Workshop Astro-Antarctica

Europe/Paris
Amphi (Marseille CPPM)

Amphi

Marseille CPPM

Description
The main aims of the meeting are to present and discuss:
- the status and results of the site qualification and astronomical instruments at Dome A and Dome C
- a summary of the recent meetings (SCAR Sydney, visit of Lyu in China...)
- possible plans of cooperation between Europe and China
- a possible European proposition to be submitted to the next (and last, as concerns Research Infrastructures) FP7 call (deadline 23 November 2011)
- the IAU Symp 288 to be held in Beijing in August 2012 (in the framework of the IAU GA)
Participants
  • Andre Tilquin
  • Brice Le Roux
  • Charling TAO
  • Christine David
  • Christophe Genthon
  • Dominique Fouchez
  • Eric Bréelle
  • Eric Fossat
  • Francesco Rampini
  • Gianpietro Marchiori
  • Jean-Pierre Rivet
  • John Storey
  • LYU ABE
  • Maud Langlois
  • Nicolas Epchtein
  • Sonia Karkar
  • Stephane Blondin
  • Stephanie Escoffier
  • Will Saunders
  • zuxuan qian
  • mercredi 14 septembre
    • 09:30 10:30
      Registration and coffee/tea 1h
    • 10:30 10:45
      Welcome to CPPM 15m
      Orateur: Eric Kajfasz (CPPM)
    • 10:45 11:00
      Logistics 15m
      Orateurs: Angélique Pepe (CPPM), Charling Tao
    • 11:00 11:20
      Aims of the workshop, status and prospects of Astrophysics in Dome C 20m
      Orateur: Nicolas Epchtein (Laboratoire Fizeau, Nice)
      Transparents
    • 11:20 12:05
      The Concordia station at Dome C 45m
      Orateur: Christine David (IPEV)
      Transparents
    • 12:05 12:25
      Site qualification results in Dome C: an overview 20m
      Orateur: Dr Eric Fossat (Nice)
      Transparents
    • 12:25 13:05
      Summary of Sydney SCAR workshop 40m
      Orateurs: Charling Tao, John Storey (USW, Sydney), Lyu Abe
      Transparents
    • 13:05 14:25
      Lunch break 1h 20m Cafetaria

      Cafetaria

    • 14:25 14:45
      Current Australian activities in Antarctic astronomy 20m
      Orateur: John Storey
      Transparents
    • 14:45 15:30
      Chinese astronomy in Dome A 45m
      Orateurs: Andre Tilquin, Charling Tao (CPPM), Lifan Wang (Texas A&M, CCAA)
      Transparents
    • 15:30 16:15
      Dome C recent environment results 45m
      Orateurs: Christophe Genthon, Philippe Ricaud, Stefania Argentini (ISAC-CNR)
    • 16:15 16:45
      Coffee/Tea Break 30m
    • 16:45 17:30
      Italian results in Dome C (IRAIT) 45m
      Orateurs: Gilles Durand (IRFU, CEA, Saclay), Maurizio Busso
      Transparents
      Video
    • 17:30 18:15
      Astrophysical results in Dome C (ASTEP) 45m
      Orateur: Dr Lyu Abe (Fizeau)
    • 18:15 18:30
      Preparation of IAU Symposium 288 (Beijing, 2012) 15m
      Orateur: Dr Nicolas Epchtein
    • 20:00 23:00
      Dinner 3h downtown (Marseille)

      downtown

      Marseille

    • 09:00 09:30
      Science with PILOT 30m
      Orateur: Dr Will Saunders (AAO)
      Transparents
    • 09:30 10:00
      The PLT Design study 30m Amphi

      Amphi

      Marseille CPPM

      Orateurs: Dr Lyu Abe, Dr Nicolas Epchtein (Fizeau)
      Transparents
    • 10:00 10:30
      Discussion on Technical issues with PILOT/PLT/KDUST 30m
      Orateurs: Dr Abe, Epchtein, Marchiori, Dr Charling Tao, Will Saunders
    • 10:30 10:50
      EIE presentation 20m Amphi

      Amphi

      Marseille CPPM

      Orateur: Giampietro Marchiori (European Industrial Engineering (Mestre, Italy))
      Transparents
    • 10:50 11:20
      Coffee/Tea Break 30m
    • 11:20 11:35
      Astronomy in Antarctica and the EC Framework Programme 15m
      Orateur: Dr Nicolas Epchtein (Fizeau)
    • 11:35 12:30
      Open discussion 55m Amphi

      Amphi

      Marseille CPPM

    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 14:00 15:00
      WG discussions 1h
      Orateur: All
    • 15:00 16:00
      Summary and conclusions 1h
      Minutes
    • 16:00 17:00
      Coffee/Tea 1h