The Evolution of Galaxies
through the Neutral Hydrogen Window

February 1-3, 2008
Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico

Outline Agenda

Topics

HI Cosmology

• HI: From Now to the SKA
• HI Cosmology at z = 0
• Open Questions on the HI Mass Function
• The Missing Satellite Problem
• The Void Problem
• Peculiar Velocity Surveys and The Local Flow Field
• How Galaxies Accrete Gas
• Prospects for Detecting Baryon Acoustic Oscillations

The Early Universe

• Fundamental Constants
• HI Absorption
• HI and Ly-α Absorbers
• HI in the Epoch of Reionization
• Prospects for EoR HI Detection
• HI Absorption in the First AGN
• The Billion Galaxy Survey

The Faint End of the HI Mass Function

• Local Group Dwarfs
• Bursting Dwarfs
• The HVC Connection
• Star Formation in Tidal Debris
• Environmental Dependence

Dark Galaxies and Dark Matter

• Searches for Dark Galaxies
• Mass Distribution: Overview
• The Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation
• The Low-Mass Tully-Fisher Relation
• Evidence for Dark Matter in Galaxies

HI in Normal Galaxies

• HI in Galaxies: Overview
• HI as a Component of the ISM
• The AGN - HI Connection
• Open Questions in Normal Galaxies

The HI - Star Formation Connection

• HI-SF Connection: Overview
• Triggers of Star Formation
• Starburst galaxies and BCDs
• Star Formation in Outer Disks
• The SFR in HI-Selected Galaxies
• Open Questions in HI-SF

HI and Galaxy Evolution over Cosmic Time

• HI Rich Galaxies
• Gas in Massive Galaxies
• Scaling Relations in Disks
• Evolution of Gas Content
• Open Questions in HI and Galaxy Evolution

Future Programs

• HI and Galaxy Evolution
• HI and the RSST
• Future Programs Panel Discussion