[AAA] 1st LA PLATA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS

[Asociación Argentina de Astronomía - Comisión Directiva]

   1st LA PLATA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS

                 COMPACT OBJECTS AND THEIR EMISSION

           Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
                      La Plata, Argentina
                       March 10-14, 2008


The Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas (UNLP) will start a 
series of international schools on topics of current interest in Astronomy 
and Geophysics. These schools will be primary aimed at introducing 
advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as young 
researchers to very challenging issues in contemporary research. The 
faculty of each school will be formed by highly recognised researchers in 
the field. Students will have frequent opportunities to interact with the 
Professors and there will be time allocated to students' presentations.

The first school of the series will be devoted to "Compact Objects and 
their Emission". Objects like white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes 
give rise to a varied and rich phenomenology that ranges from the X-ray 
emission in compact binaries to the complexities of the spectral energy 
distributions of microquasars, AGNs and gamma-ray bursts. The courses and 
lectures of the school will provide a comprehensive introduction to all 
these phenomena and to the latest developments in this fast-evolving 
field. The official language of the School is English.


VENUE

The Astronomical Observatory of La Plata (http://www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/)
is one of the oldest and more prestigious astronomical institutions in 
Latin America. It was founded with La Plata City in 1882, and since then 
has harboured a venerable tradition in research and teaching. It is 
located in a green area of the city. La Plata, Capital of the Province 
of Buenos Aires, is located 60 km to the south of Buenos Aires, with 
an easy access by highway. The Universidad Nacional de Plata is the 
second largest university in Argentina and one of the most important 
universities in South America.


FACULTY

The faculty of the school will be formed by the following Professors:

Felix A. Aharonian (DIAS - Dublin / MPIfK - Heidelberg)
Leandro G. Althaus (FCAG - La Plata)
Sergio A. Cellone (FCAG - La Plata)
Chuck D. Dermer (NRL - Washington)
Daniel O. Gómez (UBA - Buenos Aires)
I. Félix Mirabel (ESO - Santiago)
Josep Mar¡a Paredes (UB - Barcelona)
Gustavo E. Romero (IAR - Villa Elisa / FCAG - La Plata)
Héctor Vucetich (FCAG - La Plata)

Dean of the School: Gustavo E. Romero (IAR - Villa Elisa / FCAG - La 
Plata)


PROGRAM

The topics covered by the courses and lectures will include

White Dwarfs (Althaus)
Neutron Stars (Vucetich)
Black Hole Physics (Romero)
High-Energy Emission from Relativistic Outflows (Aharonian)
Black Holes in the Galaxy (Paredes)
Accretion Power in Compact Objects (Gómez)
Microquasars (Mirabel)
AGNs (Cellone)
Gamma-Ray Bursts (Dermer)

There will be individual lectures of 50 minutes plus questions, short 
courses of two lectures, and courses of four lectures. The lectures will 
start in the morning, at 9 am. There will be coffee breaks and a lunch 
break with aboundant time for discussions with the Professors. Students 
are encouraged to present contributions related to their own research 
either in the form of short oral presentations (10 minutes plus questions) 
or posters.


REGISTRATION

The school will be limited to 60 people. This limit is imposed by the 
capacity of the conference room. Priority will be given to participants 
working in the field and to those presenting a contribution. There will be 
a registration fee of US $50, which includes the cost of a book with the 
lectures that will be published by the Argentine Astronomical Society 
(AAA).

In order to register, candidates should send an email before November 15th 
to school2008 en fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar with the following information:

Name
Affilliation
PhD Supervisor name and affilliation (if applicable)
Intended contribution: Oral - Poster - None
Title and abstract of contribution (if applicable)

In the case of undergraduate students a recommendation letter (by email) 
from the supervisor or a professor is required.


FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Some limited support will be available for local expenses (travel 
excluded). Students that want to apply should indicate their requirements 
in a letter addressed to the Dean of the School (to be send to 
school2008 en fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar).


ACCOMMODATION

Different options for accommodation are given in the web page of the 
School (http://school2008.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/).


LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Ileana Andruchow
Anabella T. Araudo
Paula Benaglia (Chair)
Pablo M. Cincotta
Mariana Orellana
Gustavo E. Romero
Gabriela S. Vila


AUSPICES

This event is under the auspices of Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y 
Geofísicas, UNLP, and the Asociación Argentina de Astronomía.



Comisión Directiva
Asociación Argentina de Astronomía

aaacd en fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
http://www.astronomiaargentina.org.ar

Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
Paseo del Bosque - B1900FWA - La Plata - Buenos Aires
Argentina

Tel: +54-221-4236593    Fax: +54-221-4236591