IAU Colloquium 164: Radio Emission from Galactic and Extragalactic Compact Sources

21-26 April 1997, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

General

IAU Colloquium 164, an international conference on the subject of Radio Emission from Galactic and Extragalactic Compact Sources will be held on 21-26 April 1997, in Socorro, New Mexico. The Colloquium will be hosted by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and it is co-sponsored by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the International Union of Radio Science (URSI), NRAO and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT).

This Colloquium will mark the 30th anniversary of the first successful experiments in Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). This technique has developed at a rapid pace, and produced spectacular results in a variety of astronomical research areas by steadily advancing towards higher resolution, sensitivity, and image quality. Several regional arrays and the global VLBI array are routinely available, and the first fully dedicated VLBI array, the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), is now operating with great success. The first space VLBI mission (VSOP) is underway and expected to begin scientific operation in early 1997. New VLBI antennas, advanced recording systems, and new correlators are under construction around the world, and new methods for data processing and analysis are being developed.

This meeting will bring together researchers primarily interested in the astronomical use of VLBI. The meeting will provide a forum for the discussion of research results from VLBI, and for the formation of new technical and scientific ideas that will shape future developments in VLBI.

Participation: Applications to participate in the meeting are invited from all qualified individuals, in adherence to the ICSU rules. Participation will be by invitation of the Chair of the Scientific Organizing Committee. The total number of participants will be limited due to logistical reasons.

Travel Support: Limited, and typically only partial, travel support has been made available by the IAU, URSI, and NRAO/AUI. These funds have been allocated based on review by the SOC and in accordance with the rules and procedures of the IAU.

Proceedings: Proceedings will be published soon after the meeting. There will be a tight publication schedule: please be advised that your manuscript will be needed 4 weeks after the end of the meeting. LaTex style files and examples will be made available.

Registration fee: Each participant will be asked to pay a registration fee of US$ 200 (240 if paid at the meeting). This fee will cover the cost of breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunches, receptions, the conference dinner, bus transportation, an abstracts notebook, and a copy of the proceedings. This fee will not cover the cost of hotel rooms or commercial airport shuttles.

Accommodation and Meals: A number of rooms in selected Socorro hotels have been pre-reserved, and can be booked using the final registration form. The registration fee for the meeting includes breakfasts, lunches, and the conference dinner.

Mailings, Registration Forms, Travel Support Applications

The third mailing for this meeting was distributed via the Internet in March 1997.
Mailings and forms can be accessed from the IAU164 home page http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~azensus/iau164, or downloaded with FTP from ftp://ftp.cv.nrao.edu/pub/NRAO-staff/iau164

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Last Updated 25 March 1997
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