****************************  Second Announcement  ****************************

                                             ESO Workshop
                              "Dissecting Galaxies Near and Far:            
               High Resolution Views of Star Formation and the ISM"         

                                        March 23 - 27, 2015
                                        ESO, Santiago, Chile                                      

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This is the second announcement for the ESO conference "Dissecting Galaxies Near and Far: 
High Resolution Views of Star Formation and the ISM" to be held in Santiago, Chile, from 23-27 
March 2015.

Important Information:

(1) The list of confirmed Invited Speakers can be found at:
http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2015/Galaxies2015/invited.html
and includes:

Susanne Aalto (Onsala Observatory, Chalmers University of Technology)
Martin Bureau (University of Oxford)
Françoise Combes (Observatoire de Paris)
Santiago García-Burillo (Observatorio Astronómico Nacional, Observatorio de Madrid)
Jackie Hodge (NRAO)
Rob Ivison (ESO)
Adam Leroy (NRAO)
Sharon Meidt (MPIA, Heidelberg)
Eric Murphy (Caltech)
Desika Narayanan (Haverford College)
Toshikazu Onishi (Osaka Prefecture University)
Karin Sandstrom (University of Arizona)


(2) Optional visit to the ALMA site on 27-28 March: if you would like to take part in this visit, 
please send an email to galaxies2015@eso.org to express your interest. We note that the 
number of participants we can accommodate on this visit is estimated to be around 40, and in 
case of excess demand participation will be considered on a first come first served basis.


(3) Registration: the registration/abstract submission deadline is 15 January 2015.
To register, visit:
http://www.eso.org/sci/php/meetings/Galaxies2015/registration-open.html


(4) Accommodation details are available at:
http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2015/Galaxies2015/accommodation.html
Both hotel and apartment options are available. If participants are interested in sharing 
accommodation, please contact galaxies2015@eso.org


Workshop Overview:

Angular and spectral resolutions are fundamental limitations for our understanding of the 
properties of galaxies in the nearby and distant Universe. The advent of a new generation of 
powerful observatories and instruments with high angular resolution and spectral resolution 
capabilities coupled with high sensitivity, such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter 
Array (ALMA), is allowing the interstellar medium and star formation properties of galaxies at 
high redshift to be probed in unprecedented detail along with their counterparts in the local 
Universe.

The aim of this workshop is to further our understanding of star formation and interstellar 
medium processes at high spatial and spectral resolution. Emphasis on synergies between 
current and future facilities capable of carrying out such observations, particularly with ALMA, 
will be encouraged.

The workshop will consist of 4 days of invited and contributed talks, plus poster sessions; on 
the final day there will be an optional ALMA proposal workshop to foster ideas and 
collaborations for ALMA Cycle 3. Following the workshop there will be an optional visit to the 
ALMA Array Operations Site for a limited number of participants.

Young researchers and students are particularly encouraged to attend the meeting. A limited 
amount of funding support may be available. Please let us know if you would like to be 
considered for this.

The registration form and further information is available at the workshop webpage: 
http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2015/Galaxies2015.html

Conference timeline:
First announcement / registration opens: 10 November 2014
Abstract submission and registration deadline: 15 January 2015
Registration deadline (attendance only) 30 January 2015 (or 15 January if the maximum number 
of 100 participants is reached)
Payment of registration fee: 9 February 2015
Announcement of Preliminary Program: 2 February 2015 TBD
Dates of meeting: 23-27 March 2015
Optional visit to ALMA site: 27-28 March 2015

For further information, please visit our webpage or contact:
galaxies2015@eso.org

We kindly ask you to circulate this announcement among your colleagues.

Kind Regards,

SOC/LOC Chair: Catherine Vlahakis (ALMA)