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Résumé: The bending of light due to gravitational effects is one of the famous predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, confirmed in 1919. In gravitational lensing, this phenomenon is used to reconstruct the source of light from the images observed.

The mathematical formulation of this problem has recently lead to surprising new results in complex analysis . This workshop will explore recent developments in this fascinating subject at the intersection between astrophysics, general relativity and mathematics.

Résumé: Enormous progress has been made in the last two decades both in the detailed study of nearby resolved stellar populations and in the discovery and characterization of high redshift galaxies. The 2010 May Symposium aims at understanding the physical processes and observational characteristics of local stellar populations as a tool for elucidating the evolution of general stellar populations throughout cosmic history.

Résumé: PHENO 10 will cover the latest topics in particle phenomenology and theory -- in particular LHC physics -- plus related issues in astrophysics and cosmology.

Résumé: The conference will focus on advances in studies of the dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy. Speakers are by invitation only, but the poster sessions will be open to all participants.

Résumé: The ASOS meeting has been held once every three years since its inception in Lund in 1983 and has provided a forum for atomic spectroscopists and astronomers from around the world to meet and discuss atomic data from the perspectives of their production and application.

The 10th ASOS meeting will be organized by University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. It will comprise three days of invited talks, contributed talks, and poster presentations. The conference will begin with a welcome reception on Tuesday evening. An outing to locations in the greater San Francisco Bay Area is also being planned.

The ASOS conference represents an ideal occasion for students wanting to learn about atomic physics and its applications in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. Student participation is highly encouraged. Attempts will be made to defray some of the cost of student participation.

Résumé: Planetary atmospheres are complex and evolving entities, as mankind is rapidly coming to realise whilst attempting to understand, forecast and mitigate human-induced climate change. In the Solar System, our neighbours Venus and Mars provide striking examples of two endpoints of planetary evolution, runaway greenhouse and loss of atmosphere to space.

The variety of extra-solar planets brings a wider angle to the issue: from scorching 'hot jupiters'' to ocean worlds, exoatmospheres explore many configurations unknown in the Solar System, such as iron clouds, silicate rains, extreme plate tectonics, and steam volcanoes. Exoplanetary atmospheres have recently become accessible to observations. The aim of this conference in Exeter is to bring together Earth, Solar System and Exoplanet specialists to discuss recent results and the way ahead, and put our own climate in the wider context of the trials and tribulations of planetary atmospheres.