FIRST CIRCULAR ********************************************* "KINETIC MODELING OF ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS" ********************************************* October 5-9, 2008 Krakow, Poland http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/cracow2008/ E-mail: cracow08@ifj.edu.pl ----------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION We are pleased to announce the Cracow 2008 conference on "KINETIC MODELING OF ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS". The motivation for the meeting is growing interest of the astrophysical community in application of kinetic plasma methods to the problems of modern astrophysics. We plan to review the recent progress in this field in wide range of applications and to confront the results with observations. The main emphasis will be on kinetic plasma methods - numerical (Particle-In-Cell and hybrid simulations) as well as analytical. However, the progress in the MHD modeling of astrophysical plasmas will also be reviewed to enable comparison with kinetic methods and stimulate discussion on what approach is the most appropriate tool to study particular processes. ----------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION To register, please go to our website: http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/cracow2008/Registration.html or send an e-mail to: cracow08@ifj.edu.pl with the following information: 1. Name: 2. Affiliation - to be placed on the badge: 3. Proposed title and abstract of your poster presentation(s) [if any] 4. Date of arrival/departure to/from the conference centre in Krakow: We will make the conference hotel reservation for all participants for the period October 5-9. Please let us know should the dates of your arrivial/departure be different or you have additional requirements in that matter. WE WOULD BE GRATEFULL FOR INFORMATION FROM THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO SHARE A DOUBLE ROOM. Due to limited space available in the conference hotel late registrations may require booking hotels away from the conference centre. 5. Will you pay the CONFERENCE FEE (240 Euro) by the bank transfer or in cash upon arrival ? Please, note that at the conference office we can accept only CASH payments, but no cash machine is available in the close vicinity of the conference centre. Please, let us know if you need your receipt with different name/ affiliation than you have provided at registration. LOC will acknowledge the successful registration with an e-mail message. ----------------------------------------------- PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE PROGRAM The formula of the conference is similar to that assumed in previous Cracow meetings: the invited review or highlight talks will be presented as TALKS, and other contributions will be presented as POSTERS. There will be time for discussion after each talk and also each session will be followed with extended open discussion. The posters will be exhibited during all coffee breaks and during a special evening poster session with wine, fruits and cakes. The conference will start with a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening (Oct. 5). Lectures will start on Monday morning (Oct. 6). The meting will end in the early afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 9. Please visit our website: http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/cracow2008/Program.html for more information on the conference topics, program, and the list of invited speakers. ----------------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS We do not plan to publish printed proceedings of the meeting. Instead, we plan direct electronic publishing of all contributions (PDF or PPT), in a form analogous to that adopted in the previous Cracow conferences (see http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/konferencje/2006jets/ http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/konferencje/proc0.html) ----------------------------------------------- FEE The conference fee is 240 EUR. It covers the following expenses: 1. 4 breakfasts and 4 lunches during the meeting 2. conference dinner 3. welcome reception and reception during the poster session 5. all the conference stationery for the participants The registration fee for the accompanying persons is 60 EUR. It covers: 1. 4 breakfasts 2. conference dinner 3. welcome reception For details regarding payment of the registration fee please visit our website: http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/cracow2008/Registration.html ----------------------------------------------- HOTEL The meeting will be held in the Jagiellonian University Conference Center in Krakow. The meeting place is 5 km from the Krakow city center and 5 km from the Balice International Airport. The Center is situated on a limestone hill surrounded by greenery, and includes a hotel and lecture rooms in the same complex. Meals will be served in the hotel restaurant and/or in a restaurant "U Ziyada", about 100 m away from the hotel. Room cost per night [today exchange rate is 1 EUR = 3.4 zl (zloty), 1 USD = 2.2 zl]: 1. Single room: 150 zl 2. Double room: 170 zl 3. Triple room: 190 zl The hotel address is: Dom Goscinny "Przegorzaly" Uniwersytet Jagiellonski ul. Jodlowa 13 30-252 Krakow - Przegorzaly http://www.adm.uj.edu.pl/dg/przegorz/stronadg1a.html For more information on the conference venue please visit our website: http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/cracow2008/Site.html ======================================================================= Michal Ostrowski Jacek Niemiec Astronomical Observatory Institute of Nuclear Physics Jagiellonian University Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Orla 171 ul. Radzikowskiego 152 30-244 Krakow, Poland 31-342 Krakow, Poland E-mail: mio@oa.uj.edu.pl E-mail: Jacek.Niemiec@ifj.edu.pl *for the correspondence regarding the meeting please use our conference e-mail address: cracow08@ifj.edu.pl =======================================================================