GH 2001 CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

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K.C. Freeman : Optical structure of discs (Review paper, 45 min)
M. Pohlen : Radial structures of galactic disks (Contributed paper, 15 min)
I.D. Karachentsev : Global properties of disks from the Flat Galaxy Catalog (Contributed paper, 15 min)
M. Bershady : The Kinematics of Disk Galaxies Near and Far (Contributed paper, 15 min)

A. Bosma : HI and dark matter in spiral galaxies (Review paper, 45 min)
E. de Blok : The Core-dominated Mass Density Profiles of LSB galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)
E. Brinks : Bloated Dwarfs: The Thickness of the HI disks in Irregular Galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)
S.J. Kannappan : Physical Drivers of Rotation Curve Asymmetries in a Broad Galaxy Sample (Contributed paper, 15 min)
A.A. El-Zant : The coupling between the Baryonic and dark matter components in galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)
T. Kranz : Probing for dark matter in spiral galaxy discs (Contributed paper, 15 min)

M. Bureau : Structure, kinematics and dynamics of bulges (Review paper, 45 min)
M. Balcells : Evolution of galactic bulges (Contributed paper, 15 min)
R. Fux : The 3D structure of the Galactic bulge from the MACHO red clump stars (Contributed paper, 15 min)

W. Dehnen : Our Galaxy (Review paper, 45 min)
A. Just : The local star formation history of the Galaxy (Contributed paper, 15 min)
E. Hardy : The disk of the LMC From its Carbon Stars: Overall Structure and Kinematical Groups (Contributed paper, 15 min)
T. Wong : Dynamical influences on star formation in spiral galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)

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E. Athanassoula : Secular evolution in barred galaxies. Theory (Review paper, 45 min)
V. Debattista : What's New in the Dark Matter, Bar Dynamical Friction Connection? (Contributed paper, 15 min)
M. Das : Mass Concentration and Bar Dissolution in Barred Galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)
P. Patsis : Morphology of 3D bars (Invited paper, 30 min)

M. Merrifield : Secular evolution in barred galaxies. Observations (Review paper, 45 min)
R. Buta : The Connection between Star Formation and Resonant Dynamics in Early-Type Barred Disk Galaxies (Invited paper, 30 min)
I. Puerari : The gravitational torque of bars (Contributed paper, 15 min)
J. Gerssen : Pattern speeds of bars (Contributed paper, 15 min)

M. Regan : Gas kinematics in barred and spiral galaxies (Review paper, 45 min)
P. Teuben : Velocity fields. Their derivation and the influence of bars, ovals and warps (Review paper, 45 min)

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I. Shlosman : Dynamical Evolution of Central Kpc in Disk Galaxies (Review paper, 45 min)
S. Huettemeister : The properties of the dense interstellar medium in the central regions of starburst and normal galaxies (Invited paper, 30 min)
W. Maciejewski : Simulations of gas inflow and morphology in the central kpc: embedded bars and nuclear spirals (Contributed paper, 15 min)
E. Emsellem : Density waves in the central kpc of galaxies: the role of nuclear spirals, bars and m=1 modes (Invited paper, 30 min)
K. Sheth : Molecular gas kinematics in barred spirals (Contributed paper, 15 min)
C.G. Mundell : The Gaseous Properties of Seyfert Host Galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)
P. Erwin : Nested Bars, Inner Disks, and Nuclear Rings in Barred Galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)

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J. Sellwood : Recurring, transient spiral patterns and scattering (Review paper, 45 min)
V.I. Korchagin : Nonlinear dynamics of global modes in galactic disks (Contributed paper, 15 min)
C. Hunter : Instabilities and modes of collisionless stellar disks (Invited paper, 30 min)

P. Grosbol : Spiral Structure observed in the Near-Infrared (Invited paper, 30 min)
S.L. Berman : Simulations of dual morphology disks (Contributed paper, 15 min)
M. Thomasson : Spiral shapes and mass distribution in five grand design galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)

J.S. Young : Global Interstellar Gas Masses and Gas Surface Densities in Spiral Galaxies Along the Hubble Sequence (Invited paper, 30 min)
J. Knapen : Arm vs. interarm star formation processes in disk galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)
N. Neininger : A detailed view of the molecular disk component of M31 from the first complete high-resolution CO survey (Contributed paper, 15 min)

H. Dottori : The disc of the LMC and its perturbations (Review paper, 45 min)
R. Beck : Magnetic fields in spiral arms and bars (Review paper, 45 min)
M. Tagger : Asymmetric dynamics in the Galactic Center region (Invited paper, 30 min)
J. Franco : Magnetic fields and spiral structure (Invited paper, 30 min)

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L. Sparke : Off-Plane Gas and Galaxy Discs (Review paper, 45 min)
E. Schinnerer : The molecular gas distribution in polar ring galaxies (Contributed paper, 15 min)

R. Ibata : Minor mergers in disc galaxies (Review paper, 45 min)
F. Masset : On the tidal effects of a host galaxy on a dwarf spiral satellite galaxy (Invited paper, 30 min)

R. Abraham : Disc galaxy evolution (Review paper, 45 min)
J. Navarro : Numerical Simulations of Disk Galaxy Formation (Invited paper, 30 min)
M. Fall (TBC) : Disk Formation (Invited paper, 30 min)
A. Dekel : Angular momentum and feedback in galaxy formation: formation of LSB galaxies (Invited paper, 30 min)
V. Avila-Reese : Formation and evolution of galactic disks (Invited paper, 30 min)