Memorial Symposium to Honor Riccardo Giacconi
About Event
Location
National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20418
Contact Information
Description
The Space Telescope Science Institute, Center for Astrophysics (Harvard & Smithsonian), the Johns Hopkins University, European Southern Observatory, and Associated Universities, Inc. are organizing a Memorial Symposium to celebrate the life and work of our friend and colleague Riccardo Giacconi, whom we lost on 9 December 2018. The Symposium will cover the various phases of Riccardo’s career and achievements. It will be held in Washington, DC at the National Academy of Sciences (2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.) on 29-30 May 2019.
Notes
Registration Fee: $260.00 USD (includes continental-style breakfast, light refreshments in the morning and afternoon, lunch and hors d’oeuvre reception)
Important Dates
| May 6 | Registration Deadline |
Accordion
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Date Event Time Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Symposium 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Reception and Reminiscences of Riccardo 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019 Symposium 8:00 a.m. - 4:50 p.m. Please see the Symposium Agenda for a full breakdown of sessions.
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SOC_GiacconiSymposium@maillist.stsci.edu
Neta Bahcall
Tony Beasley
Jacqueline Bergeron
Kathryn Flanagan (Chair)
Bill Forman
Guenther Hasinger
Tim Heckman
Anne Kinney
Bruno Leibundgut
Piero Rosati
Ethan Schreier
Meg Urry
Robert Williams -
Harvey Tananbaum
Ethan Schreier
Kenneth Sembach -
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- State Plaza Hotel (Trip Advisor rating 3.5; 3 stars Hotel) This hotel is close to the NAS (0.2 mi)
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- The Hive (Trip Advisor rating 5; 3.5 stars Hotel; ranked number 1 in DC by Trip Advisor)
- The Melrose Georgetown Hotel (Trip Advisor rating 4.5; 4.0 stars Hotel)
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The attire for the Symposium is Business Casual.