Program
 
Conference Topics & Invited Speakers:

(I) Gamma Ray Bursts                                                                                                                                  |
(1) Summary of New Observational Results with Recent Missions
        - Fermi: TBD                             - AGILE: Marco Tavani
        - SWIFT:
TBD                            - Integral: Pietro Ubertini

(2) GRBs as Cosmological Probes:
Avi Loeb
        - Do POP III Stars Produce GRBs?
Norbert Langer
        - GRBs as Probes of Evolution of Structure & Metalicity:
Dieter Hartmann

(3) Optical/IR Observations and GRB Hosts:
Johan Fynbo

(4) Progress in Short GRBs:
Bing Zhang

(5) New Developments & Scenarios for Long Bursts
        - Emission Models:
Pawan Kumar
        - Theory: Hydrodynamics of Collapsar Jets:
Andrew MacFadyen

(6) GRB-Magnetar Link:
Eliot Quataert

(7) GRB-SN Connection:
Alicia Soderberg
(II) Neutron Stars                                                                                                                                        |
(1) Summary of New Observational Results with Recent Missions
        - Fermi: TBD                             - SWIFT: TBD

(2) New Developments on Magnetars
        - Observations: SGRs: Kevin Hurley, AXPs: Fotis Gavriil
        - Theory:
Chris Thompson
        -Multi-wavelength Observations & Magnetars Progenitors: David Kaplan
 
(3) Isolated Neutron Stars
        - Observations: CCOs, DINSs, High B-field Radio Pulsars, RRATS: TBD
        - Theory (Non-Thermal Pulsar Emission Models): Matthew Baring
        - Isolated NSs Atmospheres:
G. Pavlov

(4) Population Synthesis and Origins of Double Neutron Star Systems:
Chris Belczynski
 
(5) Neutron Star Mergers and Short GRBs
        - Observations: Connection with LIGO:
Laura Cadonati
        - Theory:
Stephan Rosswog

(6) Latest on Neutron Star Masses, Radii, and Equations of State
        - Observation: Masses:
Paulo Freire, Radii: Josh Grindlay
        - Theory: Equations of State: James Lattimer
        - Neutron Star Cooling:
TBD
(III) Special Topics                                                                                                                                       |
(1) Applications
        - XNAV, XCOM:
Kent Wood, Keith Gendreau
        - Detectors and Microelectronics Integration:
TBD
 
(2) New Missions
        - ASTROSAT:
P. C. Agrawal
        - EXIST:
Josh Grindlay
        - Xenia: Luigi Piro
        - LOFAR: