First Announcement
THE MANY FACES OF CENTAURUS A
Sydney, Australia
28 June - 3 July 2009
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/cena/
This conference aims to bring together a broad range of astronomers
and high-energy physicists that traditionally form separate research
communities but are all involved in some way in the detailed studies
of the very nearby, active, massive galaxy Centaurus A / NGC 5128.
Since its discovery as a radio source 60 years ago, the radio galaxy
Centaurus A (NGC 5128) has attracted great interest from the inter-
national astrophysics and high energy physics communities, and yet
this will be the first conference devoted to this intriguing source.
The conference will be held at 'The Mint' in Sydney's Central Busi-
ness District, just a moment's walk to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and
Opera House. We have negotiated a discounted rate for conference de-
legates and their families at the Sir Stamford Hotel at Circular
Quay. Contact details for this hotel, plus links to the many other
accommodation options nearby will be made available from the confe-
rence website.
Online pre-registration is now open. Registration is limited to 100
people. The LOC, SOC, and invited speakers are listed below.
For enquiries, please contact:
Bjorn Emonts, local contact LOC (cenacsiro.au)
We hope to welcome you to Sydney in 2009: The International Year of
Astronomy!
Local Organising Committee:
Ilana Feain (Chair)
Bjorn Emonts (local contact)
Vicki Fraser
Bärbel Koribalski
Ángel López-Sánchez
Helen Sim
Tobias Westmeier
Scientific Organising Committee:
Ilana Feain (Chair, CSIRO-ATNF)
Phil Edwards (CSIRO-ATNF)
Ken Freeman (ANU)
Bill Harris (McMaster University)
Frank Israel (Leiden University)
Jun Kataoka (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Ken Kellermann (NRAO)
Raffaella Morganti (ASTRON)
Marina Rejkuba (ESO)
Rob Sharp (AAO)
Diana Worrall (University of Bristol)
Invited & Review Speakers:
Mark Birkinshaw (University of Bristol, UK)
Teddy Cheung (GSFC, USA)
Judith Croston (University of Hertforshire, UK)
Ron Ekers (CSIRO-ATNF, Australia)
Bryan Gaensler (University of Sydney, Australia)
Martin Hardcastle (University of Hertforshire, UK)
Ralph Kraft (CfA, USA)
Alice Quillen (University of Rochester, USA)
Nadine Neumayer (ESO, Germany)
Tom Oosterloo (ASTRON, Netherlands)
Eric Peng (Peking University, China)
Bruce Slee (ATNF, Australia)
Steven Tingay (Curtin University, Australia)
Kristin Woodley (McMaster University, Canada)
Important Dates:
December 2008: First announcement & pre-registration opens
February 2009: Second announcement & registration opens
March 2009: Abstract submission closes
April 2009: Registration closes
28 June - 3 July 09: Conference