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The first circular
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                   New Horizon of X-ray Astronomy
                   ---First Results from ASCA---

                          March 8-11, 1994
        International House, Tokyo Metropolitan University
                       Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Scientific Organizing Committee: C.R.Canizares (USA), A.C.Fabian (UK)
  S.S.Holt (USA), H.Inoue (Japan, Co-Chair), F.Makino (Japan, Co-Chair)
  K.A.Pounds (UK), R.A.Sunyaev (Russia), and J.E.Truemper (Germany)

Dear Colleagues
   We are pleased to announce that the above international symposium,
organized by the Institute of Space and Astronautical, will be held at
the new campus of Tokyo Metropolitan University in Hachioji, Tokyo.
   The purpose of the symposium is to bring together the new observational
results obtained in the successful first year of ASCA and the achievements
of other space missions, and to deepen our understanding of the X-ray/gamma-
ray universe and its evolution. The following topics will be addressed by
invited speakers. We also call for contributed papers, all of which will be
presented as posters.

   Topics:The capability of ASCA and performance of on-board instruments,
Review of PV phase results (star, binaries, SNRs, galaxies, AGNs, galaxy
clusters, and CXB), New results from ASCA, Recent results from ROSAT,
GRANAT and CGRO observatories.

   The provisional registration fee is 15,000 Yen, and the proceedings will
be published.
   We would like to note you that the symposium has been planned to
commemorate the achievements and contributions of Professor Yasuo Tanaka
who is going to retire in March, 1994, from Vice Director of ISAS.

   Please, return the preliminary application form before October 30, 1993.
Further information will be follow shortly.

                                      Sincerely Yours,


                              Fumiyoshi Makino
                              Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
                              3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara,
                              Kanagawa 229, Japan

                              Phone:81-427-51-3911 ex.2621
                              Telefax:81-427-59-4253
                              E-mail:horizon@astro.isas.ac.jp

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                     New Horizon of X-ray Astronomy
                     ---First Results from ASCA---

                           March 8-11, 1994
             International House, Tokyo Metropolitan University
                          Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

                        Preliminary Registration Form

Name:     ___________________________________________
            (surname)            (given name)
Institute:___________________________________________
Address:  ____________________________________________________
          ____________________________________________________
          ____________________________________________________
          ____________________________________________________

E-mail:_____________________________
Phone :_____________________________ Telefax:___________________________

Please check the following:
         I plan to attend the Symposium
         I intend to contribute a paper
              Preliminary Title of the paper:
                   __________________________________________
                   __________________________________________

Please return this form before October 30, 1993, to:

                   Fumiyoshi Makino
                   Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
                   3-1-1, Yoshinodai, sagamihara, Kanagawa 229, Japan

                   Phone:81-427-51-3911 ex.2621
                   Telefax. 81-427-59-4253
                   E-mail: horizon@astro.isas.ac.jp

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