[ASA] Call for talks - ASKAP early science workshop

[Lisa.Harvey-Smith at csiro.au]

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ASKAP Early Science Workshop – August 5th 2013 – CSIRO Headquarters Marsfield
Meeting details here: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/news/news.php?action=show_item&item_id=1212
Full details are in the attached discussion document.

We invite your participation in an all-day workshop on ASKAP early science on August 5th at CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science in Marsfield.

The workshop will provide a key opportunity to discuss the goals and scope of ASKAP early science, and for community input to help design the early science program.

Background Information

ASKAP early science is a program of observations designed to explore new scientific parameter-space with ASKAP in parallel with the continued construction of the array.

Early science will commence with the first 12 Mk II ASKAP phased array feeds. The observing program will run side-by-side with ongoing commissioning, integration and verification. Completion of the ASKAP array will have the highest priority during the early science period. Options for commensal observing will be explored where possible.

Short talks are invited to address the following questions:

• What unique discovery space can be explored with ASKAP-12?
• What are the minimum technical requirements in your area of scientific interest?
• What science topics could be tackled with a short (~few hours) amount of observing time?
• Are there short observations that can tackle a number of different topics simultaneously?
• What could be achieved with a longer survey?
• How does ASKAP-12 compare with other existing telescopes in your research area?
• What is the likely scientific impact of the observations?
• Are observations ‘high-risk’ or ‘low-risk’ in terms of implementation?
• What are the likely minimum requirements with respect to observing time?
• Do the observations have advanced data processing, imaging or calibration requirements?
• Are there any requirements that are different from those of the ASKAP SSPs or the intended specifications or deliverables?

To attend, please send an e-mail (including dietary or other requirements) to Lisa Harvey-Smith (lisa.harvey-smith at csiro.au<mailto:lisa.harvey-smith at csiro.au>).  There is no workshop fee. Abstract submissions received by July 25th 2013 will be given full consideration.

For reasons of time, existing ASKAP survey teams are encouraged to discuss and consolidate their ideas before the workshop, if possible.
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