2002 ASA Annual Scientific Meeting

hosted by the

Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
Institute of Advanced Studies
Australian National University

Jun19th, 2002

Session on New Instrumenatation Initiatives

There will be a session Tuesday, July 2, from 11:00-12:30

Web Registration ends 27 Jun, 2002


The 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting and General Meeting will be held in Mollymook, South Coast New South Wales from Monday, July 1 to Wednesday, July 3 2002. The venue is the Bannisters Point Lodge located at 191 Mitchell Parade, Mollymook. There will be registration on Sunday, 30th June at the lodge from 5:30 until 7:30 pm, with a concurent reception that includes drinks and nibbles.

The Harley Wood Winter School (HWWS)

will be held at the end of the preceding week, in Bateman's Bay. For more information on the 2002 HWWS, go to the Harley Wood website.

Papers

Papers will be presented as a mixture of short talks (15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions) and posters. There will be a number of invited papers also presented, which will be 30 minutes each, including 10 minutes for questions. The SOC has made decisions about the allocation of talks into these different slots. You should have been contacted now.

Posters:

People presenting posters will be attaching to a 1.2m (wide) x2.0m (high) surface using supplied velcro tags.

Venue

Mollymook is renowned for its white sand beach, snorkelling, Whale Watching, and surfing Bottlenose Dolphins. The Conference will be held at the Bannisters Point Lodge located in Mollymook, NSW. The conference hall holds 140 people in an intimate setting, and will support computer projected data and overheads. Other AV types are available if requested.

Facilities

Due to the remote nature of this facility from the ANU, we will not be supporting computer connections except in a near-emergency situation. The conference attendees will have access to a fax and photocopier.

Preliminary Program

Invited speakers include

Frank Briggs ATNF+ANU HI studies
J.M. (Thijs) van der Hulst Kapteyn Astronomical Institute >HI in Galaxies
Alexander Knebe Swinburne University Simulations of Large-Scale Structure in Non-Standard Cosmologies
Jon Lawrence University of New South Wales Antartic Astronomy
Geraint Lewis Anglo Australian Observatory Tidal Streams of the Sagittarius Dwarf
Rosemary Mardling Monash University Dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems: new ideas about howplanetary systems form
Naomi McClure-Griffits ATNF The Structure and Dynamics of HI in the Galaxy
Russ Taylor University of Calgary SKA Astronomy
Rogier Windhorst Arizona State University The Natural Confusion limit of the SKA and NGST
Stuart Wyithe Harvard University Gravitational Lensing of the SDSS High Redshift Quasars

Schedule

Sunday
1:00 - 5:30 ASA council meeting
5:30 - 7:30 Registration
7:30 - 10:00 ASA coucil Dinner
                   
Monday  
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks
9:15 - 10:35 Session 1.1 Radio HI
10:35 - 11:00 Morning Tea/Poster Session
11:00 - 1:00 Session 1.2 Planetary Astronomy
1:00 - 2:30 Lunch
2:30 - 4:10 Session 1.3 Cosmology
4:10 - 4:50 IAU Discussion + Tea
4:50 - 5:50 Session 1.4 Planetary Astronomy
8:00 - 9:15 Harley Wood Lecture
                   
Tuesday
8:30 - 10:30 Session 2.1 Radio/HI
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea/Poster Session
11:00 - 12:20 Session 2.2 New Instrumentation/Facilities
12:20 - 1:50 Lunch
1:50 - 3:30 Session 2.3 New Instrumentation/Facilities
3:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea/ Poster Session
4:00 - 5:40 Session 2.4 Chemical Evolution of the Galaxy
5:40 - 7:10 Heads of School meeting
7:30 - 10:30 Conference Dinner
                   
Wednesday
9:00 - 10:50 Session 3.1 High Energy Astro, Stars
10:50 - 11:20 Morning Tea/Poster Session
11:20 - 12:30 Annual General Meeting
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:40 Session 3.2 Cosmology
3:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea/ Poster Session
4:00 - 5:00 Session 3.3 Pulsars
5:00 - 5:30 Awards and Closing remarks

 


 


Transport

Mollymook is situated 220km south of Sydney and 200km east of Canberra and is a comfortable 3 hour drive from both. For participants attending from further afield, we recommend flying into Canberra or Sydney and a) hitching a ride with a fellow participant - we will be creating a list of those with empty seats and those need a ride - or b) taking a bus from Canberra/Sydney to Ulladulla/Mollymook. If there is sufficient demand, we will organise a charter bus to leave Sydney, leaving Sunday afternoon, June 30th, and returning to Sydney on July 3rd, in the late afternoon. Click here for a map of Ulladulla/Mollymook

The travel page has more information on airfare, car rentals, and buses.

Accommodation

Participants are required to arrange their own accommodation through Bannisters, or make their own arrangements. Mollymook/Ulladulla is full of accommodation. The Lodge at Bannisters will be making arrangements for accommodation for those participants who book before May 31st. Bannisters is supplying a wide range of accommodation including holiday units (with kitchens etc.), and hotel accommodation at hotels throughout the area. Participants wishing to share rooms to reduce costs should enquire directly to Bannisters.


Indicative Costs:

Registration

Registration will be via an online form. Early registration (which leads to a substantial discount) ends on May 31st. Click here to Register Registration includes the Reception, morning and afternoon Tea, and Lunch. Payments can be made via cheque, credit card, or cash (if paid in person). GST will be collected, but can, if paid by most Australian Academic Institutions, be refunded to the institution.
Registration:
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Early (March 25th - May 31st) Late (after June 1st)
Full Registration...... $175+(10%GST) $250+(10%GST)
Student Registration... $120(10%GST) $195+(10%GST)

Conference Dinner

The Conference Dinner will take place on Tuesday, July 2nd starting at 7:00pm. This meal is limited to 90 attendees in total, and can be paid for in your registration. The 3 course meal will also include beer, wine, and soft drinks. Please, when registering, indicate your meal choice. Meal Cost is $50 per person. The Dinner is fully booked. There may be a few last minute places available at the time of registration.

Contacting the Organisers

General inquiries can be directed to:

asa2002@mso.anu.edu.au

The Local Organising Committee consists of:

Brian Schmidt (Chair)
Vince Ford
Geoff Bicknell
Simon Driver
Ian Sharpe

The Scientific Organising Committee is

Brian Schmidt (Chair)
Anne Green (Sydney)
Lister Stavely-Smith (ATNF)
Brad Gibson (Swinburne)
Andrew Melatos (Melbourne)
Chris Tinney (AAO)
Michael Burton (UNSW)