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Dark Side of the Universe 2014, 17-21.XI.2014, Cape Town
by Boud Roukema 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

Dark Side of the Universe 2014 X International Workshop Surveying the Dark Side of the Universe - Theory and Observations 17-21 November 2014 (Cape Town, South Africa) http://www.acgc.uct.ac.za/dsu2014/ Follow us on Twitter @dsu2014 Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dsu2014 The meeting is in the series of the DSU workshops previously held in Seoul (2005), Madrid (2006), Minnesota (2007), Cairo (2008), Melbourne (2009), Leon (2010), Beijing (2011), Buzios, Rio de Janeiro (2012) and Trieste (2013). For more information, see http://dark.ft.uam.es/dsu/ Topics of the workshop: Surveying the Dark Universe Dark Energy - beyond the Concordance Model Simulations of galaxies, clusters and the Universe Dark Matter candidates Modified Gravity Speakers include (this will be updated on the website). G. Bertone (University of Amsterdam), C. Bonvin (Cambridge University), C. de Rham (Case Western Reserve University), R. Dave (University of the Western Cape), R. Durrer (University of Geneva), G. Ellis (University of Cape Town), J. Kneib (EPFL), O. Lahav (University College London), S. Matarrese (Padova University) - TBC, T. Medupe (University of the North West), K. Moodley (University of KwaZulu Natal), P. Patel (University of the Western Cape), S. Razzaque (University of Johannesburg), G. Starkmann (Case Western Reserve University), J-P. Uzan (IHP, IAP), C. Wetterich (University of Heidelberg). International Committee Pyungwon Ko (KIAS, South Korea), Carlos Mu?oz (UAM/IFT, Spain), Keith Olive (Minnesota University, USA), Shaaban Khalil (BUE, Egypt), Csaba Balazs (Monash University, Australia), David Delepine (Guanajuato University, Mexico), Yu-Feng Zhou (KITPC/ITP-CAS, China), Qaisar Shafi (Delaware University, USA), Christiane Frigerio Martins (S?o Paulo University, Brasil), Paolo Salucci (SISSA, Italy). Local Committee Vinicius Busti (UCT), Vincent Bouillot (UCT), Chris Clarkson (UCT), Sergio Colafrancesco (WITS), Peter Dunsby - Chair (UCT), Marc Lilley (UCT), Roy Maartens (UWC), Diego Saez Gomez (UCT), Amanda Weltman (UCT). Immediately after DSU2014, there will be a meeting hosted by the South African Gravity Society (SAGS) to celebrate the 75th birthday of George Ellis (24 November). Please contact Roy Maartens (roy.maartens(a)gmail.com) if you are interested in attending this event. You can also register for SAGS at http://math.ukzn.ac.za/~sags2014 Important Dates: Deadline for talk submissions: 1st October 2014 Workshop: 17th-21st November 2014 George Ellis at 75 and the South African Gravity Society Meeting: 24-25 November 2014 Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone you think might be interested on DSU 2014.

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PoToR: First Conf Polish Relativity Society 29.VI-04.VII.2014 @Spala (near Warsaw)
by Boud Roukema 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

hi cosmo-pl, Most people on this list probably already know about the PoToR meeting ( http://www.spala2014.p.lodz.pl ), but some may not. pozdr Boud ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 1st Conference of Polish Society on Relativity 29 June - 4 July 2014, Spała, Poland SESSIONS: Cosmology in Homogeneous Spacetime Cosmology in Quantum Homogeneous Spacetime Inhomogeneous Cosmology Twistors and Complex Methods Loop Quantum Gravity & Non-commutative Spacetimes Mathematical Relativity I Non-commutative Spacetimes Mathematical Relativity II Gravitational Waves SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: P. Bizoń, A. Borowiec, P. Chruściel, M. Demiański, M. Dunajski, J. Garecki, P. Jaranowski, J. Jezierski, J. Jurkiewicz, J. Kijowski, J. Kowalski-Glikman, A. Krasiński, A. Królak, J. Lewandowski (chairman), J. Lukierski, E. Malec, P. Nurowski, W. Piechocki, M. Przanowski, M. Rogatko, J. Tafel LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: A. Chudecki, M. Dobrski, M. Dunajski, S. Formański, P. Nurowski, A. Okołów, M. Przanowski (chairman), P. Sułkowski, J. Tosiek INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZERS & SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS: Polish Society on Relativity Ministry of Science and Higher Education Łódź University of Technology, Institute of Physics National Science Centre URL: http://www.spala2014.p.lodz.pl/ POSTER: http://spala2014.p.lodz.pl/images/drzewofinmale.jpg LOCATION: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spa%C5%82a

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11:30 **TOMORROW** Wed 30 May @CAMK-Wawa: Doug Simons (CFHT) - new telescope MSE
by Boud Roukema 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

******************* The meeting with the Directore of the Canada-French Hawaii Telescope May 30th, 11:30, CAMK The present director of the CFHT (Canada-French Hawaii Telescope), Doug Simons, and the science director of CFHT, Daniel Devost will visit CAMK with the aim to show the plans of constructing a new telescope - Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE, earlier nCFHT, see: http://www.ngcfht.org/[www.ngcfht.org]). MSE will be a 10 m telescope devoted to multiobject spectroscopy, with planned repeated observations of a give field of view. This gives the possibility to study the variability of weak sources - mostly galaxies, but also stars and the interstellar/intergalactic medium. The meeting will be held at CAMK, May 30th, most likely at 11:30. If you are interested, please contact us (bcz camk.edu.pl). Polish Astronomical Society is the co-organizer of the meeting. Michał Chodorowski Bożena Czerny Agnieszka Pollo ********************** Spotkanie z Dyrektorami Canada-French Hawaii Telescope 30 maja, 11:30, CAMK, Warszawa 30 maja będą w Polsce z wizytą aktualny dyrektor CFHT (Canada-French Hawaii Telescope), Doug Simons, oraz dyrektor naukowy CFHT, Daniel Devost, żeby opowiedzieć nam o planach nowego planowanego teleskopu - Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE, wcześniej nCFHT, więcej informacji: http://www.ngcfht.org/[www.ngcfht.org]). MSE ma być 10 m teleskopem przeznaczonym do spektroskopii wieloobiektowej, na dużych obszarach nieba, z opcją prowadzenia przeglądów spektroskopowych powtarzanych w niedługich odstępach czasu (czyli daje możliwości badania zmienności widmowej słabych źródeł - przede wszystkim galaktyk, ale również gwiazd i materii międzygwiazdowej/międzygalaktycznej). Spotkanie odbędzie się prawdopodobnie 30 maja o godz. 11:30 w CAMK (możliwe zmiany). Zainteresowanych prosimy o kontakt (bcz camk.edu.pl). Spotkaniu patronuje PTA. Michał Chodorowski Bożena Czerny Agnieszka Pollo **********************

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PhD+postdoc positions @Szczecin; CMB school 22-26.04.2014 Italy
by Boud Roukema 21 Jan '14

21 Jan '14

---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. PhD positions in cosmology, Szczecin 2. Postdoc positions in cosmology, Szczecin 3. Observing the Universe with the CMB, 22-26.04.2014, L'Aquila, Italy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ph.D. student positions in cosmology and fundamental interactions Szczecin Cosmology Group at the Institute of Physics of the University of Szczecin invites applications for 2 Ph.D. student positions cosmology, particle physics, and fundamental interactions. The positions are supposed to be filled after 1st of March 2014 and last for 3 years. The positions are funded by the National Science Centre Maestro-3 grant ,,New consequences of the variability of the fundamental constants in physics and cosmology" led by prof. Mariusz P. Dąbrowski (DEC-2012/06/A/ST2/00395). The gross monthly salary per a position is 2500 PLN, there is a possibility for a cheaper university supported accommodation, travel fund is available. The city of Szczecin is located near to polish border with Germany 130 km away from Berlin with good access to international airports. The research will deal with broad area of the particle physics and cosmology with the emphasis onto the theories with variable physical constants and their consequences onto the evolution of the universe. The project will refer to both theoretical as well as experimental and observational aspects of such theories. The deadline for applications is 14th February, 2014. Applications should include CV, list of publications, a brief statement of research interests, a copy of graduate studies diploma (M.Sc.) and a copy of the thesis. Candidates should arrange for at least 1 letter of recommendation. Applications and recommendations should be sent by email to prof. M.P. Dąbrowski: mpdabfz wmf.univ.szczecin.pl. Szczecin Cosmology Group Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Szczecin ul. Wielkopolska 15, 70-451 Szczecin, Poland tel: (+48) 91 4441248; fax: (+48) 91 4441427; http://cosmo.fiz.univ.szczecin.pl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Postdoctoral positions in cosmology and fundamental interactions Szczecin Cosmology Group at the Institute of Physics of the University of Szczecin invites applications for 2 postdoctoral positions cosmology, particle physics, and fundamental interactions. The positions are supposed to be filled after 1 st of March 2014 and last for 2 years with a possibility to further extension for another 2 years. The positions are funded by the National Science Centre Maestro-3 grant ,,New consequences of the variability of the fundamental constants in physics and cosmology" led by prof. Mariusz P. Dąbrowski (DEC2012/06/A/ST2/00395). The gross monthly salary per a position is 6500 PLN, there is a possibility for a cheaper university supported accommodation, travel fund is available. The city of Szczecin is located near to polish border with Germany 130 km away from Berlin with good access to international airports. The research will deal with broad area of the particle physics and cosmology with the emphasis onto the theories with variable physical constants and their consequences onto the evolution of the universe. The project will refer to both theoretical as well as experimental and observational aspects of such theories. The deadline for applications is 14th February, 2014. Applications should include CV, list of publications, and a brief statement of research interests. Candidates should arrange for 3 letters of recommendation. Applications and recommendations should be sent by email to prof. M.P. Dąbrowski: mpdabfz wmf.univ.szczecin.pl. Szczecin Cosmology Group Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Szczecin ul. Wielkopolska 15, 70-451 Szczecin, Poland tel: (+48) 91 4441248; fax: (+48) 91 4441427; http://cosmo.fiz.univ.szczecin.pl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Observing the Universe with the CMB, 22-26.04.2014, L'Aquila, Italy IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT This is to inform you that the deadline for application to the Course on "Observing the Universe with the Cosmic Microwave Background" has been extended to February 22. Please visit the School website http://www.cifs-isss.org for any further information. Sincerely Paola Solini ------------------------- The International School of Space Science of the Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale organizes a Course on 'Observing the Universe with the Cosmic Microwave Background', to be held in L'Aquila, Italy, April 22-26, 2014, and directed by P. de Bernardis, M. Bersanelli, N. Mandolesi and J.-L. Puget. The aim of the School is to present the Planck satellite mission which has provided a multifrequency detailed view of the Universe at millimeter waves, exploring the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and the relevant foregrounds with an unprecedented combination of sensitivity, angular resolution and frequency coverage. Meanwhile, a number of ground based and balloon-borne experiments are exploring the tiniest details of the CMB (anisotropy, polarization, spectral anisotropy, etc.) providing a wealth of new knowledge on our universe. New space mission concepts have also been proposed, involving significant technology improvements, and are actively investigated. This school will provide an up to date review of the latest results and of their impact on cosmology and on fundamental physics. Experimental, interpretation and theoretical activities will be weighted to provide a well balanced understanding of the current status and of the forthcoming efforts in this field. For further information visit http://www.cifs-isss.org/ or send an e-mail to ssc aquila.infn.it ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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IAU Symposium 308: The Zeldovich Universe: Genesis and Growth of the Cosmic Web @Tallinn (Estonia)
by Boud Roukema 19 Jan '14

19 Jan '14

IAU Symposium 308: The Zeldovich Universe: Genesis and Growth of the Cosmic Web We are happy to announce IAU Symposium 308 "The Zel'dovich' Universe: Genesis and Growth of the Cosmic Web", which will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from June 23-28, 2014. 2014 is the centenary year of the birth of Yakov Zel'dovich. IAU symposium 308 pays tribute to his outstanding contributions to the understanding of the large scale matter distribution in the Universe by devoting its attention on the Cosmic Web and cosmic structure formation. The symposium will synthesize the large advances and insights obtained from many different observational and theoretical studies and set out the lines for the major upcoming scientific programs that will not only extend our view over a far larger fraction of the visible Universe but also allow the systematic investigation of the evolution of cosmic structure. Topics that will be addressed are: - Large Scale Galaxy Surveys - Simulations of Large Scale Structure formation - Structural Analysis of the Cosmic Web - Large Scale Structure at high redshift - the Zel'dovich Legacy: theory & dynamics - Gravitational Lensing and the Cosmic Web - Voids - the Local Universe (reconstruction, dynamics and velocity flows) - Dynamical Analysis of the Cosmic Web - the Gaseous Cosmic Web (Lyman alpha forest, WHIM, ...) - Cosmic Web as environment for galaxy formation - Galaxies in the Cosmic Web - Dark Ages -- Reionization - Primordial Signature of the Cosmic Web (BAOs, primordial non-Gaussianities, non-standard Gravity) - Future Surveys - Cosmology of Yakov Zel'dovich: historical and scientific perspective Registration, abstract submission and application for financial support are now possible. More information can be found in our conference webpage http://www.iau-zeldovich.org/

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Moriond Cosmology 22-29.03.2014
by Boud Roukema 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 00:21:35 +0100 (CET) > From: Jacques Dumarchez <...> > Subject: Moriond Cosmology 2014 Dear colleague, Let us remind you that the next Rencontres de Moriond meeting devoted to Cosmology will be organized in La Thuile (Valle d'Aosta, Italy), March 22-29, 2014. The topics covered will include: A. Cosmic Microwave Background B. Dark Energy C. Clusters / SZ D. Dark Matter: direct and indirect detection E. Neutrino Cosmology F. Theory G. Future programs in Cosmology Registration is open on the conference web site: http://moriond.in2p3.fr/J14 And more details can be found there including an abstract submission form. hoping to see you in La Thuile, best regards, the organizing committee

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Hot Topics Cosmo 12-17.05.2014, Cargese, FR; IAUS306 Statistics Cosmo 26-29.05.2014, Lisbon, PT
by Boud Roukema 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

hi cosmo-pl, Here are two 2014 FR-based cosmo meetings that you might find interesting. Announcement "3." below is in French, but if you paste the URL into a browser, you'll see that the program looks like it will very likely be in English. One PL-based participant is already listed in the preliminary program. pozdr Boud ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:52:10 +0100 > From: Secrétariat SF2A > Message SF2A No 584 - 25/11/13 > Cliquez sur ce lien si le message ne s'affiche pas correctement: > http://www.sf2a.eu/?article508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology: Spontaneous Workshop VIII - 12-17 mai 2014, IESC Cargèse 4. IAUS306: statistical challenges in 21st century cosmology - 26-29 mai 2014, Lisbonne --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology: Spontaneous Workshop VIII - 12-17 mai 2014, IESC Cargèse --------------------------------------------------------------------------- L'atelier SW8 se tiendra la semaine du 12 mai 2013 à l'institut d'études scientifiques de Cargèse. Il a pour objectif de rassembler des spécialistes en physique des particules, astrophysique et cosmologie pour débattre sur des problèmes émergents en vue de perspectives innovantes. Il se singularise des ateliers traditionnels par le fait que le programme est précisé seulement une semaine avant sa tenue, sur la base des conférences proposées par les participants. Le nombre de participants n'excède pas 30 et le nombre d'exposés est choisi de sorte à favoriser les échanges. Pour plus d'information se rendre sur ce site web : http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2014/SW8.html Transmis par Roland Triay --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. IAUS306: statistical challenges in 21st century cosmology - 26-29 mai 2014, Lisbonne --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The IAU Symposium 306 on Statistical Challenges in 21st Century Cosmology will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 26-29 May 2014, with a tutorial day on 25 May. Full exploitation of the very large surveys of the Cosmic Microwave Background, Large-Scale Structure, weak gravitational lensing and future 21cm surveys will require use of the best statistical techniques to answer the major cosmological questions of the 21st century, such as the nature of Dark Energy and gravity. Thus it is timely to emphasise the importance of inference in cosmology, and to promote dialogue between astronomers and statisticians. This has been recognized by the creation of the IAU Working Group in Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics in 2012. IAU Symposium 306 will be devoted to problems of inference in cosmology, from data processing to methods and model selection, and will have an important element of cross-disciplinary involvement from the statistics communities. You are invited to submit an abstract for a contributed talk or poster for the meeting, via the meeting website (http://sccc21.sim.ul.pt). The deadline for abstract submission is 21st March 2014. Full information on the scientific rationale, programme, proceedings, critical dates, and local arrangements will be on the symposium web site. Transmis par Alberto Krone-Martins

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Postdoctoral fellowship at APC, Paris (fwd)
by Boud Roukema 14 Nov '13

14 Nov '13

> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:43:40 -0800 > From: Jacques Delabrouille <...> > To: Jacques Delabrouille <...> > Subject: Postdoctoral fellowship at APC, Paris > > Dear Colleague, > > Please find below an announcement for a postdoctoral fellowship at APC > laboratory, Paris. Thank you for forwarding this information to > whomever might be interested. > > Best Regards > Jacques Delabrouille > > ======================================================================== > > Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral fellowship position at the > Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory (APC) in Paris. The primary > tasks of the position are the analysis of Planck polarization data, > the development of a multicomponent model of sky emission in the > Planck frequency range, and a participation to the definition and > optimization of a future space mission for CMB science after Planck. > > The successful applicant will work as a member of the APC CMB group > and interact primarily with Jacques Delabrouille. Current research > topics in the group include CMB temperature and polarization > anisotropies, galaxy clusters, CMB observations with Planck, > Polarbear, and QUBIC, and the preparation of a future space mission > (recent COrE and PRISM proposals). The postdoctoral fellow will have > the opportunity to join some of the existing projects of the group, > and will also be encouraged to develop and pursue his/her own projects > within the broad theme of the proposed research topic. > > The starting date for the position is March 1st, 2014 at the > latest. The initial appointment is for one year, with renewal for a > second year contingent on satisfactory progress. Extension for one or > two more years is possible depending on the availability of > funding. The salary will depend on the level of experience, and health > benefits are included. > > Each applicant should submit via email to Jacques Delabrouille > (delabrouille apc.univ-paris7.fr), as a single pdf file, a current CV > (max 2 pages), a list of publications, a research statement (max 3 > pages) that describes the applicant's qualifications and research > interests relevant of the proposed work. Applicants should also > arrange for two or three letters of recommendation to be emailed to > the same address. The review of applications will begin on Dec. 8th, > 2013 and will continue until the position is filled. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Jacques Delabrouille > CNRS, Laboratoire APC, > Université Paris Diderot, Bâtiment Condorcet > 10, rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet > 75205 Paris cedex 13, FRANCE > Telephone: +33 1 57 27 60 40 > Fax: +33 1 57 27 60 71 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr/~delabrou/ > -----------------------------------------------------------------

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LSST
by Boud Roukema 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Witam If anyone in a Polish institution is interested in potential LSST participation as a PI, please contact Agnieszka Pollo urgently if you have not already been in contact. pozdr Boud

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Proposed PRISM space mission (fwd)
by Boud Roukema 11 Jul '13

11 Jul '13

> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:38:22 +0200 > From: Jacques Delabrouille ... > To: boud ... > Subject: Proposed PRISM space mission > > Dear Boud, > As you may have heard, we have answered the recent call for science themes for future ESA missions with a concept called PRISM (Polarised Radiation > Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) -- The name was given before we heard of the NSA's version of PRISM... > As this mission might be of interest to you and your colleagues in Torun, I am sending you this information, which I encourage you to send to the > Polish community susceptible to be interested in this science, either on the theoretical or the experimental side, and/or involved in the project. > > The main idea of the mission is an ultra-sensitive spectro-polarimetric survey of the entire sky from about 30 GHz to about 6 THz. > > The science case is as broad as possible to serve a very large scientific community. The main themes for cosmology and fundamental physics are: > - A complete census of the Dark Matter, hot gas, dusty galaxies in our Hubble volume, and corresponding constraints on cosmology, dark energy, > cluster physics, structure formation, star formation, etc. > - The ultimate measurement of CMB polarization, to constrain primordial GW and inflationary scenarios > - The measurement of the CMB frequency spectrum, to explore energy injection at z<10^6 by processes such as reionization, decay of DM particles, > evaporation of mini black holes, etc. > > Details are in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013arXiv1306.2259P and on our website (http://www.prism-mission.org). > > Do not hesitate to ask questions if you have any. Support (by signing-up and encouraging people to sign-up on our web site) would be very useful > (there are already a small number of Polish scientists who expressed interest, but I am sure many more still have not received this information). > > Best, > > Jacques > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Jacques Delabrouille > CNRS, Laboratoire APC, > Université Paris Diderot, Bâtiment Condorcet > 10, rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet > 75205 Paris cedex 13, FRANCE > Telephone: +33 1 57 27 60 40 > Fax: +33 1 57 27 60 71 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr/~delabrou/ > -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Multiverse and Fundamental Cosmology (Multicosmofun'12) in Szczecin, Poland 2nd announcement
by Boud Roukema 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiverse and Fundamental Cosmology (Multicosmofun'12) in Szczecin, Poland 2nd announcement Starting Mon, Sept 10, 2012 to Fri, Sept 14, 2012 Location: Szczecin, Poland Additional information: http://cosmo.fiz.univ.szczecin.pl Dear Colleagues, We would like to remind you that the deadline for an early registration for the conference "Multiverse and Fundamental Cosmology" is 30th of June 2012. Participants are kindly required to register through our conference server http://cosmo.fiz.univ.szczecin.pl by filling in a registration form and submitting it to the conference address: mcosmo12 at wmf.univ.szczecin.pl. Those who want to give a talk should send the title and the abstract together with the registration form. The talks selected for an oral presentation will be announced by the Organizing Committee soon after the registration deadline. It is planned that the invited lectures and short contributions will be published in a conference volume of the American Institute of Physics. The organizer of the conference is the Cosmology Group of the University of Szczecin and collaborators are the Polish Physical Society, the Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Krakow, and the National Centre for Nuclear Research in Swierk. The list of invited speakers includes: Martin Bojowald, Univ. Penn State, USA Robert R. Caldwell, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA Paul C.W. Davies, Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, Arizona St. Univ., USA Michael Heller, Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Kraków, Poland Jerzy Jurkiewicz, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Claus Kiefer, Univ. Cologne, Germany Renate Loll, Univ. Utrecht, The Netherlands Carlos J.A.P. Martins Univ. Porto, Portugal David Polarski, Univ. Montpellier, France Alexei Starobinsky, Landau Institute, Moscow, Russia Shinji Tsujikawa Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan Jean-Philippe Uzan, IAP, Paris, France Alexander Vilenkin, Tufts University, USA I am looking forward to seeing you in Szczecin. With compliments, Mariusz P. Dabrowski (Organizing Committee chair) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Polish Relativity Association (Polskie Towarzystwo Relatywistyczne)
by Boud Roukema 30 May '12

30 May '12

Witam cosmo-pl Polish relativists have organised in an association: http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~potor/ "Celem Towarzystwa jest konsolidacja znakomitych polskich relatywistów w prężnie działające środowisko, propagowanie na świecie informacji o osiągnięciach polskiej relatywistyki, sprowadzanie do Polski wiedzy o dokonaniach innych środowisk w dziedzinie teorii względności, zapewnianie polskim studentom, doktorantom i młodym uczonym jak najlepszych warunków ułatwiających rozpoczęcie własnej pracy badawczej na najwyższym poziomie w nowoczesnych dziedzinach relatywistycznej fizyki i matematyki czasoprzestrzeni." pozdr boud

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Multicosmofun'12, 10-14.09.2012 @Szczecin
by Boud Roukema 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

hi cosmo-pl This northern summer we'll have another Szczecin cosmo meeting. See below. pozdr boud MCOSMO'12 - 10-14.09.2012 Multiverse and Fundamental Cosmology Szczecin, Poland http://cosmo.fiz.univ.szczecin.pl The task of the conference is to bring together specialists in fundamental cosmology (superstring, brane and M-theory), quantum cosmology and dark energy with the specialists in Multiverse concept such as e.g. variation of fundamental constants, decoherent histories, superstring landscape. It is planned that the invited lectures and short contributions will be published in a conference proceedings. Main speakers include: Martin Bojowald (Penn State), Robert R. Caldwell (Dartmouth), Paul C.W. Davies (BEYOND, Arizona), Michael Heller (Copernicus Center, Krakow), Claus Kiefer (Cologne), Anthony Lasenby (Cambridge), Carlos J.A.P. Martins (Porto), David Polarski (Montpellier), Alexei Starobinsky (Moscow), Shinji Tsujikawa (Tokyo), Jean-Philippe Uzan (IAP, Paris), Alexander Vilenkin (Tufts).

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(1) MG XIII, 1-7.07.2012 Stockholm; (2) Grav+Cosmo @QQQ, 10-14 July Tallinn
by Boud Roukema 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

hi cosmo-pl (1) Marcel Grossmann XIII, 1-7 July 2012 Stockholm http://www.icra.it/mg/mg13/ (2) Gravitation and cosmology session at QQQ 2012, 10-14 July 2012 Tallinn http://www.agmp.eu/qqq/ pozdr boud ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:34:13 -0000 > Subject: 1st announcement: Gravitation and cosmology session at QQQ 2012 > conference in Tallinn, Estonia Dear Colleague, This is the first announcement of the topical session "Gravitation and cosmology" to be held on 10-14 July 2012 in Tallinn, Estonia in the framework of the conference "3Q: Algebra, Geometry, Information". The topics of the session include but are not limited to: - mathematical aspects of classical general relativity theory and its modifications, - quantum properties of the gravitational interaction, - cosmological models in modified theories of gravity and their observational consequences. The session is dedicated to the centenary of Professor Harald Keres (1912-2010) who initiated studies in general relativity in Estonia. As our current research aims at explaining dark energy with modifications that extend Einstein's theory, we are especially looking forward for talks on this and related topics. The Tallinn conference is a satellite meeting to MG13, the Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, held on 1-7 July 2012 in Stockholm, conveniently just across the Baltic sea. For more information and registration please visit the website http://www.agmp.eu/qqq/ Looking forward to meet you in Tallinn, Best regards, Piret Kuusk, Organizer Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Estonia Phone: +372 7374621, Fax: +372 7383033 E-mail: piret fi tartu ee

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Astronomical Data Analysis 7th conf, 14-18 May 2012, Cargese, Corsica, France
by Boud Roukema 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

hi cosmo-pl, The following should be a good conference for almost anyone doing observational work. People with teaching duties would need to get replacements for the week of the conference. pozdr boud > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:28:56 +0100 > From: SF2A... > Message SF2A No 495 - 27/12/11 > > Sur le web: http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique7 > http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?article364 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Astronomical Data Analysis (ADA) - 7th conference, 14-18 May 2012, Cargese, Corsica, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Held regularly since 2001, the ADA conference series is focused on algorithms and information extraction from astrophysical data sets. The conference program includes keynote, invited and contributed talks, as well as posters. This conference series has been characterized by a range of innovative themes, including multiscale geometric transforms such as the curvelet transform, compressed sensing and clustering in cosmology, while at the same time remaining closely linked to front-line open problems and issues in astrophysics and cosmology. This year the conference will be proceded by a full week of Tutorials (7 - 11 May 2012) on various topics of advanced data processing. During ADA-VII one session will be dedicated to advanced algorithms in the astronomical project pipeline. Other sessions will include asteroseismology, exoplanet detection, large scale structures (weak lensing, galaxy catalogs), CMB (source separation, polarization), restoration (map-making, deconvolution, modeling), hyperspectral data analysis, compressed sensing. The ADA conference is a strongly interdisciplinary conference allowing researchers coming from different fields to interact. We generally have 5 or 6 keynote speakers, who are leaders in their respective fields, half being astronomers and the other half being mathematicians, statisticians or electrical engineering researchers. Each session has at least one invited speaker, and half of the talks are contributed talks. A full poster session is included in the program, where each researcher with a poster will have a 2 minutes oral talk, allowing for a presentation of himself or herself, presentation of results and an invitation to view the poster. Note: The Cargese conference center can host 80 participants during the conference week and 40 participants during the tutorial week. For more details, please visite the conference website : http://ada7.cosmostat.org/ Pre-registration is open at this URL : http://dr12.azur-colloque.cnrs.fr/pre-inscription.php?colloque=106 Contact: ada7.cargese gmail.com. Transmis par Christian Surace SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A

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Moriond Cosmology 10-17.03.2012
by Boud Roukema 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Dear colleague, The next Rencontres de Moriond meeting devoted to Cosmology will be organized in La Thuile (Valle d'Aosta, Italy), March 10-17, 2012. The topics covered will include: A. Methodology B. Dark Matter: direct and indirect detection C. Neutrinos and Cosmology D. CMB, Clusters / SZ E. Dark Energy F. Lensing G. Theory (inflation, modified gravity, scalar/tensor X-dim ...) Registration is now open. And more details can be found on the web site of the conference: http://moriond.in2p3.fr/ (including an abstract submission form) best regards, the organizing committee

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27.05-01.06.2012 24th Rencontres de Blois - physics/cosmo
by Boud Roukema 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

hi cosmo-pl, Rencontres de Blois 2012. pozdr boud ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:12:06 +0200 > From: SF2A... > Message SF2A No 487 - 17/10/11 > > Sur le web: http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique7 > http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?article352 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 24th Rencontres de Blois, Particle Physics and Cosmology, May 27th-June 1st, 2012, Château de Blois --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an announcement and call for papers for an international conference which will be held in the Château of Blois, in France's Loire Valley. Particle Physics and Cosmology will emphasize the increasing interplay between high energy accelerator based physics and cosmology. The conference will consist of plenary sessions for invited in depth oral presentations (review talks and talks on specific specialised topics), and contributed papers, in the form of relatively short oral papers or posters. We will aim to achieve a balance between review talks, provocative talks given by recognized specialists, and shorter contributions, special emphasis being placed on active participation by younger researchers and post-docs. Parallel sessions are foreseen, and are being organised as the need arises. This will be the 24th meeting in this series of annual international multidisciplinary meetings, created in 1989 by Jean Tran Thân Van and which has in the past covered many topics in physics, astronomy and biology. All sessions take place in the Château of Blois, a beautiful renaissance castle which has housed many French kings, and notably François 1st. Meals are served in the castle to all participants, in order to encourage interaction between scientists at all levels. Participation is limited to about 150 persons. The web site for this year's meeting is at this URL : http://confs.obspm.fr/Blois2012/index.htm The meeting will be articulated around the results and their impact on current theories from the three major new experimental and observational facilities which have recently been commissioned and are producing new and exciting results: - CERN's LHC - the PLANCK satellite - the HERSCHEL satellite Topics will include: - the Standard Model in particle physics, in new data and analyses - the search for the Higgs boson - theories of and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model - heavy flavour physics - neutrino physics (astrophysical and laboratory) - dark matter, dark energy and recent advances in cosmology. The detailed scientific programme is currently under development; if you urgently need information which is currently not available on this site, you may contact Boaz Klima, at the email address: klima(a)fnal.gov The conference site (http://confs.obspm.fr/Blois2012/index.htm) will be updated regularly, as new information becomes available. Please login regularly. For administrative and organizational questions, you may contact the conference secretary, Ms Hady Schenten, 33 (0)1 69 28 51 35; Fax : 33 (0)1 69288659, hady.schen Transmis par Ludwik Celnikier

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ICGAC10 @Quy-Nhon 17-22 December 2011; compact objects/ASTROSAT @Mysore 14-22 July 2012
by Boud Roukema 19 Sep '11

19 Sep '11

hi cosmo-pl Two conference announcements - a general cosmo/gravity meeting in Vietnam, and a compact objects + ASTROSAT (Indian project) meeting in India. pozdr boud > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:52:45 +0200 > Message SF2A No 483 - 19/09/11 > Sur le web: http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique7 > http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?article347 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Les Rencontres du Vietnam - Xth International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology (ICGAC10), December 17-22, 2011 , Quy-Nhon, Vietnam --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICGAC10 is part of a series of biennial conferences on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology which take place in the Asia-Pacific area with the following goals: - to encourage cooperation among the member countries within an international context - to promote advanced studies on emerging topics - to encourage young physicists to enter these fields. The first meeting was initiated by Prof. Yong Min Cho, one of the founders of the APCTP at SNU in 1993. This conference is organized in Vietnam with the help of "Les Rencontres du Vietnam"(*), whose aim is to promote scientific education and research in Vietnam. The ICGAC10 program will consist of oral presentations in plenary and parallel sessions, with review talks on specific topics given by leading researchers. Debates on controversial issues will be programmed during the conference. Poster contributions are welcome, and will be posted up during the entire week. Topics include: - Experimental studies of gravity - Quantum gravity - Gravitational waves - Black holes, Wormholes - Strings, Branes and Extra dimensions - Numerical Relativity - Cosmology, Dark matter, Dark energy - Relativistic Astrophysics - Astroparticle Physics, Cosmic rays - Astronomical and space-research instrumentation More details can be found on the conference website: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/ICGAC10/ICGAC10.html (*) The "Rencontres du Vietnam" association have organized at infrequent intervals during the last 10 years meetings in Vietnam on various scientific topics, ranging from particle physics to biology and astrophysics. These meetings take the form of high profile international conferences, and have in the past brought together some of the world's leading specialists on the subjects treated. Transmis par Ludwik Celnikier --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. 9th COSPAR Scientific Assembly: "Multi-wavelength Studies of Compact Objects with Focus on ASTROSAT", 14-22 July, 2012, Mysore, India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first announcement for an event (E1.3) of the 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly to be held in Mysore, India during 14-22 July, 2012. Abstract submission period: 19 August 2011 to 10 February 2012. X-ray binaries and Active Galactic Nuclei provide us a unique opportunity to explore the properties of matter in extreme conditions and test fundamental physical theories in extreme environments. These objects emit across the wavelengths, and hence multi-wavelength studies of them will be useful to probe, among other things, high-density degenerate matter, theories of gravitation in the strong field regime and the inflow-outflow (disk-jet-wind) mechanism. The Indian astronomy satellite ASTROSAT will perform simultaneous observations from optical to hard X-ray, monitor the sky for X-ray transient activities, and detect and study the rapid variability of these sources. This session aims to include the new theoretical and observational results, as well as reviews, related to accreting neutron stars and black holes (stellar-mass and super-massive) at wavelengths relevant to ASTROSAT, and complementary studies in other wavelengths. The session will also include presentations on the effective ways to use ASTROSAT, including joint observations with other space-based and ground instruments. Duration: 3 half-days Website: http://www.cospar-assembly.org/ Invited speakers: To be announced soon. The precise dates of the event will be announced as soon as they are fixed. Transmis par Didier Barret

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potential Post doctoral position at IAS-CEA/SAP&SPP
by Boud Roukema 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 15:19:07 +0200 > From: Programme National de Cosmologie et Galaxies <...> 1. Potential Post doctoral position at IAS-CEA/SAP&SPP Post doctoral funding is available in the framework of P2IO, an association of french laboratories including IAS, CEA/SAp and CEA/SPP. The allocation is competitive between projects within P2IO, with applications due Sept 20 and decision on selected projects by Oct 15. The position is for a period of two years, starting no later than January 1, 2012. We seek potential candidates who would be interested to work with people from IAS/SAP/SPP on aspects of astrophysics and cosmology with clusters of galaxies in the framework of Planck. Interested candidates are invited to send a CV and publication list by September 15th. Nabila Aghanim, Monique Arnaud, Jean Baptiste Melin contact: Monique.Arnaud cea.fr -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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12 - 18 September 2011, Ustroń: Matter to the deepest
by Boud Roukema 14 Jul '11

14 Jul '11

******************************************************************************** "MATTER TO THE DEEPEST: Recent Developments in Physics of Fundamental Interactions" Ustroń '11 12 - 18 September 2011 ******************************************************************************** Every second year the Particle Physics and Field Theory Group of the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, organizes the International Conference on Theoretical Physics. The forthcoming XXXVth conference will be organized together with the Astrophysics and Cosmology Group and will take place in Ustroń, Poland from 12 to 18 September, 2011. Aimed at bringing together experts and active researchers in astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, it will cover the following topics: * Gravity - fundamental or emergent * Dark energy - in quest of the solution * Dark matter - inspiration from and for astroparticle physics * High energy astrophysics - gamma ray bursts, cosmic rays, compact objects * Tests of the Standard Model at LHC and other colliders * Beyond the Standard Model: new and old directions * Neutrino physics * Prospects in particle physics: new colliders and new theoretical methods. Web page: http://prac.us.edu.pl/~us2011/ LOC Chairman: Marek Biesiada ********************************************************************************

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CAMK workshop this week: 12-17 July 2011: Cosmic web morphology and topology
by Boud Roukema 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

hi cosmo-pl, CAMK workshop *this* week: 12-17 July 2011: Cosmic web morphology and topology http://users.camk.edu.pl/pchela/workshop/ Once you click on the web site, it will be obvious that the topics are: Cosmic web (morphology and topology) not Cosmic (web morphology) and topology pozdr boud

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baryons @Marseille 20-24.VI.2011; cosmo @Princeton 18-29.VII.2011 (deadline 28.II.2011)
by Boud Roukema 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

witam cosmo-pl A conference and a school for the northern summer 2011: 6. VIIIth Marseille International Cosmology Conference, "The Cosmic Odyssey of baryons: accreting, outflowing and hiding" June 20-24, Marseille, France 7. 2011 "Frontiers of Physics in Cosmology," Princeton July 18-29 application deadline = 28 February. Details below. pozdr boud > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:14:14 +0100 > From: Programme National de Cosmologie et Galaxies <...> > Subject: Diffusion PNCG - mess n° 36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. VIIIth Marseille International Cosmology Conference, "The Cosmic Odyssey of baryons: accreting, outflowing and hiding" June 20-24, Marseille, France More than a decade of deep spectroscopic surveys of galaxies, absorption line studies in quasar spectra and intensive numerical simulations have placed the interactions between galaxies and the intergalactic medium (IGM) at the center of our understanding of the formation and growth of galaxies. The IGM appears as the dominant reservoir of baryons at all epochs, provides fuel for star formation in galaxies and, in turn, is transformed by radiation, metal production and mechanical energy released through galaxy evolution. The conference aims at reviewing and studying this co-evolution of galaxies and the IGM, from the completion of reionization to the present epoch. A large place will be given to numerical simulations as providing the crucial link between the baryonic processes involved and the evolution observed. The main topics that will be addressed are: - the missing baryons problem and the development of the warm-hot intergalactic medium (WHIM), - the observational signatures of gas infall and outflows, and related phenomena observed at large scales (neutral hydrogen evolution, metallicity variations, etc), - the environment directly surrounding galaxies, the so-called circumgalactic medium (CGM). More detailed information on the conference (SOC, invited speakers, sessions) is available on the conference web site at: http://www.oamp.fr/mrs2011/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 2011 "Frontiers of Physics in Cosmology," This is a reminder that the application deadline for this summer school, which is to take place at IAS from July 18-29, is February 28. Lecturers for PiTP 2011 include Nima Arkani-Hamed, Eva Silverstein, David Spergel, Paul Steinhardt, Leonard Susskind, Neil Turok, and Matias Zaldarriaga. The application can be accessed through the school website at http://www.sns.ias.edu/pitp/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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high z cosmo workshop @Marseille 3-8 May 2011: 50 participants only
by Boud Roukema 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

hi cosmo-pl, High z Cosmo workshop @Marseille 3-8 May 2011 URL: http://lamwws.oamp.fr/cosmowiki/WorkshopCosmoFirstObjects Brief unofficial translation: Informal meeting on high z (3 < z < 10) objects - formation, abundances from theoretical and observational points of view, reionisation, population III stars, implications for low z. Participation limited to 50 people! pozdr boud ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:47:34 +0100 > From: SF2A... Message SF2A No 458 - 07/02/11 Sur le web: http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique7 http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?article297 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CosmoFirstObjects - International Meeting on High-z Cosmology, 3-6 mai 2011, Marseille --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poursuivant la coutume débuté en 2008 des réunions internationales informelles de cosmologie à Marseille (CosmoTools en 2008, CosmoClusters en 2009, CosmoZsurveys en 2010), cette année la recontre se fera autour de la cosmologie à grand redshift. Notamment, nous aborderons la détection des premiers objets (3 < z < 10) à toutes les longueurs d'onde; la physique qui en decoule aux échelles cosmologiques : - formation et abondances des premier halos de matière noire ; - l'abondance et le clustering des LAE, LBG, QSO, GRB, etc. ; - la reionisation ; l'histoire de la formation stellaire à grand redshift ; - l'implication sur la cosmologie à bas redshift. Des revues ouvriront la discussion autour des différentes thématiques : First Light - CMB, First Halos and Primordial non-Gaussianities, First Galaxies, First AGN, First GRB, First Stars, First Black Holes, First Lensed, First Small-Scale-Structures and Reionization. Pour faciliter les interactions dans une atmosphère conviviale, le nombre de participants est limité à ~50. Pour plus d'information, voir cette page web : http://lamwws.oamp.fr/cosmowiki/WorkshopCosmoFirstObjects Pour participer: contacter carlo.schimd AT oamp.fr ou cucciati AT oats.inaf.it N'hesitez pas à me contacter si vous avez des questions. Transmis par Olga Cucciati SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A Pour toutes informations complémentaires, comme pour faire passer vos messages, envoyez un mail à Réza Samadi (sf2a ... ). Les messages (courts, maximum 20 lignes) doivent me parvenir impérativement sous forme de texte ASCII simple (les caractères speciaux doivent etre supprimés ; les accents sont autorisés). MERCI ! SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A----SF2A

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galactic + extragalactic foregrounds 23-27.05.2011, Zadar, Hrwacja
by Boud Roukema 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:47:50 +0100 > From: SF2A > Subject: sf2a : vos dernieres nouvelles Message SF2A No 450 - 06/12/10 Sur le web: http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique7 http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?article286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Foreground conference (FGC2011) - "Understanding Galactic and extragalactic foregrounds: A road to success for cosmological experiments", 23 - 27 May 2011, in Zadar, Croatia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently, there are several cosmological experiments (planned and ongoing) that use low frequency radiation to study the structure, the evolution, and the origin of our Universe. Among those are cosmic microwave background radiation experiments (e.g. Planck satellite) and the redshifted 21cm line of neutral hydrogen from the epoch of reionization (e.g. LOFAR, GMRT, MWA & SKA). In addition to the main scientific goals of each experiment, they all have one more thing in common: prominent Galactic and extragalactic foreground emission that challenges the observations. Therefore, the success of these cosmological observations relies on our understanding of the foregrounds and development of good foreground removal techniques. Obviously, studying the physical origin of these foregrounds, whether Galactic or extra-galactic, constitute a very interesting and exciting field in its own right. The aim of this meeting is to bring together scientists interested in three main topics: - Physics and astrophysics of the low frequency Galactic and extra-galactic foregrounds; - influence of these foregrounds on the CMB and EoR observations; - foreground removal techniques. During the meeting the observational constraints of the Galactic and extragalactic foregrounds will be reviewed both in total and polarized intensity. We will discuss the physics of the foregrounds and their properties (e.g. Galactic magnetic field, ISM, Faraday rotation, cosmic ray distribution, disk-halo connections and source counts). Finally, we will discuss mathematical techniques to fit and remove spatial and spectral foreground structures. Registration is open now. Details about the conference, logistics and registration can be found at this URL : http://www.astron.nl/fgc2011 On behalf of the organizing committee, Vibor Jelic (ASTRON) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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cosmo confs: 2011-01-10 to -01-14: Planck; 2011-05-29 to -06-04: Blois
by Boud Roukema 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:52:21 +0100 Sur le web: http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?rubrique7 http://www.sf2a.asso.fr/spip.php?article283 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. RAPPEL - "The millimeter and submillimeter sky in the Planck mission era", 10-14 January 2011, Cité des Sciences, Paris 6. 23rd Rencontres de Blois, "Particle Physics and Cosmology", May 29-June 4, 2011, Château Royal de Blois, Blois, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. RAPPEL - "The millimeter and submillimeter sky in the Planck mission era", 10-14 January 2011, Cité des Sciences, Paris --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Planck satellite has been operated with outstanding success since its launch on May 14th 2009. The first results will be presented together with discussions of the foregrounds physics and methods for the separation of the cosmological background and these astrophysical foregrounds. Abstracts for contributed papers and posters can be submitted until *December 3rd 2010*. Conference website: http://www.planck2011.fr Transmis par Francois Pajot --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. 23rd Rencontres de Blois, "Particle Physics and Cosmology", May 29-June 4, 2011, Château Royal de Blois, Blois, France --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an announcement and call for papers for an international conference which will be held in the Château of Blois, in France's Loire Valley. "Particle Physics and Cosmology" will emphasize the increasing interplay between high energy accelerator based physics and cosmology. The conference will consist of plenary sessions for invited indepth oral presentations(review talks and talks on specific specialised topics), and contributed papers, in the form of relatively short oral papers or posters. We will aim to achieve a balance between review talks, provocative talks given by recognized specialists, and shorter contributions, special emphasis being placed on active participation by younger researchers and post-docs. Parallel sessions, (generally for short communications) are foreseen, and are being organized as the need arises. The meeting will be articulated around the results and their impact on current theories from the three major new experimental and observational facilities which are coming on line or have recently been commissioned: - CERN's LHC - the PLANCK satellite - the HERSCHEL satellite Topics will include: - the standard model in particle physics, in new data and new analyses, - the search for the Higgs boson, heavy flavour physics neutrino physics (astrophysical and laboratory) dark matter, dark energy and recent advances in astrophysics cosmology. The detailed scientific programme is currently under development. Scientific and administrative details are on the conference web site : http://confs.obspm.fr/Blois2011/index.htm You should login regularly, but if you urgently need information which is currently not available you may contact Boaz Klima, the coordinator of the conference, at the email address: klima at fnal.gov. Transmis par Ludwik Celnikier

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