IAU Symposium No. 321: Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts
IAU Symposium No. 321
Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts
14 - 18 March 2016
First Announcement - August 2015
http://galaxyoutskirts.org
The IAU Executive Committee recently selected the meeting entitled "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts" as the first IAU Symposium of 2016, to be held in Toledo, Spain from 14 to 18 March 2016.
This symposium aims to provide a reference point for the study of the outer regions of galaxies, and will review both the current status of the field and preparations for optimal exploitation of next-generation facilities. The latest results on the stellar, dust and gas content of the outskirts of galaxies, from those in the Local Group to high redshift, will be discussed. Such a broad approach is needed to improve our knowledge on the fueling and growth of these difficult-to-observe regions, and to establish their role in galaxy evolution and as mediators in the interactions between galaxies and the intergalactic medium.
Over the five day symposium, participants will enjoy the enriching atmosphere of Toledo, Spain, the medieval “City of the Three Cultures”, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986.
We invite interested colleagues to pre-register through our webpage at http://galaxyoutskirts.org/pre-registration/ Regular registration will open later in the fall, and will be advertised in our second announcement.
We look forward to seeing you in Toledo!
SOC:
Armando Gil de Paz (UCM, Spain) – chair
Janice Lee (STScI, USA) – co-chair
Lisa Kewley (Australian National University, Australia) – co-chair
Jin Koda (Stonybrook, USA / NAOJ, Japan) – co-chair
Cláudia Mendes de Oliveira (U. Sao Paulo, Brazil) – co-chair
Roberto Abraham (University of Toronto, Canada)
Daniela Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, USA)
Hsiao-Wen Chen (University of Chicago, USA)
Masashi Chiba (Tohoku University, Japan)
Romeel Davé (U. of Western Cape, South Africa)
Jennifer Donovan Meyer (NRAO, USA)
Rodrigo Ibata (Observatoire de Strasbourg, France)
Johan Knapen (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain)
Kana Morokuma-Matsui (NAOJ, Japan)
R. Michael Rich (UCLA, USA)
Emma Ryan-Weber (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Patricia Sánchez-Blázquez (U. Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
Linda Watson (ESO, Chile)
LOC:
Ainhoa Sánchez Penim (U. Complutense, Spain) – chair
Armando Gil de Paz (U. Complutense, Spain) – co-chair
África Castillo Morales (U. Complutense, Spain)
Jesús Gallego (U. Complutense, Spain)
Alejandra Martín (IAC, Spain)
Pablo G. Pérez-González (U. Complutense, Spain)
Patricia Sánchez-Blázquez (U. Autónoma, Spain)