| Sunday 30 Sept |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Registration |
| Monday 1 Oct |
| 08:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome by J. Funes |
| Morning Session |
| 09:40 – 10:20 | Opening Remarks by K. Freeman (R) |
| Session 1: Properties of Nearby Galaxy Disks |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | M. Steinmetz (I)
Unraveling the Structure and Kinematics of the Milky Way with RAVE |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | R. Wielebinski (C)
Magnetic Effects in the Disk and Halo of the Milky Way |
| 11:30 – 12:10 | A. Ferguson (R)
The Nearest Disk Galaxies: Views of M31 and M33 |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | K. Venn (I)
Observational Properties of Galactic Dwarf Satellites |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | E. Corbelli (I)
Gas to Stars Conversion in Our Neighborhood: the M33 Case |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | J. Simon (C)
A Metallicity Map of M33 |
| 13:10 – 15:00 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session |
| Session 1: Properties of Nearby Galaxy Disks (Cont.) |
| 15:00 – 15:40 | Y. Sofue (R)
Rotation and Mass Distribution in Disk Galaxies |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | R. Beck (C)
Magnetic Fields in Disks, Spiral Arms and Bars |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | S. Courteau (C)
The Puzzling Scaling Relations of Spiral Galaxies |
| 16:20 – 16:40 | M. Bershady (C)
The Masses of Galaxy Disks After 13 Gyr |
| 16:40 – 17:10 | Coffee Break |
| Session 2: Star Formation Laws. Chemical Evolution. ISM. |
| 17:10 – 17:50 | David Schiminovich (R)
GALEX Observations of Disks |
| 17:50 – 18:10 | E. Tasker (C)
The Effect of the ISM Model on Star Formation Properties in Galactic Disks |
| 18:10 – 18:30 | J. Lee (C)
Predominant Modes of Star Formation in Dwarf Galaxies |
| Tuesday 2 Oct |
| Morning Session |
| Session 2: Star Formation Laws. Chemical Evolution. ISM. (Cont.) |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | C. Tremonti (I)
The Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relationship |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | C. Chiappini (C)
The Discrete Thick and Thin Disk Abundance Patterns |
| 09:40 – 10:20 | J. Koda (R)
ISM Evolution and Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | P. Knezek (C)
Understanding the Anatomy of a “Typical” LSB Disk |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | J. Hinz (C)
The Spatial Distribution of Cold Dust in Nearby Galaxies |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | B. Holwerda (C)
The Opacity of Spiral Disks |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | A. Chung (C)
The Evolution of the HI Gas on the Disk in the Cluster Environment |
| Session 3: Outskirts and Environment. Disk Edges. |
| 12:10 – 12:50 | Piet van der Kruit (R)
The Stars and Gas in Outer Parts of Galaxy Disks: Extended or Truncated – Flat or Warped? |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | M. Pohlen (C)
Three Types of Galaxy Disks: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly |
| 13:10 – 15:00 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session |
| Session 3: Outskirts and Environment. Disk Edges. (Cont.) |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | R. De Jong (C)
GHOSTS: The Stellar Populations in the Outer Banks of Massive Disk Galaxies |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | D. Christlein (C)
At the Outer Banks of the Island Universes |
| 15:40 – 16:20 | D. Zaritsky (R)
Comments on Outer Disks and Galaxy Growth |
| 16:20 – 16:40 | A. Gil de Paz (I)
Extended UV Emission in Nearby Galaxy Disks |
| 16:40 – 17:10 | Coffee Break |
| 17:10 – 17:30 | V. Debattista (C)
Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Disk Outskirts |
| Session 4: Accretion onto Disks. Interactions. Mergers. |
| 17:30 – 18:10 | M. Putman (R)
Fuel for Galaxy Disks |
| 18:10 – 18:30 | W. Keel (I)
Interactions, ISM, and the History of Disks |
| 18:30 – 18:50 | J. Pizagno (C)
Morphology of Luminous Infrared Galaxies |
| Wednesday 3 Oct |
| Morning Session |
| Session 4: Accretion onto Disks. Interactions. Mergers. (Cont.) |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | A. Maller (I)
Galaxy Merger Histories in Simulations |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | V. Charmandaris (I)
Infrared Properties of Nearby Interacting Galaxies: from Spirals to ULIRGs |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | M. Bureau (C)
Star Formation and Disk Formation in Nearby Early-Type Galaxies: Mapping in UV,
Optical, and CO |
| Session 5: Secular Evolution of Disks. Bar/Spiral Driven Evolution of Galaxies. |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | J. Kormendy (R)
Secular Evolution and Pseudobulge Formation – An Update |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break GROUP PHOTO
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| 11:10 – 11:30 | D. Fisher (I)
Distinguishing Pseudobulges from Classical Bulges: Towards a Rigorous Classification |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | E. Corsini (I)
Looking at the Center of Early-Type Barred Galaxies: Bulge Properties and Dark Matter |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | W. Maciejewski (C)
Regular Motions in Oscillating Potentials of Double Bars |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | J. Dubinski (C)
Spiral and Bar Instabilities Provoked by Dark Matter Satellites |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | O. Tiret (C)
Interacting Galaxies with MOND |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | Poster Presentations
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| 13:10 – 15:00 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session |
| Session 5: Secular Evolution of Disks. Bar/Spiral Driven Evolution of Galaxies. (Cont.) |
| 15:00 – 15:40 | F. Combes (R)
Secular Evolution of Disk Galaxies |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | E. Athanassoula (I)
Disk Galaxy Evolution and Bulge Formation |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | S. Jogee (C)
Galaxy Interactions, Barred Disks, and the Assembly of the Hubble Sequence over the Last 7 Gigayears |
| 16:20 – 16:50 | Coffee Break |
| 16:50 – 17:30 | J. Sellwood (R)
Dynamical Evolution of Disks |
| Session 6: Evolution of Disk Structural Properties |
| 17:30 – 18:10 | E. Bell (R)
The Evolving Disk Galaxy Population |
| 18:10 – 18:30 | M. Carollo (I)
The Evolution of Disk Galaxies in COSMOS |
| 18:30 – 18:50 | N. Vogt (I)
Nine Billion Years of Galaxy Evolution: Disentangling Recent Evolution from Selection Biases in Disk Galaxies |
| Thursday 4 Oct |
| Morning Session |
| Session 6: Evolution of Disk Structural Properties (Cont.) |
| 9:00 – 9:40 | M. Dickinson (R)
The Growth of Galaxies: New Multiwavelength Views |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | S. Kassin (C)
Evolution of Disk Galaxy Scaling Relations to z~1 |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | I. Trujillo (C)
Stellar Disk Truncations at High z: Probing Inside-Out Galaxy Formation |
| 10:20 – 10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | E. Daddi (I)
Formation of Massive Galaxies at z~2: Role of Accretion and AGNs |
| 11:10 – 11:50 | R. Somerville (R)
The Evolution of Disk Scaling Relations in Hierarchical Models of Galaxy Formation |
| 13:15 | Visit to the Vatican Museums |
| Afternoon Free |
| 20:00 | Conference Dinner |
| Friday 5 Oct |
| Morning Session |
| Session 6: Evolution of Disk Structural Properties (Cont.) |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | R. Maiolino (C)
The Metallicity of Disk Galaxies at z>3 |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | L. Simard (C)
The Disk Luminosity-Size Relation from the SDSS |
| Session 7: Disk Formation in a Hierarchical Universe |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | T. Kauffmann (C)
Understanding the Morphologies, Gas Fractions, and Star Formation Rates of Low-mass Disk Galaxies |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | R. Kuzio de Naray (C)
Constraining the NFW Potential with Integral Field Spectroscopy of LSB Galaxies |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | A. Pizzella (C)
CDM Cusps in LSB Galaxies by Means of Stellar Kinematics |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10 – 11:50 | J. Navarro (R)
Hierarchical Formation of Disk Galaxies and their Satellites |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | L. Mayer (C)
The Formation of the Milky Way Galaxy and Its Satellites |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Y. Revaz (C)
Simulations of Galactic Disks Including a Dark Baryonic Component |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | A. Dutton (C)
On the Origin of Exponential Disks and the Evolution of Disk Galaxy Scaling Relations |
| 12:50 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Poster Presentations |
| 14:50 – 15:30 | Conference Summary by R. Kennicutt, Jr. |
(R) Review talk (30+10)
(I) Invited talk (15+5)
(C) Contributed talk (15+5) |