Second Announcement

Rotation Measure Analysis of Magnetic Fields in and around Radio Galaxies

Dear colleagues, this is the Second Announcement of the Workshop ``Rotation Measure Analysis of Magnetic Fields in and around Radio Galaxies'', to be held in Riccione, Italy, 10-14 May 2010.

Since there are severe hotel booking constraints we encourage you to register as soon as possible: we cannot guarantee accommodation (and therefore attendance) after January 15th. Those who expressed interest but have not yet registered definitively are now invited to confirm their participation as soon as possible by sending an email to rm2010@ira.inaf.it.

Scientific Rationale

Magnetic fields in groups and clusters of galaxies regulate thermal conduction and influence the dynamics of bubbles and cavities. In radio galaxies, they are essential to the production of synchrotron radiation and to most models for the collimation and acceleration of relativistic jets. Multifrequency radio polarization observations have recently led to important new results on foreground magnetic fields on parsec and kiloparsec scales. This area of research is about to take a major step forward with the commissioning of a new generation of instruments operating at centimetre and metre wavelengths: EVLA, e-MERLIN and LOFAR.

This specialised Workshop will focus on the analysis of multifrequency radio polarization imaging to derive magnetic fields in thermal plasmas along the line-of-sight to radio galaxies and quasars. Its aims are to take stock of the current state of the field, to compare different methods of analysis, to provide a forum for theorists and observers to interact and to prepare for observations with the new generation of arrays.

Topics will include:

There will be no published proceedings, but all presentations and posters will be made available on the conference web site.

Place and Date

The Workshop will take place in the seaside resort of Riccione, Italy, starting in the evening on May 10th (Monday) and lasting until May 14th (Friday) 2010. Riccione is one of the most renowned traditional resorts in Italy. As well as more than 100 bathing establishments on the Riccione beach and the sparkling nightlife, the splendid nearby countryside offers breathtaking scenery and fascinating castles and fortresses rich in history, where the epic deeds of the ancient Malatesta lords still live on.

Transport

Riccione is in easy reach to the 4 nearby airports of Rimini, Forli', Bologna and Ancona which are served by low-cost flights to many European cities. From these airports, you may take a train to reach Riccione: on average, it takes 1.5 hours, 10 min, 45 min, 1 hour to reach Riccione from respectively Bologna, Rimini, Forli` and Ancona. See the Trenitalia site to have a look at the train timetable. The Riccione railway station is within walking distance from the town centre. A shuttle from the station to the hotel may be made available: further information will be given in the Final Announcement.

Registration and Accomodation

The venue of the Workshop is the Hotel Lungomare where participants to the meeting will be accommodated as well. The number of participants is limited to about 50 persons and we cannot guarantee accommodation (and therefore attendance) after January 15th 2010, thus we encourage you to register as soon as possible by filling the form on the Workshop website. The registration fee is 550 Euro if paid before March 1st, 600 Euro if paid later. Please remember that at the registration desk we will accept cash only.

The registration fee includes hotel accommodation and Conference dinner. The hotel accommodation includes: welcome dinner on May 10th and half board (breakfast + lunch) for 4 nights excluding the lunch on Friday 14th. Please note that the accommodation dates for the Workshop are fixed: if you want to arrive earlier or stay longer please contact the Hotel Lungomare directly.

Accompanying persons will be charged 96 Euro per day if in double room or 115 Euro per day if in single room. Prices are for half board and include all the hotel facilities at disposal of the Workshop participants.

For payment via *bank transfer*, please use the following bank account: 

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.
Account holder: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
IBAN: IT69 S010 0503 3090 0000 0218 500
BIC/SWIFT: BNLIITRR
Reason for payment: IRA RM2010 Conference

We remind you that any fee charged by the bank for the transfer has to be paid separately by you and cannot be subtracted from the amount needed for the registration.

Financial Support

Some RadioNet funds are available to support a small number of participants, for whom a reduced fee of 450 Euro is applied and the accommodation will be in double rooms to be shared with another participant. Radionet grants are intended primarily for young scientists (students and junior postdoc) based in the European Union, but a special case can be made for support of one or two participants from outside the EU. Those granted support are required nonetheless to pay the full registration fee of 550 Euro before March 1st 2010: reimbursement will be made by RadioNet after the Workshop. The procedure for nationals of countries not eligible for RadioNet support will be decided on a case by case basis.

Important dates

Contact Info

For any queries please email: rm2010 (at) ira.inaf.it, or fax at +39-051-6399431 (Attn. P. Parma).

Organizing Committees

 

News

Program

List of abstracts

Links

Main page

Registration

Registered participants

1st announcement

Travel info

Poster (pdf)

 

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