Dear Colleagues,
Our understanding of galaxy evolution has come to a new turning point. Rapid advances in integral-field spectroscopy allow investigations of spatially resolved, internal properties of galaxies, both at low and high redshifts. Particularly important is the deployment of integral-field units (IFUs) on a variety of facilities worldwide, from moderate field-of-view units on 8-10 meter class telescopes to wide-field devices on small telescopes. Large, nearby galaxies can now be dissected with unprecedented detail and sensitivity
to low-surface brightness emission, and their internal properties can be
compared to similar observations of high-redshift systems captured near the epoch of their formation. A number of surveys are now under way, and even more ambitious ones are being planned.
In light of these dramatic developments, we are planning to organize a
meeting entitled
"Dissecting Galaxies with 2D Wide-field Spectroscopy"
March 25-29, 2013
Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
Scientific Organizing Committee:
Matt Bershady (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Scott Croom (Univ. Sydney, Australia)
Eric Emsellem (European Southern Obs., Germany)
Natascha Forster Schreiber (MPE, Germany)
Karl Gebhardt (Univ. Texas at Austin, USA)
Lei Hao (Shanghai Astron. Obs., China; co-chair)
Luis C. Ho (Carnegie Obs., USA; chair)
Robert Kennicutt (Univ. Cambridge, UK; co-chair)
Crystal Martin (Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Sebastian F. Sanchez (IAA-CSIC, Spain) Rachel Somerville (Rutgers Univ., USA)
Christy Tremonti (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Local Organizing Committee:
Lei Hao (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory; chair)
Jingmin Bai (Yunnan Astronomical Observatory)
Liang Chang (YNAO)
Yufeng Fan (YNAO)
Zhao-Yu Li (SHAO)
Rongxin Luo (SHAO)
Juntai Shen (SHAO)
Yang Yang (SHAO)
Kai Zhang (SHAO)
The meeting will be held in the beautiful city of Lijiang, a UNESCO World Heritage Center in the northwest part of Yunnan province in China. Lijiang is not only a well-preserved ancient city famous for its picturesque architecture, graceful canals, and a unique, indigenous minority culture, but it is also close to Gaomeigu Observatory (40 km away from the ancient city), which hosts a 2.4-meter general-user optical telescope for which a wide-field IFU has been proposed. The goal of the meeting is to bring together experts in the IFU community to share their experiences, exchange ideas, plan future projects, and to help educate and foster collaboration with Chinese astronomers.
Registration information and logistics details can be found at the following web site:
http://ifu2012.csp.escience.cn 
