Motivation
To bring together people working on telescopes and instrumentation across a range of wavelengths to provide an update on status and progress, identify synergies and consider how a healthy programme of technology and instrument development can be sustained into the future. Speakers will be encouraged to identify how the key technology developments, on which their instrument rely, came about.
Date: 6 & 7 June 2012
Location and Logistical Information: Christ Church, Oxford: Please see Workshop Locations for logistical information on arriving in Oxford and the Workshop and Public Lecture venues.
Confirmed Speakers include:
Paul Alexander
Roland Bacon
Marc Balcells
Michele Cirasuolo
Gavin Dalton
Ric Davies
Gary Davis
Richard Davis
Pierre Ferruit
Simon Garrington
Mike Jones
Tim Morris
Matt Mountain
John Richer
Adrian Russell
Angela Taylor
Matthias Tecza
Niranjan Thatte
Robert Thomson
Scott Trager
David Wallom
Richard White
Gillian Wright
Ghassan Yassin
The workshop will take place at the Blue Boar Lecture Theatre in Christ Church Oxford
On the evening of June 6th the inaugural Wetton lecture on Giant Telescopes of the Future will be delivered by Prof. Roger Davies.
There will be no registration fee. Lunches, tea and coffee will be provided on both days.