[AAA] Fwd: Fw: [SOCHIAS] First Stars VI in Concepción, 01-06 March 2020

[Patricia B. Tissera]

Agradeceria difundir esta informacion.
Un cordial saludo
Patricia
Cheers, and thanks in advance,


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Dear all,

we are delighted to announce the First Stars VI conference, which will be
held in Concepción, Chile, from 01-06 March 2020.

http://www.astro.udec.cl/FirstStarsVI/

Scientific rationale:

During the last decade, significant progress has been made towards probing
how the first stars, galaxies and black holes have actually formed.
Particular highlights include the first detections of gravitational waves
as a new window into our Universe, the first detection of a signal from the
reionization epoch through the EDGES experiment, as well as the continuous
progress in areas such as stellar archeology or the search for the first
galaxies. In addition, significant further developments will be expected in
the coming years due to future missions such as JWST and the SKA.

The conference aims at discussing the current theoretical and observational
status of our understanding of stellar birth throughout cosmic history, the
impact of first star and galaxy formation on the subsequent evolution of
the Universe, first supernova explosions and chemical enrichment, cosmic
reionization, and formation of supermassive black holes. Specific focus is
given to current and future space-borne and Earth-bound observational
campaigns and their comparison with predictions from state-of-the-art
numerical simulations. We will thereby follow up on the previous First
Stars conferences (I-V) that were held in Garching in 1999, in Pennsylvania
in 2003, in Santa Fe in 2007, in Kyoto in 2012 and in Heidelberg in 2016.
The current conference is the first in the series to take place in South
America, and aims particularly at establishing closer connections with the
observational community in Chile, hosting the world´s largest telescopes
and providing significant opportunities in its astronomical community. We
encourage especially young researchers and students to attend the
conference.

Preliminary program:
- Population III stars: formation, IMF, multiplicity and evolution
- Transition to second-generation star formation
- First supernovae and gamma-ray bursts; Pop. III star fates; abundance
patterns at high redshift
- Gravitational waves as a new probe of the high-z Universe
- Stellar archeology as a powerful probe of the high-z Universe
- From the first galaxies to the epoch of reionization
- Dwarf galaxies as a potential probe of the early Universe
- Formation, growth and observational constraints on the first supermassive
black holes
- Current and future surveys and observational facilities

Confirmed speakers:
- Andrew Bunker, University of Oxford, UK
- Elisabetta Caffau,Observatoire de Paris/Meudon, France
- Gen Chiaki, Georgia Tech, USA
- Tiziana Di Matteo,Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, USA
- Anastasia Fialkov, Kavli, Cambridge, UK
- Tilman Hartwig, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Shingo Hirano, Kyushu University, Kyudai, Japan
- Takashi Hosokawa, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Miho Ishigaki, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Alexander Ji, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, USA
- Muhammad Latif, United Arab Emirates University
- Karin Lind, MPIA, Heidelberg, Germany
- Mattias Magg, ITA, Heidelberg, Germany
- Takashi Moriya, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan
- Laura Pentericci, Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy
- Stefania Salvadori,University of Florence, Italy
- Else Starkenburg, AIP, Postdam, Germany
- Ezequiel Treister, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile
- Rosa Valiante, Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy
- Daniel Whalen, University of Portsmouth, UK
- John Wise, Georgia Tech, USA

Important deadlines:
- Pre-registration: 30 June 2019
- Abstract submission: 31 October 2019
- Notification of speakers: 15 December 2019
- Registration and payment: 01 January 2020
- Begin of conference: 01 March 2020

The venue will be the nice and freely accessible campus of the University
of Concepción close to the city center, including many nearby bars,
restaurants, shops and coffee places. The conference itself will take place
in the main auditorium of the EmpreUdeC building. Students and postdocs
will have the possibility to apply for financial support after the
pre-registration.

We will provide more information about social events, possible excursions
and further activities over the next months. We highly encourage
participants to also consider a longer stay, for scientific interactions in
Chile, to visit the large observatories or to enjoy the landscapes in
Chile, ranging from the big deserts in the North to the beautiful mountain
landscapes and glaciers in the South of Chile, as well as potential visits
to the Easter Island before or after the conference.

We are looking forward to having you here in Concepción!

Best regards,

Dominik Schleicher
on behalf of the LOC/SOC

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Dr. rer. nat. Dominik Schleicher
Associate professor
Department of Astronomy
Universidad de Concepción
Barrio Universitario
Av. Esteban Iturra, Casilla 160-C
Concepción, Chile
TEL: +56 9 76550770
http://theorygroup-concepcion.cl/
http://www.astro.udec.cl/black_hole_anillo/
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Dr. Patricia B. Tissera
Full Professor
Astrophysics Group, Department of Physics - Campus La Casona
Universidad Andres Bello
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Phone: + 56 227703936
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