Tucson Workshop on Next Generation Wide Field MultiObject Spectroscopy

The workshop structure is aimed at engendering a lively discussion on the major science drivers and the technical feasibility, and hence a significant fraction of the time in each session will be devoted to discussion. The first day of the workshop will focus on the science drivers and the second will focus on the technology and techniques for highly multiplexed MOS spectroscopy, as well as a discussion of the lessons learned from ongoing instrument and spectroscopic survey projects.

In each session on the science drivers (Day 1) there will be one or more invited talks which should briefly review the status of the field and then focus on which aspects of the science would be revolutionized by highly-multiplexed multiobject spectroscopy. Following the invited talk, there will be a structured discussion during which workshop participants are invited to present a short (1 or 2 viewgraph) comment pertinent to the discussion on the scientific drivers. Each session on technology (Day 2) will be structured with invited talks and discussion focussed on how to best serve the science drivers emerging from the science sessions.

In the spirit of having a lively discussion, we encourage workshop participants to come prepared with one or two viewgraphs to contribute to the discussion. If you wish to present something of relevance to the discussion in one of the sessions, please contact Arjun Dey (dey@noao.edu) with a brief (2-3 line) summary of what you would like to present.