Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the following conference on quasars.

Cosmic Evolution of Quasars: from the First Light to Local Relics
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University
October 21-25, 2019
http://kiaa.pku.edu.cn/quasar2019/

Important Dates:
January 15, 2019: First announcement and registration opens
March 15, 2019: Second announcement
June 1, 2019: Abstract submission and registration close
June 15, 2019: Program announcement
June 20, 2019: Payment deadline
October 21-25: Conference

Scientific rationale:
Cosmic evolution of quasars traces the history of supermassive black hole growth in the universe, from the first light to the current epoch. Meanwhile, quasars are key probes to the evolution of the intergalactic medium since reionization, and shape the evolution of cosmic radiation background. Large scale structures mapped by quasar redshift surveys provide sensitive tests to both cosmological models and quasar environment. Large scale surveys such as SDSS and 2dF ushered in an era of detailed statistical studies of quasars with sample sizes up to a few hundred thousand. Upcoming surveys, in particular DESI and LSST, will include millions of quasars and map the cosmic evolution of quasars in unprecedented details. This conference aims at bringing in observers and theorists to review the progresses made in understanding quasar evolution and its cosmological implications, as well as challenges and opportunities with new quasar surveys in the coming decade. We look forward to seeing you in the conference.

Scientific Organizing Committee:
Linhua Jiang (PKU; co-chair)Xiaohui Fan (Univ. of Arizona & PKU; co-chair)
William N. Brandt (Penn State Univ.)
Jenny Greene (Princeton Univ.)
Myungshin Im (Seoul National Univ.)
Yoshiki Matsuoka (Ehime Univ.)
Marta Volonteri (IAP)
Tinggui Wang (USTC)
Stephen J. Warren (Imperial College London)
Christian Wolf (Australian National Univ.)
Xue-Bing Wu (PKU)

Contact: 

Linhua Jiang (science): jiangKIAA@pku.edu.cn

Jingling Guan (organization): guanjingling@pku.edu.cn  
Telephone: 86-10-62756630


Linhua Jiang
on behave of the Scientific Organizing Committee