First Announcement

 

EXTRAGALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEMS

 

A Workshop hosted by

the European Southern Observatory

Garching, Germany August 27-30, 2002

Deadline for registration: March 1st, 2002

http://www.eso.org/globsys2002

Dear Collegue, we would like to invite you to attend the 4 days workshop on "Extragalactic Globular Cluster Systems" that will be held in August 2002 at ESO, Garching. The workshop intends to bring together the experts working on globular cluster systems beyond the Milky Way. The meeting will have a clear workshop character with comprehensive discussion sessions and a limited number of participants (around 60). It aims at discussing in more depth some of the topics addressed last year at the Pucon meeting on "Extragalactic Star Clusters."

TOPICS

The Topics to be addressed are the following:

  • Globular cluster formation
  • Young clusters in mergers
  • Evolution and assembly of globular cluster systems
  • Kinematics of globular cluster systems
  • General properties of globular cluster systems in elliptical/spiral/dwarf galaxies
  • Star formation histories of galaxies traced by globular cluster systems
  • Galaxy formation scenarios traced by globular clusters

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The scientific advisory committee is composed of:

D. Burgarella (Lab. d'Astrophysique, Marseille), A. Burkert (MPIA Heidelberg), U. Fritze-von Alvensleben (Sternwarte Goettingen), D. Geisler (U.Concepcion, Chile), E.K. Grebel (MPIA, Heidelberg), W.E. Harris (McMaster U., Canada), M. Kissler-Patig (chair, ESO), S.E. Zepf (Michigan State U., USA).

The local organizing committee is composed of:

M. Kissler-Patig (Chair, ESO), T.H. Puzia (Sternwarte Munich), M. Rejkuba (ESO), C. Stoffer (ESO).

Contact email: globsys2002@eso.org

Contact address:
Extragalactic Globular Cluster System
c/o C.Stoffer
Karl-Schwarzschild Str.2
85748 Garching
Germany
Fax: +48-89-32006480

WORKSHOP FORMAT

The meeting will last 4 days (tuesday-friday), and will be held in the auditorium of the European Southern Observatory in Garching. The workshop format foresees 1 review talk, 45-60 min discussion (incl poster presentations), and 2-4 highlight talks per half-day (all centered around 1 topic), as well as a 2h lunch break. The goal is to promote lively discussion, controversy and dissent among the participants.

PRE-REGISTRATION

Pre-registration is only accepted over the webpage www.eso.org/globsys2002 and only until March 1st.