Through the Infrared Looking Glass: A Dusty View of Galaxy and AGN Evolution

	Through the Infrared Looking Glass: A Dusty View of Galaxy and AGN Evolution
2-5 October 2011, Pasadena, CA exgal2011@ipac.caltech.edu

Home Registration Instructions Venue Schedule Impt Dates Activities SOC/LOC Posters Participant List

Opening Reception and Check-in:

Conference registration and a reception will be held from 5-7 PM the evening of Sunday, 2 October in the Hilton Arcade, in front of the International Ballroom. More information on the reception will be posted as it become available.

Hilton Hotel meeting rooms map

Conference Banquet:

The conference banquet will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Caltech's renowned faculty club, the Athenaeum. Part of a centuries-old tradition of academic societies named for Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, the Athenaeum was envisioned by astronomer and Caltech trustee George Ellery Hale as a similar venue for learned discourse. The Athenaeum's first formal dinner in 1931 was attended by Nobel Prize winners Robert A. Millikan, A. A. Michelson and Albert Einstein.

An elegant two-story edifice in the California (Mediterranean-influenced) style, the Ath is replete with intricately styled ceilings, antique furnishings, and lush landscaping. As a popular backdrop for filming, the club has appeared in The Wedding Planner, the X-Files movie, Beverly Hills Cop II, and numerous commercials.

Menu: Citrus Avocado Salad, Smoked Paprika and Garlic Roasted Free Range Chicken *OR* Artichoke Ravioli (vegetarian), Berries Athenaeum

Please specify any special dietary restrictions you have on the registration page. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:00 pm, and dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.

The Athenaeum is building 61 on the Caltech map. Download walking directions from the Hilton to the Ath.

Griffith Observatory Field Trip:

Workshop participants are invited to join a guided excursion to the historic Griffith Observatory on the afternoon of Wednesday 5 October. Griffith Observatory is an icon of Los Angeles, a national leader in public astronomy, a beloved civic gathering place, and one of southern California's most popular attractions. The Observatory is located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park and is visible from many parts of the Los Angeles basin. It hosts a leading-edge technology planetarium dome, and an extensive collection of astronomical exhibits. It has also been featured extensively in movies and television.

Please indicate your interest in the excursion when you register for the conference. Transportation to and from the Pasadena Hilton, a boxed dinner and a planetarium show are included in the price. We will depart at 5:00 PM and return by 9:30 PM.

Griffith image and text courtesy of http://www.griffithobs.org/.

SOFIA Field Trip:

A guided tour of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOFIA) aircraft and the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (DAOF) in Palmdale (1-1/4 hours by road from Pasadena) will be offered to attendees of "Through the Infrared Looking Glass: A Dusty View of Galaxy and AGN Evolution" in Pasadena on Sunday 2 October 2011. The tour is also open to people who are not registered for the conference. Advance registration is required.

The tour bus will leave Pasadena at 12:30 PM and return around 5:00 PM. The bus will depart from the main entrance of the Hilton Hotel (168 South Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, 91101).

For more details, and to register for the tour, see http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science/workshops/Pasadena2011.html

For general information about SOFIA, see http://www.sofia.usra.edu/

SOFIA image courtesy of NASA photo / Carla Thomas