MODEST-7b

Calibration and Confrontation
of Models and Observations

Drexel University, January 18-21, 2007

Proposed Meeting Schedule


Thursday, January 18

     Morning (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

         Welcome and Introduction
         Discussion: what we want to achieve

         (10:45: Coffee)

         History of MUSE (McMillan)
         Overview of the MUSE Project (O'Nuallain)

     Afternoon (2 - 5 pm)

         General discussion on Software Frameworks

         (3:30: Coffee)


Friday, January 19

     Morning (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

         Monte Carlo Modelling of Globular Clusters (Heggie)

         (10:45: Coffee)

         The GRAPE Grid (Groen)
         Discussion: Clustered and Distributed Computing

     Afternoon (2 - 5 pm)

         Gas Expulsion from Young Star Clusters (Baumgardt)

         (3:30: Coffee)

         Discussion


Saturday, January 20

     Morning (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

         Early Mass Segregation in Young Star Clusters (Vesperini)
         Low mass X-ray Binary Models for Ellipticals NGC3379 and NGC4278 (Tassos)

         (10:45: Coffee)

         Discussion

     Afternoon (2 - 5 pm)

         Recent N-body results on binary fractions in star clusters (Hurley)

         (3:30: Coffee)

         Discussion


Sunday, January 21

     All-day Workshop / Discussion

     Homework