| Session I | | History of X-ray astronomy |
| 09:10-09:40 | J. Trümper | How X-ray astronomy started in Germany |
| 09:40-10:20 | P. Ubertini | Old glory balloon days |
| Session II | | Miscellaneous |
| 11:00-11:30 | W. Pietsch | X-ray observations of Nearby Galaxies |
| 11:30-12:00 | P. Predehl | Dust scattering halos (MPEG video) |
| 12:00-12:30 | W. Collmar | COMPTEL MeV observations of unidentified Gamma-ray sources |
| Session III | | Present and future X-ray and Gamma-ray missions |
| 14:30-15:00 | J. Kurfess | Future prospects in Gamma-ray astronomy |
| 15:00-15:30 | M. Watson | X-ray surveys |
| 15:30-16:00 | M. Weisskopf | The Chandra X-ray observatory: an overview |
| 16:30-17:00 | N. Schulz | Advances in high resolution X-ray spectroscopy with gratings |
| 17:00-17:30 | J. Heise | A Wide Field View of the X-ray sky: results from the past and needs in the future |
| 17:30-18:00 | J. Braga | Brazilian space program and the MIRAX mission |
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| Tuesday | Feb 24 | |
| Session III | | (continuation) |
| 09:00-09:30 | N. Zang | China's plan for X-ray astronomy missions in the future |
| 09:30-10:00 | A. Parmar | XEUS-The X-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission |
| 10:00-10:30 | D. Barret | Fast X-ray timing: the opportunity offered by XEUS |
| Session IV | | AGN & GC |
| 11:00-11:30 | G. Hasinger | The cosmic evolution of AGN |
| 11:30-12:00 | T. Courvoisier | Accretion in AGN: a cascade of shocks |
| 12:00-12:30 | D. Worrall | Active galaxy jets with X-rays |
| 15:00-15:30 | J. Wilms | Broad Fe K-α lines in Active Galactic Nuclei |
| 15:30-16:00 | B. Aschenbach | Mass and angular momentum of the Galactic Centre black hole measured |
| Session V | | Compact Galactic objects and X-ray binaries |
| 16:30-17:00 | K. Beuermann | The physics of magnetic CVs |
| 17:00-17:30 | S. Mereghetti | Anomalous pulsars & soft Gamma-ray repeaters (Powerpoint PPS) |
| 17:30-18:00 | W. Brinkmann | SS433-a historical retrospect |
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| Wednesday | Feb 25 | |
| Session V | | (continuation) |
| 09:00-09:30 | F. Haberl | Proton cyclotron absorption features in X-ray spectra of isolated NS? |
| 09:30-10:00 | A. Santangelo | The search for cyclotron resonant scattering harmonics in the hard spectra of accreting pulsars |
| 10:00-10:30 | R. Rothschild | Her X-1, its cyclotron line and its effect on astrophysics |
| 11:00-11:30 | K. Postnov | On the nature of the 35 day cycle in Hercules X-1 |
| 11:30-11:55 | P. Kretschmar | Vela X-1: new faces of an old friend |
| 11:55-12:20 | K. Pottschmidt | Cyg X-1: The prototype under the magnifying glass |
| 12:20-12:40 | N. Shakura | On the acceleration of charged particles in non-stationary magnetic traps |
