ELEVENTH SYNTHESIS IMAGING WORKSHOP FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
The Eleventh Synthesis Imaging Workshop will be held at the NRAO and
the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, NM, on
June 10-17, 2008. In addition to introductory lectures on radio
interferometry, advanced topics will cover a selection of new
synthesis instruments, including the Atacama Large Millimeter Array
(ALMA), the Expanded VLA (EVLA) and the Long Wavelength Array. The
workshop will also feature hands-on data reduction tutorials, and
tours of the VLA and the Array Operations Center. Attendance at the
Synthesis Imaging Workshop will be limited to 150 people. See
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/synthesis/2008/ for more information
on scheduled lectures and events. If you are interested in
receiving more information about the workshop, please pre-register
at the same web page. Full registration will open February 1, and
will be on a first-come-first-served basis. There will be a
registration fee of $150, which includes a copy of ASP Conf. Ser.
Vol. 180, "Synthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy II." There will be
support available for participants from selected New Mexico
institutions, please contact
Amy Mioduszewski
for further information.
Information for participants outside the US: it is our
understanding of current US policy that attending a scientific
workshop in the US should only require a visitor visa. Should you
find you need a letter of invitation, please contact Amy
Mioduszewski. Due to processing delays we strongly encourage you to
start paperwork early.
The Synthesis Imaging Workshop is sponsored by the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology, the University of New Mexico and the New Mexico
Consortium's Institute for Advanced Studies.
Amy Mioduszewski
on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee