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Note for Speakers
Invited Talks (indicated by *):
30 min slots = 25 min talk + 5 min questions
25 min slots = 20 min talk + 5 min questions
Contributed Talks:
20 min slots = 15 min talk + 5 min questions
15 min slots = 12 min talk + 3 min questions
June 19, 2012
Session 1: Introductory talks on the SKA (chair: G. Vettolani)
09:15 - 09:30 Welcome Address: R. Liberali* (Head of Department, MIUR)
G. Bignami* (INAF President)
09:30 - 10:00
The SKA project
(M. Van Haarlem*; SKA Interim General Director)
10:00 - 10:30
The SKA: At the Frontiers of Astronomy, Physics, and Astrobiology
(J. Lazio*; SKA Project Scientist)
10:30 - 11:00
Technology challenges for the SKA
(P. Dewdney*; SKA Project Engineer)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
Session 2: SKA in Europe (chair: G. L. Feretti)
11:30 - 11:50
The European SKA Consortium
(T. Van der Hulst*; ESKAC chairman)
11:50 - 12:10
A global approach to build the world-wide SKA - Industry partnership
(C. Perna*; INAF)
12:10 - 12:30
RadioNet3 & SKA
(F. Mantovani; IRA - MPIfR)
Session 3: SKA Precursors and Synergies (chair: G. L. Feretti)
12:30 - 12:55
The ASKAP project and its contribution to Galactic Radioastronomy
(G. Umana*; OA Catania)
12:55 - 14:30 Lunch break
Session 3: SKA Precursors and Synergies - continued (chair: G. L. Gregorini)
14:30 - 14:50
Southern African Astrophysics on its way toward the SKA
(M. Vaccari; SKA Suth Africa)
14:50 - 15:15
Planet formation and synergies with ALMA
(L. Testi*; OA Arcetri - ESO)
Session 4: Magnetism (chair: L. Gregorini)
15:15 - 15:40
Magnetic fields and Cosmic Rays in large scale structure: from LOFAR to SKA
(G. Brunetti*; IRA)
15:40 - 15:55
Intracluster Magnetic Fields
(V. Vacca; IRA)
15:55 - 16:30 Coffee break
Session 5: Technology for the SKA (chair: S. Montebugnoli)
16:30 - 16:45
From ALMA to SKA: a global technology approach
(G. Marchiori; EIE Group ITaly)
16:45 - 17:05
Aperture Array for Low frequencies AALo
(J. Monari; IRA)
17:05 - 17:20
Dual-polarization Vivaldi Array Element for AALo
(G. Virone; CNR IEIIT)
17:20 - 17:35
Measure of the RF antenna pattern using UAV
(M. Piras; PoliTO)
17:35 - 17:50
The Italian Industry Initiative for Large Astrophysical Projects
(R. Cimmino; TechNapoli)
17:50 - 18:05
Power supply for the SKA: a technological challenge
(G. Bianchi; IRA)
20:00
Conference dinner
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June 20, 2012
Session 6: Transients (chair: P. Caraveo)
09:30 - 09:55
General relativity tests with pulsars
(A. Possenti*; OA Cagliari)
09:55 - 10:20
Supernovae with SKA
(M. Della Valle*; OA Capodimonte)
Session 7: Probing the Dark Ages (chair: P. Caraveo)
10:20 - 10:45
Enabling parameter space exploration of the 21 cm signal: next
generation tools for Early Universe astrophysics (A. Mesinger*; Scuola Normale Pisa)
10:45 - 11:10
Cosmology with GRBs: status and perpectives
(L. Amati*; IASF BO)
11:10 - 11:40 Coffee break
Session 8: Galaxy evolution, Cosmology & Dark Energy (chair: A. Ferrara)
11:40 - 12:05
Cosmology with future large sky surveys
(R. Scaramella*; OA Roma)
12:05 - 12:30
Dark Energy models towards observational tests and data
(S. Capozziello*; OA Capodimonte)
12:30 - 12:55
SKA and Galaxy Formation - Evolution
(A. Franceschini*)
12:55 - 14:30 Lunch break
Session 8: Galaxy evolution, Cosmology & Dark Energy - continued (chair: A. Wolter)
14:30 - 14:55
Radio Continuum Surveys & Deep Fields with the SKA
(I. Prandoni*; IRA)
14:55 - 15:10
Jets, accretion & feedback in AGNs
(M. Giroletti; IRA)
15:10 - 15:25
The radio feedback in cool core clusters at high-z
(P. Tozzi; OA Trieste)
15:25 - 15:40
Imprints on the CMB at low frequency & high resolution with the SKA
(C. Burigana; IASF BO)
Session 9: Astrobiology & SETI (chair: A. Wolter)
15:40 - 15:55
SKA and the Future of Astrobiology and SETI
(C. Maccone; IASF MI)
15:55 - 16:30 Coffee break
Session 10: General Discussion
16:30 - 18:00 The Italian Pathway to SKA: scopes & organization (
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