This is an open meeting and workshop, sponsored by
AURA and
NOAO,
concerning the possibilities for maintaining access to small
telescopes in North America and the role of
Kitt Peak's smaller
telescopes. The results of this workshop will guide the writing
of an announcement of opportunity (AO) for future operation or use
for those telescopes that
NOAO can no longer support and operate in the way that the
National Observatories traditionally have done. The workshop is
also intended to provide an opportunity for individuals with
common interests in these telescopes to explore ways that they may
join forces to propose plans in response to that AO.
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and "why we are here" | G. Oertel |
| 9:15 AM | Report from the Lowell meeting on Small Telescopes | R. Millis |
| 9:30 AM | The scientific and educational roles played by small telescopes | S. Strom |
| 9:45 AM | The role of ground-based telescopes in support of space missions | G. Riegler |
| 10:00 AM | The NOAO "small" telescopes in the context of other national and private facilities | S. Wolff |
| 10:15 AM | The NSF perspective | H. van Horn |
| 10:30 AM | break for coffee, discussion | |
| 10:45 AM | Where is this process leading? | L. Willson |
| 11:00 AM | Panel (= all the above speakers) responds to questions from the floor | |
| 11:45 AM | Introduction to the discussion groups | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch break | |
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Discussion groups meet | |
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Discussion group A. Queens Quay 1/2 The use of small telescopes for educational purposes, including to provide research opportunities for faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions, in small astronomy programs, or in non-astronomy environments.
Co-Chairs: S. Strom and D. Elmegreen | ||
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Discussion group B. Pier 9 The use of small telescopes for support of observations at other wavelengths and/or from space.
Co-Chairs: Y. Kondo and E. Guinan | ||
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Discussion group C. Pier 8 The use of small telescopes for large projects - surveys, long-term monitoring, and longitude-coverage networks.
Co-Chairs: B. Paczynski and M. Urry | ||
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Discussion group D. Pier 7 Innovative approaches to the instrumentation and operation of small telescopes - private or at NOAO - for use by a wide community of observers.
Co-Chairs: R. Green and R. Gehrz | ||
| 3:00 PM | Coffee break in Queens Quay 1/2. (Note: some participants may leave to participate in the SIRTF session 3-6 PM.) | |
| 3:30 PM | Reconvene to discuss the results of the small-group discussion and summarize the results of the workshop | |
The session on Tuesday, January 14, 6:30-7:30PM in Harbour A will be an open session with a short summary of Sunday's program followed by reports from the discussion groups.
Posted: 22May1997