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Participation We seek to bring together as wide a
range as possible of researchers in Cosmology and related fields
with the aim of furthering our understanding of astrophysical
phenomena, and the chronology and evolution of the Universe,
particularly in the light of ongoing, growing challenges to the
current model. We invite presentations and discussion from both
sides of the debate that address some challenge to
contemporary Cosmology, from those who do and those who do not
perceive a current crisis. Attendees wishing to
present a paper are invited to submit to the Conference
Committee a title, a short abstract of < 60 words for the
program preview, and a full abstract of 200–500 words with
citations giving a complete overview of their planned
presentation and conclusions (to be distributed to participants
about a month before the conference). Participants may present
only one invited and one contributed paper, but may be a
co-author on other papers. The Conference Committee reserves the
option to admit a second contributed paper for presentation by
one participant, but would allow this only in unusual
circumstances and not as a ploy to get more time for a
single presentation. The deadline for submissions is 2008 June
15,
but might be cut off sooner for topics that are already
well-covered. Session organizers and responders will be selected
from among early submissions. Late papers will be accepted
only as a replacement if someone else's scheduled paper is cancelled. The Conference
Scientific Committee will review the full abstracts and include those
that qualify in the final on-line program. Participants are
encouraged to familiarize themselves with the full abstracts
in advance, especially those in their own session, to improve the quality of the exchanges. Authors are
encouraged to join multi-author submissions to a major journal.
They may also submit a full-paper version of their presentation
for publication of the proceedings on a DVD that will be sent to
all registrants. The closing date for submissions for the DVD
will be 2008 December 12. Presenting authors
may elect oral or poster as their preferred choice. In either
case, their full abstracts should provide citations. All
presenters are encouraged to prepare self-explanatory, quality
graphics and to minimize equations and technical concepts, which
should appear only in the technical paper written for
publication. Speak as you would to the public rather than to a
colleague. In fact, many non-colleagues, including media reps,
teachers, and members of the science-interested public, will
attend as Observers. Non-technical oral and poster presentations
are consistent with successful communication with participants
in other areas of specialization, as well as Observers. Use of a
presentation graphics program is encouraged. Avoid reading
bullet points or text from the screen, and use those as one
would use an outline. Please use the
abstract
submission form to provide title, authors & affiliations, short
abstract, and full abstract. Another category
of participation is "Observer". These will be primarily media
representatives, local teachers, and some members of the
science-interested public. They will not be participating in the
formal discussions. Observers will mingle with participants
during breaks, where they might have the opportunity to engage
the scientists in one-on-one conversations. Please forward this
information to your colleagues or other interested persons.
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