24-26 April 2003	2nd VERITAS Symposium on TeV Astrophysics of Extragalactic Sources
17-20 September 2003	Cosmology with Sunyaev-Zeldovich Cluster Surveys
26-28 September 2003	Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff: Origin of Structure in the Universe
14-16 November 2003	Ground-Based Supernova Surveys

2nd VERITAS Symposium on TeV Astrophysics of Extragalactic Sources

24-26 April 2003

Chicago, IL, USA

CfCP co-sponsors the 2nd VERITAS Symposium.
This symposium is aimed at the scientific issues raised by the observation of TeV gamma-ray emission from Active Galactic Nuclei. Although the main emphasis will be on emission from blazars, the symposium will also cover emission from other extragalactic sources, absorption in the intergalactic medium, the current observational status of Very High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy, and the status of major new instruments in space and on the ground.

Cosmology with Sunyaev-Zeldovich Cluster Surveys

17-20 September 2003

Chicago, IL, USA

Galaxy clusters promise to be excellent laboratories for precision cosmology. Calculations based on idealized models show that they can be used to probe the properties of the mysterious dark energy. The workshop will focus on the question of how real galaxy clusters, with all their non-idealities, can be used for precision cosmology.

Contact E-mail: jcoddjob.uchicago.edu

Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff: Origin of Structure in the Universe

26-28 September 2003

The Center for Cosmological Physics offers a pioneering short course for planetarium staff aimed at incorporating modern cosmology into public programming.

Ground-Based Supernova Surveys

14-16 November 2003

A number of `second generation' ground-based Supernova surveys are either recently underway or soon to begin, while other established surveys are continuing. These different surveys have a variety of complementary drivers. The aim of this workshop is to gather together 20-30 key people involved in on-going and planned surveys to assess their goals, discuss results if they're available, and at least raise the issue of strategy and coordination.

Contact E-mail: friemanfnal.gov