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COSMO21 - cosmo stats 24-27 May 2016 @Crete
by Boud Roukema 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

> Message SF2A No 677 - 07/12/15 > ... http://www.sf2a.eu/?article639 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Conférence "COSMO21" et "Astronomical Data Analysis summer school (ADA8)" - mai 2016, Chania, Crète --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the first IAU symposium devoted to astrostatistics (Lisbon 2014), we announce the Statistical Challenges in 21st Century Cosmology Conference (COSMO21), to be held in Chania, Crete, Greece, May 24-27, 2016. More information is available on this web page : http://cosmo21.cosmostat.org A summer school on Astronomical Data Analysis (ADA8 - http://ada8.cosmostat.org) will take place just before the conference (22-24 May), at the same venue and the COSMO21 registration includes the possibility to participate in the ADA8 Summer School.

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Cosmology 50 yrs after CMB discovery 16-22.08.2015 @Quy Nhon
by Boud Roukema 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Dear colleague, A cosmology conference is organised as a Rencontres du Vietnam on Cosmology 50 years after CMB discovery It will take place in Quy Nhon, Vietnam in August, 16-22, 2015 Registration and abstract submission is still open on http://vietnam.in2p3.fr/2015/Cosmology It will review the most recent status of the field but will include a session on its history. The conference will consist of plenary sessions for invited indepth oral presentations (review talks and talks on specific specialised topics), and contributed papers in half a day parallel sessions, in the form of relatively short oral papers (sollicitated or selected from abstract submission). Special emphasis is being placed on active participation by young researchers and post-docs. The main topics of the conference are: History of the CMB CMB Polarization Other CMB measurements Dark Energy Dark Matter Theory hoping to see you in Quy Nhon, next August best regards The organizing committee

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PoToR2: 100 yrs of GR, @Warsaw 23.11-28.11.2015
by Boud Roukema 28 Jun '15

28 Jun '15

---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2nd Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity: 100 Years of General Relativity 23-28 November 2015 Warsaw, Poland at Stefan Banach International Mathematical Center (Śniadeckich 8) and Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw (Pasteura 5) http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~potor/potor15.html LOC: Andrzej Królak, Jerzy Lewandowski, Adam Szereszewski, Piotr Sułkowski, Andrzej Okołów, Wojciech Kamiński, Ryszard Kostecki SOC: Piotr Jaranowski, Jerzy Jurkiewicz, Jerzy Lewandowski, Jacek Tafel, Andrzej Kajetan Wróblewski, Andrzej Królak, Andrzej Trautman Aims and Scope The scientific program covers broad range of topics from the mathematical structure of General Relativity (GR) and fundamental issues of the classical gravity, through the mathematical models of quantum gravity, to gravitational waves and their detection. Because of the 100 anniversary of GR there will be an additional day of the conference (11/28/2015) organized at the Faculty of Physics of University of Warsaw that will have a special, historical character. The goal of the conference is giving an account of achievements of GR. This theory was being developed in many different directions. All of them will be included in the conference. We will invite experts from the leading world centers of mathematical relativity and gravitational physics who will present the state of art in our knowledge and understanding of the various areas of General Relativity: Global Structure of space-time, Properties of Einstein's equations and evolution of initial data, Methods of deriving and properties of exact solutions, Numerical analysis of Einstein's equations, Black holes, Cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, Detection and analysis of gravitational waves, Models of quantum gravity, Higher dimensional generalizations of GR, History of General Relativity, Alternative theories of gravity. Invited speakers include: Jan Ambjorn (University of Copenhagen); Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (La Sapienza, Rome); Piotr Bizoń (Jagiellonian University, Cracow); Piotr Chruściel (University of Vienna); Marek Demiański (University of Warsaw); Maciej Dunajski (University of Cambridge); George Ellis (University of Cape Town); Helmut Friedrich (MPI Golm); Hanoch Gutfreund (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem); Michał Heller (Copernicus Center, Cracow); Stefan Hollands* (Universitaet Leipzig); Roy Kerr*; Jerzy Kijowski (CFT, Warsaw); Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman (University of Wrocław); Andrzej Krasiński (Centrum Astronomiczne Mikołaja Kopernika, Warsaw); Jerzy Lukierski (University of Wrocław); Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University); Paweł Mazur (University of South Carolina); Ezra T. Newman (University of Pittsburgh); Paweł Nurowski (University of Warsaw); Roger Penrose (Oxford University); Jürgen Renn (MPI Berlin); Martin Reuter (Universitaet Mainz); Bangalore S. Sathyaprakash (Cardiff University); Gerhard Schäfer (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena); John Stachel (Boston University); Kip Thorne (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena); Andrzej Kajetan Wróblewski (University of Warsaw) * TBC The conference will be organised jointly by: Stefan Banach International Mathematical Center, Polish Society on Relativity, and Uniwersytet Warszawski. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Two cosmology postdoctoral positions at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) (fwd)
by Boud Roukema 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

Postdoctoral Positions in Cosmology at KASI The cosmology group at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Daejeon, Korea invite applications for up to 2 postdoctoral fellow positions in theoretical/observational cosmology to work with Dr. Arman Shafieloo. One position is available as early as November 2015 and another position will be available from April 2016. Cosmology group at KASI consist of Drs. Yong-Seon Song (PI), Ki Young Choi, Arman Shafieloo, Eric Linder (as a visiting professor) and currently 5 postdoctoral researchers and a PhD student. The group is consistently growing and is active in various fields of cosmology including observational cosmology, primordial inflation, cosmological perturbation, large scale structure and dark energy. Our group at KASI is a member of major wide-deep field surveys such as DESI (and soon LSST) and have close connections to other KASI survey involvements including KMTnet, JCMT, ALMA and GMT. For one of the positions we are particularly interested to a young and enthusiastic researcher to work on large scale structure data (real data and future data simulations) to test and study different early universe scenarios. For another position, we are interested to an applicant to work on advanced statistical methods of data analysis and their applications in studying various cosmological observations. This could involve working on innovative algorithms to deal with large flow of data from future cosmological surveys (Cosmology Big Data) such as LSST. The positions are initially for two years, with the possibility of a third year depending on the research performance, mutual agreement or funding situation. The starting date of the appointments are negotiable. Interested applicants should submit their CV, a list of publications, and a statement of research interests to icapadmin at kasi.re.kr and CC to Dr. Arman Shafieloo - shafieloo at kasi.re.kr. They should mention in the subject of their email that they are applying for cosmology postdoctoral positions. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to the same addresses. First position can be filled by November 2015 in case of availability of a suitable applicant and deadline is 30th of June 2015. Those who have strong backgrounds in astrophysics, observational cosmology, theoretical cosmology and/or have expertise in advanced statistical methods of data analysis are encouraged to apply.

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Vietnam Cosmology 2015 (fwd)
by Boud Roukema 26 Apr '15

26 Apr '15

> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:26:13 +0200 (CEST) > From: Jacques Dumarchez <...> Dear colleague, A cosmology conference is organised as a Rencontres du Vietnam on Cosmology 50 years after CMB discovery It will take place in Quy Nhon, Vietnam in August, 16-22, 2015 Registration and abstract submission is now open on http://vietnam.in2p3.fr/2015/Cosmology It will review the most recent status of the field but will include a session on its history, with some of the major players. The conference will consist of plenary sessions for invited indepth oral presentations (review talks and talks on specific specialised topics), and contributed papers in half a day parallel sessions, in the form of relatively short oral papers (sollicitated or selected from abstract submission). Special emphasis is being placed on active participation by young researchers and post-docs. The main topics of the conference are: History of the CMB CMB Polarization Other CMB measurements Dark Energy Dark Matter Theory hoping to see you in Quy Nhon, next August best regards The organizing committee

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2015: ACFP@Wawa 11-13.05; Juszkiewicz@Wawa 24-28.08; Cosmo-15@Wawa 7-11.09; Matter Deepest@Ustron 13-18.09
by Boud Roukema 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

Witam cosmo-pl We have at least four cosmology/astroparticle-physics meetings in Poland for the northern spring/summer 2015, ranging from structure formation through to astroparticle physics. * Astrofizyka cząstek w Polsce@Warsaw 11-13 May 2015 http://acp15.fuw.edu.pl/ * Juszkiewicz Symposium @Warsaw 24-28 Aug 2015 http://www.romansymposium.pl * Cosmo-15 @Warsaw 7-11 Sep 2015 http://cosmo15.ncbj.gov.pl/ * Matter Deepest @Ustron 13-18 Sep 2015 http://indico.if.us.edu.pl/event/us2015 pozdr Boud ====================================================================== * Astrofizyka cząstek w Polsce@Wawa 11-13 May 2015 ====================================================================== The conference is organized under the auspices of the National Council of Astroparticle Physics (Krajowa Rada Astrofizyki Cząstek), which also acts as the Advisory Board. Program committee: B. Czerny - chair A. Janiuk D. Kiełczewska A. Królak Z. Lalak P. Orleański E. Rondio L. Roszkowski (Warsaw members of the Council) Local organizing committee Z. Lalak - chair J. Kalinowski M. Krawczyk M. Olechowski K. Turzyński Talk submission deadline: April 19, 2015 More info: http://acp15.fuw.edu.pl/ ====================================================================== ====================================================================== * Juszkiewicz Symposium @Warsaw 24-28 Aug 2015 ====================================================================== First Announcement: 1st Roman Juszkiewicz Symposium - 'The non-linear Universe' Warsaw, 24-28 August 2015 We are organizing the First Roman Juszkiewicz Symposium, an international science meeting, focussing on cosmology and extragalactic astronomy, to commemorate the memory of the late Polish cosmologist, Professor Roman Juszkiewicz. We intend to start a cycle of events to be held every few years that will bring excellent researchers from all around the world to Poland for a science meeting organized in the spirit of Juszkiewicz. The meeting will include a mixture of young and senior researchers and will be focussed on cutting-edge problems and open questions in modern cosmology, extragalactic astronomy and high-energy astrophysics. This year's inaugural edition of the symposium will be held in Warsaw from 24 to 28 August 2015. More information will be provided soon. Tentative list of topics: - large-scale structure of the Universe - CMB/early Universe/inflation - galaxy clustering/velocity data - Milky Way and Local Group - modified gravity/ Dark Energy - alternative dark matter models - averaged non-linearities (inhomogeneous GR cosmology) - galaxy formation (including active galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes) We expect to open the registration in early April. More information on the Symposium web page: http://www.romansymposium.pl On behalf of the LOC: Wojtek Hellwing, Agnieszka Pollo, Agnieszka Janiuk, Maciej Bilicki, Boud Roukema, Staszek Bajtlik, Maciej Cytowski ====================================================================== ====================================================================== * Cosmo-15 @Warsaw 7-11 Sep 2015; ====================================================================== The 19th annual International Conference on Particle Physics and Cosmology (COSMO-15) will be held in Warsaw, Poland. Starting as a workshop in Ambleside in 1997, annual COSMO meetings rapidly became a major venue of interaction of theorists working at an interface of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Topics to be discussed include: Dark Matter Dark Energy Inflation and primordial cosmology CMB and the large-scale structure of the Universe Primordial gravitational waves Particle astrophysics More info: http://cosmo15.ncbj.gov.pl/ ====================================================================== ====================================================================== * Matter Deepest @Ustron 13-18 Sep 2015 ====================================================================== Matter To The Deepest Recent Developments In Physics Of Fundamental Interactions XXXIX International Conference of Theoretical Physics Every second year the Particle Physics and Astrophysics and Cosmology groups of the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, organises the International Conference on Theoretical Physics. This year the conference is organised jointly by the University of Silesia and the Polish Physical Society. The scope of the conference: The heavy boson signal discovery at LHC in 2012 and its properties found to be in agreement with the Standard Model Higgs particle put us in a strange position. On one hand all existing laboratory experiments are in agreement with Standard Model, with the exception of a few ones where a tension at a level of three standard deviations is observed. On the other hand the existence of dark matter, the baryon-anti-baryon asymmetry etc. show that we need a model going beyond the standard one. Yet, there is no guideline coming from laboratory experiments, how to build such a model. To find the right path, a wide effort is needed pushing for new particles discoveries (may be we will see something during the next LHC run), better precision in laboratory tests and closer cross links between particle physics and astrophysics. We will address all these issues during the conference. The discussion is intended to be an important part of the talks. The conference will bring together physicists from a variety of backgrounds, both young scientists at post-doctoral level and senior scientists. The conference is planned to take place in Ustron - a small town located in Beskidy Mountains in the southern part of Poland. Accommodation and lectures will be arranged in the same place providing further opportunities for all participants to have informal discussions during leisure time and strengthening personal contacts. Main Topics: Tests of the Standard Model and its extensions at LHC and other accelerator experiments. New methods and developments in loop calculations and Monte Carlo generators. Neutrino physics and astrophysics. Cosmology and astrophysics and their links with building and testing of the extensions of the Standard Model. Dates: from 13 September 2015 10:00 to 18 September 2015 20:00 Timezone: Europe/Warsaw Location: Ustroń Additional info: http://indico.if.us.edu.pl/event/us2015 ======================================================================

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Drifting through the Cosmic Web, 6-11.VII.2015 @Aix-en-Provence, France
by Boud Roukema 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

The goal of this conference is to gather theorists, simulators and observers to brainstorm over the structure of the cosmic web and its influence on galaxy properties. In particular we wish to address the following points: -our theoretical understanding of the cosmic web, its dynamics and evolution (3D structure of the dark matter field, impact of the nature of dark matter on structure formation, mechanism of acquisition of angular momentum of collapsed structures, the dynamics and persistence of cold streams); - the characterization of the components of the cosmic web, i.e. nodes, filaments, walls and voids: what are the different techniques to extract them from simulations and observations? - Numerical predictions and observational signatures of the influence of the cosmic web on galaxy properties (cold streams, cosmic gas accretion as regulator of star-formation and galaxy growth, CGM physics, feedback, metal enrichment); - Challenges: 3D spectroscopy, HI surveys, reconstruction of density fields from galaxy surveys, zoom-in techniques in simulation. Questions and comments should be sent to: aix2015 lam.fr Web site available here : http://aix2015.lam.fr/

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4MOST-PL: anyone interested please contact me
by Boud Roukema 11 Nov '14

11 Nov '14

Witam wszystkim, If anyone is interested in creating a Polish-institute consortium for participation in 4MOST (multi-fibre spectroscopic complement to GAIA, EUCLID and eROSITA), please contact me so that we can coordinate. Info on 4MOST: http://www.aip.de/en/research/research-area-ea/research-groups-and-projects… Since Poland is about to join ESO (once the Sejm votes it and the President signs), we should have a strong argument for participation. pozdr Boud

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3 pdocs @Cape Town; Beyond LCDM 13-17.I.2015 @Oslo
by Boud Roukema 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

* 3 postdoctoral positions in Cosmology at UCT * Symposium "Beyond LambdaCDM", 13-17 January 2015, Holmenkollen (Oslo) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 postdoctoral positions in Cosmology at UCT The Cosmology and Gravity Group at the University of Cape Town has 3 postdoctoral positions currently available to start by the end of 2014. Together with the string theory group (QGASLaB) and the Astronomy department, the CGG forms part of the ACGC - http://www.acgc.uct.ac.za/. Candidates interested in shared activities within the ACGC are especially encouraged to apply. - Please see details below and contact the relevant person ASAP. 1) A 1 year postdoc postdoc position is available to work with anyone in the group. The position may be extendable thereafter, however it will need to be taken up by the end of 2014. Please send applications or questions to any group member together with 3 references before the end of August (though applications will be accepted until the post is filled). Contact info can be found at http://cosmology.uct.ac.za/people/staff.htm 2) A postdoc position is available in relativistic cosmology to work with Chris Clarkson. The position is for 2 years, starting by the end of 2014. Please send applications or questions to chris.clarkson gmail.com together with 3 references before the end of August (though applications will be accepted until the post is filled). 3) A postdoctoral position is available to work with Amanda Weltman at the University of Cape Town and with the researchers at Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit (ACRU) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. We invite applications for a shared postdoctoral research fellowship to work in the areas of observational and theoretical cosmology. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work on research projects in collaboration with both UCT and ACRU faculty members, who have research interests in the areas of galaxy evolution, clusters of galaxies, the cosmic microwave background, and theoretical cosmology. UCT members are involved in various MeerKAT surveys, the cosmology working group of the SKA project and the IAXO telescope with an emphasis on theoretical cosmology. ACRU members are involved in many international projects including the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT; and its successor, ACTPol); the C-band All Sky Survey (C-BASS); various MeerKAT surveys; the Precision Array to Probe the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER); Planck; SPIDER; the South Pole Telescope polarimeter (SPTpol); and the XMM Cluster Survey. In addition, ACRU will participate in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project through the South African consortium. UKZN is also in the process of building an HPC facility. This postdoctoral position is designed to bridge theory and observation and to bridge the CGG at UCT with ACRU at UKZN. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to these efforts, as well as being encouraged to also develop their own independent research. The position is available for two years with the possibility of extension to three years. Starting dates are negotiable and begin from September 2014. The successful applicant will be based at The University of Cape Town with a generous allowance for frequent travel to the University of KwaZulu-Natal. A generous allowance will also be provided for international travel and research expenses. Applicants should e-mail a curriculum vitae, brief statement of their research interests, list of publications, and arrange to have three letters of reference e-mailed to the below address by August 30 2014 for full consideration. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Note that applicants should have obtained their PhD degree within the last five years. For further enquires about these positions, please contact Amanda Weltman (amanda.weltman uct.ac.za) or Dr. H. Cynthia Chiang (chiang ukzn.ac.za). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium "Beyond LambdaCDM", 13-17 January 2015, Holmenkollen (Oslo). In connection with a joint meeting of the Euclid Cosmological Theory and Cosmological Simulations Science Working Groups, we will arrange the symposium "Beyond LambdaCDM" in Oslo (at the Holmenkollen skiing resort on the outskirts of the city) January 13-17. It should be of interest to lots of Euclid people. Confirmed speakers include: C. Boehm (Durham) C. Burgess (McMaster University) G. Efstathiou (KICC Cambridge) P. G. Ferreira (Oxford) A. Heavens (Imperial College London) O. Lahav (UCL) R. Maartens (Western Cape; Portsmouth) J. Magueijo (Imperial College London) V. Mukhanov (LMU Munich) H. Peiris (UCL) B. A. Reid (UC Berkeley) G. Starkman (CWRU) R. Teyssier (University of Zurich) Please promote this conference to your colleagues and students. The web page of the meeting is: http://www.uio.no/beyond-lcdm ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CoRE+
by Boud Roukema 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 23:29:06 +0200 > From: Agnieszka Pollo <...> > Subject: CoRE+ Szanowne Kolezanki, Szanowni Koledzy, aktualnosci na temat misji CoRE+ (wczesniejszy PRISM), ktora byliscie w przeszlosci zainteresowani. Otoz 15 wrzesnia mamy termin skladania listow intencyjnych na misje M4 ESA. Zapadla decyzja - CoRE+ zamierza taki list zlozyc (a potem wlasciwy propozal w styczniu). Aktualnie potrzebna jest w zwiazku z tym: a) lista polskich instytutow, ktore bylyby sklonne sie w misje zaangazowac b) lista "kluczowych osob", ktore by mialy te instytucje reprezentowac Dajcie mi prosze znac do wtorku, czy jestescie zainteresowani - w imieniu Waszych instytucji i wlasnym. Trzeba bedzie sie nastepnie zastanowic, na jaki wklad hardware'owy mamy szanse i jak mozna by go sfinansowac, ale to krok kolejny. Na poczatek potrzebne mi Wasze deklaracje (a jesli kogos pominelam, to tez prosze przypomnijcie!). Pozdrowienia, Agnieszka

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