Awareness Conference "Hot topics in Astrophysics"
Sofia, September 25-October 1st, 2014

This conference intends to bring together students from all over Eastern Europe,
and senior scientists, to discuss the recent progress,
and major open questions in Astrophysics.
This should help Master students in their last year to decide about their PhD topic,
PhD students to broaden their views,
and established scientists to see the future trends and how to access major European facilities.

It will include practical work on VO tools in Astrophysics,
as well as sessions on how to best write a good telescope time request.

The selection of participants has been made locally in each of the participating countries.

Lecturers


Michel Dennefeld (Paris): Telescopes and Instrumentation
Iulia Iafratte (Trieste): VO and practical work
Heidi Korhonen (Copenhagen): Stellar physics
Roger Ferlet (Paris): Exoplanets
Henry McCrackent (Paris): Cosmology and Euclid
Sandra Savaglio (Munich): Formation and evolution of galaxies
Martin Ward (Durham): Active Galactic Nuclei


Tentative Program

Thursday, September 25th
Morning: Stellar physics, Instrumentation
Afternoon: Practical work, and Data reductions

Friday, September 26th
Morning:  Stellar Physics, Cosmology
Afternoon: Practical work, and Data reductions

Saturday, September 27th
Morning: Cosmology, AGN's
Afternoon: Proposal writing, with practical work

Monday, September 29th
Morning: Galaxies, Exoplanets
Afternoon: VO, Practical work and Data reduction

Tuesday, September 30th
Morning: Galaxies, Exoplanets
Afternoon: VO, Practical work and Data reduction

Wednesday, October 1st
Presentation of the results
Evaluation of the telescope time requests
General Discussion

              Some practical information can be found on the LOC site, at:   http://www.astro.bas.bg/school/