From: Richard Dodson <richard.dodson_at_email.protected>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 15:04:17 +0800

Dear All,

  We attach the final announcement of the Low Frequency Astrometry
workshop, June 15 to 17, in Hobart
  The preliminary program is set, but we will try to accommodate late
registrants <http://ska-astrometry.wikidot.com/registration> and
contributions by extending the sessions. Don't be shy.


      The SOC



Joint Australian-Japanese SKA Astrometry School
<http://ska-astrometry.wikidot.com>

We are pleased to announce the Second Meeting in the Series on Low
Frequency Astrometry in the SKA Era, which will be in Hobart
<http://ska-astrometry.wikidot.com> 15 (11am) to 17 June (3pm) (straight
after the ASKAP16 meeting in Sydney). This is a follow on from the
introductory meeting in Japan (Kagoshima, March).

*The SKA promises to be the fundamental instrument in radio astronomy for
the coming century, but to utilise its amazing power we will need to
develop new techniques. Australia is one of the co-hosts of the SKA
facility, and additionally has a number of pathfinders in place now. One
area which will require improvement is the calibration of the long baseline
data at low frequencies. This is an area in which Japan has a great deal of
strength. These meetings will bring together Australian representatives
with Japanese colleagues to consider how we can collaborate on this issue,
making a significant contribution to the SKA project.*

The meeting in Tasmania will focus on higher level research talks related
to low frequency astrometry methods for the SKA, to follow on from the
introductory school presented in Kagoshima. In particular we will explore
methodologies drawn from multiple fields and the instrumental tools and
facilities where innovative ideas can be tested in the near term. The day
before the meeting we will have a free-form discussion (14th, 2pm till end)
for those available.

Organisation of this school is supported by the Australian Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, so registration is free.

Title: Australia-Japan School on Low Frequency Astrometry in the SKA Era

Dates/time: from 15 to 17 June, 2016
Venue: School of Physics and Mathematics, University of Tasmania, Hobart
SOC: S. Ellingsen, (chair), R. Dodson, M. Rioja, H. Imai, K. Bekki, M. Honma
LOC: S. Ellingsen (chair), L. Hyland, L. Plank, K Bradford

The program <http://ska-astrometry.wikidot.com/program> will cover:

   - Reports from the BeSSeL Project
      - Status Report from M. Reid
      - Recent results from LBA for BeSSeL South
      - Methanol Maser Astrometry for BeSSeL
   - Astrometric results at Low Frequencies including:
      - Methanol Masers,
      - OH Masers,
      - Pulsars
   - Results from Pathfinders including:
      - ASKAP
      - MWA
      - GMRT
      - VLBA
      - LBA
   - Geodetic results including:
      - AuScope results
      - Geodetic data products for VLBI (e.g. GPS solutions for atmospheric
      calibration)
      - Other weather-model data products
   - Innovative Methods including:
      - In-beam calibration strategies
      - Multi-frequency Methods for Astrometric VLBI
      - Multi-calibrator Methods for Astrometric VLBI
      - GPS corrections for VLBI astrometry

*Talks will be in the Morning sessions, with practical demonstrations of
new methods in the afternoons*

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Received on 2016-05-17 17:05:35