committee is led by the
Department of Astrophysics of the CAB (CSIC-INTA), the Observatorio
Astronomico Nacional
(IGN) in Madrid and the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM).
Topics include:
- star-forming regions from cold pre-stellar clouds to hot cores
- protoplanetary disks
- exoplanets and their atmospheres
- solar system objects from comets to the Kuiper Belt
- envelopes around evolved stars
- extragalactic astrochemistry out to high redshift
- diffuse and dense interstellar clouds
- laboratory astrochemistry: gas and solid state
- theoretical studies of basic molecular data
- new tools for the analysis of spectral data
- role of heterogeneity and dynamics in chemical modeling
- "hot" results from Herschel and the promise of ALMA
The meeting will be held on the beautifully renovated campus of the
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo, close to the old city
walls
(http://www.toledo-turismo.com/turismo/contenido/vive-toledo.aspx).
Toledo
is about 1 hr travel from Madrid and easily can be reached by train or
car.
Important deadlines:
• December 15th, 2010. Applications for IAU grants.
• January 31st, 2011. 200 rooms at the Hotel Beatriz Toledo
Auditorium &
Spa.
• February 1st, 2011. Pre-registration and early payment.
• February 1st, 2011. Abstract submission.
• May 30th, 2011. Last day for payment
• May 30th, 2011. Start day for the symposium
List of invited speakers:
- Introductory overview
X. Tielens (R) (Netherlands)
- Star-Forming regions: from pre-stellar cores to hot cores N. Sakai
(Japan) Observational studies of low-mass YSOs Y. Aikawa (Japan)
Hydrodynamic-chemical models P. Caselli (UK) Observational studies of
pre-stellar cores and IRDCs K. Öberg (USA) Ices in starless and
star-forming cores J. Martín-Pintado (Spain) Galactic Center clouds
and complex molecules J. Jřrgensen (Denmark) Interferometric studies
of low-mass protostars R. Bachiller (Spain) Molecules in outflows S.
Widicus Weaver (USA) Models of hot cores with complex molecules
- Protoplanetary Disks
C. Salyk (USA) IR observational studies of gas in disks A. Dutrey
(France) Submm observations of molecules in disks D. Semenov (Germany)
Chemical models of disks R. Visser (USA) Chemical history of molecules
in disks
- Extragalactic Astrochemistry
S. Glover (Germany) Chemistry of the Early Universe S. Muller (Sweden)
Absorption line survey at intermediate redshift F. Walter (Germany)
Molecular excitation and chemistry at high redshifts S. Martin (Spain)
Extra-galactic line surveys
- Exoplanets and their atmospheres
G. Tinetti (UK) Exoplanetary atmospheric observations A. Burrows (R)
(USA) Exoplanetary atmospheric models L. Kaltenegger (Germany)
Biomarkers of habitable worlds
- Solar System Objects
J. Lunine (R) (USA) Chemistry of the Solar System D. Bockelée-Morvan
(France) Cometary chemistry observations S. Sandford (USA) Stardust
and IDP's C. Alexander (USA) Meteorites
- Evolved stars
J. Cernicharo (Spain) Line surveys of evolved stars S. Kwok (China)
Molecular evolution from AGB stars to Planetary Nebulae I. Cherchneff
(Switzerland) Molecules in supernova ejecta J. Cami (Canada) Detection
of C60 and C70 in a young Planetary Nebula
- Diffuse Clouds and PDRs
R. Meijerink (Netherlands) PDR and XDR models E. Falgarone (France)
Turbulence in Diffuse Clouds E. Peeters (Canada) PAH's After 25 years
N. Cox (Belgium) Diffuse interstellar bands
- Basic Molecular Processes
I. Smith (R) (UK) Gas-phase chemistry at low and high temperatures H.
Linnartz (R) (Netherlands) Chemistry on dust analogs and ices S.
Klippenstein (USA) Theory of low temperature reactions F. Dulieu
(France) Water ice formation and the o/p ratio C. Jaeger (Germany)
Solid-state spectroscopy: silicate & carbonaceous grains V. Bierbaum
(USA) Anions in space and in the laboratory
- Tools for the analysis of spectral data F. De Lucia (USA) Spectral
line databases and how to remove the weeds from hot core spectra P.
Schilke (Germany) Tools for analysis of spectral line surveys F. van
der Tak (Netherlands) Molecular excitation and radiative transfer
tools
- Hot topics from Herschel
Main results from GT and OT KP (TBD)
- Panel: On to ALMA
10 young speakers to make ten short (2 or 3 slide) presentations on
the "Ten top astrochemistry projects to be observed with ALMA within
10 hours observing time".
- Conference Summary
John Black (Sweden)
Registration Process
The registration to the meeting will consist of two different phases:
1. Pre-registration
This must be done by filling in the pre-registration form and the
abstract
form. The IAU will make available some grants for both young
scientists and scientists from developing countries. There is a
special form for applications for these grants. Please see the
symposium web page for further details.
2. Registration
The registration process will be completed once the registration fee
is paid. This can be done either by credit card or bank transfer. The
registration fee covers the conference dinner, the dailylunches during
the
conference , all the logistic aspects and the book of the
proceedings.
Deadline for full payment of the registration fee and abstract
submissions:
February 1st, 2011
The registration fee is 360 euros before February 1st 2011 and 450
euros after this date.
- Conference Venue
The conference will be held at the Real Fábrica de Armas de Toledo
(Royal Arms Factory) at the Technological Campus of the University of
Castilla-La
Mancha in Toledo.
- Accommodation
The Organizing Committee has booked 200 rooms (on the basis
"first-come
first-served") at the Hotel Beatriz Toledo Auditorium & Spa until
January 31st, 2011 under a special rate for the registered
participants (those who
have paid the registration fee in due time). This reservation covers
the following check-in and check-out dates: from May 29th, 2011 till
June 5th,
2011. People wishing to lodge in a different hotel should visit the
"Accommodation" section of the web page. The conference will provide
bus transportation from the Hotel Beatriz to the Conference site.
Participants
lodging in other hotels will have to use public transportation to
reach the Conference site (average distance from hotels to the
Conference site is 1 km).
We look forward to seeing many of you in Toledo in 2011.
Please, do not forget to bookmark the Website and note the dates in
your agenda. The next announcement, with further details, will be in
January 2011.
On behalf of the SOC:
Ewine van Dishoeck (chair)
Eric Herbst (vice-chair)
On behalf of the LOC:
José Cernicharo (chair)
Rafael Bachiller (vice-chair)
P.S. You can help us to reach a large interdisciplinary audience by
distributing this announcement to other interested colleagues within
or outside your institute.
Prof. J.Cernicharo
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CAB. INTA-CSIC
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Tel: 34915206421
Mobile : 34626202121
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