Ringberg Workshop on the
Chemical Evolution
of Dwarf Galaxies -
Present Status and Perspectives
Summary:
This workshop will concentrate on processes governing the chemical
evolution in all types of dwarf galaxies. We aim at obtaining a
comprehensive picture of the history of chemical enrichment.
Special emphasis will be placed on identifying common properties
and globally valid relationships, on highlighting the differences
between the various types of dwarf galaxies, and on the origin of
these differences. Intrinsic evolutionary effects and externally
induced environmental effects will be discussed in depth.
Topics include:
- Nucleosynthesis processes and feedback/mass loss
- Detailed element ratios and implications
- The oldest populations and correlations with high-z absorption line
studies
- ISM vs. stellar abundances
- The observed age - metallicity evolution
- Abundance gradients, spreads, and degree of chemical inhomogeneity
- Drivers of chemical evolution:
Environmental effects vs. intrinsic characteristics
Workshop format:
After arrival on Sunday afternoon, the workshop will begin on Monday
morning (July 29, 2002) and end on Friday after lunch(August 2, 2002).
Talk times will be ~30 min including discussion. There will
also be additional discussion sessions every day.
SOC:
Eva Grebel (MPIA), Jay Gallagher (U Wisc),
Alexei Kniazev (MPIA)
LOC:
Maria Janssen-Bennynck, Eva Grebel,
Daniel Harbeck, Henry Lee (MPIA)
Confirmed speakers include:
James Bullock, Corinne Charbonnel,
Cesare Chiosi, Andrew Cole, Chris Conselice, Pierre-Alain Duc,
Sofia Feltzing, Andrea Ferrara,
Jay Gallagher, Doug Geisler, Martin Groenewegen,
Daniel Harbeck, Gerhard Hensler, Vanessa Hill,
Hiroyuki Hirashita, Frank Israel,
Raul Jimenez, Xu Kong, Henry Lee,
Ute Lisenfeld, Suzanne Madden, Lucio Mayer, Alessia Moretti,
Masao Mori, Masafumi Noguchi, Leonid Pilyugin,
Simon Pustilnik, Simone Recchi, Michael Richer,
Matthew Shetrone, Evan Skillman, Tammy Smecker-Hane,
Jeroen Stil, Rosaria Tantalo, Liese van Zee,
Leonardo Vanzi,
Kim Venn, Jeremy Walsh, Fabian Walter, Rosie Wyse
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 (recommended
destination: Tegernsee).
We recommend to schedule your travel such that you arrive on
Sunday afternoon, July 28 and depart on Friday afternoon, August 2, after
lunch. We can't enter the castle's premises prior to that and need
to vacate it on early Friday afternoon.
Due to space limitations at Ringberg Castle, the number of attendees
is limited. All participants shoul meanwhile have received notification
whether they can stay at Ringberg or at one of the two hotels in Kreuth
in which we pre-reserved rooms. The castle is booked out at this point.
If you are staying in one of the hotels we will provide transport
to the castle through a minivan. Details will be sent by e-mail.
Walking to the castle takes approximately 30 - 50 min.
For more information including prices for lodging and meals at the
conference site please refer to
this URL.
Please note that the prices on this page have slightly increased as
compared to last year.
Optional tours:
We will have a free afternoon on Wednesday for optional hikes and
tours. We will organize a trip to the ``Wallberg'', a mountain in the
vicinity that can be reached by cable car (or by hiking up), and a
subsequent evening in a traditional Bavarian restaurant/beer garden
with regional food. If you wish to participate in this outing please
indicate this on the registration form. We will provide the bus
transport for free.
Registration:
The registration fee will be Euro 100 (payable on site after arrival).
The registration deadline was April 25, 2002.
Registrations are now closed, and the registration form has been taken off-line.
If you did pre-register but did not receive the call to register, please
contact me.
We regret that we cannot offer financial support.
Links:
Eva K. Grebel
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