Over the last two years, the field of GRB astronomy has expanded to include observations at all wavelengths. New GRB missions include HETE-2 to be launched within the next year, and SWIFT, which is currently in a preliminary design stage. Earlier this year, the first prompt optical counterpart to a GRB was seen when the ROTSE instrument was deployed during GRB990123. The next generation of automatic optical telescopes, probing to farther distances, promises more prompt counterparts to GRBs. Meanwhile, BeppoSAX and the IPN continue to provide accurate GRB locations, and BATSE has detected over 2000 GRBs allowing rigorous population studies.
The scientific program of the Fifth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium will reflect the current state of GRB research in its emphasis on new observations at all wavelengths, theoretical interpretations and predictions based on these observations, and analyses of the most recent BATSE burst catalog. New instrumentation for GRB observations will also be discussed.
Contributions are also invited on Magnetars, to be discussed in a special workshop on the Monday (18 October) before the Symposium. Please indicate your preference to attend this workshop when you electronically register.
| Gerald J. Fishman NASA/MSFC |
Observations of GRBs: Current and Future |
| Robert Preece University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Gamma-Ray Burst Spectroscopy |
| Enrico Costa IAS/CNR, Rome |
X-Ray Afterglow Sources from Gamma-Ray Bursts |
| Shri Kulkarni CalTech |
Connections of GRBs with Other Astrophysical Objects |
| Dale Frail NRAO |
Radio Centimeter/Millimeter Observations of GRBs: The View from the Other End of the Spectrum |
| Andrew Fruchter STSci |
GRB Host Galaxies |
| Ralph Wijers SUNY-Stony Brook |
The Transition Between GRB and Afterglow |
| Titus Galama Univ. of Amsterdam |
Optical/Multiwavelength Observations of GRB Afterglows |
| Stan Woolsey UC Santa Cruz |
Collapsars, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Supernovae |
| Roger Chevalier Univ. of Virginia |
The Connection Between SN and GRBs: On the Distribution of the Circumstellar Matter |
| Chuck Dermer NRL |
The External Shock Model for the Gamma-Ray Phase and Related Transients at keV and GeV Energies |
| Re'em Sari CalTech |
Beaming of GRBs |
The Scientific Organizing Committee of the Fifth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium consists of scientists who are currently studying gamma-ray bursts. The Local Organizing Committee consists of Huntsville residents who are responsible for planning and coordinating the Symposium. The lists below show the members of these committees.
Scientific Organizing Committee
| Dr. Jan Van Paradijs (Chair) | Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville; Univ. of Amsterdam |
| Dr. Stanford E. Woosley | Univ. of California, Santa Cruz |
| Dr. Gerald J. Fishman | NASA / Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Dr. Luigi Piro | Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, CNR |
| Dr. Neil Gehrels | NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Dr. Chryssa Kouveliotou | Univerisities Space Research Association |
| Dr. Shrivinas R. Kulkarni | California Institute of Technology |
| Dr. Peter Meszaros | Pennsylvania State University |
| Dr. R. Marc Kippen | Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Dr. Ralph A. M. J. Wijers | State University of New York, Stony Brook |
Local Organizing Committee
| Dr. R. Marc Kippen (Chair) | Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Dr. Robert S. Mallozzi | Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Dr. Gerald J. Fishman | NASA / Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Dr. Valerie Connaughton | NRC, NASA / Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Ms. Paula Cushman | Universities Space Research Association |
| Ms. Sue Zarger | Universities Space Research Association |
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