American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy Virginia Beach Meeting 2 - 5 May 2009

DDA Meeting and IAU Symposium 261 programs are now online.

IAU Symposium 261 The Annual DDA Meeting will be preceded by a kindred Symposium "Relativity in Fundamental Astronomy. Dynamics, Reference Frames and Data Analysis" held by the IAU (International Astronomical Union) at the same location on 27 April - 1 May, 2009. IAU Symposium 261 announcement letter AAS IAU Symposium 261 web site (online registration available) The two conferences - the IAU Symposium and the DDA Meeting - held back-to-back at the same location, will together constitute a major astronomical event, and will bring together a broad audience of scientists from various fields. Publication of Papers: The journal "Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy" (CM&DA) invites you to submit a manuscript on your DDA presentation for publication in a thematic issue of CM&DA. Further instructions are available at a website announcing this special issue. Deadlines Abstracts: Midnight EDT, Friday, 20 March 2009 To give a presentation at the Virginia Beach Meeting, you must submit an abstract (300 word limit) through the AAS/OASIS abstract form. You may present two papers as long as one is oral and the other is a poster. Until Wednesday, 25 March, 2009, you may submit your abstract title, author list with affiliations, and abstract text of 300 words or less by email to Ken Seidelmann for consideration.

Getting to Virginia Beach What Else to Do in Virginia Beach DDA Meeting Schedule Friday, May 1, 2009 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Registration (Cavalier Hotel) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: the DDA Committee Meeting (Cavalier Hotel) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Reception (Cavalier Hotel) Invited Talks Eric B. Ford Planetary Dynamics from a Distance: Ten Years of Multiple Planets Around Solar-Type Stars Lars E. Hernquist Dissipational Signatures in the Formation of Elliptical Galaxies Sylvio Ferraz-Mello Tidal Friction: Darwin's Theory Re-Visited Edward B. Fomalont Realizations of the Celestial Reference Frame at Different Radio Wavelengths

Registration: Midnight EDT, Friday, 03 April 2009 DDA Members: $295 early fee, $345 late fee students and emeritus members $180 early fee, $195 late fee non-members: $345 early fee, $395 late fee The conference banquet will be held on Sunday night, 3 May 2009. The banquet price is $55, including one glass of wine. Click here to find out how to register. Hotel registration at our discounted rate: Tuesday, 31 March 2009 (extended!) The Cavalier Hotel, The Oceanfront and 42nd Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 USA Room rate for the DDA Meeting and the IAU Symposium is $105 + 13% tax + $1 per room/night fee, which makes about $120. Reservations can be made at 800-446-8199 from the US or +1 757 425 8555 from abroad by email. Please mention that you are an attendee of the DDA Meeting or of the IAU Symposium. The hotel web site is http://www.cavalierhotel.com. How to get there Student stipend applications: Midnight EST on Monday, 02 March 2009. The winners of the 2009 Student Stipend Awards are Julia Comerford (UC Berkeley, advisor: Marc Davis): The Dynamics of Black Holes in Galaxy Mergers: A New Observational Technique for Identifying Mergers Ashley Espy (U. Florida, advisor: Stanley Dermott) A Dynamical Model of a Still-Forming Zodiacal Dust Band as Constrained by IRAS Data

Scientific Advisory Committee P. Kenneth Seidelman, University of Virginia (Chair) Michael Efroimsky, US Naval Observatory Marc Murison, US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station Local Organizing Committee Michael Efroimsky, US Naval Observatory (Chair) John Bangert, US Naval Observatory George Kaplan, US Naval Observatory, Ret. Brian Luzum, US Naval Observatory Kevin Marvel, American Astronomical Society Demetrios Matsakis, US Naval Observatory Alice Monet, US Naval Observatory Sean Urban, US Naval Observatory William Wooden, US Naval Observatory Norbert Zacharias, US Naval Observatory Sponsors