29th Oct 2012 09:30 -16:45

Marsfield Lecture Theatre, Marsfield

09:30 – 09:35WelcomeJohn Dickey
09:35 – 09:50Psshhh aaahhh sssss push it: the case for high frequency line observations with ParkesAndrew Walsh (remote)
09:50 – 10:10The diffuse interstellar medumAlex Hill
10:10 – 10:25Extragalactic HI SurveysMartin Meyer
10:25 – 10:40The Magellanic System: A Laboratory for Galaxy InteractionsTobias Westmeier
10:40 – 11:10Discussion of spectroscopic survey requirements and priorities
11:10 – 11:30Morning Tea
11:30 – 11:45Pulsar Timing and the PTA gravitational waves searchGeorge Hobbs
11:45 – 12:00Pulsar and Fast Transient Searching with the Parkes telescopeMatthew Bailes
12:00 – 12:15Transients with Parkes: What it’s good at, and how to make it betterJustin Bray
12:15 – 12:30Discussion of broad band receiver and back end specification for high time resolution applications
12:30 – 13:30Lunch
13:30 – 13:45The role of Parkes in Southern Maser VLBISimon Ellingsen
13:45 – 14:00VLBI as a probe of AGN physicsStas Shabala
14:00 – 14:15S/X receiver for Parkes astrometric VLBI programLoeg Titov
14:15 – 14:30Future polarization observations with the Parkes TelescopeEttore Caretti
14:30 -14:45Discussion of VLBI and Polarization requirements
14:45 – 15:00Afternoon Tea
15:00 – 15:15Receivers and receiver development for the NRAO Green Bank TelescopeFJ Lockman
15:15 – 16:00Discussion of the international context of the Parkes telescope
16:00 -16:15An Ultra-Broadband Receiver on the Effelsberg TelescopeMichael Kramer (remote)
16:15 – 16:30Discussion of priorities for Parkes future receivers and operations
16:30Close