SOHO 12 / GONG+ 2002
Local and Global Helioseismology: The Present and Future
October 27 to November 1, 2002
Big Bear Lake, California
Organized by Big Bear Solar Observatory
Second Announcement
July 22, 2002
This Workshop will focus on the study
of the interior of the sun from a seismic perspective and the prospects for
similar study of solar-like stars.
The Workshop will provide a unique opportunity for the scientific
community to pause and reflect on the status of this fertile field, just past
the first solar maximum since the deployment of the GONG network and
the operation of SOHO. Significant time will be devoted to working group
sessions, where
outstanding, unresolved or controversial issues will be discussed.
As well, we look ahead to GONG++ and the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
A wide variety of topics addressed by heliosesimology will be covered,
including the observational status of low-, medium-, and high-degree p-modes
characterization, and low-frequency g-mode detection, solar structure and
dynamics, mode excitation and damping, results and theoretical advances in
local helioseismology, etc. As well, broad issues concerning related
dynamical properties of the sun will be addressed both by review or
contributed talks in plenary sessions, expanded by poster sessions, and in
working group sessions that will encourage active discussion of the scientific
issues by the participants.
Motivated by the strong solar--stellar connection, part of the
Workshop will be devoted to reviewing the current status of seismology of
sun-like stars and to discuss the near- and long-term prospects of
ground-based and space-borne, solar-like asteroseismology. As well,
technically
related, exciting fields like the search for extra-solar planets will
be reviewed.
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There will be both oral and poster sessions.
Poster sessions will be the usual 1-meter square format.
Audio-visual equipment will be available.
Participants are requested to submit titles and abstracts of their
presentations using the form found on this site.
Further (and updated) information can be obtained
by e-mail to the LOC address or on the meeting home page:
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/meetings/gong02/
If you are interested in attending the meeting and/or contributing a paper
(oral or poster), please send the attached registration form to the LOC:
loc@bbso.njit.edu.
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC)
Phil Goode (Chair): BBSO/NJIT, U.S.A.
H. M. Antia: Tata Institute, India
Sarbani Basu: Yale University, U.S.A.
Roger Bonnet: CNES, France
Wojtek Dziembowski: University of Warsaw, Poland
Bernhard Fleck: ESA
Claus Fröhlich: World Radiation Center, Davos, Switzerland
Rachel Howe: NSO/NOAO, U.S.A.
Janine Provost: Observatoire de Nice, France
Ed Rhodes: University of Southern California, U.S.A.
Phil Scherrer: Stanford University, U.S.A.
Hiromoto Shibahashi: University of Tokyo, Japan
Juri Toomre: University of Colorado, U.S.A.
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC)
W. Marquette, J. Varsik, R. Martin, P. Montanes Rodriguez, L. Didkovsky, P. Goode (Chair)
| Preliminary Registration | May 1, 2002 |
| Second Announcement with Preliminary Program | July 22, 2002 |
| Registration | September 15, 2002 |
| Abstract Submission | September 15, 2002 |
| Hotel Reservations | September 25, 2002 |
| Hotel Cancellations | October 12, 2002 |
| Financial Support | September 1, 2002 |
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ABSTRACTS
Abstracts should be submitted
before September 1,
2002. Prospective participants are requested to propose their papers by
providing a tentative title, one or more of the specific areas to which
their paper belongs (from the above list of topics), preferred mode of
presentation (oral or poster).
The final program will be decided by the SOC based on your abstracts.
The Proceedings will published by ESA's Publications Division, as
Special Publication SP-517. Authors should submit their hardcopy
camera-ready papers to the ESA Editor (Andrew Wilson) at the meeting.
Electronic versions are NOT accepted. For instructions on how
to prepare your paper, click here.
FEES
The conference registration fee is $300, which includes: continental
breakfast on Monday through Friday, lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday,
as well as the wine and cheese reception on Sunday evening and the
Wednesday evening banquet.
One-day registration is $100. Please send e-mail to loc@bbso.njit.edu
to specify which day you would like to attend.
The day trip to Joshua Tree National Park on Wednesday is $45 additional.
Banquet tickets for persons not attending the meeting can be purchased for
$50.
CONFERENCE
VENUE AND FACILITIES
The sessions will take place at
the
Northwoods Resort in the city of Big Bear Lake, California.
The hotel conference center has full facilities for conference
users including:
SOCIAL EVENTS
There will be a number of social events during the
conference.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Hotel reservations should be made directly with the hotel.
Please mention the SOHO 12 / GONG+ 2002 meeting or
Big Bear Solar Observatory or
you will be quoted a higher rate. Only a limited number of rooms
are available at the group rate.ALL
PRICES ARE IN US DOLLARS PER ROOM/PER DAY
The recommended hotel for the conference is
This hotel is one of the largest and finest in the Big Bear area.
The meeting will be held at the conference
center at this hotel.
Address:
Northwoods Resort
Phone: 800-866-3121 or 909-866-3121
Room Type
Rate per Night
Single/Double
$87
Triple
$97
Quad
$107
Suites
$187 - $287
P.O. Box 2943
40650 Village Drive
Big Bear Lake, California 92315, USA.
Fax: 909-866-1451
e-mail:
info@northwoodsresort.com
Check-in and Check-out Times:
Check-in time at the hotel is 4:00 PM, check-out 12:00 noon. Guests arriving prior to the check-in time will be accomodated on a space-available basis.
Cancellations:
IMPORTANT if you plan to cancel your reservation, please contact the hotel PRIOR TO October 12, 2002. You will otherwise be charged the price of one night.
You are welcome to make other hotel arrangements if you wish. Big Bear
Lake is a popular mountain resort for the Los Angeles area, and there
are a number of good hotels in town.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Big Bear Lake is located in the San Bernardino Mountains approximately 120 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
There are several airports in the Los Angeles area. Most longer distance routes will land at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). However, Ontario International Airport (ONT) is closer to Big Bear and less congested.
Once you arrive in Southern California, directions to reach Big Bear
can be found at the
Big Bear Chamber of Commerce site.
ABOUT BIG BEAR LAKE
Big Bear Lake is a mountain resort community about 120 miles from
Los Angeles. Since we are in the mountains the weather can be very
different from that found down in the city. Temperatures in Big Bear
at the end of October should be near 60F (15C) during the day, but
around 32F (0C) at night. Rain or snow is possible, but not likely.