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19 July 2001
E V L A P L A N N I N G W O R K S H O P :
D E F I N I N G T H E S E C O N D P H A S E
Socorro, New Mexico, USA, 23-25 August 2001
S E C O N D A N N O U N C E M E N T
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The REGISTRATION DEADLINE is *** 3 AUGUST 2001 ***
If you receive this e-mail, you have registered for the conference;
however, we still need some additional information (see below).
If you are registered but are NOT coming, please send e-mail ASAP to
evla2plan@aoc.nrao.edu !!
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This is the second announcement for the EVLA Planning Workshop: Defining
the Second Phase, to be held in Socorro, New Mexico, on 23-25 August 2001.
This announcement contains general information on the meeting, and a
request for further information from you.
This announcement and all forms can be accessed on the Internet either on
the Web or via anonymous ftp.
* On the Web: the Workshop home page is
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/vla/EVLA/Meetings/EVLA2Plan/evla2plan.shtml
* Using anonymous FTP: the site is
ftp://ftp.aoc.nrao.edu/pub/staff/evla2plan/
or simply ftp ftp.aoc.nrao.edu, then cd pub/staff/evla2plan .
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GENERAL
With the first phase of the VLA Expansion Project now approved for further
planning, design and development, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
will host an open workshop in Socorro on 23-25 August 2001, to define more
clearly the second phase of the project. As currently envisioned, Phase II
is aimed primarily at a factor 10 increase in the spatial resolution of the
VLA, providing few-milliarcsecond images even of thermal sources, and tying
the VLA and the VLBA together to give superb sensitivity and imaging
capability on still smaller scales. Other goals include an expansion to
lower frequencies (say, 300-1000 MHz) and a super-compact `E' configuration
for maximum surface brightness sensitivity. None of these goals is fixed,
and neither are the means for reaching them. We want the community's help in
deciding where to focus our efforts. The workshop will include both
technical and scientific discussions, to develop a comprehensive vision of
the future of the EVLA, and its place in global radio astronomical
development over the next several decades.
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IMPORTANT DATES
3aug01 Deadline for registration
Deadline for follow-up forms (for those registered before 20
July 2001)
8aug01 Deadline for (blocked) motel reservations
23aug01 First day of meeting
25aug01 Last day of meeting
31aug01 Working group reports due at NRAO
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OVERVIEW OF THE CONFERENCE
Thursday: Background Material
The first day focuses on background material, presenting the project as
currently conceived and various options under consideration, and
discussing the connections between the EVLA and other (current or
proposed) radio telescopes. The presentations will be relatively brief,
as we plan to have a fair amount on the Web ahead of time; the idea is to
leave lots of room for discussion and other ideas. This may easily spill
into the second day.
Friday: Discussion Groups
On Friday we'll split up into various scientific working groups to discuss
the list of questions we hope this workshop will answer (or at least
seriously address). This list is available on the conference Web site,
and a "fill in your answer" form will soon be added. We're hoping each
group will produce a written set of answers, with suggestions as to what
further technical and/or scientific work is needed in each area.
Saturday: Group Reports and Summary
The groups will present their reports on Saturday, and we'll then try to
summarize the consensus on each of the discussion issues. Finally, there
will be an open discussion on strategies for defining, funding, and
building EVLA Phase II, and on its role in astronomy over the coming
decades.
A more detailed program is available on the Web.
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IF YOU CANNOT COME
Although you or someone you know may not be able to come to this, we are
still very interested in your input. Apart from direct e-mails to the
chair of the SOC (Michael Rupen; mrupen@nrao.edu -- they will be forwarded
to the proper people), there are several avenues for your input:
* check out the background material available at the conference Web
site (under very active development)
* read and answer the list of discussion questions available on the Web.
This will shortly be made into a Web-based form for easy submission.
* volunteer for one of the Scientific Working Groups listed on the Web,
and forward your ideas to the relevant chair people (soon to be
posted).
* sign up for and join in the discussion on the EVLA planning discussion
group (e-mail), by pointing your Web browser at
http://www.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/evla-plan
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BEFORE THE MEETING
Please fill out the follow-up form, appended below as an ASCII file,
and available for submission as a Web form at
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/vla/EVLA/Meetings/EVLA2Plan/followup.shtml
This requests details on your travel plans and dietary restrictions,
as well as asking which Scientific Working Groups you would be interested
to serve on.
DEADLINE for follow-up form: *** 3 AUGUST 2001 ***
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SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC):
Michael Rupen (NRAO/Socorro), chair
Chris Carilli (NRAO/Socorro)
John Hibbard (NRAO/Charlottesville)
Frazer Owen (NRAO/Socorro)
Luis Rodriguez (UNAM)
Craig Walker (NRAO/Socorro)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC):
Michael Rupen (mrupen@nrao.edu), Eric Greisen, Skip Lagoyda, Terry Romero,
Gustaaf van Moorsel, Joan Wrobel
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REGISTRATION FEE
There is no registration fee.
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VISAS
Please check with your local US embassy or consulate about visa
requirements. If you need a supporting letter from us, please request one
via e-mail to evla2plan@aoc.nrao.edu.
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MEALS
NRAO will provide complimentary breakfasts and lunches to all participants,
as well as the conference dinner on Thursday night.
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ACCOMMODATIONS AND GROUND TRANSPORT
Information on lodging and ground transportation may be found on the
conference Web site. Participants are responsible for making their
own housing and rental car reservations; limited NRAO transportation
will be available (see the Web). People outside the US may contact
Terry Romero (tromero@nrao.edu; 505/835-7315) for assistance.
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ELECTRONIC SERVICES
Terminals and workstations will be available during daytime and evening
hours for accessing e-mail and the World Wide Web. We will also set up
a guest account for preparing and printing small LaTeX or TeX documents
and for FTPing small files. A FAX machine will also be available.
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DATA REDUCTION VISIT
If you would like to reduce data during the week of the meeting, or if you
want to extend your stay to reduce data before or after the meeting, you
must make independent arrangements for a data reduction visit. Please
see the VLA or VLBA Observational Status Summaries for details, or
simply fill out the appropriate reservation form on the Web, at
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/cgi-bin/visitor.cgi
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PROCEEDINGS
We plan to distribute copies of all overheads to the participants at the
conference, as well as some ancillary materials. The Scientific Working
Groups will submit written reports shortly after the meeting, probably
through a Web-based form. In any case those reports will then be put on
the Web.
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MORE INFORMATION
Updated meeting information will be made available on the conference home
page on the World-Wide Web:
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/vla/EVLA/Meetings/EVLA2Plan/evla2plan.shtml
All further questions should be sent by e-mail to evla2plan@nrao.edu, or
FAXed to EVLA Planning Workshop, c/o Ms. Terry Romero, at 505/835-7027.
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We look forward to seeing you!
-- Michael Rupen (mrupen@nrao.edu), on behalf of the Scientific and
Local Organizing Committees
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EVLA PHASE II PLANNING WORKSHOP
Socorro, New Mexico, USA, 23-25 August 2001
F O L L O W - U P F O R M
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DEADLINE: 3 August 2001
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Please either
(1) fill in the Web form, accessible from
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/vla/EVLA/Meetings/EVLA2Plan/evla2plan.shtml
or (2) fill out the following and
(a) email to evla2plan@nrao.edu
or (b) FAX to Ms. Terry Romero, at +1-505-835-7027 (voice: +1-505-835-7000)
or (c) send by paper mail to
EVLA Phase II Planning Workshop
c/o Ms. Terry Romero
NRAO
P.O. Box O
1003 Lopezville Road
Socorro, NM 87801
USA
IDENTIFICATION
Name: ______________________________________________
E-mail address: ____________________________________________
TRAVEL PLANS
***Please fill out this section only if you did NOT do so on your original
registration form.***
NRAO will provide limited transport between the Albuquerque International
Airport and various hotels in Socorro. The current plan is for the main bus
to leave the airport at
7:30pm on Wednesday 22aug01,
with a smaller `sweeper' van leaving at
10:00pm on Wednesday 22aug01
to collect those whose flights are delayed. For the return trip, we plan a
single bus leaving Socorro at
10:00am on Sunday 26aug01.
We may change these slightly to accommodate the actual arrival and departure
times of our guests. To do so we need to know your travel plans and whether
you would like to use this service.
If you do not know your travel plans at this time then skip this
section, but please pass them on to us once they are known, preferably
via e-mail to evla2plan@nrao.edu.
Arrival Departure
Flight date
Flight time
Flight number
I will use NRAO bus transport: ___ ___
I will use a commercial shuttle: ___ ___
I will use a rental car: ____
I will use my private vehicle: ____
Note that you are responsible for reserving your own rental car, if
desired.
MEALS
If you have special dietary requirements, especially for the conference
dinner, please specify them:
If you would like to bring one or more guests to the conference dinner,
please list them here:
Number of guests ____________
COMPUTER PORTS
We can readily provide ~10 ports for connecting portable computers to the
internet; more than that is possible, but would require some preparation.
Will you need to a port for connecting your portable computer to the
internet during the conference?
____ Yes
____ No
SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUPS
The heart of this workshop will be the discussions of the scientific
working groups, which we hope will address a variety of technical,
scientific, and procedural questions, listed on the Web. We would like to
know which of these group(s) you would be interested in working with, so we
can pass your name on to the relevant chair people, who may wish to get in
touch with you ahead of time. (We will post the names of those chairs as
soon as they are known.)
Groups:
____ Active Galactic Nuclei & jets
(includes source counts and evolution based on continuum
observations)
____ Large-scale and high-redshift science
(includes galaxy clusters, red-shifted CO, etc.)
____ Extraglactic spectroscopy and the evolution of gas in galaxies
(includes HI, radio recombination lines, etc., both local and
at moderate redshifts)
____ Milky Way
(includes scintillation & pulsars, but NOT stars, X-ray
binaries, planets, or star formation)
____ Star formation and planets
(includes planets in our solar system)
____ Stars, the Sun, and transient sources
(includes black hole & neutron star binaries, supernovae, GRBs,
etc.)
FEEDBACK, SUGGESTIONS, AND QUESTIONS
Please use this space to tell us about any aspects of the Phase II plan
which you feel should be changed or enhanced. Also, please list any special
topics you would like to hear discussed. We will use this to help plan the
workshop sessions and discussion groups, so your feedback is very important!
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