We are pleased to announce that full registration is now open for an ESO workshop on:

Multiwavelength Views of the ISM in High-redshift Galaxies

June 27 - 30, 2011
Santiago, Chile
http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2011/gas2011.html

Topics include

- Theoretical predictions of the physical properties of gas in high-z galaxies
- Outflows and inflows at high-redshift
- Effects of star-formation and AGN activity
- Census of molecular gas masses and excitation at high-z
- Interplay between mass, metallicity and SFR in galaxies
- ALMA and FIR line emission in high-z studies
- Synergy between ALMA, EVLA and ELTs

Confirmed invited speakers include:

- Frederic Bournaud (CEA, IRFU)
- Kristen Coppin (McGill)
- Giovanni Cresci (Arcetri Observatory)
- Adam Leroy (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)
- Desika Narayanan (University of Arizona)
- Alexandra Pope (University of Massachusetts)
- Dominik Riechers (Caltech)
- Rachel Somerville (Space Telescope Science Institute)
- Gordon Stacey (Cornell)
- Paul van der Werf (Leiden)
- Axel Weiss (Max Planck Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn)

Venue and registration information:

The meeting will be held at the ESO Vitacura and ALMA Joint Astronomy Office 
campus in Santiago and will be limited to 100 participants. Please register online and 
provide your talk or poster title, along with a short abstract in the case of an oral 
presentation. Pre-registered participants should confirm their interest in attending by 
filling out the online registration form. The registration fee is 150 euros, which will 
cover coffee breaks, lunches at ESO, and a conference dinner to be held Wednesday, 
June 29. Please fill out the credit card payment form provided on the website in pdf 
format, and mail this to ESO in Santiago. Those wishing to pay at the meeting will be 
charged a cash fee of 200 euros, which can also be paid in Chilean pesos or US 
dollars. 

** As most of you are aware, the deadline for early ALMA science is expected to occur 
on the last day of this meeting. For those wishing to work on proposals a wireless 
connection will be available. 
  
Accommodations:

Although Santiago has many hotels to offer, ESO has been given a discounted rate at 
the nearby Hotel El Director, where invited speakers and SOC members will stay. This 
hotel is within 10 minutes walking distance of the ESO headquarters where the 
meeting will be held. Participants are free to stay where they wish, but keep in mind 
that transportation to and from the meeting will not be provided. If you decide to stay at 
the Hotel El Director, please mention that you are attending the ESO workshop when 
you book your room.

ALMA/APEX visit:

As part of the conference program, we are organizing a visit to the ALMA and APEX 
facilities near  San Pedro de Atacama. When you register, please indicate if you are 
interested in visiting the ALMA and APEX sites. The cost of this visit is not included in 
the registration fee, and is limited to 40 participants. Visitors would fly from Santiago to 
Calama on the afternoon of June 30, and spend two nights in San Pedro de Atacama. 
Flights will be arranged by Carlson Wagonlit Travel here at ESO in order to ensure the 
lowest airfares, while accommodations in San Pedro should be arranged by the 
participant. There are many hotels which have special rates for ALMA visitors, and we 
encourage you to book a hotel close to the central plaza for ease of transport for the 
tour. On Friday, July 1, the tour will include a visit to ALMA and APEX with a stopover 
at the operations support facility. The end of the day will include an asado at the APEX 
headquarters in Sequitor. Once your interest in the tour is stated, you will be contacted 
with further information, including the final cost. 

The deadline for full registration is April 8, 2011.

We hope to see you in Santiago!


On behalf of the SOC and LOC:
Jeff Wagg and Carlos De Breuck

LOC:
Carlos De Breuck, Diego Garcia, Maria Eugenia Gomez, Paulina Jiron, Alison Peck, 
Sergio Martin, Jeff Wagg

SOC:
Andrew Baker, Chris Carilli, Carlos De Breuck, Leopoldo Infante, Rob Ivison, Roberto 
Maiolino, Alison Peck, Dominik Riechers, Linda Tacconi, Jeff Wagg, Fabian Walter, 
Tommy Wiklind, Min Yun