"Brown Dwarfs" - IAU Symposium 211
"Brown Dwarfs" - IAU Symposium 211 "Brown Dwarfs" - IAU Symposium 211
Outrigger Waikoloa Beach Hotel, Big Island of Hawaii, May 20-24, 2002

The IAU Symposium on Brown Dwarfs will be hosted by the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii in collaboration with several astronomical research institutions located in Hawaii (see Sponsors). The Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii is heavily involved in the development and management of the observatories at Haleakala and Mauna Kea. Its faculty has a long tradition in organizing international meetings, including the 27th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society, and the Bioastronomy 99 symposium. We plan to provide the attendees to this Symposium with the opportunity of visiting the world-class observatory of Mauna Kea in the Big Island of Hawaii.

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"Brown Dwarfs" - IAU Symposium 211
Outrigger Waikoloa Beach Hotel,
Big Island of Hawaii, May 20-24, 2002

Important Dates:
Financial aid: February 15, 2002
Abstracts: March 15, 2002
Early registration: March 15, 2002
Hotel registration: April 19, 2002
Papers for proceedings book: July 31, 2002


Topics
  • Imaging Surveys for Brown Dwarfs
  • Companion Detection Techniques
  • Measurements of Fundamental Properties of Brown Dwarfs
  • Classification Schemes for Ultracool Dwarfs
  • Origins and Evolution of Brown Dwarfs
  • Ultracool Atmospheres and Interiors
  • Time Variable Phenomena in Brown Dwarfs
  • Comparisons between Brown Dwarfs and Planets
  • Substellar Mass Functions
  • Future Facilities