HEAD Mini-Newsletter
March 10, 2001

1.  Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants (August in Boston)
2.  Continuing the Challenge of EUV Astronomy (July in Jenner, CA)

1.  Neutron Stars in Supernova Remnants 
August 14-17, 2001, Boston, MA (USA)

Pre-Register before 15 March at http://hea-www.harvard.edu/PSR_SNR

The past five years have cast the study of young neutron stars and
their associated supernova remnants in a new light. Observational
investigations in many wavelength bands have refined our catalogs of
PSR/SNR associations; the discovery of new anomalous X-ray pulsars and
soft gamma-ray repeaters, and their possible connection with SNRs, has
revealed a new evolutionary path for young neutron stars; new surveys
are continuing to reveal new pulsars and supernova remnants; and the
unprecedented capabilities provided by the latest generation of new
telescopes promises both answers to outstanding questions in this field
as well as new puzzles.

The workshop to be held in August follows on from the very successful
meeting on this topic in Elba, Italy (1998), and will act as a prelude
to a possible symposium on this topic at the IAU General Assembly in
Sydney in 2003.  The main goals of the workshop will be to review our
current understanding and to discuss research strategies in the era of
unprecedented observational capabilities spanning the electromagnetic
spectrum.  Current problems, both observational and theoretical, will
be addressed. 

2. "Continuing the Challenge of EUV Astronomy: Current Analysis and 
Prospects for the Future"
22-24 July 2001, Jenner Inn, Jenner, California

All those interested in EUV astronomy including former and current 
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Guest Observers and users of 
the EUVE archive are invited to a three-day conference to 
celebrate the many accomplishments of the EUVE mission.  The 
conference will be held 22-24 July 2001 in Jenner, CA. 

The complete announcement and call for papers can be found on the 
conference web page at: http://ssl.berkeley.edu/~euve/conference

This conference will include presentations of a number of new 
research results as well as review papers.  We encourage papers 
specifically addressing EUVE science results as well as papers 
relating EUVE science to the rest of astrophysics.  We will have 
invited speakers give talks on the main areas of EUV astrophysics, 
highlights of which will be in response to the conference theme 
"continuing the challenge of EUV astronomy: current analysis and 
prospects for the future."