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Conference Agenda - Astrophysics in the Next Decade

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Monday, September 24
7:30a - 8:30a	Breakfast
8:30a -9:30a	The Frontier of Reionization: Theory and Forthcoming Observations Avi Loeb (Harvard University) moderated by Chris Carilli
9:30a - 10:30a	Large Scale Structure Dan Eisenstein (University of Arizona) moderated by Jonathan Gardner
10:30a - 11:30a	Coffee/Poster Session
11:30a - 12:30a	Mass Assembly of Galaxies Mark Dickinson (Nat'l Optical Astronomy Observatory) moderated by Roberto Abraham
12:30a - 2:00p	Lunch
2:00p - 3:00p	The Evolution of Galaxies Alice Shapley (Princeton University) moderated by Casey Papovich
3:00p - 4:00p	Embedded Clusters, Dark Nebular Cores and the Origin of Stellar Masses Charlie Lada (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) moderated by Leonardo Testi
4:00p - 5:00p	Snacks/Posters/Information Session Plans for the NASA R&A Program Yvonne Pendleton (NASA HQ)
5:00p - 6:00p	Accretion Disks I: During Star Formation Carsten Dominik (University of Amsterdam) moderated by Stephane Guilloteau
6:00p - 7:30p	Outdoor Reception (on the Ania Terrace) sponsored by Northrop Grumman, with welcoming remarks by Martin Mohan(NG) and John Mather (NASA HQ)
Tuesday, September 25
7:30a - 8:30a	Breakfast
8:30a - 9:30a	The Intergalactic Medium at High Redshift Steve Furlanetto (Yale University) moderated by Mike Shull
9:30a - 10:30a	Most of the Baryons: Where, When, What and How Xavier Prochaska (UCO/Lick Observatory) moderated by Jason Tumlinson
10:30a - 11:30a	Coffee/Poster Session
11:30a - 12:30p	Origin and Evolution of ISM Alexander Tielens (Space Sciences Division) moderated by Alberto Noriega-Crespo
12:30p - 2:00p	Lunch
2:00p - 3:00p	Astrochemistry in Dense, Protostellar Environments Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden Observatory) moderated by Pepe Cernicharo
3:00p - 4:00p	Accretion/Debris Disks II: During Planetary Formation Phase Mike Meyer (University of Arizona) moderated by David Wilner
4:00p - 5:00p	Snacks/Poster Session
5:00p - 6:00p	Exoplanet Characterization and Detection Sara Seager (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) moderated by Al Wooten
Wednesday, September 26
7:30a - 8:30a	Breakfast
8:30a - 9:30a	Theories for the First Stars and Clusters Tom Abel (KIPAC/Stanford University) moderated by Paul Shapiro
9:30a - 10:30a	Reionization, Theory and Observation As Applicable to JWST Xiaohui Fan (University of Arizona) moderated by Peter Jakobsen
10:30a - 11:30a	Coffee/Poster Session
11:30a - 12:30p	The Co-Evolution of Black Holes and Galaxies Timothy Heckman (Johns Hopkins University) moderated by Mitch Begelman
12:30p - 2:00p	Lunch
2:00p - 3:00p	Stellar Evolution and Death Mike Barlow (UCL) moderated by Christoffel Waelkens
3:00p - 4:00p	Prospects for the Future (representatives from NASA, NSF, ESA, ESO, and NAOJ)
4:00p -5:00p	Snacks/Poster Session
5:00p - 6:00p	The Future of Brown Dwarfs with JWST Mark Marley (NASA Ames Research Center) moderated by Adam Burrows
Thursday, September 27
7:30a - 8:30a	Breakfast
8:30a - 9:30a	The Outer Solar System David Jewitt (University of Hawaii) moderated by Amaya Moro-Martin
9:30a - 10:30a	Observing the First Stars and Black Holes Zoltan Haiman (Columbia University) moderated by Massimo Stiavelli
10:30a - 11:30a	Coffee/Poster Session
11:30a - 12:30p	Star Formation and IMF II: In Extreme Environments Jean Turner (UCLA) moderated by Kelsey Johnson
12:30p	Meeting Adjourns

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