THIRD (FINAL) ANNOUNCEMENT
"The Be Phenomenon in Early-Type Stars"
IAU Colloquium No. 175

Dates: 28 June -- 2 July, 1999
Location: Alicante, Spain
Contact: msmith@nebula.gsfc.nasa.gov
URL: http://www.bestars.ua.es/be99/

Scientific Organizing Committee: L. Balona (South Africa), J. Bjorkman (US), J. Fabregat (Spain), A. Fullerton (Canada), W. Hummel (Germany), E. Kambe (Japan), M. Marlborough (Canada), R. Mennickent (Chile), P. Roche (UK), M. Smith (US; Chair), S. Stefl (Czech Rep.), Z. Wang (China)

Local Organizing Committee: J.A. Berna, G. Bernabeu, E. Enjuto, J. Fabregat (Chair), A. Marco, J.V. Perez-Ortiz, J.J. Rodes, J.M. Torrejon

Dedication: The meeting is dedicated to the works of Drs. Arne Slettebak, Mercedes Jaschek and Carlos Jaschek (in memoriam).

The topics for this colloquium include:

• definitions and background of the Be phenomenon
• new relevant missions and technologies
• temporal variability (periodic and nonperiodic)
• winds and circumstellar environment
• interacting Be binary stars

More information, including the detailed scientific agenda, is available at the conference URL given above.