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ROSAT Report #117: X-RAY CONFERENCE, FIRST CIRCULAR




 	 	ROSAT Status Report # 117
 			Feb 7 1995

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FIRST CIRCULAR --- FIRST CIRCULAR --- FIRST CIRCULAR --- FIRST CIRCULAR --- 

                   R"ontgenstrahlung from the Universe

      An International Conference on X-Ray Astronomy and Astrophysics

                        September 25-29, 1995 
                          W"urzburg, Germany


                         organized jointly by

          Max-Planck Institut f"ur Extraterrestrische Physik
                                and
          Astronomisches Institut der Universit"at W"urzburg

                      First Circular, February 1995


ANNOUNCEMENT


The conference will be part of the events celebrating the centennial of the
discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad R"ontgen on November 8, 1895 at the
University of W"urzburg. For this epochal discovery, R"ontgen received the
first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

At the same time the conference will mark the fifth anniversary of the 
launch of ROSAT which was named after R"ontgen and which has produced a 
wealth of new scientific data for a wide scientific community.

The scientific organization of the conference will be a joint effort
of the ROSAT centers located at MPE (Garching), GSFC (Maryland), and the 
University of Leicester. It is a pleasure to invite you to participate in 
the meeting.

Please return the reply form in the appendix by the end of March, 1995 which
will ensure that you receive subsequent circulars about the meeting.


SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC):  

B. Aschenbach               G. Fabbiano
G. Hasinger                 W. Lewin
K. Mason                    H. "Ogelman
R. Petre                    J. Pye       
R. Staubert                 Y. Tanaka    
J. Tr"umper (Chair)         H. Zinnecker     


LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC):

W. Brinkmann                W. Pietsch 
T. Preibisch                J. Schmitt
H.W. Yorke                  H.-U. Zimmermann (Chair)
H. Zinnecker
Conference secretariat: Mrs. L. Falke and Mrs. R. Steinle


SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

The conference will address the whole field of X-ray astronomy and X-ray
missions, although we expect results from the ROSAT Observatory to 
form the backbone of the scientific programme. Invited reviews, 
contributed talks, and poster sessions are expected to cover all major 
scientific aspects of X-ray observations and their immediate 
interpretation. Special sessions include:

- Normal stars and white dwarfs
- Cataclysmic variables
- X-ray binaries
- Supernovae and supernova remnants,
  including single neutron stars
- Diffuse galactic emission 
- Normal galaxies
- Cluster of galaxies
- AGN
- Extragalactic X-ray background
- Surveys and source identifications


PROCEEDINGS AND FEES:

Talks and poster contributions accepted by the scientific organizing
committee of the conference will be published. 

The conference registration fee will be announced in the second
circular. 


GENERAL INFORMATION

W"urzburg lies in the middle of Germany, about 100 km east of Frankfurt, on 
the river Main. The capital of Unterfranken (Bavaria) is a town of about 
130 thousand inhabitants and displays many colourful signs of its long 
and eventful history. The magnificent Residenz, the Castle Marienberg,
beautiful churches and palaces as well as nearby medieval villages and 
castles contribute as much to the specific character of this city as 
the many wine-taverns and the students.

The city lies at the intersection of major highways and railroad lines. 
By plane you will arrive in Frankfurt and can then proceed to W"urzburg 
via train in about an hour and a half. By car you may follow the Autobahn 
from Frankfurt to N"urnberg and exit at W"urzburg - Heidingsfeld.


CONFERENCE LOCATION

The conference will be held at the Neue Universit"at W"urzburg, located 
near to the city center.

Due to local restrictions the number of participants will be limited to 
about 250. An early registration is therefore recommended.


HOTEL ACCOMODATION

For your hotel reservation please use the form enclosed with this circular
(mark 'inner city') to the tourist office in W"urzburg The office will 
select hotels near to the conference location. Generally hotels at this 
time of the year are booked heavily, therefore please make your reservation 
as early as possible.


ORGANIZATION

The conference will be organized jointly by the Max-Planck Institut f"ur 
Extraterrestrische Physik and the Astronomisches Institut der Universit"at 
W"urzburg. The conference secretariat resides at Garching.

E-mail:     xray-conf@mpe-garching.mpg.de
Fax:        +49-(0)89-3299 -3569 
mail:       X-Ray Conference Secretariat
            Max-Planck Institut f"ur Extraterrestrische Physik
            Postfach 1603
            85740 Garching
            Germany  
Telephone:  +49-(0)89-3299 -3559 J. Tr"umper (SOC)
                           -3593 U. Zimmermann (LOC)
                           -3805 L. Falke, secretary 
                           -3318 R. Steinle, secretary 


Current information on the programme and the organisation is 
available via

World Wide Web:
http://rosat_svc.mpe-garching.mpg.de/xray-conf/  

or anonymous ftp:
> ftp  rosat_svc.mpe-garching.mpg.de  (user: anonymous  no password)
> cd general/xray-conf
> get contents.doc
> get ...
> quit


RELEVANT DATES

1st Circular                               February  1995  
deadline for response                      March 31, 1995
2nd Circular                               May 1995
deadline for abstracts                     July 15, 1995
3rd Circular (final programme)             August 1995
conference                                 September 25 to 29, 1995
deadline for proceedings                   November 31, 1995


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                            Reply Form

                  R"ontgenstrahlung from the Universe

     An International Conference on X-ray Astronomy and Astrophysics

                25-29 September 1995, W"urzburg, Germany
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Name:             ................................................
First Name:       ................................................
Title:            ......................
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Address:          ................................................
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E-mail:           ................................................
Fax:              .......................
Telephone:        .......................

Preferred communication mode is e-mail.

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I will contribute a              talk ...    Poster   ...
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The SOC will accommodate as many talks as possible.

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We will confirm your participation and contribution.

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Please return this form as soon as possible:

 per email:        xray-conf@mpe-garching.mpg.de       
 per FAX:          089-3299-3569
 per letter:       X-Ray Conference Secretariat
                   MPI f"ur Extraterrestrische Physik
                   Postfach 1603
                   85740 Garching
                   Germany
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          International Conference on X-Ray Astronomy and Astrophysics

                    Ro"ntgenstrahlung from the Universe

                 25-29 September 1995, Wu"rzburg, Germany

                      Deadline: August 14, 1995
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Congress & Tourismus Zentrale
Am Congress Centrum
D-97070 W"urzburg
Germany
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