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"The X-ray Universe 2008" Symposium
Online Presentations of 'The X-ray Universe 2008', Granada, Spain
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CONTENTS
- Topic A: Stars, Star-forming Regions, Planetary and Cometary Studies
- Topic B: Interacting Binary Systems, (Galactic) Black Holes & Micro-quasars
- Topic C: Cataclysmic Variables and Novae
- Topic D: Magnetars, Isolated Neutron Stars and Pulsars
- Topic E: Planetary Nebulae, SN, SNR, Gamma-ray Bursts and Afterglows
- Topic F: Galaxies, Galaxy Surveys, Population Studies, ISM and Diffuse Galactic Emission
- Topic G: Active Galactic Nuclei
- Topic H: Clusters of Galaxies
- Topic I: Extragalactic Surveys and Population Studies, the Cosmic X-ray Background, WHIM and Cosmology
- Topic J: X-ray Astronomy, Missions, Optics, Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Archiving
Topic A: Stars, Star-forming Regions, Planetary and Cometary Studies
Invited talks
- X-rays in cool stars: From present challenges to future observations, Audard
- X-ray emission from hot stars, Naze
Contributed talks
- X-ray views of the Solar System, Branduardi-Raymont
- X-ray activity and the YSO circumstellar environment: results from DROXO, Flaccomio
- Young A stars: The softest Youngsters, Guenther
- Resonance scattering in the X-ray emission line profiles of zeta Pup, Leutenegger
- Hard X-ray emission from Eta Carinae, Leyder
- X-ray spectroscopy of single O stars, Oskinova
- The periastron and X-ray eclipse of WR25, Pollock
- X-rays from classical T Tauri stars - Accretion and wind signatures, Robrade
- Carbon rich X-ray spectrum of a Wolf-Rayet binary theta Muscae, Sugawara
- A Survey of Orion A with XMM-Newton and Spitzer: SOXS, Wolk
- Pinpointing a stellar X-ray flare using XMM-Newton and VLT/UVES, Wolter
Posters
- The ChaMP Extended Stellar Survey (ChESS), Agueros
- The Chandra view of the weak-lined T Tau binary HDE 245059, Baldovin Saavedra
- Identifying XMM-Newton observation affected by solar wind charge exchange, Carter
- An XMM-Newton View of Westerlund 1, Kavanagh
- Coronal properties of active M dwarfs, Liefke
- Accretion and Corona: HETG Chandra observations of TW Hya, Luna
- X-ray properties of sources detected in the DROXO survey, Pillitteri
- 2XMM Cool-Star Variability Survey: the 2XMM/Tycho Sample, Pye
- First analysis of the LETGS observations of Delta Orionis, Raassen
- The XMM-Newton view of the rich cluster Cygnus OB2, Rauw
Topic B: Interacting Binary Systems, (Galactic) Black Holes & Micro-quasars
Invited talks
- Ultraluminous X-ray Sources, Roberts
- Variability: from X-ray binaries to AGN, Uttley
Contributed talks
- The "Big Dipper" to probe the warm absorber in X-ray binaries, Boirin
- X-ray eclipse time delays in 4U 2129+47, Bozzo
- Multiwavelength Comparisons between Two Recent X-ray Novae, Cadolle Bel
- X-rays from Quiescent Black Holes: Accretion or Jet Powered?, Cui
- Variations in the dip properties of the LMXB XB 1254-69 as observed by XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL, Diaz Trigo
- The Variable Source Content of the 2XMM Catalogue, Farrell
- Low-Mass X-Ray Binary Models for Ellipticals NGC 3379 and NGC 4278, Fragos
- Rapid Optical/X-ray flux correlations in the low/hard state of GX 339-4, Gandhi
- A Jet Emitting Disc model for the microquasar broad band emission, Henri
- The thermal emission component in low-luminosity binary pulsars, La Palombara
- Wind accretion in supergiant X-ray binaries, Negueruela
- Enlightening differences in Accreting Millisecond Pulsars behavior, Papitto
- Are there atoll/Z sources in HMXB?, Reig
- Measuring the black hole spin of GX 339-4: A systematic look at its very high and low/hard state, Reis
- INTEGRAL Observations Of Massive Stars Unveil Dynamics Of Stellar Winds, Walter
- New observational insights into the Low/Hard State of Cygnus X-1 with Suzaku, Yamada
- Mass estimates in Ultraluminous X-ray Sources, Zampieri
Posters
- A genuine new black hole candidate in the M31 globular cluster Bo 45, Barnard
- Suzaku Observation of IGR J16318-4848, Barragan
- Pulse profile study of the accreting X-ray pulsar A 0535+26, Camero-Arranz
- The Scutum survey, Camero-Arranz
- X-ray spectra and polarization from accreting black holes: Polarization of the thermal emission, Dovciak
- X-ray spectral variability in the ULX population of NGC 4485 and NGC 4490, Gladstone
- XMM-Newton's view of the eclipsing burster low-mass X-ray binary AX J1745.6-2901, Grosso
- Exploring variability in GRS 1915+105 using INTEGRAL, RXTE and the radio , Hannikainen
- Pulsed thermal emission in the accreting pulsar HMXB XMMU J054134.7-682550 reveals accretion geometry, Manousakis
- X-ray behaviour of the Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient: XTE J1739-302, Martinez-Nunez
- The INTEGRAL/IBIS view of IGR J16318-4848. Possible detection of spin period, Miralles-Caballero
- NGC 6388: XMM-Newton and Chandra observation, Nucita
- XMM-Newton observation of 1RXS J180431.1-273932, Nucita
- Mass-loss rate estimation for the massive binary 4U 1538-52/QV Nor, Rodes
- Three black-hole binaries observed with XMM: XTE J1817-330; XTE J1856+053 and GRS 1915+105, Sala
- Modelling the RXTE and INTEGRAL Spectra of GX 9+9, Savolainen
- Iron Lines and Precession Variability of the Unique Microquazar GRS 1915+105, Seifina
- The role of the disk irradiation in the outbursts of the Rapid Burster, Simon
- The strange 12 years long outburst with a series of echo outbursts in KS1731-260, Simon
- Accretion discs in interacting compact binaries: Optical spectroscopy of X1822-371, Somero
- INTEGRAL long term monitoring of 4U 1722-30: spectral state variations, Tarana
Topic C: Cataclysmic Variables and Novae
Invited talks
- X-ray Studies of Classical Novae & Super Soft Sources (SSS), Ness
Contributed talks
- Chandra Spectroscopy of the Hot DA White Dwarf LB1919 and the PG1159 Star PG1520+5250, Adamczak
- Magnetic accreting white dwarfs in the XMM-Newton era, de Martino
- Cataclysmic variables as hard X-ray emitters seen by INTEGRAL, Galis
- The turn-off and recovery of accretion in classical novae as seen by XMM-Newton, Hernanz
- Hard X-ray Emitting White Dwarfs in Symbiotic Stars: a Progress Report, Mukai
- Novae: X-ray observations as a test of mass loss and evolution, Orio
- Are many Supersoft X-ray Sources in Be-White Dwarf Binaries?, Orio
- Soft X-ray emission of polars, Reinsch
- Multiwavelength spectroscopy of high-accretion rate polars, Schwope
- Suzaku Observation of a White Dwarf as a new Candidate of Cosmic-ray Origin, Terada
Posters
- RR Pic (1925): A Chandra X-ray View, Pekoen
- The recovery of accretion in a classical nova seen for the first time in X-rays with XMM-Newton, Ferri
- INTEGRAL broadband X-ray spectra of the selected intermediate polars, Galis
- V1223 Sgr: long term variability and periodic modulation of hard X-ray emission, Galis
- XMM-Newton observation of the supersoft classical nova V5116 Sgr 2005 No.2, Sala
- Long-term activity and outbursts of the intermediate polar V1223 Sgr, Simon
- Suzaku ToO Studies of Classical Novae V458 Vul and V2491 Cyg, Takei
Topic D: Magnetars, Isolated Neutron Stars and Pulsars
Invited talks
- X-ray emission from Isolated Neutron Stars: The "Three Musketeers" meet the "Magnificent Seven", Haberl
- The Equation of State of Neutron Stars: Neutron-star masses, radii and internal composition, Mendez
- Pulsar wind nebulae: The VHE - X-ray connection, Puehlhofer
Contributed talks
- Neutron Star Structure Constraints from Low-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy, Heinke
- Recent Suzaku Results on Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars, Makishima
- XMM-Newton reveals magnetars magnetospheric plasma densities, Rea
- A resonant cyclotron scattering model for the soft X-ray spectra of Magnetar Candidates, Zane
Posters
- A Study of Broad-Band Noise Characteristics of AXPs and SGRs, Balman
- Long X-ray burst monitoring with INTEGRAL, Chenevez
- Cyclotron Lines in Binary X-ray Pulsars, Nakajima
- On the nature of newly discovered soft X-ray sources selected from the 2XMMp catalogue: Searching for thermally emitting isolated neutron stars, Pires
- Soft X-ray Sources in the 2XMM Catalogue, Rodrigues
- Chandra Study of the High Magnetic Field PSR J1119-6127: Any Link to Magnetars?, Safi-Harb
- Suzaku Observation of HESS J 1825-137; Discovery of an unusually extended X-ray pulsar wind nebula of PSR J1826-1334, Uchiyama
- X-ray timing and spectral properties of the glitching AXP 1RXS J170849.0-400910, Zane
Topic E: Planetary Nebulae, SN, SNR, Gamma-ray Bursts and Afterglows
Contributed talks
- On the chemical abundance of mixed morphology supernova remnants, Bocchino
- Accretion in the collapsar. How long can be a long GRB?, Janiuk
- The Slow X-ray Expansion of the Northwestern Rim of RX J0852.0-4622, Katsuda
- Examination of XMM-Newton spectra of the SNR 0509-67.5, Kosenko
- The nature of a cosmic-ray accelerator CTB37B observed with Suzaku and Chandra, Nakamura
- Mixing of hot 1 MK gas and cool electrons in planetary nebulae => Mixing of hot and cold gas in shocked plasma, Nordon
- Chandra Monitoring of X-Ray Evolution of SNR 1987A, Park
- X-ray observation of the Cygnus Loop with Suzaku and XMM-Newton, Tsunemi
- Detection of a SNIa progenitor? SN2007on in the X-rays, Voss
Posters
- Mapping the TeV SNR RX J1713.7-3946, Acero
- Cosmic ray acceleration by the supernova remnant RCW 86, Helder
- A comprehensive study of X-ray supernova remnants in nearby galaxies, Leonidaki
- X-ray emission of the shock of SN1006. Constraints on electron kinetics, Petruk
- X-ray studies of Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS) Supernova Remnants (SNRs), Safi-Harb
- Investigation of the evolution of SN 2006aj/GRB060218 using the color indices, Simon
- XMM-Newton Observations of the Southwestern Region of the Cygnus Loop, Uchida
- Supernova Remnants in M33: Results from the Chandra ACIS Survey of M33, Winkler
- Fe-rich ejecta in the northeast shell of RCW 86 revealed with Suzaku, Yamaguchi
Topic F: Galaxies, Galaxy Surveys, Population Studies, ISM and Diffuse Galactic Emission
Invited talks
- Spatial Distribution of the Galactic Diffuse X-Rays and Time Variability of the 6.4-keV Clumps, Koyama
Contributed talks
- X-ray follow-ups of TeV unID sources using Suzaku, Bamba
- Discovery of Hot Gas in Outflow in NGC 3379, Brassington
- Deep Chandra Observations of LMXB Populations in Normal Elliptical Galaxies, Brassington
- The Spectral Properties of Galactic X-ray Sources at Faint Fluxes, Byckling
- The X-ray Morphology and Spectra of Galactic Disks, Owen
- A deep XMM observation of M82, Ranalli
- XMM-OM Serendipitous UV Source Survey, Still
- Hot gas in Spiral Cluster Galaxies, Wezgowiec
Posters
- An X-ray Survey of Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Magellanic Clouds, Guerrero
Topic G: Active Galactic Nuclei
Invited talks
- Outflows in AGNs: High and Low Resolution X-ray View, Krongold
- Accretion and reflection in Galactic BHs and AGNs, Miniutti
Contributed talks
- Robust identification of distant Compton-thick AGNs, Alexander
- The Dichotomy of Seyfert Galaxies at Hardest X-rays, Beckmann
- NGC 3147: a "true" type 2 Seyfert galaxy without the broad-line region, Bianchi
- The nature of X-ray selected Broad Absorption Line Quasars, Blustin
- X-ray selected z>3 QSOs in the XMM-COSMOS field, Brusa
- Average Fe K-alpha emission from distant AGN, Corral
- Variability of the Fe K line complex in bright nearby AGNs, De Marco
- The X-ray view of absorbed INTEGRAL AGN, De Rosa
- Seeking type 2 QSO amongst bright X-ray selected EXOs, Del Moro
- Mrk 509 with RGS and EPIC-pn: The best of both worlds, Detmers
- Multi-epoch X-ray observations of Seyfert 1 Galaxies, Gallo
- The spatial clustering of X-ray selected AGN at z~1, Gilli
- The disk-jet link: X-ray and radio monitoring of PKS 0558-504, Gliozzi
- An XMM-Newton view of Q2122-444: an AGN without Broad Line Region?, Gliozzi
- An X-ray view of the Nature of LINERs, Gonzalez-Martin
- Particle acceleration in active galaxies - the X-ray view, Hardcastle
- Bubble heating in groups and clusters: the nature of ghost cavities, Jetha
- The variable X-ray spectrum of PDS456 and High-Velocity Outflows, Kaspi
- An XMM-Newton Study of the Centaurus A Northern Middle Radio Lobe, Kraft
- The nature and density of Spitzer selected X-ray absorbed AGN, La Franca
- AEGIS-X: Results from the Chandra survey of the Extended Groth Strip, Laird
- FERO: Finding Extreme Relativistic Objects (statistics of relativistic broad Fe K-alpha lines in AGN), Longinotti
- BAT AGN Survey - XMM Suzaku follow-up Progress Report, Mushotzky
- GR Models of the X-ray Spectral Variability in MCG-6-30-15, Niedzwiecki
- Winds from X-ray absorbed QSOs, Page
- The XMM-Newton long look of NGC 1365: Measuring the size of the X-ray source, Risaliti
- Spectral Energy Distribution of Hyper-Luminous Infrared Galaxies, Ruiz
- A 3D map of the AGN distribution and the relation to the zCOSMOS density field, Silverman
- From radio to gamma-rays: 3C 273 reveals its multi-component structure, Soldi
- Time resolved X-ray spectroscopy of NGC 4051, Steenbrugge
- The Space Density of Compton Thick AGN, Treister
- INTEGRAL Spectrum of the Cosmic X-ray Background from Occultation by the Earth, Tuerler
- Non-thermal hard X-ray emission from the radio halo of M87, Walter
Posters
- The Warm Absorber of the Seyfert Galaxy NGC5548, Andrade-Velazquez
- The origin of the faintness in the X-ray weak QSOs: the case of PG 0043+039, Ballo
- An inhomogeneous jet model for the rapid variability of TeV blazars, Boutelier
- Variability selected AGNs in the Chandra Deep Field South, Boutsia
- SUZAKU observations of bright Compton-Thin Seyfert2, Braito
- XMM-Newton survey of the COSMOS field, Cappelluti
- High Velocity Outflows in Narrow Absorption Line Quasars, Chartas
- Suzaku observation of Markarian 359, Crummy
- The nature of the intranight variability of radio-quiet quasars, Czerny
- FERO (Finding Extreme Relativistic Objects): statistics of relativistic Fe K-alpha Lines in Type1 AGN, de la Calle
- XMM-Newton & INTEGRAL broad-band study of the luminous quasar 4C04.42: clues on a bulk Compton feature?, de Rosa
- Tidal disruption events from the XMM-Newton slew survey, Esquej
- Connecting AGN with Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays, George
- The SDSS/2XMM BALQSO sample, Giustini
- Blazars & ESA INTEGRAL Satellite, Hudec
- Hydrodynamical simulations of the AGN Central Engine in 3D, Janiuk
- X-ray properties of a sample of polar-scattered Seyfert galaxies, Jimenez-Bailon
- Revealing X-ray obscured quasars in SWIRE sources with extreme Mid-IR/Optical flux ratios, Lanzuisi
- X-ray spectral analysis of sources in SA57, Lanzuisi
- NGC 4051: low state XMM-Newton observation and modelization via the Cloudy code, Maruccia
- The X-ray emission in the radio jet of 3C 17 and 3C 78, Massaro
- The Chandra 3C Snapshot Survey for Sources with z<0.3, Massaro
- Variability Analysis of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy MCG-6-30-15 observed by ASCA and Suzaku, Miyakawa
- NLS1 galaxies in the eye of the X-ray excess variance method, Nikolajuk
- XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL broad-band spectra of newly discovered broad line AGN, Panessa
- Are strongly variable Seyfert 2 galaxies really AGN without a BLR?, Panessa
- OTELO survey: Properties of X-ray Emitters in the Groth Field, Povic
- The XMM-Lockman Hole Survey: Deep multi-band optical imaging with the LBT, Rovilos
- X-ray Relic Counterjet of Cygnus A, Steenbrugge
- Ultimate synchrotron cutoff in gamma-ray spectra of blazars as a signature of the converter mechanism, Stern
- The peculiar properties of the narrow-line quasar PG 1543+489 at z=0.40, Vignali
Topic H: Clusters of Galaxies
Invited talks
- High-redshift clusters and their evolution, Arnaud
- Feedback at work: Radio sources in clusters, Ferretti
- The X-ray Foundation for AGN Feedback in the Radio Mode, McNamara
Contributed talks
- Chemical Discriminators of Cold Fronts in Clusters of Galaxies: The case for A3667, Dupke
- The cluster gas mass fraction as a cosmological probe: a revised study, Ettori
- X-ray Groups with Chandra and XMM: mass, entropy and AGN heating , Gastaldello
- The chemical enrichment of clusters of galaxies, Kaastra
- Mapping the non-thermal emission in Coma cluster of galaxies using the FeXXV/FeXXVI line ratio, Nevalainen
- Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Suzaku Observations of Local Galaxy Groups and Clusters, Reiprich
- The XMM Cluster Survey: Project summary and Cosmology Forecasts, Romer
- RGS observations of cool gas in cluster cores, Sanders
- Hard X-ray Emission and IC in Coma and Abell 3667 from Suzaku and XMM-Newton, Sarazin
- Metallicity in ICM of clusters and groups of galaxies observed with Suzaku, Sato
- Evolution of the Thermodynamical and Chemical properties of the IntraCluster Medium, Tozzi
Posters
- Galaxy Clusters in the Swift/BAT era, Ajello
- The most distant cluster of galaxies ever detected ?, Albacete Colombo
- The disturbed X-ray cluster Abell 3376 and its giant ring-like radio structures, Bagchi
- The Evolution History of Binary Cluster Abell 3705, Beygu
- X-ray and strong lensing mass estimate of MS2137.3, Donnarumma
- INTEGRAL observations of galaxy clusters, Eckert
- Dynamical histories of six clusters of galaxies by XMM-Newton, Erkurt
- Building a z>=1 X-ray Selected Galaxy Cluster Sample for Cosmic Evolution Studies, Fassbender
- Nature of X-ray sources in the outskirts of clusters of galaxies, Hudaverdi
- Stellar to gas mass ratio in rich clusters of galaxies, Lima Neto
- Search for X-ray signatures of the cosmic web in superclusters, Madej
- Intermediate-Redshift Groups in the XBootes Survey, Miller
- Direct X-ray Spectral Deprojection of Galaxy Clusters, Russell
- The X-ray - SZE - Optical - NIR Galaxy Cluster Survey, Suhada
- Distribution of real X-ray clusters in the Universe and model clusters in simulations, Tikhonov
- Observations of a z ~ 0.9 cluster of galaxies, Ulmer
- Looking for Substructure in A S1136, Weratschnig
- Scaling Relations of Galaxy Clusters: X-ray and Lensing vs. Simulations, Zhang
Topic I: Extragalactic Surveys and Population Studies, the Cosmic X-ray Background, WHIM and Cosmology
Invited talks
- Exploring the High-Redshift X-ray Universe: Results from Snapshot to Ultradeep Surveys, Brandt
- X-ray surveys of AGN : results and perspectives, Comastri
Contributed talks
- The Cosmic X-ray Background Spectrum with Swift/BAT, Ajello
- X-ray source populations from the XMM-Newton Medium Survey, Carrera
- The Cosmological properties of AGN in the XMM-Newton Hard Bright Survey, Della Ceca
- Cosmic evolution of AGN in several X-ray bands, Ebrero
- The Chandra survey of the COSMOS field, Fiore
- Compton thick AGN in the Chandra Deep Field North, Georgantopoulos
- X-ray selected Type-2 QSOs: high luminosity in heavily obscured AGN, Mainieri
- Cosmological implications from the XMM-LSS Class 1 cluster sample, Pacaud
- Outcome of the XXL meeting, Pierre
- A New Sample Of "Normal" X-ray Emitting Galaxies, Watson
Posters
- Constraints on decaying Dark Matter from XMM-Newton observations of M31, Boyarsky
- Optical identification of XMM-Newton detected sources in the Lockman Hole, Burwitz
- Multiwavelength Identification of Chandra COSMOS X-ray sources, Civano
- A POrtable Multi-Purpose Application for the X-ray Background and AGN counts, Gilli
- Optical Counterparts of High-Energy Sources by ESA Gaia, Hudec
- Extended Chandra Multi-wavelength Project (ChaMPx), Kim
- The Foreground to the Hot Universe, Miskovicova
- Deep XMM-Newton/ESO observations of the low-latitude area around 1E1207.4-5209, Novara
Topic J: X-ray Astronomy, Missions, Optics, Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Archiving
Invited talks
- XMM-Newton: Status of the Project, Schartel
- XEUS: the Physics of the Hot Evolving Universe, Turner
Contributed talks
- Metallicity, Temperature and Density Determination with XEUS => X-ray photoionized plasma diagnostics modelling for XEUS, Boller
- Spectr-RG X-ray Calorimeter, den Herder
- Modelling the relativistic features with the KY models in XSPEC, Dovciak
- The Simbol-X mission, Ferrando
- Future prospects for the detection and characterization of non-thermal emission in galaxy clusters, Molendi
- The Constellation-X Mission, Smith
- New VO access to 500+ LEDAS high energy catalogues in one go!, Tedds
Posters
- The ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics, Beckmann
- BiRD: Browsing RGS Spectra, Gonzalez-Riestra
- Novel Technologies for Astronomical X-ray Telescopes, Hudec
- Astrophysics with Lobster Eye X-ray Telescopes, Hudec
- Methods of identification of X-ray sources with small telescopes in optical band, Kocka
- Ground based robotic telescopes support of INTEGRAL and Gaia missions, Kocka
- News from the XMM-Newton Image Gallery, Loiseau
- NuSTAR: the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, Madsen
- X-ray spectral evolution of TeV HBLs with BeppoSAX, XMM-Newton and SWIFT , Massaro
- MagEX: Magnetosheath Explorer in X-rays, Read
- An XMM-Newton Survey for X-ray Emission from Galactic Planetary Nebulae, Ruiz
- Image Deconvolution of XMM-Newton Data, Song
- Comparison of relativistic iron line models I. Fitting XMM-Newton data, Svoboda
- Comparison of relativistic iron line models II. Fitting simulated data for the future satellite mission XEUS, Svoboda
- European Virtual Observatory Data Centre Alliance, Tedds
Invited Speakers
| Monique Arnaud | CEA Saclay, France |
| Marc Audard | ISDC/Geneva Observatory, Switzerland |
| Niel Brandt | Penn State U., USA |
| Andrea Comastri | INAF-OA Bologna, Italy |
| Luigina Ferretti | INAF-IRA Bologna, Italy |
| Martín Guerrero | IAA-CSIC Granada, Spain |
| Frank Haberl | MPE Garching, Germany |
| Jack Hughes | Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, USA |
| Katsuji Koyama | U. Kyoto, Japan |
| Yair Krongold | UNAM, Mexico |
| Brian McNamara | U. Waterloo, Canada |
| Mariano Méndez | U. Groningen, The Netherlands |
| Giovanni Miniutti | Laboratoire APC Paris, France |
| Yaël Nazé | U. Liege, Belgium |
| Jan-Uwe Ness | Arizona State U., USA |
| Delphine Porquet | Strasbourg Observatory, France |
| Gerd Pühlhofer | ZAH-LSW Heidelberg, Germany |
| Tim Roberts | Durham U., United Kingdom |
| Norbert Schartel | XMM-Newton SOC, ESA |
| Martin Turner | U. Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Phil Uttley | U. Southampton, United Kingdom |
Scientific Organising Committee (SOC)
| Xavier Barcons (Chair) | IFCA (CSIC-UC) Santander, Spain |
| Norbert Schartel (co-Chair) | XMM-Newton SOC, ESA |
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| Steve Allen | Stanford U., USA |
| Marc Audard | ISDC/Geneva Observatory, Switzerland |
| Jean Ballet | CEA Saclay, France |
| Thomas Boller | MPE Garching, Germany |
| Niel Brandt | Penn State U., USA |
| Massimo Cappi | IASF Bologna, Italy |
| Diana Hannikainen | TKK/Metsähovi Radio Observatory, Finland |
| Margarida Hernanz | ICE(CSIC) & IEEC, Barcelona, Spain |
| Giorgio Matt | U. Roma Tre, Italy |
| Mariano Mendez | U. Groningen, The Netherlands |
| Kirpal Nandra | Imperial College London, United Kingdom |
| Arvind Parmar | ESTEC, ESA |
| Delphine Porquet | ULP Strasbourg, France |
| Gregor Rauw | U. Liege, Belgium |
| Tim Roberts | Durham U., United Kingdom |
| Sabine Schindler | U. Innsbruck, Austria |
| Axel Schwope | AI Potsdam, Germany |
| Yoshihiro Ueda | U. Kyoto, Japan |
| Jacco Vink | U. Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Local Organising Committee (LOC)
| Matthias Ehle (Chair) |
| Maria Diaz-Trigo (co-Chair) |
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| Bruno Altieri |
| Michelle Arpizou |
| Rod Bailey |
| Carlos Gabriel |
| Martín Guerrero (IAA-CSIC) |
| Aitor Ibarra |
| Nora Loiseau |
| Josefa Masegosa (IAA-CSIC) |
| Ramon Muñoz |
| Eduardo Ojero |
| Andy Pollock |
| Maria Santos-Lleo |
| Richard Saxton |
Photo Galleries
Photographs taken during the conference (several of them by courtesy of V. Burwitz) are available in a number of photo albums:
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