1st announcement
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12th European VLBI Network Symposium
Cagliari, Italy, October 7th-10th, 2014
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SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE:
The Istituto di Radioastronomia (IRA) and the Osservatorio
di Cagliari (OAC) of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), on
behalf of the European VLBI Consortium, will host the 12th European VLBI
Network Symposium and EVN Users Meeting from October 7th to 10th, 2014.
The Symposium will be held in Cagliari, on the South coast of the island
of Sardinia.
At this conference the latest scientific results and technical
developments from VLBI, and, in particular, e-VLBI and space-VLBI
(RadioAstron) results will be reported. The timing of this meeting
coincides with the first successful observational tests of the
Sardinia Radio Telescopes within the EVN, and with a number of results
from new and upgraded radio facilities around the globe, such as
e-MERLIN, ALMA, and the SKA pathfinders.
Planned science sessions will include: Life cycle of matter in stars and
galaxies; AGN and cosmic star-formation; Extreme Astrophysics; Astrometry,
Geodesy, Space and planetary science; and Techniques & developments.
VENUE:
The conference will be held in the main Hall of the 'Auditorium
Comunale di Cagliari', that has a capacity of about 110 people.
The venue is situated within the historical quarter
of 'Marina' in the city center of Cagliari. Cagliari itself is a
enjoyable city with a variety of attractions for all
visitors. Furthermore, the southern part of Sardinia hosts among the most
beautiful seashores of the entire island. Block bookings of
rooms for the duration of the meeting at some Hotels close to the
conference venue have been made. This meeting will also incorporate the
EVN Users meeting and a trip to the Sardinia Radio Telescope site.
CONFERENCE WEB PAGE
Further information regarding this conference as well as specific
details regarding the venue, accommodation, dates, program, etc., will be
available shortly at the conference website and in subsequent
announcements.
The conference website can be found at:
http://evn2014.oa-cagliari.inaf.it/EVN2014/L. Feretti and A. Tarchi, on behalf of the SOC
