Letters of Intent received in 2019
LoI 2021-2059
International Cooperation in Astrophysics and Heliophysics
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Date:
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16 November 2021 to 18 November 2021 |
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Category:
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GA Focus meeting
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Location:
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Busan, Korea, Rep of
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Contact:
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David Spergel (dspergel@flatironinstitute.org) |
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Coordinating division:
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Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science |
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Other divisions:
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Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
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Co-Chairs of SOC:
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David Spergel (Flatiron Institute) |
| Roger Davies (Oxford) |
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Chair of LOC:
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None (None) |
Topics
Global engagement on Next Generation Large Optical-UV Space Telescopes
International efforts on far-IR and sub-millimeter astronomy
-International efforts on heliophysics
-Global collaboration on new astronomies: gravitational waves, neutrino astrophysics, and high energy astrophysics
-International efforts on ground/space synergies
-Global coordination of instrumentation on large ground-based telescopes
-Cooperation and collaboration in the ELT era
-Engagement of small countries in international efforts
Rationale
All IAU members have a stake in the strategic decisions made by nations and various scientific consortiums concerning technology development and international collaborations. This focus meeting will provide a forum to discuss how to improve coordination of global planning in astronomy, astrophysics, and heliophysics and build towards future projects in order to maximize the scientific return.
This meeting should enable follow-up discussions to several important milestones including the US decadal survey, the start of LSST's observations, and the quickening pace of LIGO/VIRGO discoveries.
The planned format will be similar to the Vienna meeting