Sunday, October 14th
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7:30pm:
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Reception (Appetizers and Drinks)
Star of Texas Inn
(website)
611 W. 22nd St., (512) 472-6700, [toll free] (866) 472-6700
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Monday, October 15th
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8:45:
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Welcoming Statements
Neal Evans, Chairman, Department of Astronomy
Mary Ann Rankin, Dean, College of Natural Sciences
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Session I, ACES 2.302
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9:00-9:40:
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Solar System Bodies
Joshua P. Emery, NASA Ames Research Center
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9:40-10:20:
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Astrobiology
Avi Mandell, Goddard Space Flight Center
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10:20-11:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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11:00-11:40:
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Exoplanets and Young Stars
Eric Mamajek, Harvard Smithsonian CfA
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11:40-12:20:
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Disks Around Young Stars
Lucas Cieza, University of Hawaii
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12:20-2:00:
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Lunch* & Posters
*includes a 1 hour Q&A session
with
postdoc speakers and graduate students
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Session II
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2:00-2:40:
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Cool Stars
Kelle Cruz, California Institute of Technology
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2:40-3:20:
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Metal-Poor Stars
Anna Frebel, University of Texas at Austin
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3:20-4:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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4:00-4:40:
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Instrumentation in the ELT Era
Stuart Barnes, University of Texas at Austin
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4:40-5:40:
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Panel Discussion
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5:40-6:30:
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Posters, Informal Discussion
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7:30pm:
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Conference Dinner
Fonda San Miguel
Map & Parking
(pdf)
2330 W. North Loop, (512) 459-4121
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Tuesday, October 16th
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Session III
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9:00-9:40:
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Globular Clusters
Dougal Mackey, University of Edinburgh
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9:40-10:20:
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Galaxy Formation
Takashi Okamoto, University of Durham
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10:20-11:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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11:00-11:40:
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High-z Galaxies
Masami Ouchi, STScI/Carnegie Observatory
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11:40-12:20:
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Cosmic Microwave Background
Joanna Dunkley, Princeton
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12:20-2:00:
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Lunch* & Posters
*includes a 1 hour Q&A session
with
postdoc speakers and graduate students
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Session IV
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2:00-2:40:
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Supernovae
Robert Quimby, California Institute of Technology
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2:40-3:20:
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GRBs
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, UC Santa Cruz
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3:20-4:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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4:00-4:40:
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AGN and Starburst Galaxies
Jane Rigby, Carnegie Observatory
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4:40-5:40:
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Panel Discussion
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5:40-6:00:
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Concluding Remarks
David Lambert, Director, McDonald Observatory
Frank Bash, Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy
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6:00-6:30:
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Posters, Informal Discussion
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Evening:
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Informal "Night on the Town"
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