[ASA] The Many Pathways to Galaxy Growth (Second Announcement)

[Michael Brown]

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

The Many Pathways to Galaxy Growth

http://www.moca.monash.edu/conferences/pathways
22 - 26 June 2015
Prato, Italy
Abstracts Now Open
Talk and poster abstract submission is now available via conference website. Around 40 contributed talks and 40 posters will be selected on the basis of the submitted abstracts. Contributed talks are likely to be 18+7 mins. (After you submit your abstract, you should receive an automated email confirming your submission.)
Invited Review Talks
The meeting will feature longer invited review talks and discussions. Invited speakers include Michael Boylan-Kolchin, Shardha Jogee, Karen Masters, Pierluigi Monaco, Gergö Popping, Ned Taylor and Emily Wisnioski. Invited talks will be 30+10 mins.
Scientific Rationale
The aim of this conference is to bring together theorists and observers to discuss the many pathways that lead to, and restrict, galaxy growth. While there have been very significant advances in our understanding of galaxy growth since the start of the 21st century, key details have yet to been understood.
What are the relative roles of galaxy mergers and secular evolution in galaxy growth? What mechanisms are enhancing and regulating star formation within galaxies? How do these mechanisms for enhancing and regulating galaxy growth vary with both galaxy mass and redshift?
Topics to be discussed at the conference include (but are not limited to), the most massive galaxies, disks across the Universe, the challenge of dwarf galaxies, galaxy growth at the highest redshifts, the importance of secular evolution, gas and the fuelling of star formation, the importance of mergers, the role of environment, and feedback.
Location
The conference will be held at the Monash University Prato Centre, in beautiful Tuscany. The historic town of Prato lies a short distance north of Florence. The facilities enable a conference of ~100 attendees.
Format
The conference will consist of 4.5 days of talks (and posters), including contributed talks and longer invited review talks. To encourage the exchange of ideas, there will be ample time for questions after each talk and appropriate time for informal discussions during coffee breaks and lunches. We also encourage speakers to discuss new research (including unpublished research) or to present reviews of important aspects of the field.
Registration Fee
The conference registration fee is AUD 530 (AUD 370 for students). The fee includes lunch and tea/coffee breaks each day and the conference dinner. The conference webpage has been updated to accept registration fee payments.
Important Dates
20th February 2015	Talk and Poster abstracts due
6th March 2015	Selected Talks and Posters announced
20th March 2015	Registration Fee due
22th - 26th June 2015	Conference
SOC
Michael Brown (Chair) 
Samantha Penny (Deputy Chair) 
Eric Bell 
Alessandro Boselli
Luca Cortese 
Gabriella De Lucia 
Jennifer Lotz
Rachel Somerville
Please circulate this email within your own institution.
Sincerely
Michael Brown, on behalf of the SOC
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