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GSFC XMM-Newton GOF Status Report #267: The X-ray Universe 2014: Second Announcement
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* S E C O N D A N N O U N C E M E N T *
"The X-ray Universe 2014"
Dublin, Ireland
16-19 June 2014
Organised by the
XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre
of the
European Space Agency (ESA)
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As announced in a previous issue of the XMM-Newsletter, the XMM-Newton
Science Operations Centre is organising a major astrophysical
symposium from Monday 16th to Thursday 19th June 2014 in Dublin,
Ireland:
http://xrayuniverse.esa.int
Abstract submission and Registration are now open:
* Abstract submission until Friday 28th February 2014, via
http://xrayuniverse.esa.int/#submission
* Early registration until Monday 28th April 2014, via
http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/registration
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- INVITED SPEAKERS -
Currently confirmed Invited and Solicited Speakers are:
F. Baganoff Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
A. Beloborodov Columbia University, New York, USA
G. Matt Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
M. McDonald Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
K. Nandra MPE, Garching, Germany
C. Nixon University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
G. A. Ogrean Universitaet Hamburg, Germany
N. Okabe Kavli IPMU, The University of Tokyo, Japan
J. P. Osborne University of Leicester, United Kingdom
L. Oskinova University of Potsdam, Germany
E. Pointecouteau IRAP, Toulouse, France
K. Poppenhaeger CfA, Cambridge, USA
N. Rea CSIC-IEEC/Univ. of Amsterdam, Spain/The Netherlands
C. Reynolds University of Maryland, College Park, USA
P. Uttley University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D. Watson University of Copenhagen, Denmark
A. A. Zdziarski N. Copernicus Astronomical Centre, Warszawa, Poland
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- CONFERENCE VENUE -
The conference will be held at Trinity College Dublin:
http://www.tcd.ie/
Dublin is one of Europe's favourite spots to visit with many tourist
attractions, some of which described under
http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/sightseeing
Practical information for travel preparation is provided at
http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/local-information
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- ACCOMMODATION -
Trinity College hosts on-site accommodation with breakfast and
wireless internet included. For booking, a promotional code will be
needed that will be given in the invoice after completing
registration.
More details and a list of other nearby hotels can be found under
http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/accommodation
- LUNCHES -
Lunches will be served in the historic dining hall of Trinity College.
The costs are included in the registration fee. If participants need a
special diet, they should let us know when registering.
- SOCIAL EVENTS -
* Welcome drink during registration: Sunday 15th June 18:00-20:00 at
Trinity College, included in the registration fee. Attendance can
be booked during on-line registration.
* Conference Dinner: Tuesday 17th June, 19:30-22:30.
Venue: Celtic Night at the Arlington Hotel O'Connell Bridge.
Dinner tickets are not included in the registration fee and can be
purchased for EUR 52 during registration.
* Tickets for a self guided visit to the Long Hall in Trinity College
with historic library and book of Kells can be purchased for EUR
6.50 during registration.
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- CONTRIBUTIONS -
Proposals for oral and poster presentations will be evaluated on the
basis of submitted abstracts with a maximum of 200 words.
Abstracts have to be submitted on-line by Friday 28th February using
the submission form available at
http://xrayuniverse.esa.int/#submission
Authors will be notified of the decision of the Scientific Organising
Committee mid April, before the early registration deadline. At the
same time, authors whose abstracts have been accepted for oral or
poster presentation will receive instructions and information on
presentation facilities available at the conference venue.
Accepted abstracts will be included in an abstract booklet. It will be
made available in electronic form only before the start of the
conference.
After the meeting, the electronic versions of presentations will be
collected for publication in an archive web page, provided author's
approval is given. Astrophysics Data System (ADS) entries will be
created, listing each presentation as an unrefereed publication.
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- REGISTRATION FORM -
The registration form can be accessed at
http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/registration
Registration Fee:
EUR 200: Reduced fee for students providing a copy of their student ID
and a letter from the supervisor confirming that a thesis is
being prepared. Students need to register by Monday 28th
April and will need to upload these two documents of
eligibility.
EUR 370: Early fee, until Monday 28th April
EUR 460: Late fee, after Monday 28th April
The fee includes all lunches and coffee breaks, access to all sessions,
and the Welcome drink on Sunday 15th June.
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- GRANTS -
Unfortunately, we have not been able to organise the funds required to
offer the financial support anticipated in the first announcement.
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- CONTACT -
Conference web page containing most up-to-date information:
http://xrayuniverse.esa.int/
Local Organising Committee,
for information about scientific organisation and abstract submission:
xru2014@sciops.esa.int
ESA Conference Bureau,
for information about registration, accommodation, and social events:
esa.conference.bureau@esa.int
http://www.congrexprojects.com/2014-events/14a02/
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