Program
Day 1: 18-Aug-2011
Most Invited Talks: 45-50 minutes, plus 10-15 minutes for questions
08:45
Introduction
(David James [NOAO/CTIO])
Session Chair: Lori Allen
09:00
INVITED TALK 1: DECam Overview
Alistair Walker [NOAO/CTIO]
10:00
INVITED TALK 2: DES Overview
Josh Frieman [Fermilab]
11:00-11:15
Tea/Coffee Break
11:15-12:00
INVITED TALK 3: The DECam Community Pipeline
Frank Valdes [NOAO/Tucson]
12:00-12:15
INVITED TALK 4: DECam Installation & Commissioning Schedule
Alistair Walker[NOAO/CTIO]
12:15-14:00
Lunch
Session Chair: Alistair Walker
14:00-14:30
INVITED TALK 5: DECam Science Verification, the Community, and DECam scheduling 2012-2016
David James & Dara Norman[NOAO]
14:30-15:00
ATTENDEE SCIENCE TALKS
Special Topics presentation by Prof. Klaus Honscheid (Ohio State) on “Introduction to DECam observing” (15-mins), plus, opportunity for 3-participants to provide a 5-minute talk
Sheila Kannappan: Multi-Wavelength Data in the Spring Dec. 0-5° Equatorial Region
Nobuyuki Ienaka: Measuring the Cosmic Optical Background
15:00-15:15
Tea/Coffee Break
15:00-17:00
Breakout Sessions/Round Table Discussions
Day 2: 19-Aug-2011
Community Science Talks: 20-25 minutes, plus 5-10 minutes for questions
08:55
Introduction
(David James [NOAO/CTIO])
Session Chair: David James
09:00
Community Science Talk 1: Solar System
David Trilling [Northern Arizona University]
09:30
Community Science Talk 2: Galactic Science 1
Rachel Street [Las Cumbres Observatory]
10:00
Community Science Talk 3: Galactic Science 2
Sydney Barnes [Lowell Observatory]
10:30
Community Science Talk 4: ExtraGalactic Science 1
Bethany Cobb [George Washington University]
11:00-11:15
Tea/Coffee Break
11:15
Community Science Talk 5: ExtraGalactic Science 2
Eric Gawiser [Rutgers University]
11:45
Community Science Talk 6: ExtraGalactic Science 3
Jen Lotz [STScI]
12:15-14:00
Lunch
Session Chair: Dara Norman
14:00
Community Science Talk 7: DECAM and The Magallenic Clouds
Knut Olsen [NOAO]
14:30-15:00
ATTENDEE SCIENCE TALKS
Opportunity for 6-participants to provide a 5-minute talk
Caryl Gronwall: The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment
Nick Konidaris: SED Machine A Transient Classifier
Brian Yanny: Halo Tidal Star Streams with DECAM
David Nidever: The Halos of Dwarf Galaxies
Lori Allen: DECam NEO Search
David James: Gyrochronology in the Era of Wide-field, High-cadence, Synoptic Photometric Surveys
15:00-15:15
Tea/Coffee Break
15:00-17:15
Breakout Sessions/Round Table Discussions
17:15
Meeting Summary and Closure
(Alistair Walker and/or a combination of OC members)
| Day 1: 18-Aug-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Most Invited Talks: 45-50 minutes, plus 10-15 minutes for questions | ||
| 08:45 | Introduction | (David James [NOAO/CTIO]) |
| Session Chair: Lori Allen | ||
| 09:00 | INVITED TALK 1: DECam Overview | Alistair Walker [NOAO/CTIO] |
| 10:00 | INVITED TALK 2: DES Overview | Josh Frieman [Fermilab] |
| 11:00-11:15 | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 11:15-12:00 | INVITED TALK 3: The DECam Community Pipeline | Frank Valdes [NOAO/Tucson] |
| 12:00-12:15 | INVITED TALK 4: DECam Installation & Commissioning Schedule | Alistair Walker[NOAO/CTIO] |
| 12:15-14:00 | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: Alistair Walker | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | INVITED TALK 5: DECam Science Verification, the Community, and DECam scheduling 2012-2016 | David James & Dara Norman[NOAO] |
| 14:30-15:00 | ATTENDEE SCIENCE TALKS | Special Topics presentation by Prof. Klaus Honscheid (Ohio State) on “Introduction to DECam observing” (15-mins), plus, opportunity for 3-participants to provide a 5-minute talk |
| Sheila Kannappan: Multi-Wavelength Data in the Spring Dec. 0-5° Equatorial Region Nobuyuki Ienaka: Measuring the Cosmic Optical Background |
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| 15:00-15:15 | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 15:00-17:00 | Breakout Sessions/Round Table Discussions | |
| Day 2: 19-Aug-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community Science Talks: 20-25 minutes, plus 5-10 minutes for questions | ||
| 08:55 | Introduction | (David James [NOAO/CTIO]) |
| Session Chair: David James | ||
| 09:00 | Community Science Talk 1: Solar System | David Trilling [Northern Arizona University] |
| 09:30 | Community Science Talk 2: Galactic Science 1 | Rachel Street [Las Cumbres Observatory] |
| 10:00 | Community Science Talk 3: Galactic Science 2 | Sydney Barnes [Lowell Observatory] |
| 10:30 | Community Science Talk 4: ExtraGalactic Science 1 | Bethany Cobb [George Washington University] |
| 11:00-11:15 | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 | Community Science Talk 5: ExtraGalactic Science 2 | Eric Gawiser [Rutgers University] |
| 11:45 | Community Science Talk 6: ExtraGalactic Science 3 | Jen Lotz [STScI] |
| 12:15-14:00 | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: Dara Norman | ||
| 14:00 | Community Science Talk 7: DECAM and The Magallenic Clouds | Knut Olsen [NOAO] |
| 14:30-15:00 | ATTENDEE SCIENCE TALKS | Opportunity for 6-participants to provide a 5-minute talk |
| Caryl Gronwall: The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment Nick Konidaris: SED Machine A Transient Classifier Brian Yanny: Halo Tidal Star Streams with DECAM David Nidever: The Halos of Dwarf Galaxies Lori Allen: DECam NEO Search David James: Gyrochronology in the Era of Wide-field, High-cadence, Synoptic Photometric Surveys |
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| 15:00-15:15 | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 15:00-17:15 | Breakout Sessions/Round Table Discussions | |
| 17:15 | Meeting Summary and Closure | (Alistair Walker and/or a combination of OC members) |