A conference in memory of Jean Heyvaerts will be held from Nov. 17 to 19, 2014 at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, France. The conference aims at giving an overview of the diverse fields to which he contributed with deep and novel ideas. Discussed topics will include magnetic structures from stellar to cosmological scales, reconnection, jets and accretion, relativistic plasmas and turbulence, and cosmic-ray acceleration.
Confirmed invited speakers:
G. Aulanier, A. Baglin, M. Beijger, V. Beskin, S. Bonazzola, P. Browning, J. Buechner, P.-H. Chavanis, D. Folini, T, Forbes, S. Galtier, P. Haensel, A. Harding, B. Jones, A. King, J. Kirk, K. Kusano, M. Lemoine, P. Léna, K. Moffatt, C. Norman, G. Pelletier, J. Perez, E. Priest, S. Prunet, R. Pudritz, J.-L. Puget, K. Shibata, K. Tsinganos, R. Walder, W. Zweibel
More information is available at: http://www.iap.fr/heyvaerts2014/
The registration and abstract submission will close on *Sept. 19th*.
Please note that Paris is a popular tourist destination. We strongly recommend to make travel arrangements as soon as possible. The Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris is located in a central place in Paris, with many hotels and restaurants, and with direct train connections to the airports.
We hope to see you in Paris in November.
The Scientific Organizing Committee