For three days in October, Huntsville, Ala. will be the center of the gamma-ray universe.

At the sixth Huntsville Gamma-ray Burst Symposium, world-renowned experts in gamma-ray astronomy from 25 nations will gather to discuss the latest science findings from NASA's Swift and Fermi missions. Special emphasis will be given to early observations from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which was successfully launched earlier this year.

October 20-23, 2008
Symposium at the Embassy Suites Hotel
800 Monroe Street
Huntsville, Ala. 35801

Monday, October 20, 7:30 p.m.
Public lecture by Dr. Neil Gehrels, NASA astronomer: "Black Holes: from Einstein to Gamma-ray Bursts"
Davidson Center Auditorium, U.S. Space & Rocket Center
1 Tranquility Base
Huntsville, Ala. 35805

For more information about the conference and the complete the agenda please visit: http://grbhuntsville2008.cspar.uah.edu/

TO ATTEND:
The conference is free and open to the media, but registration is required and space is limited. News media interested in covering the conference should contact Jennifer Morcone of the Marshall media relations office at 256-544-7199 no later than Friday, October 17.

The public lecture is free and open to the public. No registration is required.