Carnegie Observatories Centennial Symposium III CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES: PROBES OF COSMOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND GALAXY EVOLUTION 27-31 January 2003, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, USA

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INTRODUCTION

In honor of the Centennial of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, the Observatories hosted an international conference on the topic of clusters of galaxies as probes of cosmological structure and galaxy evolution. Review topics included theoretical expectations for the growth of structure, optical and X-ray surveys for clusters, high-redshift search techniques, dark matter, galaxies and metal production, galaxy evolution and group-cluster connections. The advent of extensive surveys such as the Sloan and 2dF, large ground-based facilities, and space-based missions such as Chandra and XMM-Newton makes this a particularly exciting time in this field. The purpose of this conference was to assemble a group of researchers with diverse, but interrelated, observational and theoretical expertise. The scientific program was framed by a series of in-depth invited reviews, and was supplemented by contributed talks, posters, and discussion sessions.

TOPICS AND INVITED SPEAKERS

Historical and Theoretical Overview G. Kauffmann, A. Oemler, S. White Optical and X-ray Cluster Surveys M. Colless, A. Edge, P. Rosati, R. Nichol Finding Clusters at Large Redshifts M. Dickinson, M. Gladders, C. Steidel Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters A. Evrard, I. Smail The Intracluster Medium M. Birkinshaw, M. Donahue, R. Mushotzky Galaxies and Metal Production R. Davies, B. Poggianti, A. Renzini Galaxy Evolution in Clusters A. Dressler, M. Franx, T. Treu, J. C. Mihos, B. Moore, J. van Gorkom Group/Cluster Connections R. Bower, R. Carlberg, J. Mulchaey Conference Summary J. Ostriker

MEETING LOCATION

The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, the same hotel where most of the participants will stay. It is located near the heart of Old Town Pasadena and not far from Carnegie Observatories.

LIMITED PARTICIPATION

The meeting will be limited to a maximum of 140 participants. This restriction is necessary because of the capacity of the venue. A smaller number of participants also provides more opportunity for interaction. If you are interested in the meeting, we encourage you to register early. The organizers reserve the right to select participants based on the suitability of their proposed contributions to the overall scientific agenda of the meeting.

For more information contact:

John Mulchaey, Alan Dressler, and Augustus Oemler

Carnegie Observatories

813 Santa Barbara Street

Pasadena, CA 91101, U.S.A.

Email: jmulchaey@ociw.edu, adressler@ociw.edu, aoemler@ociw.edu

URL: http://www.ociw.edu/ociw/symposia/symposium3

Last Updated: 31 December 2002