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  Australian Academy of Science Shine Dome
Canberra, 21 May 2003

The National Committee for Astronomy has established a task force to explore Australian participation in the next generation of optical/infrared Extremely Large Telescopes. As part of its efforts to inform the Australian astronomical community on international ELT programs and develop a national response, the ELT working group organized a one-day National Workshop on Extremely Large Telescopes, which was held on 21 May 2003 at the Shine Dome of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra.

The program for the workshop included talks on the science drivers for ELTs in various fields of astronomy, a review of the current status of existing ELT programs from around the world, and briefings on the major technical issues. There were discussion sessions on these topics and on Australian participation in an ELT project.

Program

Session 1    ELT SCIENCE
08:55    Welcome     [5]     Webster/Colless
09:00    Cosmology     [30]    Couch
09:30    Q&A     [10]    
09:40    Galaxies     [30]    Gibson
10:10    Q&A     [10]    
10:20    Break     [20]    
  		Session 2    ELT SCIENCE
10:40    Stars     [30]    Bedding
11:10    Q&A     [10]    
11:20    Planets     [30]    Tinney
11:50    Q&A     [10]    
12:00    Discussion     [30]    Chair: Boyle
12:30    Lunch     [60]    

Session 3    PROJECTS & TELESCOPES
13:30    Projects     [30]    Colless
14:00    Q&A     [10]    
14:10    Telescopes     [30]    McGregor
14:40    Q&A     [10]    
14:50    Discussion     [30]    Chair: Sackett
15:20    Break     [20]  

Session 4    OPTIONS & ACTIONS
15:40    Strategies?     [10]    Colless
15:50    Discussion     [50]    Chair: Webster
16:40    Wrap-up     [20]    Chair: Colless
17:00    Close

Presentations

Presentations made at the workshop are available below:

Participants

The following people attended the workshop:

Michael Ashley (UNSW)
Martin Asplund (ANU)
Tim Bedding (Sydney)
Geoffrey Bicknell (ANU)
Brian Boyle (AAO)
Terry Bridges (AAO)
Frank Briggs (ANU/ATNF)
Matthew Colless (ANU)
Peter Conroy (ANU)
Warrick Couch (UNSW)
Scott Croom (AAO)
Adam Czezowski (ANU)
Gary Da Costa (ANU)
Simon Driver (ANU)
Ron Ekers (ATNF)
Damian Fabbian (ANU)
Paul Francis (ANU)
Ken Freeman (ANU)
Brad Gibson (Swinburne)
Peter Gillingham (AAO)
Jason Griesbach (ANU)
Craig Harrison (ANU)
John Hart (ANU)
Carole Jackson (ANU)

Helmut Jerjen (ANU)
Heath Jones (ANU)
Stefan Keller (ANU)
Jon Lawrence (UNSW)
Andrew McGrath (AAO)
Peter McGregor (ANU)
Anna Moore (AAO)
John Norris (ANU)
Bruce Peterson (ANU)
Michael Pracy (UNSW)
Penny Sackett (ANU)
Brian Schmidt (ANU)
John Storey (UNSW)
Christine Thurl (ANU)
Chris Tinney (AAO)
Jan van Harmelen (ANU)
Liam Waldron (ANU)
Mark Walker (Sydney)
Fred Watson (AAO)
John Webb (UNSW)
Rachel Webster (Melbourne)
Peter Wood (ANU)
Peter Young (ANU)
Ross Zhelem (ANU)

 

 

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