The Dynamics of the Galaxy: A Conference Celebrating Jeremiah P. Ostriker's 60th Birthday

Conference Schedule

The conference will be held at Princeton University on May 19 - May 21, 1997. There will be a banquet on May 20th at Prospect House, Princeton University. There will be receptions on May 18th at the Spergel residence and on May 19th at the Bahcall residence.

Registration

The registation fee for meeting is $150. The registration fee includes the breakfasts, lunches, and the banquet. Please send the fee to Linda Clos (ljclos@pucc.princeton.edu) 71 University Place, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ and send email to bauer@astro.princeton.edu stating that you will attend the meeting. You can register either by check or by Visa and Master Card.

Area Hotels

Conference attendees are encouraged to make their own reservations. Many of the hotels have university rates, so please mention that you will be attending a conference at Princeton University. Some hotels (including the Nassau Inn) have even cheaper "government rates". Hotels in the Princeton area are often full, so please make your reservations as soon as possible.

Nassau Inn
Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ 08542, 609-921-7500, ($109/night) If you would like to make reservation at the Nassau Inn at the University rate, please contact Wrae Tankins (dwt@astro.princeton.edu)
Peacock Inn
20 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609-924-1707, ($80-125/night)
Palmer Inn
3499 US Hwy No1, Princeton, NJ (approx. 10 min. drive to campus), $92/night
Marriott Residence Inn
4225 Route 1, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, 908-329-9600 (approx. 10 min. drive to campus)$99/night
McIntosh Inn
(motel style) 3270 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, Nj 08648, 609-896-3700 (approx. 10 min. drive to campus) $42/night
Hyatt Regency-Princeton
102 Carnegie Center (Rt.1) Princeton, NJ 08540; 609-987-1234 (approx. 10 min. drive to campus)$94/night
Bed \& Breakfast of Princeton
P.O. Box 571, Princeton NJ, 609- 924-3189, 71035.757@compuserve.com

Travel Information

How to get to Princeton
Train Schedules
Air Travel Information (includes information on Airporter)

Schedule

Sunday

8:00 PM Reception at Spergel/Kahn Residence.

Monday

The Structure of the Galaxy Chair: G. Knapp

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & Registration
9:00 - 9:50 J. Bahcall: Galactic Stars with HST
9:50 - 10:40 J. Binney: A Model for the Galaxy
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee
11:10 - 12:00 B. Paczynski: Microlensing & the Halo
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch

The Interstellar Medium of the Galaxy Chair: B. Draine

1:20 - 2:10 C. McKee: The ISM of the Milky Way
2:10 - 3:00 R. Chevalier: Supernova & The Galactic ISM
3:00 - 3:20 Coffee
3:20 - 4:10 D. Spergel: High Velocity Clouds
4:10 - 5:00 R. Sunyaev: The interaction of X-Rays with giant molecular clouds and quantitative astroarcheology"
5:00 - 5:50 R. McCray: SN 1987a

6:30 PM Reception at the Bahcall Residence

Tuesday

Galactic Magnetic Field AM Chair: R. Kulsrud

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:50 E. Vishniac: The Origin of the Galactic Magnetic Field
9:50 - 10:40 E. Zweibel: Evolution of the Magnetic Field of the Galaxy
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee

Stellar Dynamics, Dense Stellar Systems

11:10 - 12:00 D. Richstone: Comparison between the Galactic Bulge and Similar Ellipticals
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

PM Chair: E. Turner

1:30 - 2:20 J. Ostriker: Evolution of Globular Cluster System
2:20 - 3:10 J. Goodman: Black Hole in the Galactic Center
3:10 - 3:40 Coffee
3:40 - 4:30 S. Tremaine: New Methods in Stellar Dynamics
4:30 - 5:20 H. Cohn: Late Evolution of Globular Clusters

Wednesday

The Galaxy, Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology AM Chair: N. Bahcall

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:50 J. Gunn: Formation of the Galactic Disk
9:50 - 10:40 L. Hernquist: Dark Matter Content of Merging Galaxies
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee
11:10 - 12:00 N. Lebovitz: Resonance Instabilities in Conservative Systems
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

PM Chair: R. Gott

1:30 - 2:20 M. Rees: The Evolution of the Galactic Nucleus
2:20 - 3:10 J. Silk: Population III Stars & The Milky Way
3:10 - 3:40 Coffee
3:40 - 4:10 E. Bertschinger: The Galaxy & Cosmology

Organizing Committee

E. Zweibel (Chair, SOC)
E. Bertschinger
R. Chevalier
J. Goodman
E. Ostriker
D. Richstone
D. Spergel (Chair, LOC)
S. Tremaine

Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics Book is Now Available!

New Book! Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics, Ed. J.N. Bahcall & J.P. Ostriker : This listing contains the table of contents and information on ordering the book.

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