Conference support: A Population Explosion: The Nature and Evolution of X-ray Binaries in Diverse Environments; Oct.28-Nov.2 2007; St.Petersburg, FL

这一奖项将为2007年10月28日至11月2日在佛罗里达州圣彼得堡海滩举行的国际会议A人口爆炸：不同环境中X射线双星的性质和演化提供资金支持。这次会议的重点是已知X射线双星的数量和种类的急剧增加，以及更广泛地审视双星种群的必要性，包括我们银河系内部和外部系统中的反馈和与环境的相互作用。组织者将特别强调从“非传统”波长，特别是红外线的观测中获得的信息，并探索目前和未来在不同波长的大规模调查将如何有助于了解X射线双星群体及其环境。科学计划按五个主题(每天一个)组织：高和低X射线光度系统中的X射线双星喷流和流出。银河系中心正在吸积双星种群。模糊的群体、整体源和超巨型快速X射线瞬变。河外X射线双星群和超铝X射线源。X射线双星布居合成和恒星演化这次会议的设计重点是讨论。出席人数将限制在150人以内。为促进这一讨论，每一次会议将安排30分钟的额外时间，以便在邀请和贡献的发言后，在名义上分配的时间之后继续进行讨论。还将鼓励海报演示者在每一次适当的专题会议中间介绍其海报的单一幻灯片摘要。会议记录将通过电子手段向社区和公众提供，即史密森尼/美国航天局天体物理数据系统、康奈尔大学图书馆天体物理学预印本服务器(Astro-ph)和在线期刊。会议记录的全文将通过天体物理数据系统获得。会议记录的编辑光盘也将分发给所有与会者。

This award will provide financial support for the international conference A Population Explosion: The Nature and Evolution of X-ray Binaries in Diverse Environments to be held in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, 28 October to 2 November 2007.This conference is focused on the dramatic increase in the number and variety of known x-ray binaries and the need to take a broader look at the binary population, including the feedback and interaction with the environment, both within our Galaxy and in external systems. In particular, the organizers will highlight information obtained from observations at "non-traditional" wavelengths, especially the infrared, and to explore how the current and future large scale surveys at various wavelengths will contribute to the understanding of the X-ray binary population and their environment.The scientific program is organized along five topics (one per day):. X-ray binary jets and outflows in high and low X-ray luminosity systems . Galactic Center accreting binary population . Obscured populations, INTEGRAL sources, and supergiant fast X-ray transients . Extragalactic X-ray binary populations and ultraluminous X-ray sources . X-ray binary population synthesis and stellar evolutionThe meeting is designed with an emphasis on discussion. Attendance will be limited to 150 participants. To facilitate this discussion, an extra 30 minutes will be scheduled per session to allow discussions to continue past the nominal allocated time after invited and contributed talks. Poster presenters will also be encouraged to present a single slide summary of their poster in the middle of each appropriate topical session. The proceedings will be made available to the community and general public through electronic means, namely the The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System, the Cornell University Library astrophysics preprint server (astro-ph), and online journals. Full texts of the proceedings will be available through Astrophysics Data System. Edited CDs of the proceedings will also be distributed to all participants.