8th Annual Theoretical Astrophysics in Southern California (TASC) Meeting (2008)

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updated 10.22.2008

8th Annual Theoretical Astrophysics in
Southern California (TASC) Meeting (2008)

overview :: registration :: program (new!)

participants :: organizing committees :: travel :: lodging :: contact us!

Overview
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The 2008 Theoretical Astrophysics in Southern California (TASC) Meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 24th, 2008 at the campus of University of California at Irvine (UCI) and will be hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCI.

In previous years, the TASC meeting has been hosted by Caltech (2001 TASC 01), KITP at Santa Barbara (2002 TASC 02), and UCLA Physics and Astronomy (2003 TASC 03), UCI (TASC 2004), Caltech (2005), UCSB (TASC 2006), and UCLA (TASC 2007).

As in previous years, the one-day meeting is intended as a venue to bring together the Southern California Theoretical Astrophysics community (faculty, researchers, postdocs, students) so as to help each other become familiar with broad range of research activities in the area.

We will have talks (following an informal format) on current research and the preference will be given to graduate students and postdocs. We give equal time to all speakers (in the past, this has been approximately 10 minutes to each talk). A competent group of judges will present at least one prize for the best student talk at the meeting.

Details
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Date: Friday October 24th, 2008
Newport Beach Room C
UCI Student Center

UCI campus map

UCI Student Center map

Scientific Organizing Committee
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:: Alexandre Amblard: amblard@uci.edu

:: Paolo Serra: pserra@uci.edu

:: Tobias Kaufmann:

Registration
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Olnine Registration Form

List of Participants (updated 10.22.2008)
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If you believe you have registered but you are not on this list below, or if your information is incorrect or incomplete (no talk title, change to talks etc), please email Asantha Cooray (acooray@uci.edu).

If you are interested in participating, please register here.

Yacine Ali-Haimoud, Caltech
Silvia Ameglio, USC
Shin'ichiro Ando, Caltech
Elizabeth Barton, UC Irvine
Andrew Benson, Caltech
Emanuele Berti, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Laura Book, Caltech
Adrienne Erickcek, Caltech
Vera Gluscevic, California Institute of Technology
Orly Gnat, Caltech
Kim Griest, UCSD
Daniel Grin, Caltech
Fula Guo, UC Santa Barbara
Ken Henise,y UC Santa Barbara
John Fregeau, KITP-UC Santa Barbara
Shahab Joudaki, UC Irvine
Elisabeth Krause, Caltech
Samuel Lee, Caltech
Tae Song Lee, Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)
Gian Mario Manca, JPL & Caltech
Gregory Martinez, UC Irvine
Nathan Miller, UC San Diego
Quinn Eliot Minor, UC Irvine
Kevin Moore, UC Santa Barbara
Evan O'Connor, Caltech
Efunwande Osoba, UCLA
Christian D. Ott, Caltech
Liubin Pan, UCSD
Fang Peng, Caltech
Antonio Pipino, Oxford Univ./USC
Anthony Pullen, California Inst. of Tech.
Chris Purcel,l UC-Irvine
Devdeep Sarkar, UC Irvine
Hilke Schlichting, Caltech
Ken Shen, UC Santa Barbara
Meir Shimon, UC San Diego
Ulrich Sperhake, California Institute of Technology
Justin Steinfadt, UC Santa Barbara
Kyle Stewart, UC Irvine
Thad Szabo, USC
Genya Takeda, UC Santa Barbara
Ted Tao, UC Santa Barbara
Robert Thompson Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas
Erik Tollerud, UC Irvine
Christopher Trinh, UC Irvine
Ali Vanderveld, Caltech/JPL
Joe Wolf, UC Irvine
Hai-Bo Yu, UC Irvine

Program
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Meeting Schedule (new!)

If you are presenting a powerpoint or pdf talk, a laptop will be available on the speakers table. Presenters may transfer talks with the use of a memory stick (there will be several available for use during the meeting).
You can also bring a CD.
If you prefer, you may email the persentation file to Asantha Cooray (acooray@UC Irvine.edu) so it can be transferred it to the main laptop.

There will also be an overhead projector available for traditional viewgraph talks.
Talks will last approximately 8 minutes long and there will be 2 minutes for questions

Travel

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Highway directions

405 Freeway
From the North:,

Exit at Jamboree Rd.
Right on Jamboree Rd.
Left on Campus Dr.
Right on East Peltason into UC Irvine

From the South:,

Exit at Culver Dr.
Left on Culver Dr.
RIght on Campus Dr.
Left on East Peltason into UC Irvine

5 Freeway
From the North:,

Take 5 South to 55 South to 73 South
Exit at Bison Ave.
Left on Bison Ave. into UC Irvine
Right on East Peltason

From the South:,

Take 5 North to 405 North
Exit at Culver Dr.
Left on Culver Dr.
RIght on Campus Dr.
Left on East Peltason into UC Irvine

73 Freeway / Tollway
From the North:,

Exit at Bison Ave.
Left on Bison Ave. into UC Irvine
Right on East Peltason

From the South (toll):,

Exit at Bison Ave.
Right on Bison Ave. into UC Irvine
Right on East Peltason

55 Freeway
From the North:,

Take 55 South to 73 South
Exit at Bison Ave.
Left on Bison Ave. into UC Irvine
Right on East Peltason

From the South:,

Take 55 North to 73 South
Exit at Bison Ave.
Left on Bison Ave. into UC Irvine
Right on East Peltason

91 Freeway / 261 Tollway
From the North:,

Take 91 West to 241 South to 261 South (portions toll)
261 becomes Jamboree Road
Left on Campus Drive
Right on East Peltason Drive into UC Irvine

John Wayne Airport

Leaving the airport, take the 405 South towards San Diego
Exit on Jamboree
Right on Jamboree
Left on Campus Drive
Right on East Peltason Drive into UC Irvine

TO: Department of Physics & Astronomy (4129 Frederick Reines Hall), from East Peltason Drive:

Continue on Peltason to South Circle View
Turn on South Circle View to Enter Parking Lot 12B
You will see large pillars leading to the Physical Sciences Plaza
Upon passing through the pillars you will see Frederick Reines Hall directly ahead
(BUILDING 401 - F7 on UC Irvine Campus Map)
Take the elevator in the main lobby of Reines Hall to the 4th floor
Exit to your left - the Physics Administration Office (4129)

, is at the end of the hall on your left

Parking
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There is a fully staffed information kiosk after you turn left on W. Peltason and you can park at the parking structure to the left. A general visitor parking permit is $10/day.
This is parking structure PS4 and is right next to the student center buliding. If this lot is full, you will be instructed to park in the structure SSPS on Campus Drive (go back on Campus drive and turn left before E. Peltason).
Additional details related to parking is available from the UC Irvine Parking Web Site.
We encourage TASC meeting participants to car pool from their respective locations. In case you need to visit the
Physics and Astronomy Department - it is number 401 on the same map.

Lodging
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If you are planning to stay overnight at Irvine, a vast number of options are available within a 5 to 10 minute driving distance from the campus. We encourage you to look over the UCI conference hotel web site for more information.
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Contact Information
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For additional information, please contact:

:: Asantha Cooray: acooray@uci.edu
:: Alexandre Amblard: amblard@uci.edu
:: Paolo Serra: pserra@uci.edu
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For updates/corrections, please contact Alison Lara: (alison.lara@uci.edu)
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Department of Physics & Astronomy
4129 Frederick Reines Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-4575
telephone: 949.824.6911
fax: 949.824.2174
email: physics@uci.edu

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