IPAC
Far-Infrared Astronomy from Space:
A Community Workshop about the Future
 SSC
May 28-30, 2008 at the Pasadena Hilton
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15 May 2008
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08 May 2008
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30 Apr 2008
Registration deadline extended to May 7, 2008
 
14 Apr 2008
Confirmed invited speakers posted (see below)
 
19 Mar 2008
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11 Mar 2008
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10 Mar 2008
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29 Feb 2008
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 Conference Poster

Goals:

In preparation for the Decadal Survey, and in celebration of the 25th anniversary of IRAS, we invite the community to a workshop to discuss strategies and plans for the future of far-infrared space astronomy. The goal of the workshop will be to define key science and technologies for the next generation of space-based far-infrared missions, based upon recent discoveries and the expected return of upcoming facilities, such as WISE, Herschel, SOFIA, JWST, ALMA, etc.

The registration deadline has been extended until May 7th. You should also place your reservations at the Hilton Hotel by that date to take advantage of the special conference rate of $118.00 per night

Venue:

The meeting will take place from Wed-Fri., the 28-30th of May 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena, CA. A banquet will be held on Thursday evening (29 May 2008) at the Athenaeum on the Caltech campus.

The IRAS 25th anniversary dinner will be held at Dabney Gardens on the Caltech campus on Wednesday evening 28 May 2008.

On Saturday, the 31st of May, the SOFIA project will be leading a tour of the Dryden Airborne Operations Facility in Palmdale, CA., for all interested meeting participants. Once the meeting registration closes, we will contact all registrants by email with instructions about how to sign up for the tour. The tour should take about 4 hours in total, including travel time from Pasadena to Palmdale and back. Although the exact time of departure has not been set, we expect to leave in the morning, and return to Pasadena in the early afternoon on the 31st. Buses will be provided for the trip.

For more information on the venue and transportation please see Venue and Transportation.


Useful Links:

  • The 2002 Community Plan for Far Infrared/Submillimeter Space Astronomy

    • Confirmed Invited Speakers:
  • C. Beichman
  • T. Bergin
  • J. Bock
  • M. Brown
  • A. Burrows
  • D. Calzetti
  • C. Chen
  • M. Dickinson
    		•
  • C. Elachi
  • T. Heckman
  • M. Hauser
  • T. Hyde
  • P. Lawson
  • D. Leisawitz
  • D. Lester
  • M. Meixner
    		•
  • T. Nakagawa
  • G. Rieke
  • E. Smith
  • M. Shull
  • T. Soifer
  • P. Stahl
  • M. Ward
  • J. Zmuidzinas

    • Scientific Organizing Committee: Local Organizing Comittee:
  • G. Helou (IPAC)
  • L. Armus (SSC)
  • M. Harwit (Cornell)
  • T. Bergin (Michigan)
  • M. Bradford (JPL)
  • D. Calzetti (UMASS)
  • T. Heckman (JHU)
  • E. Herbst (OSU)
  • R. Ivison (Edinburgh)
  • D. Leisawitz (GSFC)
    		•
  • D. Lester (Texas)
  • C. McKee (Berkeley)
  • M. Meixner (STScI)
  • R. Mushotzky (GSFC)
  • T. Onaka (Tokyo)
  • G. Rieke (Arizona)
  • A. Roberge (GSFC)
  • T. Roellig (NASA Ames)
  • S. Seager (MIT)
  • M. Shull (Colorado)
  • L. Armus (SSC)
  • P. Patterson (IPAC)
  • H. Teplitz (SSC)
  • S. Carey (SSC)
  • H. Mycroft (IPAC)
  • E. Scire (SSC)
  • A. Petric (SSC)


    • If you have any questions or concerns, please email irspace--@--ipac.caltech.edu
    (Please remove the -- from the email address first)

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