[ASA] Registration now open: Supernovae in the Local Universe, Coffs Harbour, 11-15 Aug 2014

[Bryan Gaensler]

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: 2014 CAASTRO ANNUAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE

SUPERNOVAE IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE: CELEBRATING 10,000 DAYS OF SUPERNOVA 1987A
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
11th-15th August 2014

***  Registration is now open 
***  Abstract deadline & early bird deadline 15 May 2014  
***  Register at http://caastro.org/event/2014-supernova

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RATIONALE: Supernovae are a core element of modern astrophysics, providing
fundamental insights into stellar evolution, the interstellar medium,
astroparticle physics, nucleosynthesis and cosmology. While astronomers now
routinely detect enormous number of supernovae every year at increasingly
large distances, wide-field surveys and all-sky monitoring are now providing
an important new element to such studies: there are a growing number of new
supernovae being discovered very close to home.

Our modern understanding of supernovae in the local Universe began with
Supernova 1987A, for which mid-2014 marks 10,000 days since its discovery.
Since that singular event, many other supernovae have been found within tens
of megaparsecs of Earth.  These events have allowed detailed studies of
individual sources and their environments, providing new physical insight on
progenitor stars, explosion mechanisms and their aftermath.

At this conference we will explore all the rich information that nearby
supernovae now provide, and will discuss ways in which the new generation of
wide-field surveys can further add to this harvest. Topics to be discussed
will include:

* Observations and modelling of individual nearby supernovae
* Observations and constraints on supernova progenitors
* Progenitor mass loss, pre-supernova activity and supernova "imposters"
* Theories of core collapse, thermonuclear supernovae and explosion mechanisms
* Supernova 1987A at 10,000 days
* Historical supernovae, young supernova remnants and light echoes
* Wide-field surveys, automated classification and new types of transients
* Future instruments

LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS

Joe Anderson 		Chile
Carles Badenes		USA (to be confirmed)
Paul Crowther		UK
Thierry Foglizzo	France
Claes Fransson		Sweden
Haley Gomez		UK
Mansi Kasliwal 		USA
Josefin Larsson		Sweden
Dick McCray 		USA
Raffaella Margutti	USA
Selma de Mink		USA
Tara Murphy 		Australia
Peter Nugent		USA
Ferdinando Patat	Germany
Robert Quimby		Japan
Armin Rest 		USA
Ashley Ruiter		Germany
Fritz Rˆpke 		Germany
Kate Scholberg		USA
Stephen Smartt		UK
Nathan Smith 		USA		
George Sonneborn	USA
Sung-Chul Yoon 		Korea

This meeting is the second in the annual series of CAASTRO conferences in
wide-field astronomy, and will be held in Coffs Harbour, 500 km north of
Sydeny on the east coast of Australia. Coffs Harbour is a beautiful coastal
town of 25,000 people, surrounded by national parks and unspoilt beaches.
Coffs Harbour airport (CFS) is serviced by all major Australian airlines,
with multiple direct flights per day from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

KEY DATES

Registration/abstracts open  :  5 Dec 2013
Abstract Deadline            : 15 May 2014
Early Registration Deadline  : 15 May 2014
Final Program                : 15 Jun 2014


SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE

StÈphane Blondin        France
Roger Chevalier         USA
Claes Fransson          Sweden
Bryan Gaensler          Australia, chair
Avishay Gal-Yam         Israel
Norbert Langer          Germany
Kate Maguire            UK
Maryam Modjaz           USA
Ken'ichi Nomoto         Japan
Alicia Soderberg        USA
Brian Schmidt           Australia
Stuart Sim              UK

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Michael Childress	ANU / CAASTRO
Bryan Gaensler		U. Sydney / CAASTRO
Kate Gunn		U. Sydney / CAASTRO
Brad Tucker		ANU
Kylie Williams		U. Sydney / CAASTRO
Fang Yuan		ANU / CAASTRO


WWW site: http://caastro.org/event/2014-supernova
For information on the conference, please email supernova at caastro.org.