FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2nd Aus-VO Summer School
Computational skills and techniques for modern astronomy
School of Physics / School of IT
The University of Sydney
March 26th - 28th 2008
Following the success of the inaugural Aus-VO Summer School in 2007 we are pleased to announce that it will run again in 2008.
Computational techniques are becoming increasingly important in astronomy. In order to support the development of such techniques in our current and future generation of astronomers, we are hosting a Summer School that will provide an introduction to a selection of common tools and techniques that we believe can facilitate and enhance research productivity. The Summer School will consist of lectures and practical exercises. All exercises will be tailored specifically to astronomy applications.
The intended audience is postgraduate students and other interested astronomers. We also encourage honours students to attend. This is a great opportunity to develop or update your IT skills! Topics include:
If there is enough demand, we will run advanced topics for people attending for the second time.
There will be a range of presenters from astronomy and IT, including:
James Curran USyd (School of IT)
Matthew Graham Caltech
Malte Marquarding ATNF
Ray Norris ATNF
Tara Murphy USyd (School of Physics / School of IT)
Alan Fekete USyd (School of IT)
Andrew Hopkins USyd (School of Physics)
Expressions of interest:
Please send email to tara-at-physics.usyd.edu.au if you'd like to
be added to our distribution list and receive subsequent
announcements.
Registration will open in January 2008.
Participants should bring their own laptop to work on. Windows,
Mac OS and Linux will be supported, and the relevant software will
be provided for download beforehand.
Important Dates:
7th December 2007 First Announcement
(expressions of interest)
January 2008 Registration opens
February 2008 Registration closes
26th - 28th March 2008 Aus-VO Summer School
The Local Organising Committee is:
Tara Murphy tara-at-physics.usyd.edu.au
Andrew Hopkins ahopkins-at-physics.usyd.edu.au
James Curran james-at-it.usyd.edu.au
Anne Green
please contact us if you have any enquiries.
More information is available on the website:
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/astrop/ausvoss
This site will be updated as the schedule and other details are finalised, so keep an eye on it. A second announcement will follow in the next month with further information. Received on 2007-12-07Z05:32:31