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Contents 1 50th Anniversary Planning Workspace 1.1 Timeline 1.2 Steering Committee 1.3 Subcommittees 1.3.1 History 1.3.2 Culture, Art 1.3.2.1 Artists on KP / IAAA 1.3.3 Family Night 1.3.4 Tohono O'odham Open House 1.3.5 Culmination Event 1.3.6 Science planning - Overview 1.3.6.1 Science Symposia 1.3.6.1.1 From First Light to Newborn Stars 1.3.6.1.2 The Eventful Universe 1.3.6.1.3 LOC for both symposia 1.3.6.2 Postdoc or visiting scientist 1.3.7 Educational activities 1.3.8 Visitor Center / displays, sales, commemorative items 1.3.9 PR 1.3.10 Local Community Relations 1.3.11 Web interface 1.3.12 HR/People 1.3.13 Funding/Budget 1.4 Guidelines: Audiences & Philosophy 1.5 Resources 1.5.1 THESE NEED TO BE EDITTED

50th Anniversary Planning Workspace

This is a workspace for planning purposes only. Ideas, lists, names, dates, etc. listed here are not to be construed as final. For final plans, see the public NOAO pages or contact a Steering Committee member or Committee Chair. Postings to this site should not be considered confidential.

Please edit to include your ideas if you are a steering committee member or subcommittee chair.

Timeline

A timeline for celebrations from March 2008 - March 2010 marks 50 years from 2 key milestones.

1958 March 1 - NSF announced that Kitt Peak would be the site of the national observatory.
1958 October 24 - Congress approved the lease agreement with the Tohono O'odham.
1959 June 1 - Arlo Landolt was the first, official, guest observer on Kitt Peak.
1960 February - The 0.9 m telescope was the first major telescope completed on Kitt Peak.
1960 March 15 - KPNO was dedicated.
1960 March - Construction began on the solar telescope.

Steering Committee

Subcommittees

Please Edit to include / reflect your ideas. In this section, do not delete items, but write next to them that you recommend their deletion. Please include suggested committee chairs and members.

History

Culture, Art

Artists on KP / IAAA

Family Night

Tohono O'odham Open House

Culmination Event

Science planning - Overview

Science Symposia

From First Light to Newborn Stars

The Eventful Universe

LOC for both symposia

Postdoc or visiting scientist

Educational activities

Visitor Center / displays, sales, commemorative items

PR

Local Community Relations

Web interface

HR/People

Funding/Budget

Guidelines: Audiences & Philosophy

Audiences

• Observers past / present / future
• Internal - NOAO (KPNO, CTIO, ...), NSO, ...
• Tenants past / present / future
• Tohono O'odham Nation
• Tucson / S. AZ – (incl. state and national)

Mission / Legacies / Vision

• ... a national observatory to serve all who might apply for and be awarded observing time based on the scientific merit of their proposal.
• How should this anniversary contribute to our mission currently and in the future? What are our responsibilities as we move into the future?
• How do we ensure that recognition of 50 years of accomplishments and what the observatory enabled leave appropriate legacies? What legacies do we need to identify and resolve before they are lost?

Resources

40th Anniversary webpage
Founding of KPNO
[ 50th Anniversary of AURA] - Steve Stom's presentation

THESE NEED TO BE EDITTED

Important science discoveries from Kitt Peak and

Expanded list of 10 Greatest Hits as developed by Director's Office in 1995