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This workshop will focus on active galactic nuclei (AGN) and their study using polarimetry. The workshop will include around forty people, all experts in the field of AGNs and/or polarization.

The goals of the workshop are to:

  • present the latest discoveries on AGNs obtained using polarimetry;
  • discuss current simulation tools and community needs;
  • highlight the current opened questions on AGNs that polarimetry could help to solve;
  • explore the design of future polarimeters to achieve such discoveries.

The idea is to have a short and focused workshop with experts in the fields to drive the forthcoming years of research in extragalactic polarimetry. We also clearly need to constrain the requirements of future polarimetric instrumentation that we could propose to the astronomical community, especially knowing that the next generation of big telescopes and satellites are being designed right now (ELT second wave of instruments, HWO, PRIMA, balloon-borne experiments...). Right now, the future of polarimetry (2030+) is pretty bleak, with the exception of radio band polarimetry.

All attending people are welcomed to present their work and discoveries through oral presentations. It will be possible to bring posters to initiate discussions, but each workshop guest is guaranteed to have an oral presentation. Slots will be allocated for debates and the exchange of ideas in order to best understand the polarimetric needs of the AGN community, keeping in mind their applications to other astronomical sources.

Unlike usual conferences, there are no SOC nor invited presentations, since we are all very knowledgeable in the subject and each of us will have the opportunity to speak. Likewise, there will be no need to go into long introductions to the subject so that we concentrate on the essentials. For this reason, this workshop is truly dedicated to specialists in the field (theoreticians, simulators, observers and instrument designers). Because we want to spark discussion and debate, in the conference room or around a drink, it is an in-person only workshop (although talks will be registered and available to the community later on).

Program

Monday, 14th
Time Session Talk Speaker
8h30 - 9h00   Arrival, badge and coffee      
9h00 - 9h10   Welcome words   Aims and schedule of the workshop   Frédéric Marin
9h10 - 9h30   Observations   ... ...
9h30 - 9h50   Observations   ... ...
9h50 - 10h10   Observations   ... ...
10h10 - 10h30   Observations   ... ...
10h30 - 10h50   Coffee break      
10h50 - 11h10   Observations   ... ...
11h10 - 11h30   Observations   ... ...
11h30 - 11h50   Observations   ... ...
11h50 - 12h10   Observations   ... ...
12h10 - 14h00   Lunch break      
14h00 - 14h20   Observations   ... ...
14h20 - 14h40   Observations   ... ...
14h20 - 15h00   Observations   ... ...
15h00 - 15h20   Observations   ... ...
15h00 - 15h40   Observations   ... ...
15h40 - 16h00   Observations   ... ...
16h00 - 16h30   Coffee break      
16h30 - 17h30   Community discussion   Next targets and scientific questions that observations could sove    
20h00   Social event   A drink in the city center    

 

Tuesday, 15th
Time Session Talk Speaker
9h00 - 9h20   Simulations   ...   ...
9h20 - 9h40   Simulations   ...   ...
9h40 - 10h00   Simulations   ...   ...
10h00 - 10h20   Simulations   ...   ...
10h20 - 10h40   Simulations   ...   ...
10h40 - 11h00   Coffee break    
11h00 - 11h20   Simulations   ...   ...
11h20 - 11h40   Simulations   ...   ...
11h40 - 12h00   Simulations   ...   ...
12h00 - 14h00   Lunch break    
14h00 - 14h20   Simulations   ...   ...
14h20 - 14h40   Simulations   ...   ...
14h20 - 15h00   Simulations   ...   ...
15h00 - 15h20   Simulations   ...   ...
15h00 - 15h40   Simulations   ...   ...
15h40 - 16h00   Simulations   ...   ...
16h00 - 16h30   Coffee break    
16h30 - 17h30   Community discussion   What are the needs of the community in terms of simulations?  
20h00   Social event   Conference diner    

 

Wednesday, 16th
Time Session Talk Speaker
9h00 - 9h20   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
9h20 - 9h40   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
9h40 - 10h00   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
10h00 - 10h20   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
10h20 - 10h40   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
10h40 - 11h00   Coffee break    
11h00 - 11h20   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
11h20 - 11h40   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
11h40 - 12h00   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
12h00 - 14h00   Lunch break    
14h00 - 14h20   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
14h20 - 14h40   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
14h20 - 15h00   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
15h00 - 15h20   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
15h00 - 15h40   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
15h40 - 16h00   Current and future instruments   ...   ...
16h00 - 16h30   Coffee break    
16h30 - 18h00   Community discussion   What should be the next polarimeters?  
17h50 - 18h00   Closing words   Acknowledgments and summary of the workshop   Frédéric Marin

Participants

Last update (June, 20)

Name Institute Country
Beatriz Agís González   Institute of Astrophysics, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas   Greece
Ivan Agudo   Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC   Spain
Michal Dovciak   Astronomical Institute of the CAS   Czech Republic
Lente Dreyer   Centre for Space Research, North-West University   South Africa
Violeta Gamez Rosas   Leiden University   Netherland
Boy Lankhaar   Chalmers University of Technology   Sweden
Yannis Liodakis   NASA Marshall Space Flight Center   USA
Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez   University of South Carolina   USA
Frédéric Marin (organizer)   Astronomical observatory of Strasbourg   France
Giorgio Matt   University Roma III   Italy
Max Millar-Blanchaer   University of California, Santa Barbara   USA
Jorge Otero-Santos   Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía   Spain
Rosita Paladino   University of Bologna   Italy
Dominique Sluse   University of Liege   Belgium
Marzena Sniegowska   Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center   Poland
Marko Stalevski   University of Belgrade   Serbia
Bert Vander Meulen   Astronomical Observatory, Ghent University.   Belgium
Haocheng Zhang   University of Maryland Baltimore County   USA

Your travel

Traveling to Strasbourg

By plane. Strasbourg Airport is located in Entzheim, 10 km from the city center. A shuttle train service runs between the airport and Strasbourg station four times an hour (9 minute journey). Taxis are also available all day. Strasbourg is also easily accessible from the Bâle-Mulhouse, Frankfort and Paris international airports (trains connections).

By train. There are a number of direct trains from Paris and the biggest cities in France and Europe every day. When you arrive at Strasbourg railway station (Gare Centrale) by train, the entire city is at your feet and the cathedral is never very far away.

By car. If you are driving to Strasbourg we recommend you go to the Relay-Tram (P+R) car parks located alongside the tram lines. After parking here, both you and your passengers, up to seven people, can easily get to the city center by tram using the same ticket you got when parkking your car.

 

Hotels

There are many hotels within a 15-minute walk of the conference venue. We recommend staying on the central island of Strasbourg, not far from the cathedral. From there you can easily walk or take the tram C, E or F to the astronomical observatory.

 

The conference venue

The conference will take place in the amphitheater of the astronomical observatory of Strasbourg (Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, 11 Rue de l'Université, 67000 Strasbourg). The observatory is accessible from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There will be the possibility of storing suitcases on site.

Social events

Two social events, not obligatory, will be offered free of charge to those participating in this workshop.

On Monday 14th in the evening, each participant will receive two tokens to go have a drink at the “Les Berthom” bar in the city center. It is a French beer bar, warm but not too noisy where you can enjoy a good beer while discussing science or something else. Each token represents a drink (a beer or a soft drink). Other or excess drinks will be at your expense.

On Tuesday 15th in the evening, you will be invited to the main hall of the astronomical observatory for a cocktail dinner prepared by Strasbourg chefs (the cocktail includes vegetarian options, please let us know if you have any allergies). To accompany the food, an Alsatian winemaker will come and introduce you to his wines. Possibility of buying bottles of wine at a reduced price from the winegrower the same evening (be careful if you are traveling by plane).

Final information

 

The workshop is only upon invitation, but if you cannot attend, do not hesitate to let us know about experts in similar fields as yours. Our goal is to have lively discussions on AGN and polarimetry, and any keen eye is welcomed.

The workshop do not have conference fees and the social events are also free of charge.

Each participant is strongly encouraged to orally present their latest discoveries in the field of AGNs, polarimetry or any other associated field (modeling, instrumentation, etc.). The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday the 13th, September.

Submit an abstract

Call (observatory) : +33 368 852 410 Email : frederic.marin@astro.unistra.fr Location