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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
(Please Post and Circulate) The Fourth CTIO/ESO Workshop THE GALACTIC CENTER 10 - 15 March 1996, La Serena, CHILETOPICS
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Kinematics of stars and gas, stellar populations and the evolution
of the central cluster, star formation, the central engine and
other high energy phenomena. FORMAT
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The Workshop will last 4 full days. Each day there will be
three invited summary talks of typically 30 to 45 minutes, with a
following discussion period. There will be no parallel sessions.
Contributed talks and posters are welcome, and we hope to provide an
atmosphere which will encourage discussions in informal groups.
There is a registration fee of US \$ 100.-, which
includes a copy of the proceedings and the trips to the observatories.INVITED SPEAKERS
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D. Aitken, J. Bally, M. Burton, T. Geballe, R. Genzel, D. Gezari,
T. Herbst, P. Ho, K.Y. Lo, P. Mezger, M. Morris, A. Omont, G. & M. Rieke,
A. Sandquist, M. Rosa, A. Winnberg, H. Zinnecker
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Roland Gredel ESO (rgredel@eso.org), Jorge Melnick ESO (jmelnick@eso.org)
Bob Schommer CTIO (schommer@ctiow7.ctio.noao.edu)
LOCALE
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La Serena is a major South American summer vacation
destination due to it's beautiful beaches and traditional small town
atmosphere. March usually offers the best of La Serena's weather,
with sunny days with temperatures around 25 C (77 F) and a cool ocean
breeze in the evening.In addition to the city and it's beaches, we plan excursions to
both La Silla and Cerro Tololo to tour the observatories. An
additional excursion to Las Tacas Ressort is planned for the Workshop's
Banquet.
TRAVEL and ACCOMMODATION
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usually taking less than one hour in transit for around $60 US one
way. There is also excellent bus service (with seats that rival first
class airline seats), taking approximately 7 hours in transit but
costing substantially less (roughly one quarter the cost of an airline
ticket, around $25 US one way).The organizing committee expects to be able to offer financial
assistance to some participants, especially students and recent Ph.D's
not able to obtain funds from their home institutions, to cover
expenses WITHIN Chile. Funding for travel expenses to Chile is beyond
our means. If you do require financial assistance, please indicate so
below.If you are interested in attending and/or would like to receive more
information about the Workshop, please reply at your earlist
opportunity with the following information:----- PRE-REGISTRATION FORM/REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION The Fourth CTIO/ESO Workshop
THE GALACTIC CENTER
10 - 15 March 1996, La Serena, ChilePLEASE SEND THIS INFORMATION TO:
GC@sc1.sc.eso.org
(please use this email address if possible)
OR
Fourth ESO/CTIO Workshop
European Southern Observatory
Casilla 19001
Santiago 19, CHILE
FAX: (+56) 205342
Telephone: (+56) 51 225415Name:Email address:Address:Phone Number:FAX number:Do you wish to present a contribution?If so, what is the tentative title?Would you prefer to give an oral or poster presentation?Will you need financial support from the Workshop to cover costs
within Chile? (Absolutely necessary; probably necessary; desirable
but not necessary; none needed)