IAUS 302 - Magnetic Fields Throughout Stellar Evolution


2013, August 26-30

Venue: Biarritz, France

http://iaus302.sciencesconf.org


Dear colleagues,

This is the first announcement for the Symposium 302 of the International Astronomical Union, entitled "Magnetic fields throughout stellar evolution". The conference will be held in Biarritz (France), 26-30 August 2013. Preregistration is now open!

*Topics include:*

* Stellar structure and evolution
* Magnetized accretion and outflows in young stellar objects
* Magnetic braking of PMS stars
* Solar and stellar activity in photospheres, chromospheres and
coronae, and stellar cycles
* Magnetism in very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs
* Star-planet interaction
* Stellar dynamos across the HR diagram
* Magnetic field origin and stability in massive stars
* Magnetically-confined winds of massive stars
* Small-scale dynamo and mass-loss in giant and supergiant stars
* Final phases of stellar evolution : magnetism in compact objects

*Confirmed speakers:*

Evelyne Alecian - Jonathan Braithwaite - Jean-François Donati - Rim Fares - Oleg Kochukhov - François Lignières - Stuart Littlefair - Nanda Rea - Andreas Reisenegger - Marina Romanova - Saku Tsuneta - Aline Vidotto

*Important dates:*

* Early registration opens: 07 Jan 2013
* Deadline for IAU grant application: 15 Feb 2013
* Decision for IAU financial support: 08 Mar 2013
* Deadline for early registration: 01 Apr 2013
* Abstract deadline for contributed talks: 03 May 2013
* Abstract deadline for posters: 21 Jun 2013
* Deadline for proceedings submission: 30 Sep 2013

We invite you to express your interest by filling out the preregistration form on the conference webpage (http://iaus302.sciencesconf.org ). You can also join us on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/events/100425383448793/).

We hope to see as many of you as possible in Biarritz next year!

Best regards,
Pascal Petit (on behalf of the SOC and LOC)

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Pascal Petit
IRAP (Univ. Toulouse & CNRS)
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31400 Toulouse, France
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