Meeting Announcement

Astrophysics in the Far Ultraviolet: Five Years of Discovery with FUSE

August 2-6, 2004

Venue: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: fuse_conference at pha.jhu.edu
URL: http://fuse-conference.pha.jhu.edu/

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer continues to be a spectacularly successful Origins Mission, flown under the auspices of NASA, CNES (France) and the Canadian Space Agency. Operating in the 900-1200Å wavelength region, FUSE observations have resulted in a wealth of new insights into astronomical systems ranging from planets to the expanses of the intergalactic medium.

We are pleased to announce a conference to review the discoveries made with FUSE, to highlight the role of far-ultraviolet data in multi-wavelength astronomical studies, and to identify compelling scientific goals for future UV space missions. The conference will be hosted jointly by the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics and the University of Victoria.

The meeting sessions will cover the broad range of astronomical topics that have been addressed with FUSE observations. We intend the meeting to be a place where FUSE users can present their results to a wide audience and where astronomers in fields other than UV spectroscopy can add perspective. We invite you to participate and help make the conference a success.

Scientific Themes

• Cosmology
• Extragalactic Physics
• Stellar Astrophysics
• The Multiphase ISM
• Planetary Science
• The FUV Region in Context