COSPAR Colloquium: SPECTRA & TIMING OF COMPACT X-RAY BINARIES

[Michael Arida <arida@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>]

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           SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
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                    COSPAR COLLOQUIUM ON
        "SPECTRA & TIMING OF COMPACT X-RAY BINARIES"
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           JANUARY 17-21, 2005, TIFR, BOMBAY, INDIA
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                       TOPICS INCLUDE:
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*Quasi-Periodic Oscillations & Period Evolution
*Transients, Outbursts & Thermonuclear Bursts
*Continuum & Line Emission, Cyclotron Features
*Evolution of Compact Binaries
*Microquasars & Jet-Disk Connections
*Accretion Disks in Compact Binaries
*Multiwavelength Studies of Compact Binaries
*Binary Radio Pulsars & Neutron-Star Masses
*Intermediate-Mass Black Holes
*The Double-Pulsar System J0737-3039
*Binaries in Globular Clusters
*Future Space Missions
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         INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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P. C. Agrawal (India), D. Barret (France), P. Ghosh (Co-Chair,
India), G. Hasinger (Germany), J.-M. Hameury (France),
E. P. J. van den Heuvel (Co-Chair, The Netherlands),
S. S. Holt (USA), W. Hermsen (The Netherlands), A. Kembhavi
(India), M. van der Klis (The Netherlands), S. Kulkarni (USA),
J.-P. Lasota (France), R. K. Manchanda (India),
R. N. Manchester (Australia), F. Nagase (Japan), M. Orlandini
(Italy), J. P. Ostriker (USA), A. Parmar (The Netherlands),
J. Poutanen (Finland), A. Ray (India), K. P. Singh (India),
L. Stella (Italy), R. Sunyaev (Germany), P. Ubertini (Italy),
M. C. Weisskopf (USA), N. E. White (USA), A. Zdziarski
(Poland)
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                     CONFERENCE WEBSITE
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List of invited speakers and details of programme at the
conference website: http://www.tifr.res.in/~xrb2005/
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                    CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
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There is scope for contributed oral presentations/posters.
Please send your abstracts, following instructions at the
website, and stating preference. DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2004
Students should note the point about recommendations from
their advisors, as given at the website.
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                       REGISTRATION
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Please follow the registration procedure given at our website.
You can also register by sending an email to:
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xrb2005@tifr.res.in
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providing in your mail the information required at the website.
Alternatively, written applications may also be sent with the
above information to:
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XRB 2005
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Room CM-33
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
1 Homi Bhabha Road
MUMBAI 400 005
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We have provided at our website a down-loadable application
form, which can be printed, filled-up and mailed or faxed.
FAX no. +91-22-2280-4610/4611
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                         DEADLINES
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Please note the deadlines for registration, abstracts,
financial support, etc, as given at the website. IF YOU ARE
APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT, PLEASE APPLY AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE. Due to space limitations, we may have to keep the
total number of participants to within about 170.
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                         DEADLINES
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Please note the deadlines for registration, abstracts,
financial support, etc, as given at the website. IF YOU ARE
APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT (see website), WHICH IS
EXTREMELY LIMITED, PLEASE APPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
Students should note the point about recommendations from
their advisors, as given at the website.
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                           VENUE
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The conference site is the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research (TIFR), Bombay, India. TIFR is located at the
southern tip of Bomaby, with its buildings and gardens
overlooking the Arabian Sea. Accommodation will be in hotels
near the conference site, and transport will be provided by
conference organizers from/to these places of stay. Lunch and
coffee/tea will be provided at the conference site, as well
as the conference dinner.
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                          WEATHER
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Weather is at its best in Bombay in January, with clear,
balmy days and nights. This month is also the best for
visiting the rest of India. If there is enough interest, we
can provide e-contacts for tourist information/agency at our
website and/or arrange for desks of such agencies at the
conference site.
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