First Announcement: 17th Annual Maryland Astrophysics Conference

[Michael Arida <arida@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>]

********* FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT *********

   RADIATION BACKGROUNDS FROM THE
FIRST STARS, GALAXIES AND BLACK HOLES

  17th Annual Maryland Astrophysics Conference

   College Park, Maryland  9-11 October, 2006

Scientific Organizing Committee:
     Tom Abel
     Amy Barger
     Chris Carilli
     David Elbaz
     Heino Falcke
     Andrea Ferrara
     Reinhard Genzel
     Guenther Hasinger
     Steve Holt
     Hajime Inoue
     John Mather
     Lee Mundy
     Jean-Loup Puget
     Rashid Sunyaev
     Meg Urry
     Nicholas White


This year's "October Conference" will be devoted
to new studies of radiation backgrounds at all wavelengths,
and the manner in which they can be used to probe the
structure and evolution of astrophysical systems.

The conference will be held at the Inn and Conference
Center at the University of Maryland at College Park, 
and will run Monday-Wednesday, 9-11 October, 2006.
Conference organization and registration details will
soon be posted at:  
http://www.astro.umd.edu/october


Invited speakers include:
     Tom Abel
     Amy Barger
     Chris Carilli
     Paolo Coppi
     Len Cowie
     Xiaohni Fan
     Andrea Ferrara
     Guenther Hasinger
     Jackie Hewitt (to be confirmed)
     Craig Hogan
     Sasha Kashlinsky
     John Mather
     Andrea Merloni
     Harvey Moseley
     Richard Mushotzky
     Priya Natarayan
     Jean-Loup Puget
     Dan Reichart
     Mike Shull
     Tad Takahashi
     Virginia Trimble
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