Program

as at 08-Apr-2010

The list of poster can be found on a separate page.

TALKS: Auditorium
POSTERS: Council Room

Video transmission from Auditorium: Room 231/232

Coffee: Council Room
Welcome Reception: Council Room
PC's: Room 231/232

Tuesday, 13th April
12:00 - 14:00Registration and coffee (in front of the Auditorium)
14:00 - 14:30Welcome address (talk)B.Leibundgut
Overview of the JWST and the ELT Projects
14:30 - 15:00JWST: Project status and science (abstract, talk)J. Gardner
15:00 - 15:15NIRSpec (abstract, talk)T. Boeker
15:15 - 15:30MIRI (talk)A. Glasse
15:30 - 15:45NIRCam (talk)C. Beichman
15:45 - 16:00TFI (talk)D. Lafrenière
16:00 - 16:30Coffee break
16:30 - 17:10TMT: Exciting ground-based science in the era of JWST (abstract, talk)D. Crampton
17:10 - 17:30GMT: Status of the GMT project (abstract, talk)P. McCarthy
17:30 - 17:50GMT: GMT technical overview and instruments (talk)D. Fabricant
17:50 - 18:10E-ELT: Project statusR. Gilmozzi
18:10 - 18:30E-ELT: Science case, instruments and performance (talk)M. Kissler-Patig
18:30 - 19:30Welcome Reception

Wednesday, 14th April
The End of the Dark Ages: First Light and Reionization
09:00 - 09:45Review talk (talk)A. Loeb
09:45 - 10:05Exploring galaxies in the epoch of reionization with JWST and ELTs (abstract, talk)A. Bunker
10:05 - 10:25First galaxies and early galaxy formation: JWST and the ELTs (abstract, talk)R. Bouwens
10:25 - 11:00Coffee break
11:00 - 11:20Star formation and stellar mass assembly at z>3: from Spitzer to JWST (abstract)K. Caputi
11:20 - 11:40Is there any metal out there ? Studying the IGM chemical abundances and enrichment mechanism with the ELTs (abstract, talk)V. D'Odorico
11:40 - 12:00Observing the first light objects with EAGLE (abstract, talk)N. Welikala
12:00 - 12:20Color selection of AGN at high-z with JWST (abstract, talk)H. Messias
12:20 - 12:40Finding the first light objects with EELT-DIORAMAS (abstract, talk)O. Le Fèvre
12:40 - 14:00Lunch break
Assembly of Galaxies
14:00 - 14:45Review talk (talk)G. Kauffmann
14:45 - 15:05The overwhelming simplicity of galaxy evolution: answers, and new questions for JWST (abstract, talk)S. Lilly
15:05 - 15:25Emission-line galaxies from WFC3 grism data & looking to the future with NIRCam grism observations (abstract, talk)A. Straughn
15:25 - 15:45The physics and mass assembly of distant galaxies with the E-ELT (abstract, talk)M. Puech
15:45 - 16:15Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:35Star formation history from resolved stars in galaxies up to Virgo (abstract, talk)L. Greggio
16:35 - 16:55Towards resolving high redshift galaxies on 100-pc scales (abstract)V. Forster-Schreiber
16:55 - 17:15The extended gas surrounding very distant galaxies: investigating the galactic haloes (talk)F. Hammer
17:15 - 17:35Observing the Galactic center with MIRI on JWST (abstract, talk)A. Eckart
18:30Conference Dinner
Thursday, 15th April
The Birth of Stars and Protoplanetary Systems
09:00 - 09:45Review talk (talk)M. Meyer
09:45 - 10:05Molecular imaging of planet formation in progress (abstract)K. Pontoppidan
10:05 - 10:25Molecular tomography of gas in planet-forming disks with JWST and the E-ELT (abstract, talk)M. van den Ancker
10:25 - 11:00Coffee break
11:00 - 11:20Spectroscopy of protoplanetary disks with JWST/MIRI: disk chemistry as a probe of planet formation (abstract, talk)I. Kamp
11:20 - 11:40Constraining the initial conditions for planet formation with ALMA, JWST and the ELTs (abstract, talk)L. Testi
11:40 - 12:00Resolving disks in starburst clusters with JWST and E-ELT (abstract, talk)A. Stolte
12:00 - 12:20The early evolution of dense embedded star clusters (abstract, talk)H. Zinnecker
12:20- 12:40Star formation in the Local Group (abstract, talk)G. de Marchi
12:40 - 14:00Lunch break
Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life
14:00 - 14:45Review talk (talk)D. Deming
14:45 - 15:05Solar system research with JWST and the ELTs (abstract, talk)T. Encrenaz
15:05 - 15:25Characterization of exoplanets in the mid-infrared with JWST and E-ELT/METIS (abstract, talk)W. Brandner
15:25 - 15:45Direct imaging and transits with MIRI/JWST + ELT (abstract, talk)P. Lagage
15:45 - 16:15Coffee break
16:15 - 16:35Observing Jovian class exoplanets with JWST vs ELTs (abstract)J. Lunine
16:35 - 16:55Observations of proto-planetary disks with the JWST//MIRI and the E-ELT/METIS instruments; witnessing the birth of planetary systems (abstract, talk)E. Pantin
16:55 - 17:15Direct detection of extrasolar comets with ELTs (abstract)P. Guzik
17:15 - 17:35Compared sensitivity of VLT, JWST and ELT for direct exoplanet detection in nearby stellar moving groups (abstract, talk)C. Hanot
Friday, 16th April
Further Synergies, Moderated Discussion, and Conference Summary
09:00 - 09:20Fast timing in the optical and infrared: results and prospectus (abstract, talk)T. Maccarone
09:20 - 09:40Stars, stellar populations with Gaia (abstract, talk)F. Thevenin
09:40 - 10:00HARMONI / E-ELT and NIRSPec-IFU/ JWST : An ideal combination for future integral field spectroscopic studies at optical and near-infrared wavelengths (abstract)S. Arribas
10:00 - 10:20Star clusters: future generation of diagnostic tools from high resolution (spatial and spectral) IR observations (talk)L. Origlia
10:20 - 11:00Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00General discussion (4x15min) (discussion)M.Kissler-Patig (moderating)
12:00 - 12:30Closing addressM. McCaughrean / M.Kissler-Patig
12:30End of Meeting