************************************************************************** BOLETIM ELETRÔNICO DA SAB N. 530 - 23/07/2010 ************************************************************************** Responsável: Helio J. Rocha-Pinto (helio@astro.ufrj.br) ************************************************************************** NESTA EDIÇÃO: INFORMES ------------ 1. A Call for White Papers on the Scientific Case for High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy for the Gemini Observatory Community EVENTOS ---------- 2. 4th School on Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics ************************************************************* INFORMES ************************************************************* 1. A Call for White Papers on the Scientific Case for High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy for the Gemini Observatory Community (Comunicado por Marília Sartori e Laerte Sodré Jr. em 15/07/2010) Gemini Observatory is embarking on a new round of instrumentation development, with an anticipated emphasis on filling in missing capabilities and replacing aging, obsolete instruments. High-resolution optical spectroscopy is one of the most highly desired missing capabilities identified by the Gemini community. As such, the Observatory solicits Gemini community participation to define the specific details of this desired capability. A critical first step in this process is to identify those critical science goals and objectives that provide, in a demonstrative way, a solid justification of this new capability. Since the vast majority of the expertise in this area rest within the community, Gemini Observatory here issues a call for "White Papers on High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy for Gemini Observatory" in order to help construct the scientific case for this kind of spectroscopy. The Observatory is encouraging anyone with an interest in promoting high-resolution optical spectroscopy for the Gemini community, both observers and instrument builders, to participate. Please note, however, that this call is not a solicitation for proposals to fund, build, or observe with such an instrument at this time. The deadline for the papers is September 7, 2010. Mais informações em http://www.gemini.edu/node/11494 ************************************************************* EVENTOS ************************************************************* 2. 4th School on Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics (Comunicado por Eduardo Janot-Pacheco em 15/07/2010) 4th School on Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics August 25 - September 4, 2010, Santo André, Brazil The "4th School on Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics" is the 4th edition of an event which aims to promote physics of Cosmic Rays and Astrophysics in the Latin American community. The school will be held at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in Brazil, between August 25th and September 4th, 2010. The official website is available at http://cosmiraysschool.ufabc.edu.br. The school will take place at the new buildings of UFABC, whose main campus is located in the city of Santo André. Santo André is located in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, a very important industrial pole in Brazil. It is about 20 km from São Paulo center, 40 km from the international airport and 100 km from the beach. The school program will consist of plenary sessions, with the first week focused on introductory lectures and the second week on advanced talks. The sessions will cover the following subjects: 1. Origin of Cosmic Rays; 2. Solar Modulation; 3. Anisotropy; 4. Acceleration & Transport; 5. Neutrino Physics & Astrophysics; 6. EAS Simulations; 7. Magnetic Fields in Universe; 8. Composition and Spectrum; 9. Cosmic Rays above the Knee; 10. HE Interactions; 11. EAS Detection from Space; 12. Radio Detection of EAS; 13. Experiments: Auger, HESS, Kascade. Invited speakers: A. Wolfendale (Univ. Durham, UK), P. Lipari (Univ. Roma I, Italy), A. Haungs (Univ.Karlsruhe, Germany), J. W. Mitchell (Nasa, Maryland, USA), P. Blasi (INAF, Italy), J. R. Hörandel (Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands), A. Santangelo (Tuebinger, Germany), J. Knapp (Univ. Leeds, UK), P. Galeotti (Univ. Torino, Italy), A. Castellina (INAF, Torino, Italy), C. Morello (INAF, Torino, Italy), S. Mollerach (Univ. Bariloche, Argentina), G. Medina-Tanco (UNAM, Mexico), J. Valdes (UNAM, Mexico), ), A. Velarde (Univ. de San Andres, Bolívia), V. Ciancio, A. Zanini,X. Bertou (Univ. Bariloche, Argentina), E. Shibuya (UNICAMP, Brazil), C. O. Escobar (UNICAMP, Brazil). Registration: The registration will be open (from April 5th, 2010 to July 31st, 2010) at School website http://cosmiraysschool.ufabc.edu.br. Registration fee is R$100 (for Brazilians), US$ 70 (for Latin Americans) and € 50 (otherwise). The fee includes the school package, coffee breaks and welcome reception. Financial support: The organization may provide some support, especially to students from Latin America, however limited support is foreseen and preferentially for the school fee and/or for the accommodation. Deadline for asking for financial support is May 31st 2010 and the decisions will be made in June 2010. Local Committee: M. A. Leigui de Oliveira (UFABC) – co-chaiman, P. Chimenti (UFABC), G. Lugones (UFABC), V. de Souza (USP), C. O. Escobar (UNICAMP), J. T. de Mello Neto (UFRJ), C. J. Todero Peixoto (UFABC). International Committee: O. Saavedra (Univ. Torino, Italy) – co-chairman, J. Bellido (Univ. of Adelaide, Australia), A. Zepeda (Cinvestav, Mexico), G. Medina-Tanco (UNAM, México), A. 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