New Horizons in GC Astronomy and Beyond

2nd circular

 
Dear Colleagues, 
 
We are glad to inform you that the registration and abstract submission are now open for the 10th Galactic Center Workshop (GCWS 2019) which will take place in Yokohama, from Oct. 21 to 24.  Please visit the conference website: http://aysheaia.phys.keio.ac.jp/GCWS2019/index.html.
 
The scientific program of the conference consists of both, oral and poster presentations.  The deadline for abstract submission is Apr. 26.  We hope to welcome many of you in Yokohama.  
 
 
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The 10th Galactic Center Workshop (GCWS 2019)
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1. Date:
From October 21 (Monday) to 24 (Thursday), 2019
Autumn, the season of the pleasures of the table.  Fish, vegetables, fruits, sake, etc...
 
2. Venue: 
The venue, Keio University Hiyoshi campus, is approximately 25 minutes from Yokohama downtown.  Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan and located 30 km southwest of Tokyo.  It is easily accessible by air and train through either Narita (NRT) or Haneda (HND) airport.
  Yokohama downtown serves as a convenient location for finding accommodations, restaurants etc., as well as it being one of the country's prominent city for exploring and experiencing Japanese culture.  Kamakura, one of Japan's ancient cities where its central government used to be located (1185 A.D.-1333 A.D.), is only 20 km from Yokohama (30 min. by train).  
 
 
3: Scientific Program:
- Reviews of Current Status
- Properties and Dynamics in the Central Molecular Zone
- Evolution of the Galactic Nucleus
- Feeding and Feedback in the Galactic Center
- Testing General Relativity with Sgr A*
- Star Formation in the Galactic Center
- The Galactic Center Stellar Population
- High Energy Process, Dark Matter in the Galactic Center
 
4. Confirmed Speakers: 
Fabio Antonini (University of Surrey)
Yannett Contreras (Leiden Univ.)
Lia Corrales (Univ. of Michigan)
Tuan Do (UCLA)
Shep Doeleman (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Frank Eisenhauer (MPE)
Maryam Habibi (MPE)
Charles Hailey (Columbia Univ.)
Nanase Harada (ASIAA)
Pei-Ying Hsieh (ASIAA)
Shu-ichiro Inutsuka (Nagoya Univ.)
Sara Issaoun (Radbound Univ.)
Katsuji Koyama (Kyoto Univ.)
Mark Krumholz (Australian National Univ.)
Shinya Nakashima (RIKEN)
Kumiko Nobukawa (Nara Woman's Univ.)
Feryal Ozel (Univ. of Arizona)
Kazushi Sakamoto (ASIAA)
Jihye Shin (Peking Univ.)
Shunya Takekawa (NAOJ)
Gunther Witzel (MPIfR)
 
5. Important Dates: 
Jan. 25 :  2nd circular & registration open
Apr. 26 :  deadline for abstract submission
early Sep : 3rd circular & program announcement
Sep. 30 :  deadline for registration
early Oct. :  final circular
Oct. 21-24 : GCWS2019
 
6. Contact: 
gcws2019 _at_ gmail.com
(please change _at_ into @)
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Best regards,
 
Tomoharu OKA
(on behalf of the GCWS2019 LOC)