Protostars & Planets V (October 24-28, 2005)
Protostars and Planets V (PP-V) took place at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawai`i from October 24–28, 2005.
SCOPE OF THE MEETING
The motivation for holding PP-V in Hawai`i was based on recent efforts to develop interdisciplinary research in these areas within the University of Hawai`i. The Institute for Astronomy, in close collaboration with the Hawai`i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, recently started a Center for Star and Planet Formation in order to specifically explore the interfaces between studies of the early solar system through Kuiper belt objects, comets, and meteorites, and studies of the formation of stars and planetary systems.
The goals of the meeting were four-fold: (1) to present an overview of the major areas of progress since PP- IV; (2) to bring researchers together for discussions and exchanges of ideas; (3) to strengthen future interdisciplinary research in these areas; and (4) to encourage the participation of young researchers and advanced students in these fields of research.
Visit the conference website here.
Bo Reipurth
Phone: (808) 932-2314
E-mail: reipurth@ifa.hawaii.edu