10th Capra Meeting 

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The 10th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction 

Huntsville, Alabama

25-29th June, 2007

The 10th Capra Meeting and Workshop on Radiation Reaction will be held 25-29 June, 2007, on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In keeping with previous Capra meetings tradition, the meeting will include two parts: In the first participants will present talks, and the second will be devoted to a workshop aimed to facilitate discussions, brainstorming, and collaboration. As the usual practice in previous Capra meeting has been, the focus of the meeting is on radiation reaction in general relativity in the broad sense. As always, talks on tangential topics (e.g., astrophysics of extreme mass ratio binaries) are encouraged and welcome.

 

The Program is now available. We are planning to divide the meeting into two parts: the first, starting on June 25, will be the Capra meeting, including contributed talks. The Capra meeting will be followed by the workshop (starting the afternoon of June 27), in which we’ll break up into informal discussion groups, and encourage collaboration and brainstorming.

 

Historical note The first meeting in this series was held in August 1998 at a ranch in northeastern San Diego county. This ranch was once owned by Frank Capra, the American director of such movies as “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' and “It's a Wonderful Life''. Capra was a Caltech alumnus, and donated the ranch to Caltech. In the tradition of the “Texas'' symposia, we call each meeting in this series a “Capra'' meeting, even if the venue is rather removed from Capra's ranch.

 

The venue of the meeting will be Administrative Science Building, room 114 (ASB114), a short walk from the Bevill Center. The workshop following the meeting will be in the Materials Science Building.

For more information: email burko@uah.edu

 

Past Capra meetings:

 

1998 Capra Ranch, California

1999 UCD, Ireland

2000 Caltech

2001 AEI, Germany

2002 Penn State

2003 Kyoto, Japan

2004 UTB, Texas

2005 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, England

2006 UWM, Wisconsin


Program

Monday, 25th June at ASB 114

Tuesday, 26th June at ASB 114

Wednesday, 27th June at ASB 114

Participants 

Speakers:

Participants of have not given formal talks:

Practical Information

The meeting’s venue is the city of Hunstville, Alabama. The Huntsville International Airport (HSV), conveniently located 10 miles west of the UAH campus, is serving a number of major airlines (United, USAirways, NWA, Continental, Delta, American), with direct flights to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Cincinnati, Orlando, Houston, Memphis, Detroit, Charlotte, Denver, and Washington, DC. The airport’s website also includes information on ground transportation, including a shuttle service and taxis.

The meeting will take place in the Optics Building, Room 234-7.

Driving directions to campus

Housing

We have reserved two blocks of rooms, at the Bevill Center and at the Fairfield Inn. The Bevill Center rooms are available only between 6/24 and checkout by 6/27. They would therefore be particularly convenient for those who are coming only for the Capra meeting itself, and are not staying for the workshop. The rooms at the Fairfield Inn are available for the entire period.

If you need help with setting you with a roommate, please send an email.

Bevill Center rooms: A block of rooms is reserved at the Bevill Center on UAH campus, walking distance from the venue of the meeting. These rooms are only for 6/24 through 6/27!

Room rates are: 

Non-smoking double (2 double beds)      $67

Hotel rooms are subject to state at local taxes, currently 12% state lodging tax and $1.00 city lodge fee per room per night. These rates include a continental breakfast.

Cancellation policy: If you cancel at least 48 hours prior to arrival, you will not be charged.

Check-in time: 3pm. Check-out time: 12pm.

Reservations cut off:

The unreserved rooms will be released June 10, 2007. Room rates may be higher after the cut off.

To make reservations:

Call the Bevill Center (888) 721-9428, or email bevillcetersales@uah.edu. Mention the group “10th Capra Conference” to get the above rates.

Fairfield Inn rooms: A block of rooms is reserved at the Fairfield Inn, 2.8 miles from campus.

Room rates are:

Non-smoking double (2 double beds)      $84

Non-smoking king                                 $87

Hotel rooms are subject to state at local taxes, currently 12% state lodging tax and $1.00 city lodge fee per room per night. These rates include a complimentary continental breakfast.

Cancellation policy: If you cancel at least by 6pm of the day of arrival, you will not be charged.

Check-in time: 3pm. Check-out time: 12pm.

 

Reservations cut off:

The unreserved rooms will be released June 10, 2007. Room rates may be higher after the cut off.

 

To make reservations:

Call the Fairfield Inn (800) 228-2800 (Fairfield Inn Marriott number), or (256) 971-0921. Mention the group “10th Capra Meeting” to get the above rates.

Cheaper (or more expensive) hotel rooms may be found elsewhere, but it may not be very easy, due to a large convention in town overlapping in part with our meeting..

Registration Form

Registration and title submission deadline is: Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5pm (CST). Registration is now open. You are invited to register at your earliest convenience. Confirmation of your registration will be sent by email within one week of your registration. If you’ve missed the deadline, please contact Lior Burko as early as possible.

To register, send an email including the following information:

Last name:

First name:

Institutional affiliation:

I will be attending:                                                                

Only the Capra meeting (talks)

Both the meeting and the workshop

Dates attending:

Do you wish to present a talk? Yes / No

               If yes      Title:

Special requests / needs / comments:

Registration email: burko@email.uah.edu

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