Inaugural Zwicky Symposium
The Institute for Astronomy is convening from 31 August to 4 September 2015 a symposium in honour of Fritz Zwicky, the eminent Bulgaria-born Swiss astronomer. The theme of the Symposium is "Confronting Ideas on Galactic Metamorphoses", and will feature 45 of the world's leading extragalactic astronomers and cosmologists.
Set in picturesque Braunwald, Canton Glarus, the ancestral canton of the Zwicky family, the meeting will pay tribute to the contributions Fritz Zwicky made to the study of galaxies and his interest in morphological questions. Scientific discourse over the series of talks and panel-led discussions will cover major open questions in the cessation of star-formation in galaxies and the roles that galaxy morphology, environment, black holes and the growth of structure play in their evolution. More information can be found on the Symposium website.