Ringberg Workshop
Gravitational LENSES 2002
Program
Abstract:
The goal of the workshop is to provide an update on the new
developments in strong, weak and micro-lensing since the last comprehensive lensing meeting in Boston. The format will be talks (only a few posters) and ample time for discussion.
Planned topics include:
- Microlensing, Galactic Structure and Planets
- Probing galaxies through lensing
- Galaxy clusters as lenses
- Lensing as a probe of large scale structure
- Exploring the lensed sources
Workshop format:
After arrival on Sunday afternoon, July 14 and an informal reception,
the workshop will begin on Monday, July 15, and end Friday, July 19 afternoon.
We plan an outing on Wednesday afternoon.
Roughly we envision the following schedule:
Monday: Microlensing
Tuesday: Galaxy Scale Lenses & Lensed Objects
Wednesday: Lensing and Dark Matter
Thursday: Weak Lensing
Friday: Lensing and Cosmology
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Program.
SOC:
Andy Gould (OSU), Chris Kochanek (CfA), Hans-Walter Rix (co-chair) (MPIA),
Paul Schechter (co-chair) (MIT), Peter Schneider (IAEF)
LOC:
Ursula Goldberger (MPIA), Nadine Häring (MPIA),
Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA)
Forseen attendees and speakers include:
Matthias Bartelmann, Francis Bernardeau, Gary Bernstein, Marusa Bradac, Ian Browne, Douglas Clowe, Asantha Cooray, Frederic Courbin, Jörg Dietrich, Thomas Erben, Wyn Evans, Scott Gaudi, Raphaël Gavazzi, Rodrigo Gil-Merino, Andy Gould, Andreas Helms, Jens Hjorth, Chris Impey, Naohisa Inada, Bhuvnesh Jain, Buell Jannuzi, Mike Jarvis, Nick Kaiser, Chuck Keeton, Martin Kilbinger, Lindsay King, Martina Kleinheinrich, Chris Kochanek, Leon Koopmans, Marco Lombardi, Dan Maoz, Yannick Mellier, Brice Ménard, Massimo Meneghetti, Ben Metcalf, George Meylan, Nick Morgan, Thodori Nakos, Eran Ofek, Chien Peng, Arlie Petters, Hans-Walter Rix, Prasenjit Saha, Paul Schechter, Peter Schneider, Uros Seljak, Joachim Wambsganss, Rachel Webster, Liliya Williams, Josh Winn, Lutz Wisotzki, Olaf Wucknitz and Hong Sheng Zhao.
Proceedings:
We do not intend to publish proceedings.
How to reach Ringberg Castle
Location and logistics:
The workshop will be held at
Ringberg Castle
in Bavaria, Germany. Ringberg Castle, the conference site of the
Max Planck Society, is about 50 km south of Munich
near the small town of Rottach-Egern and Lake Tegernsee. When
arriving by plane, the closest airport is Munich airport. Ringberg
can be reached by train and cab, or by car. For instructions
please see this
link. If you plan to travel to Ringberg by train, you can check
out the time table of the train connections
here (recommended destination: Tegernsee).
We recommend to schedule your travel such that you arrive on
Sunday, July 14 and depart on Friday afternoon, July 19, after
lunch or on Saturday, 20 July, after breakfast.
Due to space limitations at Ringberg Castle, the number of attendees
is limited. We will try to accommodate all workshop participants in
the castle. Accommodations at the conference site will preferentially be
given to invited participants on a first come, first served basis. For
additional participants we have pre-reserved a small number of rooms in
the nearby Hotel zur Post in Kreuth. Transportation to Ringberg Castle will be arranged.
The full board rate at Ringberg Castle of 90 Euro per day includes one drink at the meals and refreshments during the breaks. The following credit cards are accepted both at Ringberg Castle and at the hotel: American Express, Visa and Mastercard.
For more information about the castle please refer to
this URL.
Optional tours:
We will have a free afternoon on Wednesday for optional hikes and
tours. We will organize a trip to the ``Wallberg'', a mountain in the
vicinity that can be reached by cable car (or by hiking up), and a
subsequent evening in a traditional Bavarian restaurant/beer garden
with regional food. (Note: They only accept cash or cheque!)
In case of bad weather we will visit the Linderhof
Castle and its beautiful gardens.
Registration:
Registration and talk title deadline: April 30, 2002.
Please note that due to the very
limited space at the conference site, participation in Ringberg workshops is necessarily by invitation. A small number of additional participants can be accomodated and we welcome such registrations.
If you were not invited but decide to register now, please do not make travel arrangements until you have received a confirmation that you can attend.
The registration fee will probably be Euro 80 (payable on site after arrival- please pay cash!).
Links:
Nadine Häring
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