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The Milky Way Halo - Stars and GasLocations, Motions, Origins |
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Conference held at the Argelander Institut für Astronomie (AIfA) Tue 29 May - Sat 2 June 2007, Bonn |
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| SOC | T.C. Beers, K.S. de Boer, K.C. Freeman, G. Gilmore, L. Infante, P. Kroupa, B.D. Savage | |
| LOC | H. Baumgardt, M. Geffert, P. Kroupa, P. Schneider | |
| Aims | The study of the Milky Way Halo and its constituents has seen numerous developments in recent years. The 2007 conference aims at bringing together knowledgeable researchers to discuss the current state of understanding of the halo. | |
| Scope |
Topics to be addressed are:
recent surveys of stars and gas in the halo,
studies of the distributions and the space motions of stars and gas,
studies of the space motions of Milky Way star clusters and dwarf galaxies,
models of the kinematics,
as well as the origins of the stars, the gas, and the dwarf galaxies.
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| Venue | The AIfA* is located at Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany (see map). The meeting will use the lecture room of the AIfA. Attendence is therefore somewhat limited. | how to get to Bonn |
| Payment |
Registration deadline was 17 April 2007.
Please arrange by 1 May 2007 for the payment of the registration fee (which includes the conference dinner on Thursday 31 May). |
Payment of the registration fee |
| Hotels |
Please make your hotel booking from the list of hotels | Hotels |
| Enquiries |
If you need further information, please send an email to mwhalo @ astro.uni-bonn.de | Contact |
| Attendees |
The list of registered participants is available. The preliminary programme is available. |
Participants Programme |
| Proceedings |
The proceedings are published in electronic form only. | Proceedings |
*) The Argelander Institute for Astronomy was formed in January 2006 by merging the Sternwarte, the Radioastronomisches Institut and the Institut für Astrophysik und extraterrestrische Forschung, all of the Universität Bonn
The meeting is sponsored by the DFG, the Förderverein Hoher List and the Sternenburg-Apotheke Bonn.