In celebration of 20 years of VLA observations, NRAO and New Mexico Tech are jointly sponsoring a conference on the role of gas in galaxy evolution. This conference will be held in Socorro, New Mexico, on 21-24 May 2000. The theme is the role of gas in galaxy evolution, concentrating on the interplay between galaxies and their environments, with some emphasis on HI imaging. Questions we hope to address include: What are the residual signatures of the formation process around galaxies? Do galaxies evolve along the Hubble sequence? If so, how, and in what direction? Do mergers really convert spirals to ellipticals? Can continuing accretion `grow' dynamically-cold disks into the present? What can we learn about the history and fate of galaxies from the structure of their gaseous envelopes? We would like to confront the vast range of current observations with theoretical predictions and interpretations, and to map out new directions for the future. The conference will conclude with a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the VLA, held at the VLA site.
10jul00: Travel reimbursements have been delayed first
by the radio synthesis summer school (which involved the same staff),
and then by the July 4th holidays and associated vacations taken by various
key individuals. The checks should finally go out by the end of next
week. Many apologies for the delay!!!
2jun00: The
instructions for conference proceedings are now on-line.
The deadline for submissions to arrive at NRAO is
1 September 2000.
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