Twinkle Workshop
The half-day Twinkle Workshop, to be held 1 December, will bring together Australian researchers who wish to be involved in the Twinkle Space Mission and the team behind the project. This interactive workshop will include an overview of the mission status and an update on the latest technical specifications, followed by a discussion on the science case and international collaborations as well as a discussion on possible funding routes.
Twinkle will be the first dedicated space observatory for exoplanet characterisation using IR spectroscopy, and is planned for launch in 2019. For more information please visit http://www.twinkle-spacemission.co.uk.
Program
| Time | Topic | Speaker/moderator |
| 9:00 | Welcome to the workshop | Brad Carter |
| 9:05 | Introduction to Twinkle and the Twinkle team | Jonathan Tennyson (via video link) |
| 9:10 | Twinkle science | Giovanna Tinetti |
| 9:30 | Twinkle instrumentation | Georgio Savini (via video link) |
| 9:50 | Twinkle mission programme | Marcell Tessenyi |
| 10:10 | The benefits of Twinkle to Australian astronomy | Brad Carter |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:45 | Q&A on Twinkle science and funding | Twinkle team/Brad Carter |
| 12:15 | Closing remarks | Marcell Tessenyi |
| 12:30 | End of workshop | |
Twinkle Workshop
