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Outline Science Programme

Full talk schedule now available here

 

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
09:00-10:30   Welcome / Plenary session:
The Solar System
Plenary session:
Stars & Planets
Plenary session:
The Universe at Large
Plenary session:
The Distant Universe
10:30-11:00   Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
11:00-12:30   Parallel sessions:
A,B,C,D,E
Parallel sessions:
J,K,L,M
Parallel sessions:
Q,R,S,T
Parallel sessions:
U,V,W,X
12:30-14:00   Lunch
Women in Astronomy Lunch
Lunch
Early Career Astronomers Lunch
Lunch
Poster Judging
Lunch
Astronomy in Schools Lunch
14:00-15:30   Plenary session:
Our Galaxy
Plenary session:
Extreme Environments
Plenary session:
Darwin Lecture / RAS Medals
Plenary session / Close:
New Techniques
15:30-16:00   Tea Tea Tea Tea
16:00-17:30   Parallel sessions:
F,G,H,I
Parallel sessions:
N,O,P
PPARC & Community Forum  
Evening Events Reception
18:00-
5-a-side Football Conference Event
18:30
Public Lecture
19:30-20:30
 

Plenary Sessions

Plenary talk abstracts now available here


The Solar System. 9.00-10.30am, Tuesday, April 4

Cassini at Saturn - Carl Murray
Surveying the Surface of Mars - John Murray

Our Galaxy. 2.00-3.30pm, Tuesday, April 4

The Structure of Our Galaxy - Gerry Gilmore
The Galactic Centre - Reinhard Genzel

Stars & Planets. 9.00-10.30am, Wednesday, April 5

Star & Planet Formation - Ian Bonnell
Supernova Progenitors - Steve Smartt

Extreme Environments. 2.00-3.30pm, Wednesday, April 5

Gamma-Ray Bursts - Neil Gehrels
X-ray binaries & Microquasars - Rob Fender

The Universe at Large 9.00-10.30am, Thursday, April 6

Starforming Galaxies - Denis Burgarella
Surveying the Wide Field Sky - Andy Lawrence

The Distant Universe 9.00-10.30am, Friday, April 7

Accretion through Cosmic Time - Guenther Hasinger
Galaxies at High Redshift - Andrew Bunker

New Techniques 2.00-3.30pm, Friday, April 7

Fast Optical Photometry - Tom Marsh
Optical and IR Interferometry - Chris Haniff
Parallel Sessions
Parallel Session 11.00am-12.30pm, Tuesday, April 4
Session Session Title Chair Abstracts [PDF]
A. X-ray SurveysGordon StewartDownload
B. Next Generation Radio InstrumentsTom MuxlowDownload
C. Stellar Activity Gordon BromageDownload
D. Exploring the Solar System Ian WrightDownload
E. Molecular Clouds in the Universe Peter SarreDownload


Parallel Session 4.00-5.30pm, Tuesday, April 4
Session Session Title Chair Abstracts [PDF]
F.AGN, RG & QuasarsKatherine BlundellDownload
G.Astronomy from La Palma:
Developments and future directions
Danny LennonDownload
H.Star Formation & Stellar BirthplacesJane GreavesDownload
I.Astrophysical Analysis & SimulationGraham WynnDownload



Parallel Session 11.00am-12.30pm, Wednesday, April 5
Session Session Title Chair Abstracts [PDF]
J.Exo-planets & Planetary FormationKeith HorneDownload
K.Current facilitiesAndy AdamsonDownload
L.Normal & Star-Forming GalaxiesJohan KnapenDownload
M.Pulsars & Supernova RemnantsMichael Kramer/Roberto MignaniDownload


Parallel Session 4.00-5.30pm, Wednesday, April 5
Session Session Title Chair Abstracts [PDF]
N.Groups & Clusters of GalaxiesTrevor PonmanDownload
O.Gamma-Ray BurstsJulian OsborneDownload
P.The Virtual ObservatoryNick WaltonDownload


Parallel Session 11.00am-12.30pm, Thursday, April 6
Session Session Title Chair Abstracts [PDF]
Q.Galaxy Formation & EvolutionCedric Lacey/Andrew BensonDownload
R.Wide-Field Surveys:
First results from UKIDSS
Steve WarrenDownload
S.Astroparticle & Gravitational
Wave Astronomy
Jim HoughDownload
T.Historical AstronomyPeter HingleyDownload


Parallel Session 11.00am-12.30pm, Friday, April 7
Session Session Title Chair Abstracts [PDF]
U.Challenges in CosmologyOfer LahavDownload
V.Accreting BinariesPeter WheatleyDownload
W.New Techniques & Future FacilitiesIsobel HookDownload
X.Astronomy Education and OutreachPaul RocheDownload