Scientific program (final version)
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19 July, Sunday
14:00-17:30 Registration
18:00 Dinner
20 July, Monday

Session1: Numerical simulations of MBBH coalescence                                                         Chairperson: F.K. Liu

 9:00- 9:40
Centrella, Joan The Final Merger of Black Hole Binaries (Review)
 9:50-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:10 Rezzolla, Luciano Modelling the final spin and EM counterparts from binary black hole coalescences (Review)
11:20-11:50 Cao, Zhoujian Numerical relativity in AMSS
12:00-14:00 Lunch break

Session 2: Approximation techniques & Stellar dynamics                                                  Chairperson: M. Valtonen

14:00-14:40 Spurzem, Rainer* Post-Newtonian Dynamics of Binary Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei (Review)
14:50-15:20 Achaveedu, Gopakumar# Certain applications of Post-Newtonian relativity
15:30-16:00 Tea break
16:00-16:30 Berczik, Peter# Binary black hole merger in galactic nuclei: Post-Newtonian simulations
16:40-17:10 Berentzen, Ingo* Numerical simulations of SMBHs in galactic nuclei: N-body meets post-Newtonian dynamics
17:20-18:00 Discussions: Session 1 & Sessions 2
18:00- Dinner break
21 July, Tuesday

Session 3: Stellar dynamics                                                                                               Chairperson: S. Komossa

 9:00- 9:40 Makino, Junichiro Stellar Dynamics of Massive Blackhole Binaries (Review)
 9:50-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:00 Kupi, Gabor The efficiency of resonant relaxation around a massive black hole
11:10-11:40 Iwasawa, Masaki Eccentric evolution of supermassive black hole binaries
11:50-14:00 Lunch break

Session 4: GW radiation detections                                                                                     Chairperson: L. Rezzolla

14:00-14:40 Sathyaprakash, Bangalore Fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology from massive black hole binaries (Review)
14:50-15:20 Drasco, Steve Parameter estimation errors for observations of intermediate mass ratio inspirals in galactic nuclei
15:30-16:00 Tea break
16:00-16:40 Jenet, Fredrick Building a galactic scale gravitational wave observatory and training the next generation of gravitational wave astronomers (Review)
16:50-17:20 Sesana, Alberto# Prospects for gravitational wave detection with Pulsar Timing Arrays
17:30-18:00 Discussions: Session 3 & Sessions 4
18:00- Dinner break
22 July, Wednesday
กก Excursion to Great Wall
18:00-

Banquet

23 July, Thursday

Session 5: Stellar dynamics                                                                                                   Chairperson: L. Mayer

 9:00- 9:40 Magorrian, John The "final parsec" problem  (Review)
 9:50-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:00 Zier, Christian# Does a massive black hole binary eventually merge?
11:10-11:40 Escala, Andres Dynamics of Massive Black Hole Binaries in Gas Rich Environments
11:50-14:00 Lunch break

Session 6: Gas dynamics                                                                                                   Chairperson: R. Spurzem

14:00-14:40 Mayer, Lucio# The role of gas dynamics in the pairing, merging and formation of supermassive black holes (Review)
14:50-15:20 Berti, Emanuele Spin as a tracer of massive black hole evolution
15:30-16:00 Tea break
16:00-16:30 Cuadra, Jorge Massive black hole binary mergers within sub-pc scale gas discs
16:40-17:20 Komossa, Stefanie Electromagnetic signatures of massive binaries & recoiling black holes (Review)
17:30-18:00 Discussions: Session 5 & Session 6
18:00- Dinner break
24 July, Friday

Session 7: Supermassive binaries and recoiling black holes                                                    Chairperson: J. Magorrian

 9:00- 9:30 Hayasaki, Kimitake A new approach for probing a supermassive binary black hole
9:40- 10:00 Xu, Dawei A double-peaker from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
 10:10-10:50 Tea Break
10:50-11:30 Valtonen, Mauri Evidence for a black hole binary in OJ287 (Review)
11:40-14:00 Lunch break

Session 8: Interaction of SMBBHs with their environment & observational signatures        Chairperson: J. Centrella

14:00-14:40 Liu, Fukun Interaction of SMBHBs with the environment and their observational signatures (Review)
14:50-15:20 Chen, Xian Stellar Disruption Rates in Galactic Nuclei containing Massive Black Hole Binaries
15:30-16:00 Tea break
16:00-16:30 Marek, Jamrozy A radio study of double-double radio galaxies
16:40-17:05 Li, Shuo Truncation of tidal flare light curve by supermassive black hole binary in galactic nuclei
17:15-18:00 Discussions: Session 7 & Session 8
18:05-

Dinner break

25 July, Saturday

Session 9: Individual binary systems                                                                                      Chairperson: F. Jenet

 9:00- 9:40 Yu, Qingjuan กก
 9:50-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:00 Wu, Xuebing Black hole masses of supermassive black hole binaries
11:10-11:30 Makino, Junichiro Conference Summary
11:30-11:45 Lin, Doug N.C. Close remark
11:45 Lunch break
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