Website Updates

7 Jan 2009 Proceedings now available.
7 Mar 2008Made available currently submitted Conference Papers.
1 Dec 2007Added Final Words Before the Conference from the organizers, and a menu item on the Proceedings, including Instructions for Authors.
30 Nov 2007Updated the invited speakers list. Finalized the schedule.
28 Nov 2007Updated the schedule, closed abstract submission, added the list of Poster Presentations.
15 Nov 2007Updated the schedule with the current list of speakers and added entries to the social events page.
5 Oct 2007Changed Final Registration deadlines for prospective talks (Oct. 19) and posters (Nov. 21).
21 Sep 2007Added List of Participants and Submitted Abstracts.
20 Jul 2007Updated Invited Speakers
4 Jun 2007Second Announcement / Registration Opens
7 Mar 2007First Announcement

NOTE: Our online conference proceedings are now available! All article abstracts and references will be accessible within ADS.


The Spitzer 2007 Conference will focus on the interstellar medium (ISM) and its interplay with star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. The exceptional view of the mid/far infrared Milky way captured by Spitzer and the extraordinary data gathered from nearby galactic systems marks a perfect time for a conference that synthesizes the most recent developments in these coupled fields.


Invited Speakers

Pauline Barmby (U. West. Ontario) Charles Lada (CfA)
Robert Benjamin (U. Wisc)Margaret Meixner (STScI)
Francois Boulanger (IAS) Eve Ostriker (U. Maryland)
Daniela Calzetti (U. Mass) Nick Scoville (Caltech)
Bruce Elmegreen (IBM) Xander Tielens (NASA Ames)
Karl Gordon (U. Arizona/STScI)Stuart Vogel (U. Maryland)
Robert Kennicutt (U. Cambridge) Barbara Whitney (SSI)

Scientific Organizing Committee

Lia Athanassoula (Marseilles) George Helou (SSC)
Francois Boulanger (IAS) Robert Kennicutt (U. Cambridge)
Pauline Barmby (Canada) Jin Koda (Caltech)
Francoise Combes (Obs-Paris) Peter Martin (CITA)
Ed Churchwell (U. Wisconsin) Paul Martini (OSU)
Debra Elmegreen (Vassar) Eva Schinnerer (MPIA)
Neal Evans (U. Texas) Alberto Noriega-Crespo (SSC, co-chair)
Kartik Sheth (SSC, co-chair)

Local Organizing Committee

Mary Ellen Barba Helga Mycroft
Caroline Bot Alberto Noriega-Crespo (co-chair)
Sean Carey Deborah Padgett
Megan Crane Roberta Paladini
Jim Ingalls Rosanne Scholey
Seppo Laine Sachindev Shenoy
Kartik Sheth (co-chair)

First Announcement (March 7, 2007)

The fourth Spitzer Science Symposium "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies" will be held in Pasadena, CA from 2-5 December, 2007.

The Spitzer 2007 Conference will focus on synthesizing recent results for the interstellar medium (ISM) and its interplay with star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. In the Milky Way and Local Group galaxies we have an unparalleled view of the astrophysics of the interstellar medium. Here we can study in detail the spatially-resolved energetics and the complex interplay of physical and chemical processes that govern the ISM. The ISM is both a fossil record of past star formation and evolutionary processes and a natal medium for future star formation. In the past three years, the Spitzer Space Telescope has provided a plethora of exciting results that have revolutionized our understanding of the ISM and star formation, particularly from large programs such as MIPSGAL, GLIMPSE, C2D, etc. How do these new discoveries of the local processes governing the ISM impact our understanding of nearby galaxies? How important are local processes when averaged over an entire galaxy? Legacy programs like SINGS and SAGE are two examples of rich and diverse sets of data for nearby galaxies where such questions may be examined?. ISM physics is the critical ingredient for turning gas and dust diagnostics into information about evolutionary processes such as star formation. The exceptional view of the far-infrared Milky way captured by Spitzer and the extraordinary data gathered from nearby galaxies marks a perfect time for a conference that synthesizes the most recent developments in the coupled fields of the ISM and Nearby Galaxies.

Major topical sessions will focus on:

  • "Massive Star Formation, Young Stellar Clusters and their effects on the Galaxy and Nearby Systems",
  • "SNR in the Milky Way and Beyond",
  • "Turbulence in the ISM and Normal Galaxies",
  • "Cold Dust and Molecular Gas in the Galaxy and Normal Galaxies"
  • "The Diffuse ISM in the Milky Way & Nearby Systems"
  • "Evolved Objects in the Galaxy & Nearby Galaxies"
  • "Aromatic Features and Line Emission Diagnostics"

In addition to a number of invited talks, there will be opportunities for contributed talks and posters on Spitzer results, or on closely related topics. Space will be reserved for late-breaking observational results, particularly from Spitzer Cycle 4 General Observers who will start their observations in April 2007.

For more information about the symposium please see:

https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/docs/spitzermission/reportsandproceedings/meetings/ismevol/

Alberto Noriega-Crespo & Kartik Sheth (Co-Chairs)

Second Announcement (June 4, 2007)

We cordially invite you to register for the 4th Spitzer Conference "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies - Recycling in the Nearby Universe", to be held in Pasadena, California, December 2 -5, 2007 at the Hilton Hotel.

As noted in the first announcement, this conference is designed to bring together two communities of astronomers - those studying the Milky Way and those studying external galaxies. A preliminary program is posted on the website below.

The abstract submission and registration is now open at: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/docs/spitzermission/reportsandproceedings/meetings/ismevol/

We encourage participants to submit their abstracts and register as early as possible. As in previous Spitzer conferences we expect a large number of participants, and the number of contributed talks and posters that can be accommodated will be limited.

Since this conference is designed to foster interaction between different communities of astronomers, we are setting aside large amounts of time for dedicated poster sessions, panels and informal interactions. As a result, we will use the poster session to increase the breadth of the conference and have a reduced number of talks. Not surprisingly, we will be able to accommodate many more posters than talks and we encourage you to choose the "No Preference" option if your results can be presented in either format. In either case we will require the participants to submit their presentations in an electronic format at the beginning of the conference.

Please note that although we would like to we cannot guarantee a talk or a poster slot for everyone submitting an abstract, given the limitations of space at the conference. Moreover, if your abstract is selected by the SOC for presentation and you selected the "Talk" option on the abstract form, you may be asked to switch to a poster session if there are no remaining talk slots.

We welcome you to register if you simply want to participate in the conference, regardless of whether you want to contribute a talk or a poster. The formal registration will take place on a first come, first served basis until we reach the conference attendance limit - expected to be approximately 275 persons. The early registration deadline is the same day as the abstract deadline September 21, 2007.

The deadline for submission of the title and abstract of your talk or poster is September 21, 2007. On this date, the abstracts will be collected and distributed to the SOC for review and selection. We will notify all selected presenters by October 15, 2007. All participants whose abstracts are selected for presentations must register by the late registration deadline of November 2nd, 2007 so that we can get a final census for the science program and have time to give those on the wait list a chance to register. Everyone is welcome to register after Nov 2nd through the first day of the conference as space permits.

Thank you for your interest, we hope to see you here in Pasadena in December.

Alberto Noriega-Crespo & Kartik Sheth (on behalf of the SOC and LOC)

Posters and Proceedings (November 19, 2007)

Dear participants,

We hope that you are all recovering well from the Spitzer Cycle-5 deadline last Friday and are now looking forward to our upcoming conference on "The Evolving ISM" which is in less than two weeks. As you may have noticed, a final agenda has been posted on the website. There will be a few minor tweaks to the program (such as the addition of a "happy hour" on Mon and Wed) but otherwise the schedule is pretty much final.

Posters

  • The poster boards can only accomodate posters that are 3' x 3' (91 cm x 91cm).
  • We had over 70 requests for talks and we were not able to accomodate everyone but we expect that if you asked for a talk and did not get one that you will want to present a poster -- We have reserved space for everyone who is not giving a talk to present a poster.
  • The posters will be arranged alphabetically by the last name.
  • We hope you will be able to put your posters up after the reception on Sunday and they will stay up throughout the meeting.

Proceedings

We will have an electronic format for proceedings (details and deadlines to follow). Please plan on a 1--2 page contribution if you are presenting a poster, a 2--4 page presentation if you are presenting a talk, and 4--8 pages for an invited review talk. We are allowing a maximum of 8 pages for posters and contributed talks and 12 pages for invited talks. We are not contracting with ASP or other such volume but these proceedings will be available on the web and through ADS.

-Kartik & Alberto

Final Words Before the Conference (November 30, 2007)

Dear all,

It's T-51 hours until the conference and we are looking forward to an excellent 3.5 days. Just some last minute reminders:

  1. When you arrive on Sunday - you should check in with the LOC and get a badge. We will NOT be handing out anything else related to the conference because we are keeping it as paper free as possible - so check the agenda on line.
  2. Sunday Reception starts at 5pm. Please come for hors d'oeuvres + drinks + a short presentation which will start at 6pm with some special invited guests.
  3. Posters should be posted at or after the reception on Sunday. They will remain up the entire time. They should be 3' x 3'. Please check the conference website for the number corresponding to your poster and post it accordingly. Remember to prepare a 1-2 powerpoint slides to present in 1-2 minutes in case your poster is chosen to be highlighted.
  4. Speakers / Selected poster people -- please load your powerpoint presentations on the Mac or PC that is resident in the main meeting room during the break before your session at the latest. Please put it into the appropriate session folder so we can find it wih ease - labelled with your last name if possible.
  5. Monday morning we start promptly at 8:30 am. Please plan on getting there on time. There should be free wireless access in the meeting room. You will have to pay for wireless / internet access in your hotel room.
  6. Monday evening and Wednesday evening - we have added a cocktail hour.
  7. Tuesday evening is the banquet which is included in your registration - so we hope you will all attend it. It is within walking distance (0.7 miles) from the hotel in Old Town. At Twin Palms you can just tell your meal preference to your server. If you want to bring a guest with you to the banquet, the cost is $50 but for the registered participants, the fee is included in your reg fees.
  8. Proceedings will be all electronic. We are allowing a maximum of 8 pages for everyone except invited speakers who can submit 12 pages as needed.
  9. If you are flying into LAX - please consider taking the FlyAway Bus to Union Station (it comes every half hour and stops under the Green sign outside of Baggage claim at LAX) and then the Metro Gold Line train to Pasadena. See map on the conference website if interested in this option. Other options are cab, limo or the Super Shuttle.
  10. Weather here next week is the same boring weather we have - Sunny and nice! 65/73/81/75 for highs and 44/49/50/54 for lows. :)

-Kartik & Alberto

Conference Schedule

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Sunday, December 2

17:00–19:00 Welcome Reception (Hilton Hotel / International Ballroom) Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend. 1/2 hr scheduled program + drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Monday, December 3

08:30–08:40President Jean-Lou Chameau (CIT)– Welcome
08:40–08:50Tom Soifer – Opening Remarks
08:50–09:00Alberto Noriega-Crespo and Kartik Sheth – Logistics

Session I: Gas in the Interstellar Medium – An Observational Overview

Session Chair: Ed Churchwell
09:00–09:45Bob Benjamin – Invited Review Talk (Milky Way)
09:45–10:30Margaret Meixner – Invited Review Talk (Nearby Galaxies)
10:30–10:45 Selected poster presentations
10:45–11:30 Coffee break / Posters

Session II: Special Session on the Warm Spitzer Mission

Session Chair: Mike Werner
11:30–11:45Lisa Storrie-Lombardi – Warm Mission Overview
11:45–12:00Pat McCarthy – Science in the Warm Spitzer Era
12:00–12:15 George Helou – ISM Themes in the Warm Spitzer Era
12:15–12:30 Questions and Discussion
12:30–14:00 Lunch break

Session III: Gas in the Interstellar Medium: A Multi-Wavelength Synthesis

Session Chair: Francine Marleau
14:00–14:15Jin Koda – ISM Evolution in M51
14:15–14:30Felix Lockman – Dust in the Galactic ISM at High Latitudes: the FIR/H i Correlation
14:30–14:45 Edvige Corbelli – The Gas to Star Conversion in Local Group Spirals
14:45–15:30 Eve Ostriker – Invited Review Talk (Theory)
15:30–15:45 Selected poster presentations
15:45–16:30 Coffee break / Posters

Session IV: Gas in the Interstellar Medium: H2 and PAHs: From the Celestial Laboratory to the Terrestrial

Session Chair: Patrick Ogle
16:30–16:45David Neufeld – Probing Warm Molecular Hydrogen with Spitzer/IRAC
16:45–17:00Gordon Stacey – Pure Rotational Line Emission from the Disk of NGC 891
17:00–17:15 Caroline Bot – Diagnostic Value of Mid-Infrared Fine Structure Lines in Galaxies
17:15–17:30Christine Joblin – A Global Picture of the Physical and Chemical Evolution of the Mid-IR Emitters, from Spitzer to the Laboratory
17:30–17:45 Frederic Galliano – The PAH and Dust Contents of an Evolutionary Sequence of Nearby Galaxies
17:45–18:45 "Happy Hour" (Cocktails served)

Tuesday, December 4

Session V: Dust in the Interstellar Medium – An Observational Overview

Session Chair: Peter Martin
08:30–09:15Francois Boulanger – Invited Review Talk (Milky Way)
09:15–10:00Karl Gordon – Invited Review Talk (Nearby Galaxies)
10:00–10:15 Selected poster presentations
10:15–10:45 Coffee break / Posters

Session VI: Understanding Dust and Its Ubiquitous Presence

Session Chair: Ciska Markwick-Kemper
10:45–11:30 Xander Tielens – Invited Review Talk (Theory)
11:30–11:45Bruce Draine – Dust Masses, PAH Fractions, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxies
11:45–12:00Eli Dwek – Stellar Evolutionary Effects on the Abundances of PAH and SN-Condensed Dust in Galaxies
12:00–12:15 Jan Cami – Modeling the PAH Bands
12:15–12:30 Els Peeters – The Infrared Spectra of Very Large, Compact, Symmetric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (VLPAHs)
12:30–14:00 Lunch break

Session VII: A Dusty, Dusty Universe

Session Chair: Bill Reach
14:00–14:15Joannah Hinz – The Spatial Distribution of Cold Dust in Nearby Galaxies
14:15–14:30Alberto Bolatto – The Spitzer Surveys of the SMC
14:30–14:45 You-Hua Chu – Formation and Feedback of Massive Stars in the LMC
14:45–15:00Sean Carey – Infrared Extinction Profiles of Dense Molecular Cores
15:00–15:15Selected poster presentations
15:00–16:00Sean Carey, Bruce Elmegreen, and Eve Ostriker – PANEL DISCUSSION –ISM Gas and Dust, and Star Formation
16:00–16:45 Coffee break / Posters

Session VIII: From Gas and Dust to Stars: Quantifying Star Formation

Session Chair: Alberto Noriega-Crespo
16:45–17:30Daniela Calzetti – Invited Review Talk: Rates and Diagnostics of Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies
17:30–17:45 Selected poster presentations

CONFERENCE DINNER (Twin Palms Restaurant)

18:00–19:00Cocktails
19:00–onwardsDinner

Wednesday, December 5

Session IX: Star Formation – An Observational Overview

Session Chair: Kartik Sheth
09:00–9:45Charles Lada – Invited Review Talk (Milky Way)
09:45–10:30Rob Kennicutt – Invited Review Talk (Nearby Galaxies)
10:30–10:45 Selected poster presentations
10:45–11:15 Coffee break / Posters

Session X: Starbursts and Their Environment

Session Chair: Jeonghee Rho
11:15–11:30Jeff Kenney – Spitzer Observations of Environmental Effects on Virgo Cluster Galaxies
11:30–11:45Tom Jarett – The Impact and Fate of the ISM in Compact Groups of Galaxies
11:45–12:00 Takashi Onaka – The 22 Micron Emission Feature in Supernova Remnants and Massive Star-Forming Regions
12:00–12:15 Frank Bigiel – The Star Formation Law at Sub-kpc Resolution in THINGS
12:15–12:30 Susan Stolovy – Massive Star Formation in the Galactic Center
12:30–14:00 Lunch break

Session XI: The Physics of Star Formation

Session Chair: Lynn Matthews
14:00–14:45 Barb Whitney – Invited Review Talk (Theory)
14:45–15:00Elizabeth Tasker – Simulating the ISM in Global Disc Galaxies
15:00–15:15Sukanya Chakrabarti – "Observing" Galaxy Simulations with RADISH: Understanding the Star Formation Histories of Galaxies
15:15–16:00 Bruce Elmegreen – Invited Review Talk: IMF Observations and Theory
16:00–16:15 Selected poster presentations
16:15–17:00 Coffee break / Posters

Session XII: Conference Summary and Discussion

17:00–18:00Nick Scoville, Stuart Vogel, and Pauline Barmby – Invited Review with Open Discussion of Science / Warm Mission / Future Directions
18:00–19:00 "Happy Hour" (Cocktails served)


Notes for Presenters

  1. Posters should be posted at or after the reception on Sunday. They will remain up the entire time. They should be 3' x 3'. Please check the conference website for the number corresponding to your poster and post it accordingly. Remember to prepare a 1-2 powerpoint slides to present in 1-2 minutes in case your poster is chosen to be highlighted.
  2. Speakers / Selected poster people -- please load your powerpoint presentations on the Mac or PC that is resident in the main meeting room during the break before your session at the latest. Please put it into the appropriate session folder so we can find it wih ease - labelled with your last name if possible.
  3. Proceedings will be all electronic. We are allowing a maximum of 8 pages for everyone except invited speakers who can submit 12 pages as needed. Watch this web site for more information on style files and how to submit.


Dusty Starr says, "Here's to recycling on the Planet Earth and in the Milky Way and nearby Galaxies!"

List of Poster Presentations

(Final Numbering)

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1Anne Abramson
(Yale University)
Spitzer Observations of ISM Stripping in NGC 4330
2Anastasia Alexov
(Caltech - IPAC/IRSA)
Spitzer Data Access through the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA)
3Louis J Allamandola
(NASA Ames Research Center)
The NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database
4Morten Andersen
(Spitzer Science Center, Caltech)
PAH Features in Supernova Remnants
5B-G Andersson
(FUSE/JHU, SOFIA/USRA)
Observational Evidence for Radiative Grain Alignment in the ISM
6Philip Appleton
(NHSC-Caltech)
IRS Spectroscopy and Imaging of Collisional Ring Galaxies
7Ioannis Bagetakos
(University of Hertfordshire)
An Inventory of Supershells in nearby Galaxies
8Pauline Barmby
(University of Western Ontario)
Initial Views of M31's Mysterious PAHs
9Pedro Beirao
(Leiden University)
Spatially Resolved Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy of the Central Region of M82
10Jean-Philippe Bernard
(CESR/CNRS)
ISM in the LMC, from the SAGE data
11Jeronimo Bernard-Salas
(Cornell University)
Abundances and Dust in the Magellanic Clouds
12Olivier Berné
(CESR-LATT (CNRS and Univ. Toulouse))
The evolution of carbonaceous nanoparticles in the interstellar dust cycle: When signal processing meets Spitzer-IRS data
13Kevin Blagrave
(CITA, University of Toronto)
The dust-gas correlation of Intermediate Velocity Clouds at the North Ecliptic Pole
14Adwin Boogert
(Caltech)
The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices Around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects
15Gregory Brunner
(Rice University)
Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Warm H2 in Nearby Galaxies with the Spitzer IRS
16Martin Burgdorf
(liverpool JMU)
Search for Extraplanar Dust in NGC 891 and NGC 5907 with the IRS PUI
17Edward Chapin
(University of British Columbia)
First Results from a New 250, 350 and 500um Imaging Survey in Vulpecula with the Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST)
18Jean Chiar
(SETI Institute/NASA Ames)
The Relationship between the Optical Depth of the 9.7 micron Silicate Absorption Feature and Infrared Differential Extinction in Dense Clouds
19Jean Chiar
(SETI Institute/NASA Ames)
Ices in the Quiescent IC 5146 Dark Cloud
20Geoffrey Clayton
(Louisiana State University)
Dust Formation in Type II Supernovae
21Mathieu Compiegne
(CITA)
Aromatic emission bands from the HII region head the Horsehead nebula
22Kevin Covey
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
The Luminosity and Mass Function of Low-Mass Stars in the Galactic Disk
23Charles Danforth
(Univ. Colorado)
Imaging the IR Cirrus Toward PKS0405-12
24Clare Dobbs
(University of Exeter)
The formation of GMCs by agglomeration and self gravity in spiral galaxies
25Rachel Dudik
(George Mason University)
Mid-Infrared Fine Structure Line Ratios in Active Galactic Nuclei Observed with Spitzer: Evidence for Extinction by the Torus?
26Charles Engelbracht
(Steward Observatory)
Metallicity Effects on Dust Properties in Starbursting Galaxies
27Nicolas Flagey
(Spitzer Science Center)
An Explosive Discovery within the Eagle Nebula
28Kevin Flaherty
(Steward Observatory)
Infrared Extinction Toward Nearby Star-Forming Regions
29Kevin France
(CASA / Colorado)
Cold Dust Emission and Extinction Correlations in BLAST Observations of IC 5146
30Frédéric Galliano
(University of Maryland)
Variations of the Mid-IR Aromatic Features Inside and Among Galaxies
31Stephanie Gogarten
(University of Washington)
Spatially Resolved Star Formation History of NGC 300
33Daniela Goncalves
(University of Toronto)
Evidence of dust evolution in the North Celestial Pole Loop
34Brent Groves
(Leiden Observatory)
The Controlling Parameters of Starburst SEDs
35Robert Gruendl
(University of Illinois)
A Complete Inventory of High- and Intermediate-Mass YSOs in the LMC
36Pierre Guillard
(Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS))
The Stephan's Quintet: a beautiful case of H2 formation in shocks
37Jonathan Heiner
(Kapteyn Astronomical Institute)
PDR-Produced HI in SFRs of M33
38John Hewitt
(IPAC/Northwestern)
Spitzer Spectroscopy of Supernova Remnants Interacting with Molecular Clouds
39Lee Armus
(Spitzer Science Center)
Mapping the Wind from M82 with the IRS
40Dean Hines
(Space Science Institute)
Spitzer Observations of IC433
41Benne Holwerda
(Space Telescope Science Institute)
The Vertical Dust Structure in Spiral Disks
42Benne Holwerda
(Space Telescope Science Institute)
The Opacity of Spiral Disks
43Benne Holwerda
(Space Telescope Science Institute)
Spitzer's View of Edge-on Spirals: ISM Disk Stability
44Joseph Hora
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Planetary Nebulae: Exposing the Top Polluters of the ISM
45J. Christopher Howk
(Univ. of Notre Dame)
Extraplanar Dust in Spiral Galaxies
46Myungshin Im
(Seoul National University)
MIR Emission from Early-Type Galaxies in Merging Clusters: Results from AKARI Mission Program, CLEVL
47James Ingalls
(Spitzer Science Center)
PAHs in Low-Extinction Galactic Clouds: Mostly Ionized?
48Daisuke Ishihara
(University of Tokyo)
Initial results from AKARI mid-infrared all-sky survey
49Kelsey Johnson
(University of Virginia)
The Infrared Properties of Hickson Compact Groups
50Benjamin Johnson
(IoA, Cambridge)
Early Results from the Spitzer-SDSS-GALEX Spectroscopic Survey
51Hidehiro Kaneda
(ISAS/JAXA)
AKARI Observations of the ISM in Nearby Galaxies
53Randolf Klein
(UC Berkeley)
MIPS Photometry and Spectroscopy of the ISM in Protoclusters
54Peter Kroetz
(University of Cologne)
Direct Observations of Cold Molecular Hydrogen with Infrared Heterodyne Spectroscopy
55Youngung Lee
(Korea Astronomy and Space Science)
13CO Survey of Outer Galaxy
56Jeffrey Linsky
(JILA/University of Colorado and NIST)
Structure, dynamics, and physical properties of the real ISM in the local neighborhood
57Massimo Marengo
(Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
The Detection of Circumstellar Emission around Classical Cepheids with Spitzer
58Ciska Markwick-Kemper
(University of Manchester)
The Spitzer legacy of SAGE-Spectroscopy: The life cycle of dust and gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud
59Ciska Markwick-Kemper
(University of Manchester)
Dust composition in Broad Absorption Line quasars
60Francine Marleau
(SSC, Caltech)
Discovery of Highly Obscured Galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance
61Gaelen Marsden
(University of British Columbia)
BLAST measurement of cold dust towards the Cas A Super Nova remnant
62Douglas Marshall
(Université Laval)
New insights into the dustlanes of the Milky Way
63Peter Martin
(CITA)
Mapping the complex structure of the cool ISM using the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope
65Hiroko Matsumoto
(The University of Tokyo)
Mid-Infrared Observations of the Dwarf Galaxy NGC1569 with AKARI
66Lynn D. Matthews
(Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Discovery of Corrugations in the Disk of the Nearby Spiral Galaxy IC2233
67Andrew Mattioda
(NASA Ames)
The First Far-Infrared Spectra of Matrix-Isolated Large PAHs
68Bruce McCollum
(SSC)
A Large Dust Lobe Associated with the Symbiotic BI Crucis
69Peregrine McGehee
(IPAC)
The SDSS High Latitude Cloud Survey
70David S. Meier
(NRAO - Socorro)
The Localized Interplay Between Star Formation and Gas Chemistry in Nearby Starburst Galaxies
71Rowin Meijerink
(UC Berkeley)
Probing Atomic and Molecular Gas in Protoplanetary Disks
72Michael Muno
(Caltech)
Chandra Observations of Stellar Life Cycles in the Galactic Center
73Eric Murphy
(SSC/Caltech)
Connecting Far-Infrared and Radio Morphologies of Disk Galaxies: Cosmic-Ray Electron Diffusion After Star Formation Episodes
74Eric Murphy
(SSC/Caltech)
Environmental Effects in Clusters: Modified Far-Infrared--Radio Relations within Cluster Galaxies
75Brian O'Halloran
(George Mason University)
Tracing the [FeII]/[NeII] ratio and its relationship with other ISM indicators within star forming dwarf galaxies: a Spitzer IRS archival study.
77Patrick Ogle
(Spitzer Science Center)
Extreme H2 Emission Galaxies
78Yoko Okada
(Department of Infrared Astrophysics, Institute of )
Si and Fe depletion in Galactic star-forming regions
79Takashi Onaka
(University of Tokyo)
AKARI Large Area Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud
80Juergen Ott
(NRAO/Caltech)
The ATCA Galactic Center Ammonia Survey - Temperature Maps of the Central Molecular Zone of the Milky Way
81Roberta Paladini
(SSC)
The luminosity function of compact Galactic HII regions with MIPSGAL 24um and 70um data
82Michael Pavel
(Boston University)
GPIPS: Season 2
83Veli-Matti Pelkonen
(Helsinki University Observatory)
Two views on dust: polarized thermal dust emission and near-infrared scattering
84Andreea Petric
(Spitzer Science Center Caltech)
A Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph Survey of Warm Molecular Hydrogen in Luminous Infrared Galaxies
85Daniel Pfenniger
(Geneva Observatory)
Molecular gas in high-velocity clouds
86Matthew Povich
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
A Giant Molecular Cloud That Hasn't Quit: The Distributed, Ongoing Star Formation of M17
87Richard Rand
(University of New Mexico)
IRS Spectroscopy of the Gaseous Halo of NGC 891
88Jeonghee Rho
(California Institute of Technology)
Spitzer and ISO observations for Studying Interactions of SupernovaRemnants with Insterstellar Medium: Molecular Hydrogen, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Shock-Processed Dust
90Robert Rubin
(NASA Ames Research Center)
Observations of M33 ion{H}{2} Regions: the Ne/S ratio, metallicity, and ionization variations
91Paul Ruffle
(NRAO)
Out at the Galactic Edge: Observations and Chemical Modelling of Edge Cloud 2
92Itsuki Sakon
(University of Tokyo)
Properties of UIR bands in NGC6946 based on mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy with Infrared Camera on board AKARI
93Karin Sandstrom
(U. C. Berkeley)
S^4MC Observations of Dust in the Small Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219
94Tsuyoshi Sawada
(Nobeyama Radio Observatory)
NRO/CSO/ASTE Galactic Plane CO Survey
95Scott Schnee
(Caltech)
ISM and Star Formation in the Perseus Molecular Cloud
96Mathias Schultheis
(Observatoire de Besancon)
Interstellar extinction in the Galactic center region and its impact on the study of AGB stars
97Norbert S. Schulz
(MIT/MKI)
X-ray Absorption Studies of Interstellar Matter
99Janet Simpson
(SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center)
IRS Observations of PAHs and CO2 Ice in the Galactic Center
100Gregory C. Sloan
(Cornell Univ.)
Dust production in metal-poor Local Group galaxies
102Bringfried Stecklum
(Thuringian State Observatory)
Candidate outflows from massive YSOs
103Amelia Stutz
(Steward Observatory, Univ. of Arizona)
Probing Dense, Compact Dark Globules
104Toyoaki Suzuki
(ISAS/JAXA)
Spatial distribtuions of cold and warm intersteellar dust in M101 resolved with AKARI/Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS)
105Achim Tappe
(Harvard-Smithonian Center for Astrophysics)
Discovery of extraordinarily high-J OH (v=0) in HH 211
106Pasquale Temi
(NASA - Ames)
Cold Interstellar Dust in Elliptical Galaxies: Evidence for Energetic Processes in Galactic Cores
107Susan Terebey
(Cal State Los Angeles)
Far-infrared Observations of the Very Low-Luminosity Embedded Source L1521F-IRS in the Taurus Star-Forming Region
108Matthew Truch
(University of Pennsylvania)
Maps and Fluxes from Targeted Sources Scanned by the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST)
109Thangasamy Velusamy
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Molecular and PAH emission in the shocks and UV dominated regions
110Liesbeth Vermaas
(Leiden Observatory)
The nuclear starburst of M83 revealed with SINFONI
111Zhong Wang
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)
A Detailed Comparison of Multi-wavelength Probes in Nearby Galaxies
112Tony Weinbeck
(Tufts University)
Multi-spectral Imagery of the Multi-phase ISM in Messier 33
113O. Ivy Wong
(Yale University)
Star formation in Virgo Cluster galaxies using H-alpha and 24 micron observations
114Ronin Wu
(CCPP (NYU))
A PAH deficit in extremely low luminosity galaxies
115Yanling Wu
(Cornell University)
A Spitzer Mid-Infrared Study of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies
116Ted Wyder
(Caltech)
Dust and Star Formation in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies
117Lisa Young
(New Mexico Tech)
Star Formation in an Unexpected Place: Early-type Galaxies
118Svitlana Zhukovska
(Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, ZAH)
Dust evolution models with multiphase ISM
119Albert Zijlstra
(University of Manchester)
Mass loss from AGB stars in Local Group Galaxies


Notes for Presenters

  1. Posters should be posted at or after the reception on Sunday. They will remain up the entire time. They should be 3' x 3'. Please check the conference website for the number corresponding to your poster and post it accordingly. Remember to prepare a 1-2 powerpoint slides to present in 1-2 minutes in case your poster is chosen to be highlighted.
  2. Speakers / Selected poster people -- please load your powerpoint presentations on the Mac or PC that is resident in the main meeting room during the break before your session at the latest. Please put it into the appropriate session folder so we can find it wih ease - labelled with your last name if possible.
  3. Proceedings will be all electronic. We are allowing a maximum of 8 pages for everyone except invited speakers who can submit 12 pages as needed. Watch this web site for more information on style files and how to submit.

Spitzer Conference 2007 Proceedings

Instructions to Authors

(Updated 1 February 2008)

  • To eliminate the huge wastage of paper normally associated with professional conferences, proceedings for the 4th Spitzer conference will be all electronic.
  • Proceedings will be indexed online via ADS.
  • We are allowing a maximum of 8 pages for contributed talks and posters and 12 pages for invited talks.
  • Submissions will be in LaTeX (using the AASTeX standard). See below.

We plan on including all talks and posters in the conference proceedings to be published online (available on this website, and indexed via ADS).

Deadline

The deadline for manuscript submission is February 15th, 2008.

Important Downloads

To prepare your manuscript for publication, you will need three files:

For more information about AASTeX, see the AASTeX website.

All contributed papers will be in Latex format. See below for file naming conventions. The aasguide.pdf file provides step-by-step instructions for using the latex template, and including tables and figures in your manuscript. Do not change the font size in the template file, or use another style file. You will format your paper as a single-column preprint (already set in the ISMEVOL template; see section 3.2.1 in aasguide.pdf).

Manuscript page limits

The sizes allocated for contributed papers, inclusive of all figures, are:

  • invited talk = 12 pages
  • contributed talks and posters = 8 pages

Guidelines

In your LaTeX file, do not call figures that reside in sub-directories on your machine, since we will not be able to reproduce your directory structure. Instead, place all figures in the same directory in which you are editing your manuscript, and call them from the latex file with a simple reference to the figure. For details, see section 2.14 in the aasguide.pdf file. Figures can be in color or grayscale.

Each contribution should comprise a single LaTeX file, associated .ps (or .eps) figures, plus the compiled pdf output. Please do not use any personal macro files or other include files. Any personal definitions should be defined in your LaTeX markup.

Making Screen-Readable PDF Documents

There are many different ways of converting your LaTeX markup into pdf format. In keeping with our desire to minimize paper consumption, we recommend that you create a pdf file that is clearly readable on screen.

File Naming Conventions

All files (text and figures) must be named according to the following convention:

lastnamefirstinitial_v#.pdf (e.g. shethk_v1.pdf)
lastnamefirstinitial_v#.tex (e.g. shethk_v1.tex)
lastnamefirstinitial_fig1_v#.ps (e.g. shethk_fig1_v1.ps)
lastnamefirstinitial_fig2_v#.ps (e.g. shethk_fig2_v1.ps)

The v# distinguishes between multiple versions of the files. If you change any files (.tex or .ps), you must change the corresponding .pdf file built from them. If you are making more than one contribution (for example, you gave a talk and a poster), add a contribution number:

lastnamefirstinitial_c#_v#.pdf (e.g. shethk_c1_v1.pdf)

If you fail to name your files in this manner there is a distinct possibility that they will be misplaced.

A Final Checklist before Submitting Your Article

(Adapted from Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series-Instructions for Authors Using LaTeX 2ε Markup by T. J. Mahoney)

Before you submit your article, it will save both you and the editors a lot of time if you go through the following checklist:

  • Is the length of your article within the page limits?
  • Is the file naming convention as specified above, with .ps figures linked from the same directory as the single .tex file?
  • Does your file compile properly with all tables and figures correctly placed and the figures of sufficiently high resolution and any included text legible?
  • Have you listed all the authors' names and given their institutional affiliations?
  • Have you checked that all the references cited in the text are listed in the bibliography, and that there are no references listed that are not cited in the text?
  • Is each of your references bibliographically complete? For example, if you are citing an edited book, have you included the full name(s) of the editor(s), the publisher's name, and place of publication?
  • Have you checked whether any preprints cited have now been published?
  • Are your figures clear? Is the axis labeling and any superimposed text legible?
  • Are the text, figures, and tables all within the permitted margins?
  • Are your figures of sufficient resolution when you print out the pdf file?
  • Is the pdf file easy to read on screen (fonts not pixelized)?

If the answer to any of the above questions is "No", then your article is still in the preliminary draft stage and is not yet ready to be sent to the editors. It is only simple courtesy to get everything right before you submit your article.

Upload Instructions

When you are finished with your manuscript, please upload the final latex file, the postscript version of the manuscript (run through latex), and all accompanying figures to our site using anonymous ftp:

      > ftp anon-ftp.ipac.caltech.edu
   (user = anonymous ;  password = your email address)
      > cd /incoming/ismevol
      > type binary
      > put [filename]

Once you have uploaded your files, please send an email to ismevol@ipac.caltech.edu with a listing of your uploaded files. Please include your postal address in this email so that your copy of the proceedings can be sent to you when they are published. If you have any further questions about the proceedings, please use these email addresses as well.

Conference Proceedings

The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies, The Fourth Spitzer Science Center Conference, Proceedings of the conference held December 2-5, 2007 at the Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, CA, Eds.: K. Sheth, A. Noriega-Crespo, J. Ingalls, and R. Paladini, Published online at http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/mtgs/ismevol/ and moved to https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/docs/spitzermission/reportsandproceedings/meetings/ismevol/
© 01/2009




PREFACE

The fourth Spitzer Science Symposium "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies" was held in Pasadena, CA from 2-5 December, 2007.

The conference focused on synthesizing recent results for the interstellar medium (ISM) and its interplay with star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. In the Milky Way and Local Group galaxies we have an unparalleled view of the astrophysics of the interstellar medium, where one can study in detail the spatially-resolved energetics and the complex interplay of physical and chemical processes that govern the ISM. The ISM is both a fossil record of past star formation and evolutionary processes and a natal medium for future star formation.The Spitzer Space Telescope has provided a plethora of exciting results that have revolutionized our understanding of the ISM and star formation, particularly from large programs such as MIPSGAL, GLIMPSE, C2D, etc. How do these new discoveries of the local processes governing the ISM impact our understanding of nearby galaxies? How important are local processes when averaged over an entire galaxy? Legacy programs like SINGS and SAGE are two examples of rich and diverse sets of data for nearby galaxies where such questions may be examined?. ISM physics is the critical ingredient for turning gas and dust diagnostics into information about evolutionary processes such as star formation. The exceptional view of the far-infrared Milky way captured by Spitzer and the extraordinary data gathered from nearby galaxies was the main reason for organizing this conference to synthesize the most recent developments in the coupled fields of the ISM and Nearby Galaxies.

Over the three days, we heard invited and contributed talks from over fifty participants. The poster session had over 100 posters and results from nearly a quarter of them were also presented in an abbreviated one to two minute format. The conference also had some firsts. We tried to be as environmentally sensitive as possible by "greening" the conference, from transportation options to elimination of paper. These proceedings are all electronic. We greatly appreciate the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), whose abstract service makes it easy to disseminate a paperless proceedings. The conference was extremely smooth and did not run over time on any day - this would not have been possible without the help and experience of the local organizing committee. In particular, we want to acknowledge the help of the Spitzer conference experts: Mary Ellen Barba, Roseanne Scholey, Helga Mycroft, Eloise Kennedy and the ISG team. We thank Megan Crane for designing and maintaining the abstract and registration submission pages. We also thank Seppo Laine, Tim Pyle and Robert Hurt for their help with designing the conference poster and the conference mascot (Dusty Starr!). Members of the SSC science staff (Sean Carey, Deborah Padgett, Caroline Bot, Sachin Shenoy and Roberta Paladini) served on the LOC and were ready to help as needed. A particular shout out goes to Jim Ingalls, web designer extra-ordinaire for a beautiful and easy to navigate website. And kudos to Roberta Paladini and Jim Ingalls for their work with the ADS in putting together these electronic proceedings. The conference would not have been as successful without the scientific program which was put together with the help of an incredible scientific organizing committee (Lia Athanassoula, Francois Boulanger, Pauline Barmby, Francoise Combes, Ed Churchwell, Debra Elmegreen, Neal Evans, George Helou, Robert Kennicutt, Jin Koda, Peter Martin, Paul Martini, Eva Schinnerer, Alberto Noriega-Crespo and Kartik Sheth). And finally a heartfelt thank you to all the participants for their contributions. We hope to see all of you in Pasadena again.

Sincerely,

Kartik Sheth, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Jim Ingalls, Roberta Paladini (Editors).




CONTENTS

E2Neutral Gas in the ISM of Nearby Galaxies
M. Meixner
E3ISM Theory: Gas Phases, Turbulence, and Star Formation
E. C. Ostriker
E4A Multiscale Study of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Properties in Galaxies
F. Galliano
E5The Evolution of PAHs and SN-Condensed Dust in Galaxies
E. Dwek, F. Galliano
E6The infrared spectra of very large, compact, highly symmetric, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
C. W. Bauschlicher, E. Peeters, L. J. Allamandola
E7The Spatial Distribution of Cold Dust in Nearby Galaxies
J. L. Hinz, C. W. Engelbracht, C. N. A. Willmer, G. H. Rieke, M. J. Rieke, P. S. Smith, M. Blaylock, K. D. Gordon
E8Star Formation Rate Determinations in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies
D. Calzetti, K. Sheth, E. Churchwell, J. Jackson
E9Spitzer Observations of Environmental Effects on Virgo Cluster Galaxies
J. D. P. Kenney, O. I. Wong, A. Abramson, J. H. Howell, E. J. Murphy, G. X. Helou
E10The Impact and Fate of the ISM in Compact Groups of Galaxies
T. Jarrett, K. Johnson, J. Hibbard, S. Gallagher, J. Charlton, A. Hornschemeier
E11The 22 micron emission feature in supernova remnants and massive star-forming regions
T. Onaka, T. L. Roellig, Y. Okada, K.-W. Chan
E12The Star Formation Law on sub-kpc Resolution in THINGS
F. Bigiel, F. Walter, A. Leroy, E. Brinks, W.~J.~G. de~Blok, B. Madore, M.~D. Thornley
E13Simulating the ISM in Global Models of Disk Galaxies
E. J. Tasker, G. L. Bryan, J. C. Tan
E14The Stellar Initial Mass Function in 2007: A Year for Discovering Variations
B. G. Elmegreen,
E15Ram Pressure Stripping in NGC 4330
A. Abramson, J. D. P. Kenney
E16Spitzer Data Access through the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA)
A. Alexov
E17An Inventory of Supershells in nearby Galaxies: First Results from THINGS
I. Bagetakos, E. Brinks, F. Walter, W. J. G. de Blok, J. W. Rich, A. Usero, R. C. Kennicutt
E18The dust-gas correlation in Intermediate Velocity Clouds at the North Ecliptic Pole
K. Blagrave, P. G. Martin
E19Mapping the Spatial Distribution of H2 in Nearby Galaxies with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph
G. Brunner, R. Dufour, K. Sheth, L. Armus, S. Vogel, M. Wolfire, E. Schinnerer
E20Search for Extra-planar Dust in Spiral Galaxies with Spitzer and AKARI
M. Burgdorf, M. L. N. Ashby, S. Pang, G. F. Gilmore
E21Aromatic emission bands from the HII region ahead the Horsehead Nebula
M. Compiègne, A. Abergel, L. Verstraete, W. T. Reach, E. Habart, J. D. Smith, F. Boulanger, C. Joblin,
E22The Formation of GMCs by Agglomeration and Self Gravity in Spiral Galaxies
C. Dobbs
E23The Eagle Nebula unveiled by the MIPSGAL survey
N. Flagey, F. Boulanger, Noriega-Crespo A., S. Carey, D. Mizuno
E24Infrared Extinction Toward Nearby Star-Forming Regions
K.M. Flaherty, J.L. Pipher, S.T. Megeath, E.M. Winston, R.A. Gutermuth, J. Muzerolle, L.E. Allen, G.G. Fazio
E25BLAST Observations of the Low-Mass Star Forming Region IC 5146
K. France
E26The Spatially Resolved Star Formation History of NGC 300
S. M. Gogarten, J. J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams
E27 H_2 Formation and Excitation in the Stephan's Quintet Galaxy-Wide Shock
P. Guillard, Franc cois Boulanger, G. P. des, P. Appleton
E28PDR-Produced HI in GMCs of M33, a comparison of high and low resolution data
J. S. Heiner, R. J. Allen, P. C. van der Kruit
E29Planetary Nebulae: Exposing the Top Polluters of the ISM
J. L. Hora, M. Marengo, H. A. Smith, L. Cerrigone, W. B. Latter
E30 AKARI Mid-Infrared All-Sky Survey
D. Ishihara, T. Onaka, H. Fujiwara, I. Sakon, H. Kataza, T. Wada, H. Matsuhara, S. Oyabu, Y. Ita, Y. Ohyama, K. Uemizu, S. Hasegawa, I. Yamamura, C. Yamauchi, M. Ueno, S. Takita, H. Shibai, K. Hidehiro, T. Suzuki, Okada , S. Makiuti
E31Early Results from SSGSS: The Spitzer-SDSS-GALEX Spectroscopic Survey
B. D. Johnson, D. Schiminovich, M. O’Dowd, K. Meder, M. Treyer
E32AKARI Observations of the ISM in Nearby Galaxies
H. Kaneda, T. Onaka, D. Ishihara, H. Matsumoto, Y. Okada, I. Sakon, , T. Suzuki
E33MIPS Photometry and Spectroscopy of Protoclusters
R. Klein, H. Linz, J. Forbrich, L. Looney, T. Henning
E34Direct Observations of Cold Molecular Hydrogen with Infrared Heterodyne Spectroscopy
P. Kroetz, G. Sonnabend, M. Sornig, D. Stupar, , R. Schieder
E35Mass-loss from AGB stars in Local Group galaxies
E. Lagadec, A. A. Zijlstra, G. C. Sloan, M. Matsuura,
E36Spitzer Detection of Cepheid Circumstellar Emission
M. Marengo, N. R. Evans, P. Barmby, G. Bono, D. Welch, , M. Romaniello,
E37Discovery of Highly Obscured Galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance
F. R. Marleau, A. Noriega-Crespo, R. Paladini, D. Clancy, S. Carey, S. Shenoy, K. E. Kraemer, T. Kuchar, D. R. Mizuno, S. Price
E38New insights into the dust lanes of the Galactic bar
D. J. Marshall, R. Fux, A. C. Robin, C. Reylé
E39Mid-Infrared Observations of the Dwarf Galaxy NGC 1569 with AKARI
H. Matsumoto, T. Onaka, I. Sakon, , H. Kaneda
E40A Large Infrared Shell Structure Associated with the Symbiotic Star BI Crucis
B. McCollum, F. C. Bruhweiler, G. M. Wahlgren, E. M. Verner, M. Eriksson
E41The SDSS High Latitude Cloud Survey
P. M. McGehee
E42The Localized Interplay Between Star Formation and Gas Chemistry in Nearby Starburst Galaxies
D. S. Meier, J. L. Turner, S. C. Beck
E43Probing Atomic and Molecular Gas in Proto-planetary Disks
R. Meijerink, D. R. Poelman, A. E. Glassgold, J. R. Najita, A. G. G. M. Tielens, M. Spaans
E44Learning about the Recent Star Formation History of Galaxy Disks by Comparing their Far-Infrared and Radio Morphologies: Cosmic-Ray Electron Diffusion after Star Formation Episodes
E.J. Murphy, G. Helou, , J.D.P. Kenney, L. Armus, R. Braun
E45How the Intracluster Medium Affects the Far-Infrared,Radio Correlation within Virgo Cluster Galaxies
E.J. Murphy, J.D.P. Kenney, G. Helou, A.~ Chung, J.H. Howell
E46Spitzer Observations of Supernova Remnant IC 443
A. Noriega-Crespo, D. C. Hines, K. Gordon, F. R. Marleau, G. H. Rieke, J. Rho, W. B. Latter
E47Tracing the [FeII]/[NeII] ratio and its relationship with other ISM indicators within star forming dwarf galaxies: a Spitzer IRS archival study
B. O’Halloran, S. C. Madden, N. P. Abel
E48Si and Fe depletion in Galactic star-forming regions observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope
Y. Okada, T. Onaka, T. Miyata, Y. K. Okamoto, I. Sakon, H. Shibai, H. Takahashi
E49AKARI Large Area Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud
T. Onaka, Y. Ita, D. Kato, T. Shimonishi, I. Sakon, Y. Nakada, T. Tanabé, H. Kaneda, T. Wada, A. Kawamura, B. C. Koo, H. Takahashi, M. Tamura, , T. Hasegawa
E50The Radio and IR Luminosity Function of compact Galactic HII regions
R. Paladini, G. DeZotti, A. Noriega-Crespo, S. J. Carey
E51Polarimetry of Galactic Bubbles
M. Pavel, A. Pinnick, C. Carveth, K. Jameson, , D. P. Clemens
E52Two views on dust: polarized thermal dust emission and near-infrared scattering
V.-M. Pelkonen, M. Juvela, P. Padoan, K. Mattila
E53Distributed Star Formation in the M17 Giant Molecular Cloud
M. S. Povich, E. Churchwell, , B. A. Whitney,
E54Mid-IR Spectroscopy of the Diffuse Ionized Halo of NGC 891
R. J. Rand, K. Wood, R. A. Benjamin,
E55Observations of M33 H2 Regions: the Ne/S ratio, metallicity, and ionization variations
R. H. Rubin, J. P. Simpson, I. A. McNabb, G. Brunner, S. W. J. Colgan, R. J. Dufour, A. W. A. Pauldrach, A. D. Browne, R. Zhang, E. J. Csongradi
E56Molecular Line Observations and Chemical Modelling of Edge Cloud 2
P. Ruffle, T. Millar, H. Roberts, D. Lubowich, C. Henkel
E57Properties of UIR bands in NGC6946 based on mid-infrared observations with Infrared Camera on board AKARI
I. Sakon, T. Onaka, T. Wada, Y. Ohyama, H. Kaneda, H. Matsuhara
E58S^4MC Observations of Dust in the Small Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219
K. Sandstrom, A. Bolatto, S. Stanimirovíc, J. D. Smith, J. D. Simon, A. Leroy
E59Interstellar extinction in the Galactic Center and its impact on the study of AGB stars
M. Schultheis, S. Ramírez, K. Sellgren, S. Stolovy, S. Ganesh
E60IRS Observations of PAHs and CO2 Ice in the Galactic Center
J. P. Simpson
E61Dust Production in Metal-Poor Local Group Galaxies
G. C. Sloan
E62Probing Dense, Compact Dark Globules
A. M. Stutz, G. H. Rieke, J. H. Bieging, J. Keene, M. Rubin, Y. L. Shirley, T. Velusamy, M. W. Werner, D. J. Wilner
E63Spatial Distributions of Cold and Warm Interstellar Dust in M101 Resolved with AKARI/Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS)
T. Suzuki, H. Kaneda, T. Nakagawa, S. Makiuti, Y. Okada, H. Shibai, M. Kawada, , Y. Doi
E64Discovery of extraordinarily high-J OH in the HH 211 outflow
A. Tappe, C. J. Lada, J. H. Black, A. A. Muench
E65Cold Interstellar Dust in Elliptical Galaxies: Evidence for Energetic Processes in the Galactic Cores
P. Temi, W. G. Mathews, F. Brighenti
E66A Spitzer study of star-forming regions in Virgo Cluster galaxies
O. I. Wong, J. D. P. Kenney
E67A PAH Deficit in Extremely Low Luminosity Galaxies
R. Wu, D. W. Hogg, J. Moustakas
E68The Mid-Infrared Properties of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies
Y. Wu, V. Charmandaris, J. R. Houck, J. Bernard-Salas, V. Lebouteiller
E69Dust and Star Formation in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies
T. K. Wyder, D. C. Jackson, E. D. Skillman, J. M. Cannon, R. D. Gehrz
E70Star Formation in an Unexpected Place: Early-type Galaxies
L. M. Young, G. J. Bendo, D. M Lucero
E71Modeling of dust evolution in the Milky Way
S. Zhukovska, H.-P. Gail


Transportation

We would like this Spitzer Conference to be as "Green" as possible. We encourage the participants to use the local transit systems:

Airport to Pasadena

Public Transportation:

Less than one year ago, Los Angeles Airport and Metro introduced the Fly Away bus service. Now you can get from the Airport to Pasadena in about an hour (max hour and a half)! Not only is the system punctual, efficient, safe and even luxurious, but it is also relatively inexpensive. We recommend this route if you are arriving at a reasonable hour and don't have heavy bags.

  • At the airport go to the Green sign which says "Fly Away Bus". Catch the bus to UNION Station. It runs every on every half hour between 5:00 am to 1:00 am, and hourly from 1 am to 5am. You pay when you get to Union station. ($3.00)
  • At Union Station - go to the Gold line station (Runs from 3:45 am to 11:52 pm) and catch the Metro to Del Mar station. ($1.50)
  • From here you can walk the 0.7 miles to the Hilton, or take the #10 ARTS bus which runs 6am - 8pm weekdays, 11am - 8pm Saturdays, and 11am - 5pm on Sundays). (Fare: $0.50)

Shared Ride Vans:

There are basically two companies that operate between LAX and Pasadena. This ride will take you anywhere between 45 minutes (if you are lucky and get on a full shuttle that is leaving the airport) and up to 1.5 to 2 hrs if you really unlucky. You don't need to make reservations ahead of time but you can. More info at these sites:

Other Ground Transportation Choices

Here we can point you to the LAX website's grand transportation page. Note that a taxi to Pasadena will cost you about $80 one way.

Restaurants

Pasadena is known for its vast array of excellent restaurants. Many are in the Old Town area. But there are other good ones on Lake Avenue and in South Pasadena and surrounding communities. Here we just try to give you a flavor of the culinary possibilities:

Some of our favorites (reserve in advance):

Standard Chain (but decent) Restaurants


Pasadena Convention & Visitor's Bureau's Restaurants Page

Alternative Accomodation

You might consider the following alternatives:

See also the Pasadena Convention & Visitor's Bureau Page

Things to Do in Pasadena and LA

  • Check out Pasadena's City Calendar for up to date listings of cultural events and classes around town.
  • Visit the famous Huntington Library.
  • The LA Opera will be performing Mozart's Don Giovanni on Sunday, December 2 @ 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday, December 4 @ 7:30 p.m. Reserve your tickets early!
  • The Pasadena Jazz Institute is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting jazz education, preservation and participation. See their web site for information on events.
  • The Norton Simon Museum of Art "holds one of the world's finest and most prestigious collections of art." See their web site for a calendar of exhibits and special events.

Greening a Conference

Our goal is to make the 2007 Spitzer conference as environmentally friendly as possible. Our host city, Pasadena, has a Green City initiative, so to strive for a Green conference is consistent with the city's own goals. We have tried to examine every aspect of the conference from the badges to the food consumed, to try and minimize our environmental footprint. Of course there are some parts of the conference that are environmentally unfriendly (e.g., the plane flights, lighting, etc.) We want to be as conscientious and proactive as possible in making greener choices, reducing waste, and raising our awareness of our impact on the environment. The following is a brief summary of our attempt at holding an environmentally friendly event. We would love to hear feedback from you regarding this aspect of the conference, and any additional suggestions / comments you have. We also encourage you to actively participate in this endeavor (suggestions for our participants are bolded in green) and integrate the green theme to the best of your ability throughout this conference and beyond.

Communication:

Did you know:

  • Americans use an average of 741 lbs of paper, per person, each year.
  • The virgin timber-based pulp and paper industry is the third greatest industrial emitter of global warming pollution. Its carbon dioxide emissions are projected to double by 2020.

For more information see http://www.nrdc.org/cities/living/paper/default.asp

At this conference, we are doing the following:

  • We will use electronic media and eliminate paper for all communications:
    • Meeting advertisements and promotion (including the conference poster)
    • Registration and abstract submission
    • Agenda and communication among participants
    • Conference Proceedings
  • Where we are not able to eliminate paper, we will use recycled paper (for example, in nametags, posters, etc).
  • We encourage you to use the electronic resources listed above.
  • We will provide bins for recycling during the meeting. Please use them whenever possible.

Transportation:

Did you know:

  • The Transportation sector accounts for 32 per cent of all US carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
  • Americans drive 1.5 trillion miles per year in automobiles, plus 600 billion miles in personal trucks and SUVs. Cars and light trucks use 115 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel per year, emitting 19.8 per cent of total US CO2 emissions.
  • Jet fuel consumption accounts for 13 per cent of total transportation sector emssions.

We have chosen conference and dinner venues that are accessible by public transportation.

  • We encourage you to consider using the FlyAway Bus and Metro to reach the hotel. During business hours it is faster and cheaper than cars or taxis. (See our Transportation page for details.)
  • We will have a ride-share bulletin board so those who have a car can share their impact on resources.
  • We encourage you to use airlines (eg., Delta) that have a carbon offset program, or offset your carbon emissions in other ways (see links below).

Food & Beverage:

Did you know:

  • An average person in the US yields 2.8 tons of CO2 from the production and distribution of the foods they consume, whereas they only produce 2.2 tons of CO2 from driving! This is because produce sold in the US has traveled an average of over 1000 miles, sometimes being flown in from places like New Zealand, Chile, or Ecuador.

At this conference we are working with the hotel to design the menu and food service to have the smallest possible impact on the environment. This includes:

  • Using reusable silverware
  • Using sugar cubes instead of packets
  • Serving water in glasses instead of bottles
  • Using locally-grown produce when possible
  • Using fair-trade coffee
  • Requesting donation of leftover food to a local food bank
  • Please let us and the hotel staff know whether or not you find these efforts useful.

Conference Venue:

Did you know:

  • An average US hotel (150 guest rooms) uses as many resources in one week as 100 families do in one year.
  • Despite this, economic considerations and demand from consumers are making it easier than ever for conference venues to be green!

The hotel already has many environmentally friendly policies:

  • Recycling bins are distributed throughout the building.
  • Many appliances are energy efficient models
  • We have asked the hotel to not deliver newspapers to attendees unless requested.
  • A linen/towel reuse program is in place.
  • Lights and electric appliances automatically shut off when not in use.
  • Please take advantage of these energy-efficient and eco-friendly programs when possible.

As Dusty Starr would say, "Here's a toast to recycling locally on the Planet Earth, and globally in the Milky Way and nearby Galaxies!"

Registered Participants

(186 as of 13:00 12/10/2007 PDT)

1Susanne Aalto(Chalmers University of Te)
2Anne Abramson(Yale University)
3Anastasia Alexov(Caltech - IPAC/IRSA)
4Louis Allamandola(Ames Research Center)
5Morten Andersen(SSC, Caltech)
6Bengt-Göran Andersson(SOFIA/USRA)
7Philip Appleton(NHSC-Caltech)
8Lee Armus(Spitzer Science Center)
9Pauline Barmby(Univ of Western Ontario)
10Eric Becklin(USRA)
11Pedro Beirão(Leiden University)
12Robert Benjamin(U of Wisconsin)
13Jeronimo Bernard-Salas(Cornell University)
14Olivier Berné(CESR [U. Toulouse & CNRS])
15John Bieging(Univ. of Arizona)
16Frank Bigiel(MPI for Astronomy)
17Kevin Blagrave(CITA, Toronto)
18Christiaan Boersma(Kapteyn Insitute)
19Alberto Bolatto(University of Maryland)
20Adwin Boogert(Caltech)
21Caroline Bot(Caltech)
22Francois Boulanger(IAS - Orsay)
23Bernhard Brandl(Leiden University)
24Gregory Brunner(Rice University)
25Martin Burgdorf(liverpool JMU)
26Tabitha Bush(Brigham Young University)
27Daniela Calzetti(University of Massachuset)
28Laurent Cambresy(Strasbourg Obs.)
29Jan Cami(UWO)
30Sean Carey(Spitzer Science Center)
31Ben Chan(CalTech)
32Jean Chiar(SETI Institute/NASA Ames)
33You-Hua Chu(University of Illinois)
34Ed Churchwell(University of Wisconsin)
35Geoffrey Clayton(Louisiana State Univ.)
36Michelle CLUVER(CAL TECH)
37Mathieu Compiegne(CITA)
38Edvige Corbelli(Osservatorio di Arcetri)
39Kevin Covey(Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
40Megan Crane(Caltech)
41Charles Danforth(Univ. Colorado)
42Daniel Devost(CFHT)
43Clare Dobbs(university of exeter)
44Bruce Draine(Princeton University)
45Rachel Dudik(GMU/NASA GSFC)
46Eli Dwek(NASA GSFC)
47Daniel Egret(Observatoire de Paris)
48Bruce Elmegreen(IBM Research Div.)
49Charles Engelbracht(University of AZ)
50Mike Fich(University of Waterloo)
51Nicolas FLAGEY(Spitzer Space Center)
52Kevin Flaherty(University of Arizona)
53William Forrest(Univ. of Rochester)
54Kevin France(CASA / Univ of Colorado)
55Frédéric Galliano(University of Maryland)
56Karl Gordon(STScI)
57Brent Groves(Leiden Observatory)
58Robert Gruendl(University of Illinois)
59Pierre Guillard(IAS, Paris XI University)
60Jonathan Heiner(University of Groningen)
61George Helou(Caltech/IPAC)
62John Hewitt(IPAC/Northwestern)
63Dean Hines(Space Science Institute)
64Joannah Hinz(University of Arizona)
65Agatha Hodsman(Spitzer Science Center)
66Benne Holwerda(STSCI)
67Joseph Hora(Harvard/Smithsonian CfA)
68Justin Howell(CalTech)
69Myungshin Im(Seoul National University)
70James Ingalls(Spitzer Science Center)
71Daisuke Ishihara(Univ. of Tokyo)
72Ronnie Jansson(New York University)
73Tom Jarrett(CalTech)
74Adam Jensen(NASA's GSFC / ORAU)
75Christine Joblin(CESR, UPS-CNRS, Toulouse)
76Benjamin Johnson(IoA, Cambridge)
77Hidehiro Kaneda(ISAS/JAXA)
78Miju Kang(Univ. of Arizona & KASI)
79Jeffrey Kenney(Yale University)
80Robert Kennicutt(University of Cambridge)
81Randolf Klein(UC Berkeley)
82Jin Koda(Caltech)
83Megan Kohring(Caltech)
84Peter Kroetz(University of Cologne)
85Charles Lada(SAO)
86Seppo Laine(SSC/Caltech)
87William Langer(JPL/Caltech)
88Timothy Lee(NASA Ames Research Center)
89Youngung Lee(KASI)
90Jeffrey Linsky(JILA/Univ. Colorado)
91Felix Lockman(NRAO -- Green Bank WV)
92Barry Madore(Carnegie)
93William Mahoney(Caltech)
94Massimo Marengo(Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
95Ciska Markwick-Kemper(University of Manchester)
96Francine Marleau(SSC, Caltech)
97Douglas Marshall(Université Laval)
98Jason Marshall(Caltech/JPL)
99Peter Martin(CITA, Univ. of Toronto)
100Hiroko Matsumoto(University of Tokyo)
101Lynn Matthews(Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
102ANDREW MATTIODA(NASA-AMES RESEARCH CENTER)
103Joseph Mazzarella(CalTech)
104BRUCE MCCOLLUM(SSC)
105Peregrine McGehee(IPAC)
106David S. Meier(NRAO - Socorro)
107Rowin Meijerink(UC Berkeley)
108Margaret Meixner(STScI)
109Karl Misselt(University of Arizona)
110Michael Muno(Caltech)
111Eric Murphy(SSC/Caltech)
112David Neufeld(Johns Hopkins University)
113Alberto Noriega-Crespo(Spitzer Science Center)
114Brian O'Halloran(George Mason University)
115Patrick Ogle(Spitzer Science Center)
116Yoko Okada(ISAS/JAXA)
117Takashi Onaka(Univ. of Tokyo)
118Eve Ostriker(University of Maryland)
119Juergen Ott(NRAO/Caltech)
120Roberta Paladini(SSC/Caltech)
121Michael Pavel(Boston University)
122Els Peeters(UWO / SETI)
123Veli-Matti Pelkonen(University of Helsinki)
124Andreea Petric(Spitzer Science Center)
125Daniel Pfenniger(Geneva Observatory)
126Klaus Pontoppidan(Caltech)
127Troy Porter(UC Santa Cruz)
128Matthew Povich(University of Wisconsin)
129Solange Ramirez(IPAC/Caltech)
130Richard Rand(University of New Mexico)
131William Reach(IPAC/Caltech)
132Luisa Rebul(Spitzer Science Center)
133Jeonghee Rho(Caltech / SSC)
134Thomas Roellig(NASA Ames Research Center)
135Paul Ruffle(NRAO Green Bank)
136Itsuki Sakon(University of Tokyo)
137Wilton Sanders(NASA Headquarters)
138Karin Sandstrom(U. C. Berkeley)
139Tsuyoshi Sawada(Nobeyama Radio Obs.)
140Scott Schnee(CalTech)
141Mathias Schultheis(Observatoire de Besancon)
142Norbert Schulz(MIT)
143Arnold Schwartz(Caltech)
144Nick Scoville(Caltech)
145Kristen Sellgren(Ohio State)
146Sachindev Shenoy(SSC - Caltech)
147Kartik Sheth(SSC / Caltech)
148Michael Shull(University of Colorado)
149Bruce Sibthorpe(UKATC/Cardiff University)
150Joshua Simon(Caltech)
151Janet Simpson(SETI Institute)
152Gregory C. Sloan(Cornell)
153Henrik Spoon(Cornell)
154Gordon Squires(Caltech/SSC)
155Gordon Stacey(Cornell University)
156Letizia Stanghellini(NOAO)
157Karl Stapelfeldt(JPL / Caltech)
158Bringfried Stecklum(Thuringian State Observ.)
159Susan Stolovy(Caltech/SSC)
160Lisa Storrie-Lombardi(Spitzer Science Center)
161Amelia Stutz(Univ. of Arizona)
162Toyoaki Suzuki(ISAS/JAXA)
163Achim Tappe(Harvard-Smithonian CfA)
164Elizabeth Tasker(University of Florida)
165Pasquale Temi(NASA - Ames)
166Susan Terebey(Cal State Los Angeles)
167Timothy Thompson(JPL)
168Xander Tielens(NASA Ames Research Ctr)
169Matthew Truch(UPenn)
170Thangasamy Velusamy(JPL(Caltech))
171Liesbeth Vermaas(Leiden Observatory)
172Stuart Vogel(University of Maryland)
173Christopher De Vries(CSU Stanislaus)
174Rene Walterbos(New Mexico State Univ.)
175Zhong Wang(SAO)
176Michael Werner(JPL/Spitzer)
177Barbara Whitney(Space Science Institute)
178O. Ivy Wong(Yale University)
179Ronin Wu(New York University)
180Yanling Wu(Cornell University)
181Ted Wyder(Caltech)
182Erick Young(University of Arizona)
183Lisa Young(New Mexico Tech)
184Yuan Yuan(Johns Hopkins University)
185Svitlana Zhukovska(ITA, Heidelberg)
186Albert Zijlstra(University of Manchester)

Important Dates

19 Oct 2007Final Registration and Abstract Submission deadline for prospective talks.
2 Nov 2007Cutoff Date for Hilton Hotel Reservations
5 Nov 2007Presenters Notified by SOC/LOC.
21 Nov 2007Final Registration and Abstract Submission deadline for posters.
2 Dec 2007Conference Begins (On-site Registration Available)
15 February 2008Conference Proceedings submissions due.
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