5TH WORKSHOP ON COMPACT STEEP SPECTRUM AND GHZ-PEAKED SPECTRUM RADIO SOURCES
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The Fifth workshop on Compact Steep Spectrum and GHz-Peaked Spectrum
Radio Sources will take place in Rimini (Italy) on May 27-29, 2015.
The organization is provided by the Institute of Radio Astronomy of
the National Institute of Astrophysics (IRA-INAF) and by the
Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna (DIFA-
UniBO), and generously sponsored by RadioNet.
Registration will close on April 15th.
The number of participants is limited to about 50-60(max) persons,
thus we encourage you to register as soon as possible by filling the
form on the Workshop website.
For those already registered and willing to submit an abstract for their
contribution, please follow the link on our web page, and refer to the
same e-mail address used for the registration.
RATIONALE
The main topic of the workshop is the physics of intrinsically small
radio sources, where the relativistic plasma is expanding through the
interstellar medium of the host galaxy. In fact, young radio sources
provide unique laboratories to study the evolution of the radio emission
and its role in the AGN feedback.
Such interplay between the magnetized relativistic plasma and its
environment generates a variety of phenomena possibly visible
throughout the electromagnetic spectrum as shown by recent Gamma and
X-ray, UV/optical, millimeter and radio observations.
Despite decades of efforts many aspects of the physics of such
jet-environment interaction, the radio source lifetime, and the radio
emission lifetime and its duty-cycle are still far from being fully
understood. In particular the discovery of young but fading objects
questions whether all radio sources will evolve into the classical
large radio galaxies. Going to lower flux densities, new morphologies
more reminiscent of low power radio galaxies become more and more
frequent.
These days of transformational science in light of the brand-new and
forthcoming large facilities (ALMA, LOFAR, SKA and its
precursors/pathfinders), lend fresh perspectives to the subject. The
improvement in the observational capabilities will push the frontier
even further, giving the chance to find an answer for some of the
still open questions.
This workshop is intended to bring together observers with various
expertise spanning the whole electromagnetic spectrum with theorists
for an informal and stimulating exchange of ideas and results.
To set up the scene the following invited talks are being scheduled:
-> Radio properties (M. Orienti)
-> IR properties (TBA)
-> X-ray & gamma-ray properties (G. Migliori)
-> Relation to other AGN types (E. Sadler)
-> AGN accretion & disk-jet conntection (B. Czerny)
-> Outflows & feedback: observations & theory (C. Thadhunter)
-> Radio source evolution (M. Perucho)
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LOGISTICS (the LOC is taking care of all of this)
- Approximate schedule of the Meeting
Tuesday may 26 arrival and registration at Hotel Sporting,
Rimini
Wednesday may 27 9:00-13:00 first session
13:00-14:30 lunch at the hotel
14:30-18:00 second session
Thursday may 28 9:00-13:00 third session
13:00-14:30 lunch at the hotel
14:30-23:00 excursion and social dinner
Friday may 29 9:00-13:00 fourth session
13:00-14:30 lunch at the hotel
14:30-18:00 fifth session
18:00 end of the meeting
The conference will take place in one of the meeting rooms of the hotel.
- REGISTRATION FEE:
It will cover three nights (tue+wed+thu) at Hotel Sporting, inclusive
of conference room, coffee breaks, lunches (wed+thu+fri), excursion,
social dinner, local tax and a hard copy of the proceedings.
It will **NOT** include dinner: there is a wide choice of restaurants
serving a variety of specialties, all at walking distance from the
hotel. More details will be given at the registration desk.
Cost:
** EARLY registration fee: Eur 400
paid via bank transfer (** operation extra costs must be paid by the
participant**), before 2015.04.30. Details on the payment (IBAN, BIC will
be provided to each participant via e-mail, shortly after the issue of
this announcement or after the web registration)
** LATE registration fee: Eur 450
paid at the registration desk (*only cash* will be accepted)
** STUDENT registration fee: Eur 280
must be paid cash at the registration desk.
This rate is reserved for ==> NON-STAFF participants since some limited
amount of money is available to support young scientists.
It can be used to reduce the registration fee only. NO support is
available for travel costs.
- Guests:
Those planning to have accompanying persons, please contact the LOC in
advance in order to have the proper arrangements, and a possible
rough evaluation of costs.
- Extended stay: for those requiring an extra night (or even more) at
the hotel, please contact the LOC and we will provide proper
information and evaluation of costs.
All the payments **not** related to the conference will be beyond the
responsibility of the LOC.
IMPORTANT DATES:
15 Apr 2015 -> registration closes
22 Apr 2015 -> assignment of poster/oral contribution
30 Apr 2015 -> deadline for "early registration fee", final announcement,
scientific program available
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Organizing Committees
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Chris O'Dea (co-chair) (U of Manitoba)
Daniele Dallacasa (co-chair) (DIFA - UniBO & IRA - INAF)
Teddy Cheung (GSFC)
Magdalena Kunert-Bajraszewska (TCfA)
Kino Motoki (KASI)
Raffaella Morganti (ASTRON)
Aneta Siemiginowska (CfA)
Lukasz Stawarz (ISAS)
Greg Taylor (U of New Mexico)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Daniele Dallacasa (chair)
Karl Heinz Mack
Barbara Neri (secretary)
Matteo Stagni
