[ASA] Initial Announcement - The ITSO 2018 'Observational Techniques in Astronomy' Workshop

[Devika Kamath]

The ITSO 2018 'Observational Techniques in Astronomy' workshop

30th April to 3rd May, 2018

The Australian Astronomical Observatory, North Ryde, Sydney

INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Save the date
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The International Telescope Support Office (ITSO) in conjunction with the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) and Macquarie University (MQ) is pleased to announce the 2018 'Observational Techniques in Astronomy' workshop which will be held from midday Monday April 30 to midday on Thursday May 3, 2018, at the AAO Headquarters in North Ryde, Sydney.



This workshop will focus on:

  *   the astronomical facilities available to the Australian astronomical community, with emphasis on ESO and the AAT
  *   observational techniques widely used in Astronomy
  *   data acquisition, calibrations, data reduction, data handling and data analysis techniques with dedicated hands-on tutorials and demo sessions
  *   astronomy made easy with python and R
  *   upcoming astronomy infrastructure


Full program, website and registration to be available shortly. Please mark the dates in your calendars.

The workshop will be open to all. We strongly encourage the participation of students and early-career researchers.

On behalf of the Scientific Organising Committee,

Devika Kamath

Stuart Ryder

Caroline Foster

Chris Lidman

Richard McDermid

Tayyaba Zafar


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Dr. Devika Kamath

Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Macquarie University & ITSO/Australian Astronomical Observatory

Ph: +61-2-9850-8978
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