Current Program for Stromfest 2008
Thursday, April 3
Opening reception and registration, 5-7pm
Friday, April 4
| 7:30-8:30am | Continental breakfast |
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| 8:00-9:00am | Registration |
| TBD am | Welcome and logistics - M. Meyer |
| TBD am | The First Word - K. Strom |
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Session I: Pre-Main Sequence Astrophysics (How Things Should Work) |
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| 09:20am | Introduction - Lee Hartmann |
| 09:40am | Evolving Ideas about Herbig-Haro Objects - Pat Hartigan |
| 10:00am | Accretion Processes in T Tauri Stars - James Muzerolle |
| 10:20am | Coffee break |
| 11:00am | Rotation in Young Stars (Getting Dizzy Listening to Steve) - Luisa Rebull |
| 11:20am | Review - Frank Shu |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
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Session II: Circumstellar Disk Evolution and Planet Formation ([Way] Ahead of the Curve) |
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| 01:30pm | Introduction - Lynne Hillenbrand |
| 01:50pm | Circumstellar Disks - Nuria Calvet |
| 02:10pm | Organic Molecules & H2O in Protoplanetary Disks - Joan Najita |
| 02:30pm | Disks in Hubble Vision: From Zero to Hero - Karl Stapelfeldt |
| 02:50pm | Refreshments |
| 03:30pm | Planet Formation and Scenic Highways - Jonathan Lunine |
| 03:50pm | Review - Doug Lin |
| 07:00pm | Banquet |
| 08:00pm | Suzan Edwards introduces Joy Harjo |
Saturday, April 5
| 7:30-8:30am | Continental breakfast |
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| 09:00am | Comments/questions |
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Session III: Star Formation and Young Stellar Populations (The Truth is Out There) |
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| 09:10am | Introduction - Hans Zinnecker |
| 09:30am | Does gravity matter in star-forming regions? - Alyssa Goodman |
| 09:50am | Taurus: Taking the Bull by the Horns - Debbie Padgett |
| 10:10am | Open Clusters and Associations - John Stauffer |
| 10:30am | Coffee break |
| 11:00am | Review - Lori Allen |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
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Session IV: Formation and Evolution of Galaxies (Extreme Measures Required) |
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| 01:30pm | Introduction - Greg Bothun |
| 02:00pm | Star Formation in the Local Group - Phil Massey |
| 02:30pm | Open forum (group therapy) |
| 03:30pm | Refreshments |
| TBD | The Last Word - Steve Strom |
| 6-8pm | Rooftop reception w/ welcome by Todd Boroson (NOAO). |
