COO/Taiwan Coordination 18-21 January 2011 18 January – this meeting 19 & 20 January – Palomar visit 21 January – wrap-up
COO/Taiwan Coordination 18 January Agenda (Morning) 08:30 Welcome: COO & Palomar Observatory -- SRK (including discussion) 09:15 Taiwan Astronomy Development Plans -- W. Ip (including discussion) 10:00 Break 10:15 Palomar Transient Factory (Overview) -- M. Kasiwal 10:35 PTF Operations -- E. Ofek 10:55 PTF Data Formats, Archiving, & Access -- R. Quimby/J. Surace (IPAC) 11:25 Status of SED Machine -- N. Konidaris 11:45 National TOO Telescope Proposal -- N. Konidaris/SRK (including discussion)
COO/Taiwan Coordination 18 January Agenda (Afternoon) 12:15 LUNCH 13:30 TMT Instrumentation -- C. Steidel 14:15 Robo-AO -- R. Dekany 14:45 NuStar -- F. Harrison 15:15 The LIGO Project -- R. Adhikari 15:45 EM+GW -- S. Phinney 16:15 Discussion & Wrap-up 17:00 End of meeting
18 January Evening Reception/Dinner Ath (18:10/18:30) After Dinner: Prof. Stephen Hawking (Beckman 20:00)
19/20 January Palomar Observatory 10:30 19 January Caltech Departure (NE Corner Cahill) Lunch on the way Palomar Arrival ~ 14:30 Palomar Walking Tour Dinner Monastery Palomar Nighttime Tour 9:00 20 January Palomar Departure 12:00 Caltech Arrival (NE Corner Cahill/Hilton)