Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you to those of you that have filled the pre-registration form (about 70) for the meeting: "Trans Neptunian Objects: dynamical and physico-chemical properties" (Catania, Italy, Hotel Nettuno, http://www.hotel-nettuno.it/, 3-7 July 2006). Web address: http://www.oact.inaf.it/tno2006/.

 

This 2^nd circular is just to remember you that it is now time to submit your Abstract and to fill the Hotel booking form (dead-line 31 March 2006).

 

In preparing your abstract you might consider that organizers wish that this is a slow talking meeting. Here slow, in analogy with slow food, means to have enough time to discuss what speaker says. Speakers are warmly invited to introduce open questions and different points of view. Invited speakers can talk 30 min, contributed speakers 15 min. We will ask the chairs to favour the discussion after each talk.

 

The maximum number of posters will be 30.

 

We do not plan to publish proceedings.

 

LOCATION:

Hotel Nettuno (http://www.hotel-nettuno.it/) is a four star hotel placed on the (Ionian!) sea. About 70 double rooms have been reserved for the participants.

Prices are 110 euros (with breakfast) for double occupancy and 95 euros (with breakfast) for single occupancy. Meals can be daily booked at 25 euros/meal.

Who wish to stay in a different hotel has to book the room(s) by himself. On the meeting web site a link to other hotels in Catania is given.

 

We will manage the booking of participants that wish to stay at Hotel Nettuno.

 

FEES:

NO REGISTRATION FEE IS REQUESTED.

 

No social activities are scheduled. However swimming (sea and pool) activities can be done freely at the Hotel.

Many tourist activities can be organized directly at the Hotel.

 

(I am also trying to convince Mount Etna to exhibit some volcanic activity!!)

 

 

SCIENTIFIC SECTIONS (JULY 2006):
Monday 3 ----- 16:00-19:00
from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 09:00-13:00 16:00-19:00
Friday 7 09:00-12:00 -------

 

A number of invited talk have been proposed and accepted by A. Morbidelli (France), H.F. Levison (USA), J. Fernandez (Uruguay), S. Astakhov (Germany), M.E. Brown (USA), J.M. Petit (France), K. Noll (USA), N. Pexinio (Portugal), C. Trujillo (USA), D.P. Cruikshank (USA), J.A. Stansberry (USA), A. Stern (USA), D. O'Brien (France), A. Coradini (Italy), R. Brunetto (Italy), M.H. Moore (USA), J.F. Cooper (USA) (see the web-page for details).

 

 

 

SOC:

Antonella Barucci (co-chair - Observatoire de Paris, France)
Hermann Boehnhardt (Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Germany)
Dale Cruikshank (NASA Ames Research Center, USA)
Julio A. Fernandez (Departamento de Astronomia Universitad Montevideo, Uruguay)
David Jewitt (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, USA)
Alessandro Morbidelli (Observatoire de la C?e d'Azur, Nice, France)
Alan Stern (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Giovanni Strazzulla (co-chair - INAF-OA Catania, Italy)

 

LOC:

Giuseppe Baratta (INAF-OA Catania, Italy)
Carlo Blanco (co-Chair - Universita' di Catania, Italy)
Giuseppe Leto (co-Chair - INAF-OA Catania, Italy)
Maria Elisabetta Palumbo (INAF-OA Catania, Italy)
Francesco Spinella (INAF-OA Catania, Italy)
Giovanni Strazzulla (INAF-OA Catania, Italy)

 

 

 

Looking forward to seeing you in Catania for a great meeting,

Ciao

Gianni