From: Richard Dodson <richard.dodson_at_email.protected>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 09:13:07 +0800

Dear All,

  I resend (from a different email) the 1st announcement from Imai-san for
the Low Frequency Astrometry school in Kagoshima. We hope to see a
significant involvement of Australian researchers from the astrometric and
geodetic communities. In particular we would love to hear innovative ideas
as to how to measure (and remove) the ionospheric contribution.

  There will be a matching school in Tasmania June 20th, where lessons
learned in Japan will be applied to LBA data reduction problems.

       Richard Dodson and Maria Rioja for the SOC.

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First announcement

Australia-Japan School on Low Frequency Astrometry in the SKA Era
Dates/time: from 13:00 on March 28 to 15:30 on March 31 (4 days)
Venue: Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University

  We are pleased to announce a school on Low Frequency Astrometry in the
SKA Era, in Kagoshima University on March 28-31 2016, to advance the plans
of Japanese and Australian contributions to the SKA project. The school
will provide introductions to key science goals in the radio astrometry,
methodologies drawn from various research fields, and instrumental tools
and facilities where innovative ideas can be tested in the near term.

 The SKA promises to be the fundamental instrument in radio astronomy for
the coming century, but we will need to improve several observational
techniques to utilise SKA’s amazing capabilities. One of the techniques
which will require substantial improvements is the calibration of the long
baseline data at low frequencies. Japan has a great deal of strength in
this area, as the VERA system depends on the precise calibration of long
baseline data to deliver precise astrometric results. However VERA, as well
as other present VLBI astrometric projects, focuses on the high
frequencies, and hence significant developments are required to comparable
results in quality at the lower frequencies. This school will bring
together Australian representatives and Japanese colleagues to consider
how we can address and collaborate on this issue, making a significant
contribution to the SKA project .

Organization of this school is supported by the Australian Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade. Some limited financial support will be available
to domestic students.

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Session Summary
Science Goals:
Goals to be addressed in this forum. The outcomes from astrometric
measurements using very long baseline interferometers and the SKA.
Propagation Media Effects:
Geophysical estimates and calibration methods for the atmospheric
contributions on long baselines.
Instruments:
Reviews of current and future instruments and arrays and their plans for
achieving astrometry

SOC: M. Rioja (chair), R. Dodson, H. Imai, K. Bekki, S. Ellingsen, M. Honma
LOC: H. Imai (chair), T. Handa, H. Nakanishi, T. Akahori, K. Takahashi, G.
Orosz, K. O

Contact: Hiroshi Imai (Kagoshima University, hiroimai_at_email.protected

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Hiroshi Imai Ph.D

Associate Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
Kagoshima University
e-mail: hiroimai <<at>> sci.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Telephone/FAX： +81-(0)99-285-8085
URL: http://milkyway.sci.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/~imai
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Dr Richard Dodson,
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
University of Western Australia
P: +8 6488 7842 E: richard.dodson_at_email.protected

Received on 2016-01-09 12:14:32