[Vlavlbausers] VLBA Astrometry Workshop - Second Announcement

[Lori Appel]

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                              Second Announcement

                             VLBA Astrometry Workshop:
                NEW SCIENCE ENABLED BY MICROARCSECOND ASTROMETRY

                                          21-23 July 2009
                             National Radio Astronomy Observatory
                  Pete V. Domenici Science Operations Center
                          Socorro, New Mexico

                  http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/astrometry/

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NRAO will host a workshop titled "NEW SCIENCE ENABLED BY MICROARCSECOND
ASTROMETRY" at the Pete V. Domenici Science Operations Center in Socorro, NM
from July 21 to 23, 2009.  Topics of the workshop will include: planet
searches, star formation, stellar astrophysics, Galactic structure, motions
of local group galaxies, black holes and neutron stars, megamasers,
reference frame ties, and astrometry instrumentation.  The format of the
workshop will be as follows: one full day will be devoted to invited talks
on a range of astrometry topics.  Most of the second day will consist of
break-out sessions with the aim of building new astrometry collaborations.
The state of the VLBA and its ongoing sensitivity upgrade project will be
described and the fundamentals of VLBI astrometry will be explained.  There
will also be slots for approximately 12 contributed talks (note -- this is a
change since the first announcement). Please submit an abstract if you wish
to talk by June 1 through the registration web page.  We will let all
potential speakers know if their paper has been accepted by June 15.  We
will also have room for about 25 posters.  All poster presenters will be
given up to 2 minutes to "advertise" their poster.

Tentative list of invited speakers and topics:
      * Andreas Brunthaler -- Extra-galactic astrometry
      * Andy Boden -- Optical/IR interferometry
      * Laurent Loinard -- Astrometry to star forming regions
      * Steve Unwin -- SIM Lite / Space-based astrometry
      * Geoff Bower -- Planet searching
      * Jim Condon -- Megamaser cosmology project
      * Ken Johnston -- Reference frame ties
      * Mareki Honma -- Galactic structure
      * Hideyuki Kobayashi -- VERA
      * Karl Menten -- t.b.a.
      * Adam Deller -- Pulsar astrometry
      * Andy Gould -- OGLE

Space at the workshop will be limited, and registration will be on a
first-come-first-served basis, so please register early via the form at the
conference web page.  There will be a registration fee of US$120.

See http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/astrometry/ for more details.

W. Brisken and M. Claussen on behalf of the organizing committees.

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