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 “Revolution in Astronomy with ALMA -- The Third Year”

                        December 8 - 11, 2014
            Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has been producing a growing number of impressive and transformational science results as the most powerful mm/submm interferometer in the world.  Held in central Tokyo, the aim of this four day conference is to highlight the science results from ALMA obtained during the first three years of science operations.  The science topics include all fields of astronomy: cosmology and galaxies in the distant universe, nearby galaxies and the Galactic Center, ISM and star formation in our own galaxy, astrochemistry, circumstellar disks, exoplanets, solar system, stellar evolution, solar physics, and fundamental physics.  This four day conference will feature invited/contributed talks, poster sessions, and an optional full day excursion.  Young researchers and students are particularly encouraged to attend the meeting. 

Please visit our preliminary webpage;
http://www.almasc2014.jp
More information will be added as time approaches.

Conference Timeline:
1st circular: February 24
2nd circular (registration begins): Early-mid May
Deadline for registration for oral contribution: Late August
Deadline for registration (poster contribution/attendance only), and payment: Late October

Public Talk: December 7
Conference: December 8-11
Excursion: December 12

Questions and comments should be sent to;
info_at_almasc2014.jp (replace _at_ with @)

SOC Chair; Ken Tatematsu (NAOJ)
LOC Chair; Daisuke Iono (NAOJ)