The 2nd announcement for the IAU Symposium 323 - Planetary nebulae: Multi-wavelength probes of stellar and galactic evolution

Dear Colleague,

This is the 2nd announcement for the IAU Symposium 323 - Planetary nebulae:
Multi-wavelength probes of stellar and galactic evolution to be held on October
10-14, 2016, in Beijing, China. The Symposium will encompass all aspects of the
impact and importance of planetary nebulae (PNe) on stellar and galactic
evolution. In particular, we will cover the following topics:

- New challenges to surveys of PNe in the Local Group
- PNe as a versatile laboratory of dust and molecular studies
- From the asymptotic giant branch to the white dwarf stellar phases
- The connection between binary evolution and the PN phenomena
- PNe as probes of galactic chemical evolution and dynamics
- PNe outside of the local group
- PNe and forefront instrumentation

Invited speakers: F Bresolin, L Coccato, G Delgado-Inglada, F Dell'Agli, X
Fang, D Frew, D Jones, J Kalirai, H Kim, S Kwok, E Lagadec, A Longobardi, M
Lugaro, M Manteiga, R Mendez, B Miszalski, M Molla, R Montez, C Morrisset, J
Nordhaus, S Ramstedt, L Sabin, G Sloan, R Stancliffe, N Sterling, K-W Suh, S
Torres-Peimbert, G van de Steene, Y Zhang

Contributed talks will be selected from the submitted titles and abstracts. Two
discussion sessions, one on modeling and data and another on PNe and forefront
instrumentation, will be arranged, as well as splash sessions for posters.

The IAU is offering a limited number of grants to support non-Chinese
participants without other means. Priority will be given to under-represented
and disadvantaged groups (all according to the IAU rules). Grant applications
should be sent to iaus323@pku.edu.cn no later than May 31, 2016. The results
will be notified by June 30, 2016.

Important dates:
1) April 1, 2016: Opening of early registration, as well as submission of oral
and poster contributions;
2) May 31, 2016: Deadline for oral contributions and grant applications;
3) June 30, 2016: Deadline for poster contributions; Grant application
results notified;
4) July 31, 2016: Closing of early registration.

More information will be found on the conference's home page
http://iaus323.pku.edu.cn/

We hope to see a broad participation to this Symposium!

Xiaowei Liu, Letizia Stanghellini, and Amanda Karakas (SOC co-Chairs)

NB: The IAU follows the regulations of the International Council for Science
(ICSU) and concurs with the actions undertaken by their Standing Committee on
Freedom in the Conduct of Science on non-discrimination and universality of
science.