Astronet Symposium 2007: Committees

Astronet Symposium

A Science Vision for European Astronomy in the Next 20 Years

January 23-25, 2007, Poitiers, France

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Committees: Science Vision Working Group (SVWG) and Associated Panels

Members at large	SVWG	Institute
Tim de Zeeuw	X	Leiden
Roger Davies	X	Oxford
Reinhard Genzel	X	MPE
Michael Perryman	X	ESA-ESTEC
Rashid Sunyaev	X	MPA
Catherine Turon	X	Observatoire de Paris
Alvio Renzini	X	Padova

The Symposium has no provision for formal oral or poster presentations, but is open for short oral or written contributions either to the parallel sessions or during the plenary session "Science domain drop-outs and overlaps" general discussion. Please contact the relevant Panel Chairs directly to coordinate your contributions, with copy to SciChall07@eso.org.

Panel A	SVWG	Institute	Do we understand the extremes of the Universe? How did the Universe begin? What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy? Are there extra dimensions, other universes, or varying fundamental constants? What do neutron stars and black holes tell us about strong gravity? How do supernovae and gamma-ray bursts work? How do black hole accretion, jets and outflows operate? What do we learn about the Universe from energetic radiation and particles?
John Peacock (chair)	X	Edinburgh
Claess Fransson (co-chair)	X	Sockholm
Francois Bouchet		IAP
Andrew Fabian		Cambridge
Bruno Leibundgut		ESO-HQ
Subir Sarkar		Oxford
Peter Schneider		Bonn
Ralf Wijers		UvA
Bernard Schutz		Potsdam
Juan Garcia-Bellido		Madrid

Panel B	SVWG	Institute	How do galaxies form and evolve? When was first light? What were the seeds of galaxies? What is the cycle of baryons through the cosmic web What is the role of black holes in Galaxy formation? What is the chemical history of the Universe? What is the cycling of stars, gas and dust in galaxies? How did the Milky Way form?
Jacqueline Bergeron (chair)	X	IAP
Rob Kennicutt (co-chair)	X	Cambridge
Andrea Ferrara		Firenze
Guinevere Kauffmann		MPA
Xavier Barcons		CSIC-UC
Ian Smail		Durham
Marijn Franx		Leiden
Amina Helmi		Groningen
Matthias Steinmetz		Potsdam
Frank Bertoldi		Bonn

Panel C	SVWG	Institute	How do stars and planets form? Is the initial mass function of stars universal? What do we learn by probing stellar interiors? What is the life-cycle of stars, gas and dust? How do planetary systems form and evolve? What are the demographics of planets in the Galaxy? How do we tell which planets harbour life?
Leonardo Testi (chair)	X	Firenze
Rafael Rebolo (co-chair)	X	Tenerife
Wolfgang Brandner		MPIA
Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard		Arhus
Ewine van Dishoeck		Leiden
Stephane Guilloteau		Bordeaux
Pavel Kroupa		Bonn
Didier Queloz		Geneve
Massimo Turatto		Padova
Christoffel Waelkens		Leuven

Panel D	SVWG	Institute	How do we fit in? What can the Sun tell us about other stars and vice versa? What causes Solar variability and how does it affect us? What is the dynamical history of the Solar system? What can we learn from Solar system exploration about its formation and evolution? Where should we look for life in the Solar system?
Oskar von der Lühe (chair)	X	Freiburg
Therese Encrenaz (co-chair)	X	Meudon
Willy Benz		Bern
Michele Dougherty		ICL London
Richard Harrison		RAL
Artie Hatzes		Tautenburg
Christoph Keller		Utrecht
Hans Rickmann		Uppsala
Tilman Spohn		DLR
Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta		Granada
Angioletta Coradini		CNR-ISAF Roma