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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 2nd Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity: 100 Years of General Relativity, Warsaw 1.2. Gravity@all scales in Nottingham, UK 1.3. Einstein's Legacy, Queen Mary University, London 1.4. General Relativity: a Celebration of the 100th Anniversary, Paris, France 1.5. GR 100 years in Lisbon 1.6. Dense Matter in Compact Stars: Experimental and Observational Signatures (NewCompStar School), Bucharest 1.7. BritGrav16, Nottingham, UK 1.8. ACGRG8: 8th Australasian Conference on General and Gravitation, Melbourne, Australia 2. Jobs 2.1. Research Fellow Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Compact Binary Source Modelling at Cardiff 2.2. Canada Research Chair, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec 2.3. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science 2.4. 5 year research position at IST, Lisbon 3. News 3.1. Updates on the Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG14) 3.2. COST Action Quantum structure of spacetime 3.3. Albert Einstein, Michele Besso and Marcel Grossmann, 13-17 July 2015 3.4. 14th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, July 20-24, 2015, ICRANet, Pescara, Italy 3.5. Living Reviews move to Springer ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 2nd Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity: 100 Years of General Relativity, Warsaw --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/08/the-2nd-conference-of-the-pol… Starting: 2015-11-23 to 2015-11-28 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~potor/potor15.html Contact: oko[AT]fuw.edu.pl This conference belongs to a series of worldwide events whose aim is to commemorate 100 years of General Relativity formulated by Albert Einstein in 1915. The goal of the conference is to give a broad account of achievements of General Relativity, and its scientific program covers a variety of topics ranging from the mathematical structure of General Relativity and fundamental issues of the classical gravity, through the mathematical models of quantum gravity, to gravitational waves and their detection. In addition, the last day of the conference will have a special historical character. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Gravity@all scales in Nottingham, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10865 Starting: 2015-08-24 to 2015-08-28 Location: Nottingham, UK Additional Information: http://thomassotiriou.wix.com/gravityallscales2015 Contact: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk We are pleased to announce the Gravity @ all scales workshop to be hosted by the School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK, from 24th to 28th August, 2015. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together leading experts in the fields of quantum gravity and phenomenology, alternative theories of gravity, and strong gravity, for an in-depth discussion on gravitational physics at all length scales. The hope is to build bridges between different fields and encourage interdisciplinary interactions. All talks will be by invitation only although participation will be open, and there will be plenty of time for discussion/round tables. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Einstein's Legacy, Queen Mary University, London --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10869 Starting: 2015-11-28 to 2015-11-29 Location: Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom Additional Information: http://astro.qmul.ac.uk/einstein Contact: t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk The IoP Gravitational Physics Group is pleased to announce that we will be holding a meeting to celebrate the centenary of the general theory of relativity. This meeting, entitled Einstein's Legacy, will be held at Queen Mary University of London on Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th of November 2015. The meeting consists of plenary presentations during morning and afternoon and public talks in the evening. The meeting is open to everyone and free to attend (i.e. no registration fee), but it is necessary to register. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. General Relativity: a Celebration of the 100th Anniversary, Paris, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/14/general-relativity-a-celebrat… Starting: 2015-11-16 to 1015-11-20 Location: Institut Henri Poincare', Paris, France Additional Information: http://philippelefloch.org/gr-celebration/ Contact: gr2015[AT]ihp.fr This one-week conference is a main event of the Trimester Program taking place at the Institut Henri Poincare' this Fall in order to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of General Relativity. This Conference will provide an update on current research in mathematical general relativity. Speakers - Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (Bures-sur-Yvette) - Pieter Blue (Edinburgh) - Matthew Choptuik (Vancouver) - Demetrios Christodoulou (Zuerich & Athens) - Mihalis Dafermos (Princeton) - Thibault Damour (Bures-sur-Yvette) - Georges Ellis (Cape Town) - Richard Hamilton (New York) * - Jonathan Luk (Cambridge, UK) - Roger Penrose (Oxford) - Igor Rodnianski (Princeton) - Richard Schoen (Stanford) - Jacques Smulevici (Orsay) - John Stachel (Boston) - Jeremie Szeftel (Paris) - Robert Wald (Chicago) - Qian Wang (Oxford) Please forward this announcement to colleagues and students who may be interested. Organizers Lars Andersson (Potsdam) Sergiu Klainerman (Princeton) Philippe G. LeFloch (Paris) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. GR 100 years in Lisbon --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10887 Starting: 2015-12-18 to 2015-12-19 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/gr100yearsinlisbon/ Contact: joselemos[AT]ist.utl.pt After an effort that started in 1907, Einstein presented to the Prussian Academy of Sciences, on November 25, 1915, the final formulation of his new theory of gravitation. He called it the General Theory of Relativity, or General Relativity (GR), for short. The corresponding paper was published with the title "Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitaetstheorie" in the journal Annalen der Physik in the beginning of 1916. Gravitation is the most intriguing among the fundamental interactions in the Universe. In its 100-year-long history, GR has passed many stringent tests, and is now accepted as the standard theory of gravity and one of mankind's greatest achievements. In the last decades a formidable intellectual effort has shown that the full-fledged nature of Einstein's theory offers much more than a beautiful description of stellar, galactic and cosmological interactions. In the quest for the ultimate theory of gravity, new spectacular connections between high-energy physics, astrophysics, cosmology and theoretical physics have emerged. To celebrate the centenary of Einstein's greatest achievement, the conference GR 100 years in Lisbon will be held at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, in 18-19 December 2015. For those who have not yet celebrated this date, this is certainly a wonderful opportunity to pay homage to the the General Theory of Relativity. The conference will be followed by the Black Hole Workshop VIII held at IST from 21-22 December 2015. All participants are warmly encouraged to attend both events. If you are interested in giving a talk in the conference, please register and give the title and abstract of the talk before October, 31st. If you are interested in simply attending the conference, please register before October, 31st. To cover coffee breaks and local expenses, a conference fee of 30 Euros is kindly requested. There will be no registration fee for the Black Hole Workshop VIII. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Dense Matter in Compact Stars: Experimental and Observational Signatures (NewCompStar School), Bucharest --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10890 Starting: 2015-09-21 to 2015-09-25 Location: Bucharest, Romania Additional Information: http://www.nipne.ro/indico/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=236 Contact: compstar15[AT]nipne.ro We are pleased to announce the second NewCompstar school, following the 2014 edition held in Barcelona. The format will consist of five courses on more basic and general topics, a few seminars on more specific topics and some practical exercise sessions. Few time slots will be dedicated to student poster presentations. Topic / Lecturers list: Equation of State Modeling Hadronic matter and EoS - Constanca Providencia (Coimbra, Portugal) EoS signatures from Heavy Ion reactions - Maria Colonna (Catania, Italy) Links between the nuclear matter empirical parameters, exotic nuclei, and neutron stars - Jerome Margueron (Lyon, France) Quark matter and EoS - Armen Sedrakian (Frankfurt, Germany) On the conversion of Neutron Stars into Quark Stars - Giuseppe Pagliara (Ferrara, Italy) Macroscopic and Microscopic dynamics Relativistic hydrodynamics - Filippo Galeazzi (Frankfurt, Germany) Transport phenomena and reaction rates - Laura Tolos (Barcelona, Spain) Crustal heating in accreting neutron stars - Pawel Haensel (Warsaw, Poland) Dense matter and Nucleosynthesis Nucleosynthesis in neutron star mergers - Andreas Bauswein (Thessaloniki, Greece) Nucleosynthesis in CCSN - Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo (Darmstadt, Germany) Neutron Star Cooling and Superfluidity Superconductivity and superfluidity in compact stars - Nicolas Chamel (Brussels, Belgium) Exercise session Numerical session on the EoS - Matthias Hempel (Basel, Switzerland)) Outreach session The birth and death of massive stars - Francesca Gulminelli (Caen, France) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. BritGrav16, Nottingham, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/27/britgrav16/ Starting: 2016-04-04 to 2016-04-05 Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom Additional Information: http://sites.google.com/site/britgrav16 Contact: britgrav16[AT]gmail.com BritGrav16, the 16th British Gravity Meeting, will be hosted at the University of Nottingham, by the Quantum Gravity Group in the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Particle Theory Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy. The provisional dates are 4-5 April 2016 (Monday and Tuesday). The dates will be confirmed once a suitable lecture room has been secured. As in recent years, the meeting will consist of short talks, selected from abstracts submitted by participants, with preference given to PhD students and postdocs. Updated information will be available at the conference webpage: sites.google.com/site/britgrav16 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. ACGRG8: 8th Australasian Conference on General and Gravitation, Melbourne, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/acgrg8-8th-australasian-confe… Starting: 2015-12-02 to 2015-12-04 Location: Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://asgrg.org/ACGRG8.html Contact: Leo.Brewin[AT]monash.edu ACGRG8, the biennial conference of the ASGRG, will be held at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Plenary speakers include Brian Schmidt, Robert Wald, Matt Choptuik, David McClelland and Joerg Frauendiener. A preliminary website is now available at http://asgrg.org/ACGRG8.html The web site is currently under construction and will be updated progressively in the next few weeks. Registration will open by the end of July. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Research Fellow Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Compact Binary Source Modelling at Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10823 Deadline: 2015-07-01 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://bit.ly/1z2HQfu Contact: mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk Cardiff Gravitational Physics is seeking applications to fill the position of Research Fellow. This is a five-year European Research Council (ERC) funded position at the Research Fellow (Grade 7) level. The emphasis of the post will be on modelling of compact-binary systems using a combination of numerical simulations and analytic methods, and developing algorithms for the detection and study of gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers in data from Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and GEO-HF. Current group members play leading roles in efforts to search for signals from gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and the coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries; and to model astrophysical sources of gravitational waves using analytical and numerical relativity and develop search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors. The position is available from 1st October 2015, but the precise starting date is negotiable. Salary: 39,685 - 45,954 GBP per annum (Grade 7) Informal enquiries can be made to Dr. Mark Hannam by email at mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk . The official closing date is July 1st, but we will consider applications and conduct interviews from Wednesday, June 17th. Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Canada Research Chair, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/09/canada-research-chair-bishops… Deadline: 2015-09-15 Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec Additional Information: http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candid… Contact: vfaraoni[AT]ubishops.ca Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec (www.ubishops.ca) has an opening for a Tier2 Canada Research Chair position. The STAR Research cluster (www.ubishops.ca/star) welcomes applications in one or more of the following areas: cosmology, astroparticle physics, interacting binaries, compact objects, exoplanets, classical and quantum gravity, and their interface with mathematical physics. The CRC program was created by the Government of Canada to cultivate world-class research and development. Applicants for these positions should possess a PhD (or equivalent), have a superior research profile in one of the proposed areas, demonstrate the ability to obtain external funding, and demonstrate potential to emerge as an internationally recognized scholar. Teaching duties consist of two (3 credit hours each) semester-length courses per academic year. A strong teaching record is also beneficial. Bilingualism/multilingualism is an asset. Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., candidates must have been active researchers in their field for fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination). Applicants who are more than 10 years from their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, including maternity leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair assessed through the program's Tier 2 justification process. Please contact Bishop's Research Office for eligibility details and the CRC for website for full program information, including further details on eligibility criteria (http://www.chairs- chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s3). The CRC will be awarded for a five year period, renewable once upon approval from the CRC program in Ottawa. Bishops University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified men and women, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadians and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their applications. Bishop's University is an equal opportunity employer. Application packages, which should include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, statement of research achievements and future objectives, evidence of teaching effectiveness and the names and contact information of at least three referees, must be sent by email to Sylvie Cote, Director of Research Services at scote[AT]ubishops.ca. Applications will be reviewed starting September 15, 2015 and will continue to be accepted until a nominee is chosen. Ideally, the nominee will submit a full application package to the CRC program in April 2016. Start date to be negotiated. For further information, please contact Miles Turnbull, Vice-Principal Academic, responsible for research or consult the CRC website at www.chairs.gc.ca. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10862 Deadline: 2015-10-01 Location: Noordwijk, NL and Madrid, E Additional Information: http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Contact: fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science research in fields related to the ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Programmes. Areas of research include planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, solar and solar-terrestrial science, plasma physics and fundamental physics. The fellowships have a duration of two years and are tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Applications are now solicited for fellowships in space science to begin in the fall of 2016. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. ESA fellows are enrolled in ESA's Social Security Scheme, which covers medical expenses, invalidity and death benefits. A monthly deduction covers these short-term and long-term risks. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2015. More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can retrieved from http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Questions on the scientific aspects of the ESA Fellowship in Space Science not answered in the above pages can be sent by e-mail to the fellowship coordinators, Dr. Oliver Jennrich or Dr. Bruno Altieri at the address fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. 5 year research position at IST, Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/02/5-year-research-position-at-i… Deadline: 2015-07-15 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://www.fct.pt/concursos/calendario.phtml.en Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt CENTRA/IST is accepting applications for 5-year research positions, funded by the Portuguese national science foundation, FCT. The positions are equivalent, salary-wise, to Assistant, Associate and Full Professorships. There is a screening of applicants before the call, we encourage all applicants with an outstanding track record to contact Vitor Cardoso: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt The Gravity group in Lisbon is composed of two faculty, two Research Fellows and several postdocs, and is one of the most dynamic groups in the country, partly due to its being funded by the European Research Council. For further details on the group see http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Updates on the Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG14) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/updates-on-the-marcel-grossma… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ In two weeks the MG14 meeting with more than 1200 participants and about 100 parallel sessions will begin. The plenary program is being daily updated on: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/plenary_program.htm The number of parallel sessions increased on the base of the larger number of participants. Please, see the continuous updates on: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/parallel_sessions.htm The website of the conference: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ The Marcel Grossmann Award motivations are also daily updated on www.icra.it/mg/mg14/mg14_awards.pdf ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. COST Action Quantum structure of spacetime ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10917 Additional Information: https://www.dropbox.com/s/56hyuq8imnsogt0/stsm_call1.pdf?dl=0 Two months ago a new European network within the COST framework was inaugurated: MPNS COST Action MP1405 Quantum structure of spacetime (QSPACE) Up to now 25 European countries (plus Japan as partner) have signed up so far. We shall soon have a dedicated website, but for now, further information can be found here. The network does not fund positions but workshops, training schools, visits etc. Among its various activities, the so-called `short term scientific missions' (STSMs) play a central role. These are visits of a researcher from one participating country to a colleague in another, for 5-90 days (180 days if PhD was < 8 yrs ago). Here now comes the first call for such STSMs within our COST Action. So please spread among your colleagues the attached call, since anyone from a COST member country may participate. For your information, I also attach a presentation of the COST rules. We hope for a good number of qualified applications. With kind regards, Olaf Lechtenfeld ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Albert Einstein, Michele Besso and Marcel Grossmann, 13-17 July 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/albert-einstein-michele-besso… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ This meeting, being a parallel meeting of MGXIV, is organized under the aegis of Besso Foundation, ICRANet, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Albert Einstein Archives and Racah Institute for physics and Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte. The program of the meeting is available: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/social_events.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. 14th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, July 20-24, 2015, ICRANet, Pescara, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/14th-italian-korean-symposium… Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935 The meeting will cover such topics as General Relativity, Black Hole physics, Neutron Stars, Gamma-Ray Bursts, strong fields in astrophysics and cosmology. The preliminary scientific program is available: http://www.icranet.org/images/stories/Meetings/IK14/program.pdf The registration is open at: http://ntsrvg9-2.icra.it/meetings/registration_ik14.htm The webpage of the meeting: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Living Reviews move to Springer ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10920 Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/us/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/sp… Springer acquires three pioneering open access journals from the Max Planck Society Springer has acquired the three pioneering living open access journals: Living Reviews in Relativity, Living Reviews in Solar Physics, and the recently launched journal Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics from the Max Planck Society. The Living Reviews will complement Springers open access journal portfolio. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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