************************************************************************* BOLETIM ELETRONICO SAB N. 213 - 29/10/2003 ************************************************************************* SECAO: EVENTOS/OPORTUNIDADES Responsavel: Vera Ap.F. Martin (vmartin@uefs.br) ************************************************************************* 1. NASA SPACEPART 2003 2. POS-GRADUACAO EM ASTRONOMIA NA UFRJ ************************************************************************* 1. NASA SPACEPART 2003 (comunicado pelo socio Odylio D. Aguiar) NASA SPACEPART 2003 Washington, D.C. December 10-12, 2003 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Hosted by Stanford's Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,And The Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare SpacePart '03 Bulletin No. 2 ============================ This is the second announcement of the Second International Conference on Particle and Fundamental Physics in Space (SpacePart), to be held in Washington, D.C. from December 10th to December 12th 2003. The purpose of SpacePart '03 is to explore possibilities for the next 20 years for doing fundamental physics in space. The conference will be jointly hosted by Stanford's Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN). This is the second conference in a series which started in 2002 at Elba Island, Italy. We aim to bring together researchers from diverse subfields of physics and astrophysics, having in common an interest in cosmology, gravitation, and elementary particle physics. Theoretical as well as experimental aspects will be explored. The primary focus will be on science rather than technology; however one session will be devoted to new technologies, and exploration of innovative ideas for space-based experiments. We anticipate good participation by representatives from the US and international funding agencies as well as a keynote address by the Presidential Science Advisor, Dr. John H. Marburger. The conference will be organized as a series of plenary sessions, including Particle Physics in Space, Gravitation, Cosmic Microwave Background, New Technologies, and Policy & Missions for the Next 20 Years. We are also planning a special event sponsored by the Italian Embassy, to celebrate the recent Nobel Prize of Riccardo Giacconi, on the evening of December 11. A detailed preliminary program can be found on the conference web page, http://www-lns.mit.edu/SpacePart03 Registration and Accommodation ------------------------------ The deadline for registration is November 14, 2003. The conference fee will be $250, and will cover the cost of the coffee breaks, reception, and proceedings. Students and young people are encouraged to attend; therefore, we will provide a discounted conference fee of $150 for students and persons within three years of obtaining their Ph.D degree. Registrations will be accepted after November 14, but for a fee of $350. The conference hotel will be the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008. Rates will be $172 per night including taxes. Reservations and registration may be done via the conference web page. Conference Proceedings ---------------------- The SpacePart 03 proceedings will be published after referee evaluation as a special issue of Nuclear Physics B. Instructions for the manuscript submission will be sent to the authors. Important Dates --------------- Deadline for reserving rooms at the Marriott Wardman Park at conference rate: November 9, 2003 Deadline for returning registration form: November 14st, 2003 Meeting sessions: December 10-12, 2003 Deadline for proceedings manuscripts: December 12, 2003 Organizers ---------- Organizing Committee Roberto Battiston, Universita' and INFN, Perugia Roger Blandford, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology Franco Cervelli, INFN-Pisa Erik Katsavounidis, MIT Kate Scholberg, MIT International Advisory Committee Barry C. Barish, Caltech Giovanni Bignami, CESR Elliott Bloom, SLAC Thibault Damour, IHES John Ellis, CERN Sheldon L. Glashow, Boston U. Craig Hogan, U. of Washington Enzo Iarocci, INFN Robert L. Jaffe, MIT Rocky Kolb, U. of Chicago/FNAL Lawrence Krauss, Case Western Reserve University Mikhail Panasyuk, Moscow State University Piergiorgio Picozza, U. of Rome Livio Scarsi, U. of Palermo David Spergel, Princeton U. Samuel C. C. Ting, MIT Stefano Vitale, U. of Trento Steven Weinberg, U. of Texas Bruce Winstein, U. of Chicago Akira Yamamoto, KEK Conference Web Page -------------------- http://www-lns.mit.edu/SpacePart03/ ========================================================================= 2. POS-GRADUACAO EM ASTRONOMIA NA UFRJ (comunicado pela socia Heloisa Boechat) POS-GRADUACAO EM ASTRONOMIA NA UFRJ As inscricoes para o curso de Mestrado no Observatorio do Valongo/UFRJ estao abertas ate o dia 25 de novembro de 2004. Linhas de Pesquisa do Programa ASTROFÍSICA ESTELAR Estudo de propriedades físicas de estrelas. Estrelas similares ao Sol. Cromosferas estelares. Envoltorios estelares. Reacoes nucleares no interior de estrelas. Transporte radiativo em estrelas. ASTROFÍSICA EXTRAGALACTICA E COSMOLOGIA Estudo de propriedades físicas de galaxias e suas relacoes com o meio ambiente; de aglomerados e superaglomerados de galaxias; exame de previsoes observacionais de modelos cosmologicos. Estudos teoricos de modelos cosmologicos. ASTROFÍSICA GALACTICA E DO MEIO INTERESTELAR Estudo das propriedades físicas e químicas dos diversos componentes da Galaxia e suas inter-relacoes. Laboratorio de Astrofísica. ASTROMETRIA Estudo do Sistema Internacional de Referência Celeste e os catalogos que o representam, incluindo as futuras missoes espaciais astrometricas. Estudo do Sol como objeto astronômico de interesse especial. SISTEMAS PLANETARIOS Estudo da origem e evolucao dinâmica e física do Sistema Solar. Estudo da dinâmica de formacao e estabilidade de sistemas planetarios. Maiores informacoes podem ser obtidas na pagina: Tel: 021 2263 0685 e-mail: pg@ov.ufrj.br www.ufrj.br/ov *************************************************************************