The international SKA project will hold a science and engineering meeting from 22-25 March 2010 at the headquarters of the SKA Program Development Office, at the University of Manchester, UK. This meeting intends to be in the spirit of previous SKA science and engineering meetings, which were influential in shaping the direction of the SKA. However, now that the SKA has entered the system design phase, this meeting will have a greater focus on system and engineering decisions, and their impact on the scientific observations to be conducted by the SKA.
SKA2010 aims to bring the astronomical and engineering community together to discuss:
- the latest astronomical results in SKA-relevant areas;
- the status of engineering studies for the SKA systems and sub-systems; and
- design/science trade-off issues for the SKA.
The results of these discussions are likely to have substantial impact on the direction of the international project, including a possible revision of the science priorities for the SKA.
Venue
Whitworth Hall
Oxford Road
The University of Manachester
Manchester M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Sessions
Papers are invited on the following SKA science or engineering topics, particularly those that emphasise the impact on the scientific observations to be conducted by the SKA or that take a system-engineering approach to the design of the telescope:
- Science with the SKA;
- Receptor Engineering;
- Pathfinder/Precursor Project Science Talks and the SKA;
- Software and Data Management; and
- SKA Configuration and Operations.
Registration
Registration for this meeting is compulsory and you are requested to do so as soon as possible. Close of registration is 5 March 2010. Please send your request to attend this meeting to enquiries@skatelescope.org.
Further information
Peter Dewdney, SKA Project Engineer
Joe Lazio, SKA Project Scientist
Lisa Bell, SPDO Office Manager (tel: +44 161 275 4239)
For more information, visit http://www.skatelescope.org/pages/SKA2010/ska2010.htm