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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 11:42:16 +0100
From: Asteroids 2001 <ceres2001@oapa.astropa.unipadot it>
Organization: Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana
To: [long list...]
Subject: ASTEROIDS 2001: SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear potential participant to Asteroids 2001,
The second announcement of the meeting is now ready. We are enclosing
here the ASCII text, but we suggest to visit the web site at
www.astropa.unipadot it/Asteroids2001/index1.html
for a better viewing.
Best regards
Donata Randazzo & Laura Daricello
on behalf of the LOC
ASTEROIDS 2001: From Piazzi to the 3rd Millennium
Santa Flavia, Palermo, 11-16 June 2001
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
The international conference "Asteroids 2001: from Piazzi to the 3rd
Millennium" will be held in Santa Flavia (Palermo) from 11 to 16 June
2001. The conference aims to present the current understanding of
asteroid science. Invited reviews, contributed papers, and poster papers
will be presented. In addition, Asteroids 2001 will bring together
authors for the Space Science Series book "Asteroids III", that will be
published by the University of Arizona Press. The conference is
organized by Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana,
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Astronomiche dell'Universita' di
Palermo, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Universita' di
Catania, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania and Osservatorio
Astronomico di Torino as part of the celebrations of the 200th
anniversary of Giuseppe Piazzi's discovery of 1 Ceres from the tower of
Palermo Observatory on January 1st 1801.
Registration and attendance at the Asteroids 2001 conference is open
only to professionals in astronomy, planetary science, and their
students.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Topics to be discussed at the conference include:
1. History
2. Ground-based observations: techniques and reports of results
3. Space-based observations
4. Composition and physical structure
5. Asteroid families and collisional processes
6. Interrelationships with inner SS objects: Near-Earth Objects,
Meteorites, Meteor streams
7. Interrelationships with outer SS objects: Trojans, Centaurs,
Edgeworth-Kuiper objects,
Comets
8. Dynamical structure
9. Inventory, origin, evolution, etc.
The above scientific programme will include two daily sessions. Morning
sessions, except the opening one, will typically include 2 invited
reviews and 9 contributed papers, afternoon sessions will typically
include 2 invited reviews and 7 contributed papers. Contributions for
oral presentation will be selected by the SOC on the basis of the
submitted abstracts.
Invited talks will be 25 minutes in length plus 15 minutes for
discussion. Contributed talks will be 10 minutes in length plus 5
minutes for discussion. Presenters will be asked to carefully honour
their assigned time.
Authors will be notified in due time if their contribution is scheduled
as an oral or poster presentation.
The preliminary scientific programme will be available on the web after
April 10th.
CONFERENCE VENUE AND HOTEL RESERVATION
The conference venue is the Hotel Zagarella & Sea Palace in Santa
Flavia, a small seaside resort village 27 km east of Palermo. We expect
all participants to stay in this hotel. We have booked a block of 300
rooms at the following daily rates (inclusive of breakfast):
*** Hotel Zagarella & Sea Palace
SS 113 - Via Nazionale, 77- Loc. Solanto
C.A.P. 90017 - Tel. +39 091 903077 - 957343
Fax +39 091 901422 -
Single room Lit. 120,000
Double room (single occupancy) Lit. 160,000
Double room Lit. 210,000
For half board treatment (accommodation plus dinner) please add a charge
of Lit. 30,000 per person per day.
Hotel booking is handled exclusively by Centro Masterly Congress
Organizer agency. You should print the hotel reservation form and fax it
to Centro Masterly (0039 091 6116263, from USA dial 011 39 091 6116263)
strictly by April 20th, 2001. We suggest that you also contact Centro
Masterly by e-mail (rorestivo@tindot it) to let them know that your hotel
booking form has been submitted. The Centro Masterly agency will confirm
the receipt of your fax and the availability of your request.
Sixty (60) single rooms at the cost of Lit. 120,000 per night will be
available on a "first come, first served" basis. A one-night deposit is
required for reservations. We invite you to make your reservations as
soon as possible, in order to take advantage of our special rate. A
refund can be obtained for cancellations notified before June 3rd, 2001.
Participants who simply do not turn up or fail to contact the Centro
Masterly agency to cancel their hotel booking before June 3rd, will be
charged the first night of accommodation.
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
With the exception of papers selected for oral presentation, all other
contributions will be presented as posters. Ample time will be allocated
for the display of posters and for informal discussions in the poster
area. We will provide poster panels of cm 110 (h) x 90 (w) dimensions.
For the selection and organization of the meeting programme,
participants who wish to present a contribution (either oral or poster)
are kindly requested to send a one-page (500 words max.) abstract before
March 21st, 2001, following the instructions for abstract submission.
Only abstracts received before this date can be considered for oral
presentation. Abstracts received after this date will be automatically
assigned to posters on a space-available basis. Late abstracts received
after poster space has been exhausted will be rejected.
All contributions must be sent to the following e-mail address:
piazzi2001@alpha4.ct.astrodot it. Please state if you intend to present it
as a poster or if you wish your paper to be considered for an oral
presentation.
As a general rule, Icarus will consider publication of the oral
presentation papers and Memorie della Societa' Astronomica Italiana will
consider publication of the poster papers. Yet, authors may have some
flexibility on the choice between these journals depending on the length
and the content of their manuscripts. All manuscripts will undergo the
normal review process for these journals.
Marcello Fulchignoni (Observatoire de Paris: fulchignoni@obspm.fr) will
serve as the Special Editor for the Icarus issue. Carlo Blanco
(Universita' di Catania: cblanco@alpha4.ct.astrodot it) and Mario Di
Martino (Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino: dimartino@to.astrodot it) will
serve as the Special Editors for Memorie della Societa' Astronomica
Italiana.
The instructions for authors will be given later.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR FINAL MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION IS 15
SEPTEMBER 2001.
REGISTRATION
A fee of Lit. 650,000, (students Lit. 250,000) is charged to
participants who register before or on April 20th, 2001. The charge for
registrations made after April 20th is Lit. 750,000, (students Lit.
350,000). This includes transportation from the airport to the hotel on
Sunday 10th June, the abstract booklet, a welcoming reception at the
hotel, coffee breaks and light lunches during the conference (Monday to
Friday), a half-day excursion to Segesta with banquet, and the closing
dinner.
Accompanying persons wishing to take advantage of the above
events/services (light lunches from Monday to Friday excluded) are also
requested to register, at the reduced fee of Lit. 200,000.
Registrations are handled by the LOC in Palermo. Please fill in all
fields of the secure electronic form herewith provided; you will be
notified straight away of the receipt of your submission. The LOC will
contact you as soon as possible to confirm your registration.
Cancellations:
90% refund if LOC is notified before June 3rd;
50% refund if LOC is notified after June 3rd.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Limited financial support (in the form of grants for exemption from the
registration fee and/or accommodation) will be provided for scientists
with special needs. Participants who are in need of financial support
are invited to contact the LOC at the e-mail address
piazzi2001@alpha4.ct.astrodot it, by the end of February.
SOCIAL EVENTS
The programme includes a welcoming reception at the hotel on Sunday 10th
June at 21.30. A half-day excursion is scheduled in the afternoon of
Wednesday 13th June to visit the archaeological site of Segesta,
followed by a banquet in the private club "Circolo Nautico Costa
Ponente" in Mondello. A garden dinner is also planned for the closing of
the conference on Friday 15th June, in Palermo. These events will be
free of charge for registered participants and registered accompanying
persons. In addition, registered participants will be offered a light
lunch each day for the entire conference (Monday to Friday). Lunch
tickets for accompanying persons will be available at the cost of Lit.
25.000 per person per day.
Optional tours, including visits to Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo,
will be organized by Centro Masterly and can be purchased during the
conference: full-day excursions to various touristic locations in Sicily
are planned for Saturday 17th June, if a minimum number of participants
is reached. Details and prices will be available on the web site at a
later stage.
TRANSPORTATION TO THE SANTA FLAVIA CONFERENCE SITE
The easiest way to reach Palermo is by air. There are a few direct
flights from a number of European cities, but usually the most
convenient way to reach Palermo from abroad is via a connecting flight
in Rome or Milano Malpensa.
>From the Falcone and Borsellino airport, you can easily reach the centre
of Palermo by public transportation. A frequent bus service runs from
just outside the arrival area. The bus fare from the airport costs Lit.
9,000 and can be paid on the bus. You should get off at Stazione
Centrale (last stop) and then take a train to Santa Flavia. Frequency of
trains is approx. every 30-60 min., duration of the journey less than 20
min. The ticket costs about Lit. 4,000, to be paid before boarding. For
a timetable of the train service, please consult the Ferrovie dello
Stato site at http://orario.fs-on-line.com/ (enter "Palermo Centrale" in
the "Stazione di partenza" box, "Santa Flavia" in the "Stazione di
arrivo" box). Please note that the timetable will be changed on June
9th.
The distance between Santa Flavia Station and the Hotel Zagarella is
approx. 2 Km.
Palermo can also be reached through other means of transportation:
ferries from Naples or other cities, bus, trains.
On Sunday 10th June a free shuttle service handled by Centro Masterly
Congress Organizer will be available from the airport starting at 14.00.
A bus will leave the airport every two hours until arrival of the last
scheduled flight. To ensure better service, it is important that you
fill in the last entry in your hotel reservation form.
We are arranging for fixed taxi fares (from the airport to the hotel and
back; from Santa Flavia Station to the hotel and back) to be charged to
participants for the whole duration of the meeting by one or more taxi
companies. We shall give details later.
For the return trip to the airport, sign up sheets to share a taxi will
be posted.
CLIMATE
Temperatures in Palermo in June are usually around 25=BA-30=BA, with litt=
le
difference between night and day. A sweater or a light jacket may be
useful in the evening. Rain is unlikely.
DEADLINES
DEADLINE APPLY TO:
Application for funding 28 February
2001 piazzi2001@alpha4.ct.astrodot it
Abstract submission 21 March
2001
piazzi2001@alpha4.ct.astrodot it
Programme available online 10 April
2001
www.astropa.unipadot it/Asteroids2001/Programme.html
Registration (Lit. 650,000) 20 April
2001 ceres2001@astropa.unipadot it
Hotel booking
(after 20 April only on availability) 20 April
2001 rorestivo@tindot it
Fax: 0039 091 6116263 (from USA dial 011 39 091 6116263
Cancellation (90% refund) 3 June
2001 ceres2001@astropa.unipadot it
Hotel Cancellation 3 June
2001
rorestivo@tindot it
Fax: 0039 091 6116263 (from USA dial 011 39 091 6116263
Meeting dates 11-16 June
2001
www.astropa.unipadot it/Asteroids2001/Index1.html
Manuscript submission (for journal special issues) 15 September 2001
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