›Herschel and the Formation of Stars and Planetary Systems

The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers from the infrared and star formation communities to share recent research results, contrast them with earlier insights gained from ground-based and space-based observatories, and help guide our theoretical understanding of physical and chemical processes in regions of star and planet formation. The meeting comes at a time when the early, exciting results from the Herschel Key Programs will become available. The scientific themes of the meeting include:

• The characteristics of dust and gas in prestellar cores 
• The characteristics of dust and gas around protostars 
• From protoplanetary disks to debris disks 
• The organic inventory of regions of star and planet formation