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From: Wayne Orchiston<mailto:wo_at_AAOEPP.AAO.GOV.AU>
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Subject: [HASTRO-L] 'Woodfest'

Dear List-members,

The following ASCII file contains information about an up-coming
conference which I hope will be of interest to many of you.

Wayne Orchiston
Chair, SOCSubject: 'Woodfest' ASCII
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:23:35 +1100
From: Wayne Orchiston <Wayne.Orchiston_at_csiro.au<mailto:Wayne.Orchiston_at_csiro.au>>
To: Wayne Orchiston <wo_at_aaoepp.aao.GOV.AU<mailto:wo_at_aaoepp.aao.GOV.AU>>

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Proudly announcing

"The New Astronomy: Opening the Electromagnetic
Window and Expanding our View of Planet Earth"

A Meeting to Honor Woody Sullivan
On his 60th Birthday

Date: Wednesday 16Friday 18 June, 2004.

Venue: University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Web Site: http://faculty.washington.edu/bhevly>

LOC: Bruce Hevly, Karl Hufbauer (Co-Chairs), Bruce Balick and Jim Evans.

SOC: Wayne Orchiston (Chair), John Baross, Ron Bracewell, David DeVorkin,
Steve Dick, Ken
Kellermann, Robert Smith, Richard Strom and Virginia Trimble.

Conference Themes:

(1) History of non-optical and space astronomy, and how it has changed
astronomy overall (with
some emphasis on radio astronomy).

(2) A cultural look at how our views of planet Earth (and of us) have been
changed by the past
fifty years of astronomy and space exploration (with some emphasis on
astrobiology topics,
particularly extraterrestrial life).

These two themes have been chosen because they:

? relate to major research projects in Woody's career
? are important issues, which have not been collectively treated
before
? are coherent enough to attract a group to Seattle
? hopefully will make for an attractive publication

Woody's Vision of 'Woodfest'

"In general I'm fascinated with the mutual influences of astronomy and
culture on each other. I'd like to see the meeting be different from normal
in having a much larger fraction than usual of papers that 'step back' and
look at: where we are in astronomy and astrobiology (life in the Universe)
and how we got here in the early twenty-first century, with a special
emphasis on the past fifty years (but not strictly confined to that period).
Current scientific research results are not excluded, but they should always
be placed in the above context. Therefore, speakers should attempt much
broader and integrative topics than they (perhaps) normally do. Talks
should be as broad as speakers are willing to tackle, but of course still
grounded in concrete examples and case studies. Here's a chance to try out
some speculations, syntheses, assertions, etc.!"

Deadline for Offers of Papers: 31 March 2004.

Registration Fee: US$80

Conference Dinner: Thursday 17 June (Woody's Birthday).

Optional Excursions: Saturday 19 June.

Further Details & On-line Registration:
http://faculty.washington.edu/bhevly>

Wayne Orchiston
Anglo-Australian Observatory and Australia Telescope National Facility
wo_at_aaoepp.aao.gov.au<mailto:wo_at_aaoepp.aao.gov.au> or Wayne.Orchiston_at_csiro.au<mailto:Wayne.Orchiston_at_csiro.au>

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