UKAFF1: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS IN ASTROPHYSICS

to be held from 3-7 September 2001

at the University of Leicester, UK

SPEAKERS

Matthew Bate (Cambridge/Exeter)
Andreas Burkert (Heidelberg)
John Dubinski (CITA)
Carlos Frenk (Durham)
Klaus Galsgaard (St Andrews)
Charles Gammie (Illinois)
John Hawley (Virginia)

Willy Kley (Tübingen)
Joe Monaghan (Monash)
Ewald Müller (Garching)
Andy Nelson (Heidelberg/Edinburgh)
Stephan Rosswog (Leicester)
Adrianne Slyz (Heidelberg/Oxford)
Jim Stone (Maryland)

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW?

Register for the meeting [see 4. REGISTRATION]
Book accommodation [see 5. ACCOMMODATION]
Consider Contributions/Poster Session [see 3. CONTRIBUTIONS/ POSTER SESSION]

DEADLINES
PROGRAMME
CONTRIBUTIONS/POSTER SESSION
REGISTRATION
ACCOMMODATION
TRAVEL
FORMS
FURTHER INFORMATION
LOCATION OF UNIVERSITY, HOTEL IBIS & RAILWAY STATION

1. DEADLINES

31 July 2001

Registration
Accommodation booking

[see 4. REGISTRATION]
[see 5. ACCOMMODATION]

2. PROGRAMME

The meeting will be based in the Ken Edwards Building on the University of Leicester campus. Tea/coffee will be available between sessions and there will be a choice of campus eating places during the lunch break.

Monday
3 Sep Tuesday
4 Sep Wednesday
5 Sep Thursday
6 Sep Friday
7 Sep

0930 Monaghan
"The Future of Computational Astrophysics"
Bate
"The Formation of Stars, Brown Dwarfs and Planets"
Frenk
"Simulations of the Cosmic Dark Matter, Gas and Galaxies"
Dubinski
"The Art of N-body Simulation: From Cosmology to Planet Formation"
Müller
"Simulations of Stellar Core Collapse and Supernova Explosions"

1130 Stone
"Simulations of Accretion Disks: New Algorithms, New Physics and New Results"
Burkert
"The Formation of Stars and Stellar Clusters in Turbulent Molecular Clouds"
Galsgaard
"The Solar Atmosphere"
Gammie
"Numerical Models of Black Hole Accretion Flows"
Rosswog
"High-resolution calculations of Merging Neutron Stars"

1430 Hawley
"3D MHD Simulations of Global Accretion Disks"
Kley
"Modelling Planets in Discs"
Slyz
"BGK: A Gas-Kinetic Approach to Numerical Hydrodynamics"

1630 Nelson
"The Early Evolution of Jovian Planets"
Short
presentations

3. POSTER SESSION

There are opportunities to contribute a poster. We anticipate, for example, that all those who have had UKAFF time will wish to report on its use. Please indicate your preference on the Registration Form [see 7. FORMS].

4. REGISTRATION

The Registration Fee is:

after 31 July 2001: £140

The fee will include:

Mon Evening Reception
Tue Poster Reception
Wed visit to National Space Centre + trip to Country Pub/Morris Dancing
Thu Conference Dinner
Morning and afternoon tea/coffee

It will not include:

Lunch and evening meals (except for Mon/Tue Receptions and Thu Conference Dinner)
Overnight accommodation
Travel between hotel and conference venue

How to Register

Please complete the Registration Form [see 7. FORMS] and return it, together with your cheque or credit card details:

by post to:

Julia Hughes
UKAFF Secretary
Dept of Physics & Astronomy
University of Leicester
Leicester LE1 7RH
UK

or by fax (credit card payments only) to:

Julia Hughes
UKAFF Secretary
+44 (0)116 223 1283

5. ACCOMMODATION

It is advisable to reserve your accommodation as soon as possible.

For delegates who wish to stay overnight, we have reserved rooms at HOTEL IBIS, which is centrally situated near the main railway station, about 15 minutes' walk from the University, and close to all main services. (For location map please refer to http://www.ukaff.ac.uk/ukaff1)

Limited car parking is available on a first-come first-served basis. There is also a public car park nearby at which overnight parking can be arranged (at a charge of £4.50 per 24 hours).

For further information please contact:

Hotel Ibis Leicester City
St George's Way
Constitution Hill
Leicester LE1 1PL
UK

Tel: +44 (0)116 248 7200
Fax: +44 (0)116 262 0880
http://www.ibishotel.com/

6. TRAVEL

Leicester is located in the middle of the UK, 100 miles north of London, with good access to trains and motorways. The nearest regional airports are Birmingham International and East Midlands International, though there are links to London- Heathrow, London-Gatwick, and direct trains to London-Stansted.

University of Leicester is situated approx 10 minutes' walk from the main Leicester railway station. There are also regular bus links.

For national, local and campus maps see http://www.le.ac.uk/maps/

For a map showing the location of the main railway station, the University of Leicester and Hotel Ibis, [see 9. LOCATION OF UNIVERSITY, HOTEL IBIS & RAILWAY STATION]

7. FORMS

The Registration Form and Credit Card Form can be downloaded in PostScript format (Registration Form, Credit Card Form).

If you would prefer us to fax or post a copy of either of these forms please contact us as below.

8. FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any queries about the above, or need further details, please contact:

Email: ukaff_meeting@star.le.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2076 (Julia Hughes)
Fax: +44 (0)116 223 1283

9. LOCATION OF UNIVERSITY, HOTEL IBIS & RAILWAY STATION

A more detailed map can be found at www.streetmap.co.uk.

Further maps are available on http://www.le.ac.uk/maps/.