WISAP
– 2011
Waves and Instabilities in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas
Eilat, Israel, June
19th - June 24th, 2011
Scope and Goals:
The workshop is organized within the framework of the French-Israeli
conferences under the auspices of the Office of Science and Technology of the
French Embassy in Israel, with the support of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
(BGU). Its goal is to provide a podium for space scientists and astrophysicists
from France, Israel, as well as from other countries to exchange ideas and
discuss all aspects related to waves and instabilities in space and
astrophysical plasmas.
Graduated students and young researchers are particularly encouraged to attend.
Registration and Abstract Submission
Dates and Location:
The workshop
will be held in Eilat,
a resort town along the shore of the red sea in southern Israel, at the local
BGU campus. The workshop will take place
from Sunday evening, June 19th, to Friday afternoon, June 24th, 2011.
There is no registration fee, and the cost of the coffee
breaks and lunches will be covered by the workshop, as will be the welcome
cocktail, the workshop dinner, and the planned excursion.
Accommodation:
Rooms at
special rate are available during the workshop at either the Adi hotel or the Americana hotel. In addition,
there a numerous hotels in Eilat
with a wide range of prices and facilities.
Local Transportation:
A shuttle
bus will run from the Adi and Americana hotels to the BGU Eilat campus in the morning,
and back at the end of the sessions.
Social Program:
Welcome cocktail: Sunday, June 19th, evening
Workshop dinner: Tuesday,
June 21st, evening
Workshop excursion: Wednesday,
June 22nd, morning
Organizing Committee:
Pierre-Louis
Sulem Laboratoire Cassiopée Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Boulevard de l’Observatoire B.P. 4229 06304 Nice Cedex 4 France Phone: + 33 (0) 492 00 30 40 Fax: + 33 (0) 492 00 31 21 Email: sulem@oca.eu |
Michael
Mond Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, 84105 Israel Phone: + 972 (0) 52 68 39 3932 Fax: + 972 (0) 8 647 30 21 E-mail: mond@bgu.ac.il |
Sponsors:
Office of Science and
Technology
French
Embassy in Israel