Scientific Program (preliminary)

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Sunday, May 25
18:00	Registration of the participants
19:00	Welcome cocktail
Monday, May 26
09:00-09:30	Welcome and formal opening of the conference
09:30-10:00	Introduction by S. White
Session 1: Dark Matter in Galaxies. Chair: D. Lynden-Bell
10:00-10:45	Review: Dark Matter in Galaxies - A. Klypin
10:45-11:05	Observing the Dark Matter Density Profile of Isolated Galaxies from SDSS Satellite Dynamics - F. Prada
11:05-11:35	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
11:35-12:05	Invited talk: Dark Matter in Dwarf Galaxies - L. Blitz and J. Simon
12:05-12:15	Dwarf Dark Matter Halos - P. Colin
12:15-12:35	Is there Evidence for Cores in the Halos of Disk Galaxies?: The Case of NGC-3109 - O. Valenzuela
12:35-12:55	Indirect Searches for SUSY Dark Matter with the Next Generation of Cherenkov Telescopes - J. Flix
12:55-16:00	Lunch break
Session 2: Galactic Halo Substructure and the Formation of the Milky Way Chair: E. Grebel
16:00-16:45	Review: Substructure in the Galactic Halo - S. Majewski
16:45-17:05	Dwarf Satellites and the Residue of Hierarchical Cosmology - J. Bullock
17:05-17:25	On the nature of the ring-like structure in the outer Galactic disk - A. Helmi
17:25-17:55	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
17:55-18:25	Invited talk: Halo Substructure in the QUEST RR Lyrae Survey - R. Zinn
18:25-18:35	Plotting Galactic Halo Stars in Phase Space: A Hint of Satellite Accretion? - C. Brook
18:35-18:55	SDSS RR Lyrae - Z. Ivezic
18:55-19:05	Velocities of RR Lyrae Stars in the Sagittarius Tidal Stream - K. Vivas
19:05-19:25	Milky Way Halo Substructure from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - H. Newberg
Tuesday, May 27
Session 3: Satellites and CDM Models: The Dark Matter Content of Dwarf Spheroidals Chair: J. Primack
09:00-09:45	Review: Satellite Galaxies and Dark Matter Substructure - B. Moore
09:45-10:05	Heating of Galactic Disks by Dark Satellites - A. Benson
10:05-10:25	Parameters of Minor Mergers - M. Bertschik
10:25-10:45	PDF of Density Fluctuations and the complete Zeldovich Approximation - J. Betancort
10:45-11:15	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
11:15-11:45	Invited talk: Tidal Streams and Low Mass Companions of M31 - R. Braun
11:45-12:05	Parametric Tidal Excitation of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies - J. Kuhn
12:05-12:25	Galaxies and Overmerging: What does it take to destroy a Satellite Galaxy? - S. Kazantzidis
12:25-12:45	On the Possible Merger Origin of Dwarf Galaxies - M. Wetzstein
12:45-12:55	Tidal Dwarfs in Wolf-Rayet Galaxies -A. López-Sánchez
12:55-16:00	Lunch break
16:00-16:30	Invited talk: Satellites and CDM Models - S. White
16:30-16:50	Dark Matter in the Ursa Minor Draco - J. Kleyna
16:50-17:10	Invited talk: The Density Profile of Dark Matter Halos from Dwarf Galaxy Rotation Curves (M. Balcells)
17:10-17:20	Substructure in the Fornax dSph Galaxy - M. Coleman
17:20-17:50	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
17:50-18:10	New Surveys of Companions to E and S0 Galaxies - B. Madore
18:10-19:10	Discussion: The Missing Satellite Crisis
19:20	Public talk by Juan Manuel Castro: La Palma: the beautiful island
22:00-23:30	Jazz session at the hotel
Wednesday, May 28
Session 4: Mass Substructure from Gravitational Lensing Chair: K. Kuijken
09:30-10:15	Review: Mass Substructure from Gravitational Lensing - P. Schneider
10:15-10:35	The Effect of isolated Halos on Lensing Searches for Substructure - J. Chen
10:35-11:05	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
11:05-11:35	Probing Substructure with Gravitational Lensing - N. Dalal
11:35-11:55	The Satellite-Substructure Connection - J. Taylor
14:00-21:00	Guided visit to the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory.
Thursday, May 29
Session 5: Tidal Streams and the Disruption of Satellite Galaxies Morning Chair: R. Zinn & Afternoon Chair: G. da Costa
09:00-09:45	Review: Streams in the Halos of the Milky Way and Andromeda - R. Ibata
09:45-10:15	Invited talk: Telling Tails About Galaxies - K. Johnston
10:15-10:35	Globular Clusters in the Sgr Stream - M. Bellazzini
10:35-11:05	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
11:05-11:35	Coupling between Satellite Dwarfs and the Milky Way Warp - J. Bailin
11:35-11:55	Dwarf Spheroidals in a CDM Universe - L. Mayer
11:55-12:15	The Origin of the Magellanic Stream and Constraints on the Halo Gas Density - C. Mastropietro
12:15-12:35	Modeling the Tidal Tails of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy - D. Law
12:35-12:55	The Tidal Tails of the Globular Cluster Omega Centauri - S. Zaggia
12:55-16:00	Lunch break
16:00-16:45	Review: Ghostly Streams from the past still present - D. Lynden-Bell
16:45-17:15	Invited talk: Satellites and Streams in the Galactic Halo: Galactic Structure with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - E. Grebel
17:15-17:35	Tidal disruption of the Milky Way dwarf satellites - D. Martínez-Delgado
17:35-18:05	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
18:05-18:35	Invited talk: A Wide Field Survey of M31 - M. Irwin
18:35-18:55	The Shape of the Milky Way Halo and the Satellite Tidal Streams - M. Gómez-Flechoso
20:45	Conference Dinner at the hotel
Friday, May 30
Session 6: Galaxy formation and the faint end of the Luminosity Function Chair: M. Balcells
09:30-10:15	Review: Galaxy Formation and the Faint End of the Luminosity Function - J. Primack
10:15-10:45	Invited talk: Galaxy Formation in CDM Cosmology: Crises and Possible Solutions - A. Dekel
10:45-10:55	XMM observations of Hot Gas in Low Mass Dwarf Galaxies - M. Kappes
10:55-11:15	Dwarf galaxy populations in varying environments - J. Davies
11:15-11:45	Coffee break & POSTER SESSION
11:45-12:05	Stellar Populations and HI Properties of the Newly Discovered Gas-Rich Dwarf Galaxies in the Centaurus A Group - M. Grossi
12:05-12:25	Satellites of Elliptical Galaxies - R. Smith
12:25-13:25	Conference summary by A. Klypin
13:25-	Lunch break
20:00	Latin party at the "aero-club"
Saturday, May 31
11:00-19:00	Excursion to the south of La Palma (lunch included on route)

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