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The A-Star Puzzle


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IAU Symposium No. 224


Dedicated to
Vera L. Khokhlova (*1927 — †2003)
and
Horace W. Babcock (*1912 — †2003)

July 8-13, 2004, Poprad, Slovakia
Astronomical Institute

HARDWARE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM:

  • Notebook (Windows XP, Power Point) + projector
  • Overhead projector
  • Tie microphones, wireless microphones, recording device

POSTER DESKS:

  • 90 cm wide x 120 cm high

PROGRAMME:

  • OR = Opening Review: 30 + 5 min
  • KNS = Key-Note Speach: 30 + 5 min
  • IL = Invited Lecture: 20 + 5 min
  • T = Contributed Talk: 15+ 5 min

  • WEDNESDAY, 7 July
    •   9:00 - 22:00 REGISTRATION, hotel SATEL
    • 19:00 - 22:00 Welcome cocktail, hotel SATEL
  • THURSDAY, 8 July
    •   8:00 - 22:00 REGISTRATION, hotel SATEL
    • Morning, 8:30 - 12:15
      • 8:30 - 9:00 OPENING SESSION
      A. Normal stars; observations; theory of atmospheres
      •   9:00 - 10:30 AOR1, AOR2, AT1
      • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 11:00 - 12:15 IP2, AP6, AT3, A-Discussion

    • Afternoon, 13:45 - 17:40
      B. Stellar evolution and rotation; binarity
      • 13:45 - 15:35 BKNS, BIL1, BIL2, BIL3
      • 15:35 - 16:05 Coffee break
      • 16:05 - 17:40 BT1, BT2, BT3, B-Discussion
  • FRIDAY, 9 July
    • Morning, 8:30 - 12:00
      D. Diffusion as the mechanism for element segregation
      •   8:30 -   9:55 DKNS, DIL1, DIL2
      •   9:55 - 10:25 Coffee break
      • 10:25 - 12:00 DT1, DT2, DT3, D-Discussion

    • Afternoon, 13:30 - 17:00
      F. Chemically peculiar stars
      • 13:30 - 14:55 FKNS, FIL1, FIL2
      • 14:55 - 15:25 Coffee break
      • 15:25 - 17:00 FT1, FT2, FT3, F-Discussion
  • SATURDAY, 10 July
    • Morning, 9:00 - 11:55
      H. Evolved A-stars
      •   9:00 - 10:50 HIL1, HIL2, HIL3, H-Discussion
      • 10:50 - 11:20 Coffee break
      • 11:20 - 11:55 Poster session

    • Afternoon, 13:25 - 16:55
      C. Convection in stars
      • 13:25 - 14:50 CKNS, CIL1, CIL2
      • 14:50 - 15:20 Coffee break
      • 15:20 - 16:55 CT1, CT2, CT3, C-Discussion
  • SUNDAY, 11 July: ALL-DAY TRIP ACROSS THE SPIS REGION

  • MONDAY, 12 July
    • Morning, 8:45 - 11:55
      E. Magnetic fields
      •   8:45 - 10:10 EKNS, EIL1, EIL2
      • 10:10 - 10:40 Coffee break
      • 10:40 - 11:55 ET1, ET2, E-Discussion

    • Afternoon, 13:25 - 16:55
      G. Pulsating variables (delta Scuti-; gamma Doradus-; roAp-stars), theory and observations
      • 13:25 - 14:50 GKNS, GIL1, GIL2
      • 14:50 - 15:20 Coffee break
      • 15:20 - 16:55 GT1, GT2, GT4, G-Discussion

    • Evening, 18:30 - 20:00
      Special session: The VALD

  • TUESDAY, 13 July
    • Morning, 9:00 - 12:15
      I. The A-star laboratory: the interplay of rotation, convection, diffusion, pulsation, and evolution
      •   9:00 - 10:45 IKNS, IT1, IIL1, IIL2
      • 10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break
      • 11:15 - 12:15 IIL3, I-Discussion

    • Afternoon, 13:45 - 17:30
      J. Observational challenges of A-type stars
      • 13:45 - 15:10 JKNS, JIL1, JIL2
      • 15:10 - 15:40 Coffee break
      • 15:40 - 16:40 J-Discussion, Summary of the Symposium

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