... Mark Abernathy, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21218, U.S.A. (abernathy@stsci.edu) . Alberto Accomazzi, SAO, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, U.S.A. (aaccomazzi@cfa.harvard.edu) . Nancy Adams-Wolk, SAO, Mail Stop 81, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, U.S.A. (nadams@head-cfa.harvard.edu) . ... 02138, U.S.A. (mo@cfa.harvard.edu) . ... Martin Zombeck, SAO, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, U.S.A. (mzombeck@cfa.harvard.edu) . ...

... IAU Symposium 258 . ... Gyrochronology and the Rotational Evolution of Cool Stars . ... I will show how observed patterns in the rotational evolution of cool stars permit a relatively precise derivation of the age of a star, provided that its rotation period is measured, and the star is not pathological in certain ways. ... Through comparison with the predictions of theoretical models of stellar evolution and stellar pulsation, we interpret the fainter RR Lyrae stars as a more metal-rich subsample. ...

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Workshop Introduction I will try to summarize: How far we have come up to now Where we still need to go What should we focus on this week What will we need to accomplish in the coming year......and beyond J. Brau - ALCPG Workshop, Victoria - July 28l, 2004 1 International Linear Collider 1. ... R&D for the Detectors J. Brau - ALCPG Workshop, Victoria - July 28l, 2004 29 NSF Proposals The UCLC received a planning grant for 150k$ in FY03 Marv Goldberg is here and will speak on Friday 5. ...