Ringberg Workshop on
The Lowest-Mass Galaxies
and Constraints on Dark Matter
Summary:
The number of predicted small dark matter halos in hierarchical
structure formation models differs from the number of observed small
galaxies. This workshop will concentrate on the lowest-mass galaxies
known (particularly dwarf spheroidal galaxies) and on candidate
low-mass galaxies (such as compact high velocity clouds). We will review
results from extensive recent and ongoing observational campaigns such
as the search for extratidal stars around dSphs, new measurements of
velocity dispersions and rotation curves, high-resolution radio
observations, searches for optical counterparts of CHVCs, and
searches for CHVCs in other galaxy groups. We will discuss the
resulting constraints on dark matter and unrecognized dark matter halos.
Planned topics include:
- Predictions from CDM models and missing satellites
- CHVCs as missing satellites: pro and con
- Dynamical evidence for dark matter
- Galaxy structure and rotation curves
- Velocity dispersions: pro and con for dark matter
- Streams and Galactic (sub)structure
- Star formation histories and feedback in very low-mass galaxies
Workshop format:
The workshop will last five days from Monday, July 30, through Friday,
August 3. We will have about 40 talks with an average of 9 talks per day.
Talk times range from 20 to 30 min (40 min in a few cases) excluding
discussion. Each talk is followed by 10 min of time for discussions.
There will also be two major discussion sessions on Tuesday and Thursday
dedicated to CHVCs and dark matter in dSphs.
For details please see the workshop program.
Wednesday afternoon is free and can be used for hiking, sailing, etc.
SOC:
Eva Grebel (MPIA), Robert Braun (NFRA), Jay Gallagher (U Wisc),
Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA)
LOC:
Ursula Goldberger (MPIA), Daniel Harbeck (MPIA)
Invited speakers include:
Andrea Ferrara, Maria Gómez-Flechoso,
Deidre Hunter, Rodrigo Ibata, Pavel Kroupa, Steve Majewski,
Lynn Matthews, Ben Moore, Tad Pryor, Paul Shapiro, Matt Shetrone, Bart Wakker,
Lisa Young.
Proceedings:
We do not intend to publish proceedings.
Location and logistics:
The workshop will be held at
Ringberg Castle
in Bavaria, Germany. Ringberg Castle, the conference site of the
Max Planck Society, is about 50 km south of Munich
near the small town of Rottach-Egern and Lake Tegernsee. When
arriving by plane, the closest airport is Munich airport. Ringberg
can be reached get by train and cab, or by car. For instructions
please see this
link. If you plan to travel to Ringberg by train, you can check
out the time table of the train connections
here.
We recommend to schedule your travel such that you arrive on
Sunday, July 29 and depart on Saturday, August 4.
Due to space limitations at Ringberg Castle, the number of attendees
is limited. Also, not all attendees will be able to stay at Ringberg
Castle. We reserved a small number of rooms at the nearby Hotel Franzen
in Rottach-Egern. Meanwhile all the pre-reserved rooms have been filled.
For more information including prices for lodging and meals at the
conference site please refer to
this URL.
Registration:
The registration deadline was May 20, 2001. All available slots have
been taken. We regret that we can't accept additional participants.
The registration fee will probably be US$ 50 (payable on site after arrival).
We regret that we cannot offer financial support to the attendees.
Links:
Registration
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Maps and instructions
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Eva K. Grebel
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