CONFERENCE PROGRAM
International Workshop jointly organized by:
ESO/Chile, FONDAP-Chile and Universidad de Chile
Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei at all Scales
at ESO/Santiago Headquarters, Chile - December 3 to 6, 2003
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Titles/abstracts for ORAL presentations can be found HERE.
Titles/abstracts for POSTER presentations can be found HERE.
WED DEC 03
0830 Registration
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTORY REVIEW
1000 H.Netzer: Physical processes at work in AGN: from the central engine to the 100pc scale
1100 coffee
1130 H.Netzer
1230 lunch
1400 H.Netzer
SESSION 2: PHYSICS OF CENTRAL ENGINE/ACCRETION DISK & RADIO JETS
1500 A.Caproni: Observational effects of black hole binary systems in AGN
1515 E.Esteban: Electrodynamics around magnetized black holes
1530 L.Kedziora-Chudczer: Resolving the inner regions of scintillating radio AGN
1545 T.Nagao: Is there an ADAF in AGN with double-peaked Balmer lines
1600 S.Nayakshin: Accretion flows in Sgr A* and low luminosity AGN
1615 coffee
1645 P.Ogle: X-ray observations of relativistic accretion disks
1700 Z.Abraham: Precession in the parsec-scale jets of AGN
1715 M.Marcha: Blazars - separating physics from selection effects
1730 M.Elvis: Quasar Atmospheres - the next level of Unification
1800 Posters overview (Abedrapo, Andreolla,Anton,Bernal,Bohrer-Adornes,Bornancini,Cinar,Dominguez)
1830 cocktail
THU DEC 04
SESSION 3: PHYSICS OF MATERIAL AROUND THE CENTRAL ENGINE
0930 J.Gallimore: Physics of the molecular material surrounding the AGN
1030 E.Galliano: Molecular emission in the central region of NGC1068
1045 Posters overview (Dominici,Ferreiro,Garcia-Rissmann,Jamal,Ludke,Marco,Norman)
1100 coffee
1130 B.Peterson: The broad line region (BLR)
1230 lunch
1400 M.Elitzur: Dust emission from AGN - support for unified schemes
1430 B.Fosbury: Impact of the AGN on the interstellar matter beyond the broad-line region
1530 coffee
1600 N.Schurch: Probing the ionization structure of the extended NLR in NGC4151
1615 A.Smette: A remarkable case of line locking
1630 D.Alloin: Brief history of AGN studies
1645 Posters overview (Ohsuga,Parra,Reichert,Serote Roos,Sigut,Stoklasova,Treister,Vidalis,Watarai)
1700 Finish for the day
FRI DEC 05
SESSION 4: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE AGN AND STAR-FORMING/FEEDING ENVIRONMENT
0930 S.Jogee: Interplay between the AGN and the star forming/feeding environment
1045 R.Cid Fernandes: The low-luminosity end of the Starburst-AGN connection
1100 B.Jungwiert: Fuelling of the central kiloparsec: bar-induced inflow and long-term stellar mass-loss in N-body models
1115 coffee
SESSION 2 continued:
1145 D.Worrall: Multiwavelength evidence of the physical processes in radio jets
1245 Rugyendo: The synchrotron spectrum of powerful radio galaxies
1300 lunch
SESSION 5: COSMOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF AGN
1415 N.Brandt: AGN physics and evolution from X-ray surveys
1515 L.Wisotzki: The evolution of optically faint AGN
1530 L.Campusano: The relation of radio quiet quasars to galaxy clusters at z<0.3
1545 A.Akylas: The XMM Newton 2df survey (tbc)
1600 coffee
1630 O.Almaini: The link between AGN and the process of galaxy formation
1730 X-B.Wu: Black hole mass estimations for different types of AGN
1745 A.Escala: Massive black hole mergers in a gas rich environment
1800 E.Gawiser: Determining the formation environment of SMBH using the high-z AGN-Galaxy cross-correlation
1815 Finish for the day
SAT DEC 06
SESSION 6: TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTS IN CHILE / FINAL REMARKS
1000 C.Lidman: Observational facilities in Chile
1030 M.Smith: Review of recent work on AGN at AURA's observatories in Chile
1100 coffee
1130 Conference summary and discussion
1230 Finish for the day
1400 Chilean-style Asado (Barbecue) at Cerro Calan
SUN DEC 07
0730 Day-trip to Cerro Paranal