We are planning a conference on globular cluster systems and related topics to be held in Concepcion, Chile, March 6-10, 2006.
The conference will review and discuss the latest developments in the field including tidal tails, young massive clusters, ultracompact dwarfs, cluster formation in different environments, properties of cluster systems and their relation to galaxy formation, clusters as dynamical probes etc.
SOC:
B. Elmegreen, D. Forbes, D. Geisler, E. Grebel, L. Infante,
M. Kissler-Patig, S. Larsen, T. Richtler
Invited speakers include:
H. Baumgardt, M. Beasley, K. Bekki, J. Brodie, A. Burkert, R. Chandar, P. Cote,
B. Harris, M. Hilker, A. Jordan, A. Kravtsov, B. Miller, K. Perrett,
A. Romanowsky, F. Schweizer, S. Zepf
More information is available at the web site http://www.astro-udec.cl/gcgg
Inquiries should be sent to: gcgg@astro-udec.cl
Concepcion lies at the Pacific Coast in the beautiful south of Chile near the Lake District, volcanoes, many national parks, and hot springs. March is generally a very nice month for tourist activities.