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GSFC XMM-Newton GOF Status Report #281: XMM-Newton Workshop 2015: First Announcement
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* F I R S T A N N O U N C E M E N T *
The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion
ESAC, Spain, 8th - 10th June 2015
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The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) of the European Space
Agency (ESA) is organising the XMM-Newton Science workshop
The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion
8th - 10th June 2015
European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain
http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_science/workshops/2015_science/
- AIMS AND SCOPE OF THE MEETING -
Some of the most energetic processes seen in the Universe arise close
to a super-massive black hole such as relativistic jets and winds.
These are now known to play a key role in determining the growth of
galaxies across cosmic time, but the mechanisms by which they are
launched remain unclear. Recent progress on probing the properties of
the accretion flow at the smallest radii include new spectral-timing
techniques to identify the reverberation signal from the disc, as well
as spectral studies of the ultrafast outflows, the broad iron line and
soft X-ray excess. The stellar mass black holes provide a natural
comparison sample, and again new data and new techniques are allowing
us to focus in on the regions closest to the event horizon. The time
is ripe for a conference to similarly focus on these extreme regions,
to determine the structure of the accretion flow on the smallest
scales and its relation to relativistic outflows and jets.
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- SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE -
C. Done (chair) University of Durham, United Kingdom
M. Cappi INAF, Bologna, Italy
M. Diaz-Trigo ESO, Garching, Germany
A. Fabian University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
V. Karas Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
G. Matt Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
J. Miller University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
G. Miniutti CAB, Madrid, Spain
D. Porquet Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, France
D. Proga University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
J. Reeves Keele University, United Kingdom
C. Reynolds University of Maryland, College Park, USA
M. Santos-Lleo ESAC, Madrid, Spain
N. Schartel (co-chair) ESAC, Madrid, Spain
S. Sim Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom
Y. Tanaka MPE, Garching, Germany
F. Tombesi Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA
P. Uttley University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J. Wilms Karl Remeis-Observatory, Bamberg, Germany
- LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE -
Jan-Uwe Ness (chair), Michelle Arpizou, Jacobo Ebrero, Matthias Ehle,
Carlos Gabriel, Aitor Ibarra, Richard Saxton and Norbert Schartel
(XMM-Newton SOC, ESAC).
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- IMPORTANT DATES -
12 February 2015 Opening of registration and abstract submission
Second Announcement
23 March 2015 Deadline for abstract submission
7 April 2015 Deadline for hotel booking
end April 2015 Notification about accepted presentations
21 May 2015 Deadline for registration
end May 2015 Final Announcement
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- REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACTS -
A registration fee of 50 EUR will be charged, payable in cash on
arrival. The fee includes the coffee breaks, a printed issue of the
refereed conference proceedings, and a shuttle bus transfer between
the hotel and ESAC.
Registration and abstract submission is planned to open on 12th
February 2015, with deadline for abstract submission 23rd March 2015.
Decisions about accepted presentations (talks and posters) will be
communicated before the registration deadline.
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- PROCEEDINGS -
Conference proceedings will be published as a regular issue of the
refereed journal Astronomical Notes.
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- VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION -
The workshop will be held at the European Space Astronomy Centre
(ESAC), near Madrid, Spain.
A block hotel booking has been made. Details are given in the Workshop
Web page.
A shuttle bus service between the hotel and ESAC will be provided.
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- SOCIAL EVENTS -
The workshop dinner is planned to take place Tuesday, 9th June 2015 in
Madrid and will cost around 50 EUR, payable in cash upon arrival. The
dinner and meal preferences can be booked during on-line
registration. More details will be published in due time.
We plan to organise during lunch breaks guided tours through the
operations rooms of XMM-Newton and other ESA missions operated from
ESAC. Sign-up and more details will be announced during the meeting.
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- CONTACT -
Local Organising Committee:
xmmws2015@sciops.esa.int
Up-to-date information will be available via the conference web page:
http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_science/workshops/2015_science/
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