The 2nd Telescope Access Program Workshop

By admin on Tue, 2012-02-21 20:38

Motivation

The Telescope Access Program (TAP) was started in 2011 to provide access to international optical-infrared telescope facilities to astronomers based in China.  TAP currently allocates time on four telescopes: the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), the Palomar 5.1m (P200), the MMT, and the Magellan telescopes.  TAP is designed to provide China-based principal investigators (PIs) access to facilities that allow them to carry out their science programs, train students and postdocs, and initiate international collaboration.  TAP has been running for one year, and the goals of this workshop are:

  • Review the existing available instrumentation and to update the community on new developments with TAP facilities.
  • Share the science that is being done with TAP programs, and encourage conversations between groups on optimizing use of the facilities and data.
  • Encourage the development of new programs within the Chinese community, and with international collaborators within the TAP community.
  • Discuss possibilities for collaboration on future instruments or facilities.
  • Review the status of TAP and receive feedback from the community on how to improve the program.

Participation

We invite participation from all astronomers interesting in learning more about TAP, and particularly those who are already using the TAP facilities or plan to propose.  This workshop will be a forum for people to learn about the facilities and the science being done, have their questions answered, and to discuss new observational projects with their colleagues in advance of the first proposal deadline.  Junior-level astronomers are especially encouraged to attend.

We have scheduled the workshop to fall after the NSFC grant deadline and before the March 30th 2012B TAP proposal deadline.  The preliminary program web page will be updated as people register.  The workshop will be a good place to discuss proposals to be submitted to TAP just 2 weeks later.

How to register

If you are interested in attending, please email the following information to telescope.access.program@gmail.com with Subject: "TAP Workshop" by March 9th:

  • Name
  • Dates attending
  • Do you need a room reserved at the NAOC guesthouse?  If so, we can reserve for you if you send your arrival and departure dates.
  • Title of conrtibution if you are giving a talk, or would like to be considered for one.

There is no registration fee.  Information on travel, hotels, and other logistical information are available on the meeting logistics page.

Organization

Confirmed Speakers

  • Li Chen (SHAO)
  • Yuqin Chen (NAOC)
  • Jiangpei Dou (NIAOT)
  • Min Fang (PMO)
  • Caina Hao (TJNU)
  • Greg Herczeg (KIAA)
  • Zhibo Jiang (PMO)
  • Xu Kong (USTC)
  • Cheng Li (SHAO)
  • Chao Liu (NAOC)
  • Xinwen Shu (USTC)
  • Christian Veillet (Executive Director, CFHT)
  • Tinggui Wang (USTC)
  • Wei Wang (NAOC)
  • Zhongxiang Wang (SHAO)
  • Xianzhong Zheng (PMO)
  • Wenwen Zuo (PKU) 

Scientific Organizing Committee

  • Gang Zhao (NAOC)
  • Eric Peng (PKU)
  • Shude Mao (NAOC)
  • Suijian Xue (NAOC)

Local Organizing Committee

Jie Ma

Place: 
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) Beijing, China
Time: 
Friday, March 16, 2012 (All day) to Saturday, March 17, 2012 (All day)