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2004 marks the year of Professor Roy Kerr's 70th birthday. We are planning a symposium in Christchurch, New Zealand, to celebrate Roy's birthday and his main achievement: the Kerr solution.
Over the 41 years since its discovery the Kerr solution has played a pivotal role both in astrophysics and in fundamental areas of general relativity and quantum gravity. There is now strong astrophysical evidence for the existence of Kerr black holes, including the observations that the supermassive black hole in the centre of our own galaxy is rotating at roughly half of the maximum allowed rate.
The meeting is planned to take place on 26-28 August, which is actually a few months after Roy's birthday (May 16). The timeframe is, however, we hope more practical for those travelling from the northern hemisphere, given the distance involved in travelling to New Zealand. Roy Kerr will present a historical talk.