First Light Science with the GTC Program and Abstracts Organizing Committees LOC – Local Organizing Committee Chris Packham (co-Chair), University of Florida Rafael Guzman (co-Chair), University of Florida Anthony Gonzalez, University of Florida Vicki Sarajedini, University of Florida Stanley Dermott, University of Florida SOC – Scientific Organizing Committee Rafael Guzman (Chair), UF, USA Jose Alberto Lopez, IAUNAM, Mexico Charles Telesco, UF, USA Elizabeth Lada, UF, USA Francisco Garzon, IAC, Spain Francisco Sanchez, IAC, Spain Itziar Aretxaga, INAOE, Mexico Jesus Gallego, UCM, Spain Jesus Gonzalez, IA-UNAM, Mexico Jian Ge, UF, USA Jordi Cepa, IAC, Spain Jose Franco, IA-UNAM, Mexico Jose Guichard, INAOE, Mexico Jose M. R. Espinosa, GTC project office, Spain Luis Colina. IEM-CSIC, Spain Marc Balcells, IAC, Spain Mariano Moles, IAA, Spain Marisa Garcia, GTC project office, Spain Stanley Dermott, UF, USA Steve Eikenberry, UF, USA Xavier Barcons, CSIC, Spain First Light Science with the GTC Sponsors First Light Science with the GTC would like to thank these organizations for their support of this meeting. Research & Graduate Programs First Light Science with the GTC General Information Date: Main Conference: Wednesday, June 28 - Friday, June 30, 2006 Post Conference Workshops: Saturday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 4, 2006 Site of the Meeting: The Biltmore Hotel 1200 Anastasia Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel: (305) 445-1926 FAX: (305) 913-3159 Web Site: http://www.biltmorehotel.com Oral Presentations: Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) Poster Presentations: Tuttle, Flagler & Deering Lunch: Alhambra Notice to Speakers: The speakers are requested to bring their Power Point presentation to the session room 30 minutes be- fore their sessions. A speaker-ready computer will be available for speakers to check their media prior to their presentations. Please check with the registration desk for details. Notice to Poster Presenters: Pins will be provided and placed in the poster area. Each poster board is marked with a number refer- ring to the poster number in the program. Posters should be mounted by 8:00am on Wednesday, June 28 and removed by 6:00pm on Friday, June 30. Presenters are requested to be present at their posters during the coffee breaks. Social Program: All registered participants and paid companions are invited. Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 7:00pm Welcome Reception — Alhambra Terrace Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 6:00pm Alumni Night Reception — Alhambra Friday, June 30, 2006 at 7:30pm Conference Banquet & Fiesta — Country Club Ballroom First Light Science with the GTC General Information Registration: Registration includes admission to scientific sessions (oral and posters). It also includes morning and afternoon coffee breaks, the Welcome Reception (Tuesday evening), three complimentary lunches (Wednesday to Friday), the Alumni Night Reception (Thursday evening), and the Conference Banquet & Fiesta (Friday evening). Registrants will receive a folder containing conference materials, the abstract book and a list of regis- tered participants. Late registrations fees: Regular — $450.00 (US) Accompanying person — $80.00 (US) Mode of Payment: Credit Card (Visa, Master Card and American Express): Please specify card number, expiration date, and the name of the card holder. Personal Check: Must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Cash Local Information: For more information about the Coral Gables, Florida area please visit the official travel site for the area at: http://www.citybeautiful.net/CGWeb/visitors.aspx Internet Access Internet access will be available for all conference participants at the conference information table. Hotel Restaurants & Hours: Palme d’Or: Tuesday - Thursday 6:0 0-10:30pm; Friday & Saturday 6:00-11:30pm 1200 Courtyard Grill: Breakfast 6:30-11:30am; Lunch 11:30am-5:00pm; Dinner 5:00-10:30pm Cascade (poolside): Lunch 11:30am-3:00pm; Light Snack Menu 3:00-5:30pm 19th Hole Sports Bar & Grill: Daily 6:30am-6:00pm First Light Science with the GTC The Biltmore Hotel Conference Area Map Main Hotel ~ Lunch ~ Welcome Reception ~ Alumni Night Reception ~ Simulcast Room ~ Hispanic Alumni Association Talk ~ General Session Conference Center ~ Posters ~ Breaks First Light Science with the GTC Coral Gables Area Map First Light Science with the GTC Scientific Program — Agenda SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:00-7:00pm Check-in/Registration/Information Booth Open 7:00-9:00pm Welcome Reception — Alhambra Terrace Wednesday, June 28, 2006 7:30am-6:30pm Check-in/Registration/Information Booth Open 8:30-9:00am Welcome – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 9:00-10:30am Session I – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 10:30-11:00am Coffee Break and Poster Viewing – Tuttle/Flagler/Deering/Bowman 11:00am-12:30pm Session II – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 12:30-2:30pm Lunch – Alhambra 2:30-4:00pm Session III – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 4:00-4:30pm Coffee Break and Poster Viewing – Tuttle/Flagler/Deering/Bowman 4:30-6:00pm Session IV – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:00am-6:30pm Check-in/Registration/Information Booth Open 8:30-10:20am Session V – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 10:20-11:00am Coffee Break and Poster Viewing – Tuttle/Flagler/Deering/Bowman 11:00am-12:30pm Session VI – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 12:30-2:30pm Lunch – Alhambra 2:30-4:30pm Session VII – Merrick 4:30-6:00pm Hispanic Alumni Association Talk – Members Only – Stoneman Douglas 6:00-8:00pm “Gran Telescopio Canarias: A Partnership for Discovery” Reception with high dignitaries from Spain, Mexico and the United States – Alhambra First Light Science with the GTC Scientific Program — Agenda Friday, June 30, 2006 8:00am-6:30pm Check-in/Registration/Information Booth Open 8:30-10:20am Session VIII – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 10:20-11:00am Coffee Break and Poster Viewing – Tuttle/Flagler/Deering/Bowman 11:00am-12:30pm Session IX – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 12:30-2:30pm Lunch – Alhambra 2:30-4:00pm Session X – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 4:00-4:30pm Coffee Break and Poster Viewing – Tuttle/Flagler/Deering/Bowman 4:30-6:00pm Session XI – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 6:00-6:10pm Closing Remarks – Merrick & Stoneman Douglas (simulcast) 8:30pm-Late Conference Dinner/Fiesta – Country Club Ballroom Saturday, July 1, 2006 – Post Conference Workshops FRIDA Workshop – Alberto Lopez CANARICAM Workshop 1 – Chris Packham CANARICAM Workshop 2 – Charlie Telesco OSIRIS Workshop – Jordi Cepa Sunday, July 2, 2006 – Post Conference Workshops EMIR Workshop – Francisco Garzon ELMER Workshop – Marisa Garcia NAHUAL Workshop – Eduardo Martin Monday & Tuesday, July 3 & 4, 2006 – Post Conference Workshops 9:00am-6:00pm GOYA Workshop – Marc Balcells First Light Science with the GTC Scientific Program — Oral Sessions SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Wednesday, June 29 8:30 - 8:40am Rafael Guzman Welcome 8:40 - 9:00am Jose Miguel Rodriguez The GTC: getting ready for First Light SESSION I 9:00 - 9:30am Charles Telesco Invited Talk 9:30 - 9:50am Marisa Garcia Elmer performance: results of laboratory tests 9:50 - 10:10am Jordi Cepa OSIRIS assembly and integration 10:10 - 10:30am Chris Packham CanariCam: status and science prospects 10:30 - 11:00am Coffee Break and Poster Viewing SESSION II 11:00 - 11:30am Artemio Herrero Invited Talk 11:30 - 11:50am Francisco Garzon EMIR, the GTC NIR imager spectrograph 11:50am - 12:10pm Alberto Lopez FRIDA: the science instrument for the GTC adaptive optics system 12:10 - 12:30pm Michelle Edwards CIRCE: the Canarias infrared camera experiment 12:30 - 2:30pm Lunch (Alhambra) SESSION III 2:30 - 3:00pm Jesus Gonzalez Invited Talk 3:00 - 3:20pm Charo Villamariz How to observe with GTC 3:20 - 3:40pm Antonio Cabrera The GCS data processing kit 3:40 - 4:00pm James Hough New opportunities for polarization with CanariCam 4:00 - 4:30pm Coffee Break and Poster Viewing Scientific Program — Oral Sessions SESSION IV 4:30 - 5:00pm Jian Ge Invited Talk 5:00 - 5:20pm David Barrado The Lambda Orions star forming region: the Spitzer perspective 5:20 - 5:40pm Eduardo Martin Brown dwarf candidates ready for GTC follow-up 5:40 - 6:00pm Maria Morales A sensitive search for variability in late L dwarfs Thursday, June 29 SESSION V 8:30 - 9:00am Elizabeth Lada Invited Talk 9:00 - 9:20am Rafael Rebolo Chemical composition of black hole and neutron star companions 9:20 - 9:40am Ata Sarajedini Local group stellar populations with the GTC 9:40 - 10:00am Antonio Marin-Franch Surface-brightness fluctuations in stellar populations 10:00 - 10:20am Reba Bandyopadhyay Determining the nature of the faint X-ray source population near GC 10:20 - 11:00am Coffee Break and Poster Viewing SESSION VI 11:00 - 11:30am Emilio Alfaro Invited Talk 11:30 - 11:50am Peter Hammersley EMIR spectroscopic survey of the inner galaxy 11:50am - 12:10pm Jonathan C. Tan Star formation near supermassive black holes 12:10 - 12:30pm Elizabeth Tasker Building a virtual Milky Way 12:30 - 2:30pm Lunch and Poster Viewing (Alhambra) SESSION VII 2:30 - 3:00pm Manuel Peimbert Invited Talk 3:00 - 3:20pm Rosa Gonzalez The warm interstellar gas in starbursts and AGNs Scientific Program — Oral Sessions 3:20 - 3:40pm Miriam Pena Deep spectroscopy of planetary nebulae and compact HII regions 3:40 - 4:10pm Almudena Alonso Invited Talk 4:10 - 4:30pm Tanio Diaz-Santos T-ReCS mid-infrared observations of local LIRGs Friday, June 30 SESSION VIII 8:30 - 9:00am Meg Urry Invited Talk 9:00 - 9:20am Jorge P. Gallego 3D spectroscopy