The goal of the Swift Mission Conference is to bring together scientists who have worked with Swift data in the last five years to talk about science results and discuss strategies for the future.
Swift is a highly successful NASA mission. Although Swift's primary task still is to observe gamma-ray bursts, it is one of the most versatile missions ever flown. With its multiwavelength and fast-scheduling capacity, the mission is ideal for multiwavelength and/or monitoring programs. Thus, it has been used for AGNs, supernovae, variable stars, transients, comets, and other phenomena. Swift has observed the closest objects (comets) and, with GRB 050904, 080913, and 090423, some of the most distant objects in the universe.
The future will bring new opportunities for Swift with increasing capacities in the GeV and TeV energy ranges from Fermi, AGILE, VERITAS, MAGIC, and HESS, and with gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO, VIRGO, and GEO, and the neutrino detectors ICECUBE and ANTARES.
Abstract Submission Information
Please send the title and abstract of your contribution to SWIFT2009_MEETING@ASTRO.PSU.EDU and indicate if you prefer giving a talk or presenting a poster. The deadline for the abstract submission is September 20, 2009. If your abstract is selected, you will be notified by October 4. If your abstract is accepted as a contributed talk or a poster, you must register to attend the conference.
Poster Size
The maximum size for a poster is 36 by 46 inches (91 by 117 cm).