SNOWPAC & SNOWCLUSTER
March 23, 2010 - April 2, 2010
Snowbird, UT
WELCOME to the 2nd annual SNOWPAC winter workshop. This year, SNOWPAC will also incorporate the specialized SNOWCLUSTER workshop.
SNOWPAC (March 23 - 28, 2010)
The 2010 Snowbird Workshop on Particle Astrophysics, Astronomy & Cosmology (SNOWPAC), is a unique winter workshop on current topics in Astrophysics & Cosmology. By designing a workshop with a designated period of unscheduled conference hours each day for participants to meet in smaller groups, we seek to spark new cross-disciplinary ties that will lead to future research directions and collaborations. SNOWPAC is sponsored by the Physics & Astronomy Department at the University of Utah and the National Science Foundation.
SNOWCLUSTER (March 28 - April 2, 2010)
| Topics to be covered: |
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| 1. New SZ observations |
| 2. Combining SZ and X-ray data |
| 3. X-ray observations and simulations of cluster mergers: |
| - turbulence, shocks, cold fronts |
| - how good are various mass proxies |
| 4. How relaxed are relaxed clusters: |
| - in the cores |
| - at large radii |
| 5. Evolution of cluster scaling relations: X-ray and numeric results |
| 6. Independent cluster mass estimates |
| - convergence? |
| - X-ray, X-ray + SZ vs. lensing |
| - strong vs. weak lensing |
| 7. Effects of central AGN on the ICM dynamics and energetics |
| 8. Nonthermal ICM components: radio halos, magnetic fields |
Organized and sponsored by Chandra X-ray Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago, and the University of Utah.
FORMAT
Both SNOWPAC & SNOWCLUSTER programs will consist of keynote and invited speakers, as well as contributed talks. There will be no parallel sessions. All sessions will be held during morning and evening sessions, with an afternoon intermission for skiing or collaborative activities. SNOWCLUSTER will also include poster session presentations.
VENUE
Both conferences are held at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. Snowbird has been named the #1 ski resort in the United States by SKIING Magazine for five years in a row.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
SNOWPAC/CLUSTER Organizing Committee
Kyle Dawson
David Kieda
Kathrine Skollingsberg
Frank van den Bosch
SNOWPAC Scientific Organizing Committee
Adam Bolton
Ben Bromley
Kyle Dawson
Paolo Gondolo
Inese Ivans
David Kieda
Gordon Thomson
Frank van den Bosch
SNOWCLUSTER Scientific Organizing Committee
Monique Arnaud
Hans Boehringer
Gianfranco Brunetti
John Carlstrom
Eugene Churazov
Douglas Clowe
Klaus Dolag, Renato Dupke
Ruediger Kneissl
Andrey Kravtsov
Maxim Markevitch
IMPORTANT DATES
Hotel Reservations ................................................ Jan. 1, 2010
Early Conference Registration ............................... Feb. 1, 2010
Abstract Submission .............................................. Feb. 1, 2010
If you have any questions or concerns, please email the respective conference organizers at:
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