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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Friends,<br>
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Please be aware that we are organizing the workshop
described below on "Wide-Field Spectroscopy vs Galaxy
Formation Theory" (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/26LKC1WLPxcpJ8V6vSLXVe4?domain=galaxy-formation-meeting.org" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://galaxy-formation-meeting.org</a>).<br>
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Feel free to distribute widely!<o:p></o:p></p>
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Sincerely,<br>
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The Scientific Organizing Committee:<br>
Matthew Bershady (University of Wisconsin, Madison;
South African Astronomical Observatory)<br>
Jonathan Bird (Vanderbilt University)<br>
Michael Blanton (New York University)<br>
Kathryne Daniel (University of Arizona)<br>
Neige Frankel (Canadian Institute for Theoretical
Astrophysics)<br>
Juna Kollmeier (Canadian Institute for Theoretical
Astrophysics)<br>
Steven Majewski (University of Virginia)<br>
Karen Masters (Haverford College)<br>
Preethi Nair (University of Alabama)<br>
Rachel Somerville (Flatiron Institute)<br>
Hans-Walter Rix (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)<br>
Manuela Zoccali (Pontificia Universidad Católica de
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<b>Wide-Field Spectroscopy vs Galaxy Formation
Theory<br>
March 28 to 31, 2023<br>
Biosphere 2 (outside Tucson, Arizona)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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workshop is:<br>
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<i>"To identify new research questions in
galaxy formation enabled by recent
developments in theory and in spectroscopic
observations of the Milky Way and other low
redshift galaxies."</i><br>
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This workshop will develop new research
questions enabled by recent progress in theory
and observation. A small number of plenary
talks will provide a framework, while most of
the workshop will be devoted to parallel
discussion sessions oriented towards
individual topics. The exact agenda will be
developed collaboratively with participants in
the run-up to the meeting.<br>
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We will bring together observers conducting
extragalactic and Galactic spectroscopic wide
field surveys with theorists predicting the
formation and evolution of galaxies.
<span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The workshop</span></span> has
a special (but not exclusive!) focus on the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey and its wide field
spectroscopic programs (e.g. the Legacy
Survey, SEGUE, MaNGA, APOGEE, Milky Way
Mapper, Local Volume Mapper, etc). Topics of
interest may include: How can we better
realize the full potential of modern
observations to test and constrain theory?
What can the Milky Way teach us about disk
galaxies in general? And what can it not? How
well can we really understand distant galaxies
without resolved stellar population
measurements? Why do simulations not reproduce
the structure and dynamics of galaxies? Do
active galactic nuclei affect the star
formation histories of galaxies? Can Milky Way
and galaxy observations constrain alternative
dark matter models? Are galaxy bars and bulges
the causes or the effects of inside-out galaxy
formation? Does stellar orbital evolution play
a significant role in galaxies' evolution?<br>
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This workshop can accommodate up to about 150
attendees. Participants will be selected from
among applicants with attention given to
ensure a breadth of expertise and interests,
as well as full representation of all career
stages and demographics.<br>
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November 15, 2022: Applications open<br>
January 9, 2022: Application deadline<br>
February 1, 2023: Notification on applications<br>
February 28, 2023: Hotel reservation deadline
(anticipated)<br>
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If you will need more time to apply for a
visa, there will be an opportunity to let us
know of this need on the application.<br>
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Please direct questions to <a href="mailto:galaxy.formation.meeting@gmail.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">
galaxy.formation.meeting@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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<i>Thanks to the Astrophysical Research
Consortium and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
for financial support of this workshop.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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Prof. Karen Masters
(she/her) <br>
Professor and Chair of
Physics and Astronomy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Director
of Marian E. Koshland
Integrated Natural
Sciences Center</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Haverford College<br>
370 Lancaster Avenue,
Haverford, PA 19041, USA<br>
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with me</a>. <br>
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believe in a sensible
work-life balance. I
don't expect a response
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recognise that I live
and work on Lenape land,
and pay respect and
honour to the caretakers
of this land, from time
immemorial until now,
and into the future</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica
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