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--></style></head><body lang=en-GR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here is the second announcement for the 14<sup>th</sup> one-day Bonn NS workshop, taking place on February 17, in Bonn Germany. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'>Full details follow below. If you have any questions, please let me know. Looking forward to seeing many of you here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'>John, on behalf of the OC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>We are pleased to invite you to join the <i>14th BONN workshop</i> on the <br><br>— <b>FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF NEUTRON STARS</b> —<br><br>The workshop will take place on:<br><br><b>Monday, February 17 between 11:00 and 17:45</b><br><br>at the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy in Bonn, Germany.<br><br><br>The special topic for this meeting will be:<br><br></span><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:black'>Peculiar Supernovae and Neutron Stars</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>— electron capture supernovae and their possible outcomes <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>— the progenitors of ultra-light/ultra-massive neutron stars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>— the outcome of merging white dwarfs <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>— possible connections between extreme supernovae and FRBs <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>— advances in SN simulations and predictions (masses, kicks, spins, alignments, etc.)<br>— comparison between theory and observations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><br><br>For more information, and to register and submit an abstract, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://events.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/indico/event/143/"><span style='color:#000064'>https://events.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/indico/event/143/</span></a><br><br><br>Participation is limited to<b> ~60 people</b> and the registration will close as soon as all available seats are filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Childcare</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The MPIfR has a family room (equipped with toys, a changing table, a sofa and a desk) that can be made available to the participants and their families during the meeting. The talks can also be broadcasted to the room, if needed. We are also able to provide support for childcare. If you require this service, please e-mail John Antoniadis (<a href="mailto:janton@mpifr.de"><span style='color:#000064'>janton@mpifr.de</span></a>) as soon as you register<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><br><br>We look forward to welcoming you in Bonn! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>SOC: John Antoniadis, Werner Becker,</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Marilyn Cruces,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> Michael Kramer, Norbert Langer, Philipp Podsiadlowski, Nataliya Porayko, Laura Spitler and Thomas Tauris<br><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>