1st announcement

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               12th European VLBI Network Symposium

              Cagliari, Italy, October 7th-10th, 2014
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SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE:

The Istituto di Radioastronomia (IRA) and the Osservatorio di Cagliari
(OAC) of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), on behalf of
the European VLBI Consortium, will host the 12th European VLBI Network
Symposium and EVN Users Meeting from October 7th to 10th, 2014.  The
Symposium will be held in Cagliari, on the South coast of the island
of Sardinia.

At this conference the latest scientific results and technical
developments from VLBI, and, in particular, e-VLBI and space-VLBI
(RadioAstron) results will be reported. The timing of this meeting
coincides with the first successful observational tests of the
Sardinia Radio Telescopes within the EVN, and with a number of results
from new and upgraded radio facilities around the globe, such as
e-MERLIN, ALMA, and the SKA pathfinders.

Planned science sessions will include: Life cycle of matter in stars
and galaxies; AGN and cosmic star-formation; Extreme Astrophysics;
Astrometry, Geodesy, Space and planetary science; and Techniques &
developments.

VENUE:

The conference will be held in the main Hall of the 'Auditorium
Comunale di Cagliari', that has a capacity of about 110 people.  The
venue is situated within the historical quarter of 'Marina' in the
city center of Cagliari. Cagliari itself is a enjoyable city with a
variety of attractions for all visitors. Furthermore, the southern
part of Sardinia hosts among the most beautiful seashores of the
entire island.  Block bookings of rooms for the duration of the
meeting at some Hotels close to the conference venue have been made.
This meeting will also incorporate the EVN Users meeting and a trip to
the Sardinia Radio Telescope site.

CONFERENCE WEB PAGE

Further information regarding this conference as well as specific
details regarding the venue, accommodation, dates, program, etc., will
be available shortly at the conference website and in subsequent
announcements.

The conference website can be found at:
http://evn2014.oa-cagliari.inaf.it/EVN2014/



      L. Feretti and A. Tarchi, on behalf of the SOC