Max-Planck Society's Harnack-Haus, Dahlem
18-21 May 2004
A symposium hosted by the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
Endorsed by the International SKA Steering Committee
Sponsored by the European Southern Observatory, the European Space Agency,
the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and the EU Consortia RadioNet and Opticon
Conference description
The symposium in Berlin was dedicated to presenting and discussing the
fundamental scientific problems that will be addressed by major future
astrophysical facilities in the next few decades. The meeting program featured
11 invited reviews 27
contributed talks and 49 posters. The meeting was attended by 160 participants
from 17 countries. Abstracts of all contributions
and copies of electronic presentations made at the meeting
are available at this wepsite. A collection of photographs taken during the
symposium can be viewed online.
For more details about the scope of
the symposium please take a look at the concept of
the meeting.
Invited speakers
Catherine Cesarsky, Jose Cernicharo, Ron Ekers,
Roberto Gilmozzi, Guenther Hasinger, Thomas Henning, Simon Lilly,
Michael Perryman, Steve Rawlings, Bernard Schutz, Rashid Sunyaev
Scientific Organizing Committee
Anton Zensus (MPIfR, chair), Philip Diamond (JBO, co-chair), Catherine
Cesarsky (ESO, co-chair), Andrei Lobanov (MPIfR, secretary), Steven
Beckwith (STScI), Roy Booth (OSO), Chris Carilli (NRAO), Reinhard
Genzel (MPIE), Gerry Gilmore (OPTICON), Roberto Gilmozzi (ESO), Alvaro
Gimenez (ESA), Fred K.Y. Lo (NRAO), John Mather (NASA GSFC), Ewine van
Dishoeck (Leiden Observatory).
Local Scientific Advisory Board
Karsten Danzmann (AEI, Potsdam), Ralf-Jürgen Dettmar (Uni. Bochum),
Andreas Eckart (Uni. Köln), Guenther Hasinger (MPE, Garching), Werner
Hofmann (MPIK, Heidelberg), Karl Menten (MPIfR, Bonn), Thomas Henning
(MPIA, Heidelberg), Sami Solanki (MPIA, Lindau), Klaus Strassmeier
(AIP, Potsdam), Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA, Heidelberg), Gerd Weigelt
(MPIfR, Bonn)
Event Coordination
Rolf Schwartz (chair), Beate Naunheim, Gabi Breuer, Ute Runkel
(MPIfR), "MildeMarketing"
(Potsdam).
Timeline and deadlines
15.07.2004: Deadline for contribution submission
15.07.2004: Deadline for contribution submission