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Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« am: Juli 22, 2008, 18:52:25 Nachmittag »




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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

Bolides and Meteorite Falls
International conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the
Pribram meteorite fall, and the 80th birthday of Zdenek Ceplecha

Date: May 10-15, 2009
Place: Hotel Michael, Prague, Czech Republic

The Pribram meteorite fall on April 7, 1959 was the first scientifically
observed meteorite fall. The associated bolide was captured by the
photographic cameras of the double-station meteor observation
program initiated and led by the Czech astronomer, Zdenek Ceplecha,
who also analyzed all the available data and predicted the location of
the meteorites. To date, there have been only 9 cases where a
meteorite dropping bolide was observed instrumentally, so that the
trajectory and orbit could be determined precisely and - at the same
time - the meteorite was recovered. Nevertheless, thanks to various
observational programs and modeling efforts, our understanding of
bolides and associated phenomena has increased dramatically over the
past 50 years. This conference will be devoted not only to celebrating
the anniversary, but also to offer a forum to discuss recent
achievements in this field and future programs.

Format of the conference:

Sunday, May 10: Welcome reception connected with the opening of
an exhibition "50 years from the recovery of the Pribram meteorites",
held in the main building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech
Republic, Narodni 3, Prague 1

Monday, May 11: Opening of the conference; lecture by Zdenek
Ceplecha; scientific sessions, hotel Michael

Tuesday, May 12: Scientific sessions, hotel Michael

Wednesday, May 13: Scientific sessions, hotel Michael; after lunch:
excursion to Ondrejov Observatory, dinner

Thursday, May 14: Scientific sessions, hotel Michael

Friday, May 15: Scientific sessions, hotel Michael

Saturday, May 16: Optional post-conference excursion to the Pribram
meteorite strewn filed, with some sightseeing on the way

We anticipate that most contributions will be given as oral. There will
be only a limited number of posters.


Scientific topics:

- observation of bolides and superbolides (optical, acoustic,
space-borne, radar)

- interaction of large meteoroids with the atmosphere (ablation,
fragmentation, deceleration, radiation etc. - observations and
models); satellite re-entries

- derivation of meteoroid properties from bolide observations,
classification of meteoroids

- meteorite dark flight, impact, strewn fields, craters

- physical properties of meteorites (density, porosity, strength,
fusion crust)

- meteorite and meteoroid flux, impact hazard

- meteorite delivery to the Earth, sources of meteorites (comets
as well?)

- existence of meteorite streams

- legal aspects of meteorite recovery and collection

- meteorites on other planets


Scientific organizing committee:

Phil Bland (UK)
Jiri Borovicka (Czech Republic)
Peter Brown (Canada)
Guy Consolmagno (Vatican)
Edwin Gnos (Switzerland)
Dee Pack (USA)
Olga Popova (Russia)
Doug ReVelle (USA)
Pavel Spurny (Czech Republic)
David Vokrouhlicky (Czech Republic)


Location:

The conference will be held at the Hotel Michael****, located in a
quiet neighborhood in the southern part of Prague
(http://www.hotelmichael.cz/en/). The hotel has 53 rooms, a
conference room for 90 people, restaurant, garden, free internet, and
parking.

Prague is a world-famous historic city listed in the UNESCO world
heritage list. The center of Prague can be reached from the hotel by
public transport in about half an hour. The hotel also organizes trips to
the center.

Prague can be reached by air from all major cities in Europe and
through them, from the rest of the world. There are also direct flights
from several cities overseas (e.g. New York, Atlanta, Tel Aviv,
Seoul). From Europe, it is easy to reach Prague by train, bus or car.


Accommodation:

We recommend staying directly at the Hotel Michael. The special
price for conference participants (guaranteed for early reservations) is
90 EUR for single occupancy and 115 EUR for double occupancy,
including breakfast. There are, of course, many more accommodation
opportunities in Prague, including a few hotels of lower category
within walking distance.


Registration:

The registration fee will cover the participation in scientific sessions,
conference bag, program and abstracts, coffee breaks, welcome
reception, excursion to Ondrejov Observatory, and dinner at the
observatory. We currently do not plan to issue conference
proceedings.

The anticipated registration fees are as follows:

Before March 1, 2009:  5800 CZK (about 240 EUR as of June 2008)
After March 1, 2009: 6400 CZK (~ 265 EUR)
The fee will be payable by credit card, bank transfer or on site.


Abstract submission:

Details on the requested abstract format and submission deadline will
be given in the second announcement.


Indication of interest:

If you are interested to receive further announcements, please, register
your name and e-mail address at the conference web site
http://www.bolides09.com.


Contacts:

Program issues: Pavel Spurny (spurny@asu.cas.cz)
or Jiri Borovicka (borovic@asu.cas.cz)

Conference secretariat: Katerina Adaskova (bolides09@cbttravel.cz)

Sag mir mal meine Meinung...

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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #1 am: Juli 23, 2008, 17:46:34 Nachmittag »
Das ist ein "must do!" für echte Meteoritenfreunde! Und Praha
ist ja allemal auch ansonsten eine Reise wert...

Ich habe mir das vorsorglich schon einmal notiert, danke André
für den guten frühen Hinweis!

Alex

[PS: ...man kann ohne viel Suchaufwand dort auch deutlich preis-
günstiger unterkommen als in diesem Hotel, das nur am Rande...]

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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #2 am: August 03, 2008, 02:28:14 Vormittag »
was? 240,- EUR Konferenz-Gebühr? ... em leve nit!

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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #3 am: August 03, 2008, 09:06:37 Vormittag »
was? 240,- EUR Konferenz-Gebühr? ... em leve nit!

Ja, das ist nicht von schlechten Eltern, vor allem wenn man es selbst bezahlen muss und nicht von irgendwelchen Instituten hingeschickt wird. In der Vergangenheit konnte man z.B. bei der 'Meteoroids' oder der 'ACM' noch so eine Art verbilligte Gebühr als Amateur bekommen - hier (bis jetzt) leider nicht  :traurig:

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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #4 am: August 03, 2008, 21:41:34 Nachmittag »
was? 240,- EUR Konferenz-Gebühr? ... em leve nit!

Für immerhin fünf Tage ist das völlig okay, und im Rahmen bzw unterhalb üblicher
Konferenzgebühren!

Drei Tage ESTRO in Spanien (für Mediziner und Physiker) kosten ab rund 500 Euro
aufwärts, nur mal so als Gegenbeispiel genannt, und diese Mentalität, daß einem
sowas heutzutage immer noch locker bezahlt wird vom Arbeitgeber, ist, jetzt mal
ehrlich, auch ein bißchen von gestern! Wer sich für ein Thema interessiert, muß
halt auch in Wissen (Bücher, Konferenzen etc) investieren - und nicht nur in Steine
und Eisen allein, auch wenn man es, wie in diesem Fall wohl, noch nicht mal von der
Steuer absetzen kann, sofern es nichts mit den beruflichen Aufgaben zu tun hat....

Howgh!  :belehr:  (...dabei wollte ich jetzt gar nicht "klugscheißen"... :einaugeblinzel:)

Alex


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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #5 am: August 04, 2008, 11:14:52 Vormittag »
Na klar, ist ja auch eine FACH-TAGUNG und keine abendliche Planetariumsveranstaltung. Wir können froh sein, das diese in Tschechien ist ...
Stellt Euch vor, sie würde in Paris statt finden! Da müsste ich wohl vorher alle Met´s verkaufen, um mir das leisten zu können.
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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #6 am: Dezember 10, 2008, 19:39:18 Nachmittag »
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT (December 2008)

Bolides and Meteorite Falls
International conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
of the Pribram meteorite fall, and the 80th birthday of Zdenek
Ceplecha

Date: May 10-15, 2009
Place: Hotel Michael, Prague, Czech Republic


This announcement contains updates about the conference
program, registration, accommodation, abstract submission,
travel requirements, and post-conference excursion. Full
information can be found at the conference webpage
http://www.bolides09.com.


Scientific topics:

After the historical discovery of the small asteroid (or large
meteoroid) 2008 TC3, which produced the first predicted bolide,
we have added a new topic - observations of meteoroids in
space. The full list of scientific topics is:

- observation of bolides and superbolides (optical,
acoustic, space-borne, radar)
- interaction of large meteoroids with the atmosphere
(ablation, fragmentation, deceleration, radiation etc. -
observations and models); satellite re-entries
- derivation of meteoroid properties from bolide
observations, classification of meteoroids
- observation of meteoroids in space (e.g. 2008 TC3)
- meteorite dark flight, impact, strewn fields, craters
- physical properties of meteorites (density, porosity,
strength, fusion crust)
- meteorite and meteoroid flux, impact hazard
- meteorite delivery to the Earth, sources of meteorites
(comets as well?)
- existence of meteorite streams
- legal aspects of meteorite recovery and collection
- meteorites on other planets



Social program:

The welcome reception will be held in the main building of the
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Narodni 3, Prague
1, on Sunday, May 10. The building is located in the center of
Prague, near National Theater. The reception will be connected
with the opening of an exhibition "50 years from the recovery of
the Pribram meteorites". Preliminary schedule:
5 p.m. - registration desk will be opened
6 p.m. - ceremony of the opening of the exhibition
8 p.m. - end of reception
Refreshment for registered participants and accompanying
persons will be available from 5 p.m. to 8. p.m.

An excursion to the Ondrejov Observatory will be organized for
conference participants and accompanying persons in the
afternoon of Wednesday, May 13. Ondrejov Observatory,
located 40 km from Prague, was founded in 1898 and is
currently the headquarters of the Astronomical Institute of the
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Zdenek Ceplecha
has been working here since 1951. Ondrejov Observatory was
one of the two sites where the photographs of the Pribram bolide
were taken in 1959. Today, the observatory is a working place
for about 100 people and contains, apart from historical
buildings and a small museum, living astronomical instruments,
including a two-meter stellar telescope, a 65-cm telescope for
asteroidal observations, solar telescopes and radio telescopes
and, of course, bolide cameras. Preliminary schedule of the
excursion:
2 p.m. - departure from Hotel Michael
3 p.m. - arrival to Ondrejov, start of the excursion
6 p.m. - dinner at the observatory
7:30 p.m. - departure from Ondrejov
8:30 p.m. - arrival to Hotel Michael

A post-conference excursion will be organized on Saturday,
May 16, see below.



Registration:

On-line registration has been opened at the address:

https://secure.cbttravel.cz/bolides09/registration-online

Please, follow the instructions on the web page. The registration
will be completed only after the payment of the registration fee
is received. The registration fees are as follows:

Participant

Before March 1, 2009: 5800 CZK (about 230 EUR as of December 2008)
After March 1, 2009: 6400 CZK (~ 250 EUR)

The fee covers the participation in scientific sessions,
conference bag, program and abstracts, coffee breaks, welcome
reception, excursion to Ondrejov Observatory, and dinner at the
observatory. We currently do not plan to issue conference
proceedings.

Accompanying person

Before March 1, 2009: 1200 CZK (~ 50 EUR)
After March 1, 2009: 1450 CZK (~ 60 EUR)

The fee for accompanying persons covers the conference bag,
welcome reception, excursion to Ondrejov Observatory, and
dinner at the observatory.

The fees are payable by credit card, bank transfer or on site. On-
site registrations must be paid by credit card or cash (in Czech
Crowns) only. The registration desk will be open in the building
of Academy of Sciences from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 10 and
in Hotel Michael from May 11 to May 15. On Monday, the
registration will start at 8 a.m.

The organizers of the conference cannot provide any travel
support and cannot waive the registration fee.



Accommodation and lunches:

We recommend staying directly at the Hotel Michael. The
special price for conference participants (guaranteed for
reservations before March 10) is 90 EUR for single occupancy
and 115 EUR for double occupancy, including breakfast. The
online reservation form will be opened at conference website in
January. If you prefer other accommodation (more central or
cheaper), you are welcome to contact the conference secretariat.

There will be a special lunch menu at the Hotel Michael for the
fixed price 250 CZK (10 EUR), also available for conference
participants staying elsewhere. The lunch tickets can be ordered
on the registration page. It will be possible to buy a limited
number of lunch tickets at the registration desk. There are also a
few restaurants nearby.



Abstract submission:

Online abstract submission has been opened at the address:

https://secure.cbttravel.cz/bolides09/on-line-abstract-submission

The deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2009.
Please, follow the instructions on the webpage. The text can be
entered as ASCII text with special characters and mathematical
symbols coded in the LaTeX syntax. Figures and tables are not
allowed.

The scientific organizing committee reserves the right to transfer
any contribution from oral to poster or vice versa or refuse an
abstract altogether, if it does not fit in the conference format. In
such cases, the abstract author will be informed by February 25.



Travel requirements:

Citizens of some nations may require a visa to enter The Czech
Republic. As of November 2008, they include citizens of
Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, India, China, Tajikistan, South
Africa and many others. Please contact the nearest Czech
embassy for information. The list of Czech embassies can be
found at http://www.czechembassy.org/. The Czech Republic is
one of the Schengen countries
(http://www.axa-schengen.com/english/schengen-countries.html).
Valid visas for another country of the Schengen agreement are
good to enter The Czech Republic.

If you need an invitation to obtain a visa, please, contact Jiri
Borovicka (borovic@asu.cas.cz) and provide your full name,
date of birth, country of citizenship, passport number, the title
of your contribution, and your mailing address.



Excursion:

An optional excursion will be organized for conference
participants and accompanying persons on Saturday, May 16,
2009. We will visit the strewn field of the Pribram meteorites,
including some actual sites of meteorite recovery. This visit will
allow you also to enjoy the Czech countryside and small villages.
We will further visit the Konopiste Chateau, one of the most
beautiful Czech chateaux (http://www.zamek-konopiste.cz/en/).
On the way to Konopiste, we will pass the predicted impact site
of Benesov meteorites, which were never recovered. On the way
back to Prague we will visit the Velke Popovice brewery, where
a famous Czech beer is produced
(http://www.kozel.cz/en/homepage.html). This will be a full day
trip, from 9 a.m. to about 8 p.m.

The price of the excursion is 1900 CZK (~ 75 EUR) per person.
The price includes the bus ride, lunch in Konopiste, dinner in
Velke Popovice, and entries to Konopiste Castle and Velke
Popovice brewery. Please, reserve and pay the excursion on the
registration page. The excursion may be canceled if less than 15
persons are interested. In that case all payments will be fully
refunded.



Final announcement:

The third and final announcement, including the conference
program, will be mailed to registered participants at the
beginning of April 2009.


Contacts:

Program issues: Pavel Spurny (spurny@asu.cas.cz) or Jiri
Borovicka (borovic@asu.cas.cz)

Conference secretariat: Zina Peckova (bolides09@cbttravel.cz)


We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague!








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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #7 am: April 24, 2009, 12:56:31 Nachmittag »
So nun noch mal Klartext.

Wer fährt wirklich nach Prag im Mai?

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Re: Bolides and Meteorite Falls - Conference - Prague May 10-15, 2009
« Antwort #8 am: April 24, 2009, 13:32:20 Nachmittag »
So nun noch mal Klartext.

Wer fährt wirklich nach Prag im Mai?

 :user:
Thomas


Ich fahre nun doch nicht, denn meine Frau wird in Berlin sein und das ist, weil ich
doch immer der Reisende zwischen den Wohnorten bin, fast schon seltener als eine
Konferenz in Praha ..  :laughing: .. Und Urlaub "unter der Woche" kriege ich leider nicht hin...

Für Dich, Thomas, ist es allerdings nun wahrlich ein "must-do"! Bitte nicht vergessen, die
Sammlung im Nationalmuseum anzuschauen. Die ist zwar bei weitem nicht so groß wie die
Sammlung in Wien, aber es liegen dort auch ein paar feine Exemplare. Und wer sich zudem
noch für Mineralien interessiert, kommt dort wirklich voll auf seine Kosten.

Das beste Bier und die urigste Atmosphäre gibt´s im "Goldnen Tiger" (u zlaheto tygra), wo
es immer laut und lärmig zugeht - aber das ist Kult! Leckere Schweinebraten oder svickovas
ißt man wirklich am besten etwas abseits der Touristentrampelpfade. Auf letzteren feiert der
Nepp fröhliche Urständ. Empfehlung: u milosdrnych, bei den barmherzigen Brüdern (...oder
so ähnlich...). Etwas peripher in der Altstadt gelegen, aber dort sitzen eher Tschechen als
Touris, die Bedienung ist sehr nett und das Ganze ist authentisch mit Gambrinus- oder
Pilsner-Urquell-Bier und lokalen Spezialitäten an einfachen Holztischen...

:prostbier: Alex

 

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