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.

Download the Workshop Poster [PDF]