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Welcome to… The Environments of Galaxies: from kpc to Mpc

Welcome to… The Environments of Galaxies: from kpc to Mpc. Why are we here ?. Your Hosts: the extragalactic group at…. Conference Overview. 8 Scientific Sessions over 4.5 days Wednesday afternoon free Questions/problems – see Michelle in the lunch room or Secretariat office

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Welcome to… The Environments of Galaxies: from kpc to Mpc

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  1. Welcome to…The Environments of Galaxies: from kpc to Mpc

  2. Why are we here ?

  3. Your Hosts:the extragalactic group at…

  4. Conference Overview • 8 Scientific Sessions over 4.5 days • Wednesday afternoon free • Questions/problems – see Michelle in the lunch room or Secretariat office • LOC have Swinburne name badges on • Check noticeboard for latest information • Registration today…

  5. Conference Centre Internet Talks Posters Michelle WC Lunch Office Dinner

  6. Talks • 8 Scientific Sessions • 8 Invited talks (30 + 10mins) • Contributed talks (20 + 10mins) • See your session chair before your session starts to load up your talk

  7. Posters • Each poster has unique ID, eg 3.9 • 7 coffee sessions devoted to posters eg today’s afternoon coffee is posters session 1 (see full schedule on notice board) – bring coffee, chat to poster author • Vote for the best poster and give forms to Michelle by the end of Thursday

  8. Accommodation • Final accommodation payments should be paid in the MAICh Office • A – K Monday • L – Z Tuesday • Credit card payment +3% charge

  9. Transport • Free conference bus to Chania at the end of each day (see noticeboard) • Local bus to Chania every 20mins until ~10:30pm (buy 1 euro ticket from the bar, wave down bus on the main road) • No more conference buses to MAICh • Local bus (to Souda) or taxi to MAICh

  10. Food/Drink • Breakfast at bar/restaurant • Lunch/coffee at conference centre (except wednesday). Family members need to buy a 12/5 euro ticket from Michelle • Dinner in Chania (except thursday) • Lots of open-air restaurants in the Old Venetian Harbour area

  11. Conference Dinner • Thursday evening starting 7pm • Family members need to buy a ticket from Michelle, cost 25 Euro • Wine included, beer can be bought from the bar • A talk on Minoan culture starts at 9pm • Perseids meteor shower in the NE • Bus departs for Chania at 11pm

  12. Friday • 9:10am talks start • 6pm final messages Poster prizes! • 7pm bus to Chania • Olympics starts: Greek national holiday

  13. Glen Mackie – a fair dinkum Aussiewill now explain how to operate your stubbie holder…

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