[ASA] 4 Sept. 2019: Optical Facilities Mid-Term Review Town Hall

[Andrew Hopkins]

Dear Colleagues,

   As promised, here is the summary of the Optical Facilities MTR Town Hall (attached). Many thanks to the presenters for agreeing to set the context, and to the participants for the valuable discussion.
Andrew

On 29 Aug 2019, at 2:40 pm, Andrew Hopkins <andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au<mailto:andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au>> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

  Here is a minor update to the schedule for the town hall next Wednesday. ESO has been added explicitly (thanks Matthew for volunteering), and Chris Tinney has agreed to moderate the panel discussion, with an introduction reviewing the MTR process.

9:30am Arrival and coffee/tea
10:00   Welcome: Andrew Hopkins
10:05   AAO Consortium activities, 5 year plan, and priorities: Mark Casali, Anna Moore, Julia Bryant
11:00   European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT): Matthew Colless
11:25   Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST): Sarah Brough
11:40   Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE): Andrew Hopkins
11:55   Astronomy from Antarctica: Michael Ashley
12:10   Lunch
1:10pm Review of MTR process: Chris Tinney (MTR rep)
1:20pm Moderated discussion to set priorities. Moderator: Chris Tinney
3:00pm Close

Andrew

On 28 Aug 2019, at 3:47 pm, Andrew Hopkins <andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au<mailto:andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au>> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

   This is a reminder of the Optical Facilities Mid-Term Review Town Hall next Wednesday (4 Sept.) at AAO-MQ. We will be in room 1/2, behind reception in the main building at 105 Delhi Rd.

If you wish to attend and haven’t yet let me know, please do so by tomorrow (!!) so I can finalise the numbers for catering purposes and provide a list of participants to our security/reception folks. Also, if you have any dietary requirements, please let me know that too.

The schedule for the day is below, and has plenty of time for discussion. The morning session will be a series of presentations, and the afternoon session a moderated discussion aimed at building a consensus around priorities. I will be taking notes, and will circulate a summary of the priorities and recommendations afterward to the ASA mailing list, and to the MTR committee.

Optical Facilities Mid-Term Review Town Hall

9:30am Arrival and coffee/tea
10:00   Welcome: Andrew Hopkins
10:05   AAO Consortium activities, 5 year plan, and priorities: Mark Casali, Anna Moore, Julia Bryant
11:00   Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT): Matthew Colless
11:15   Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST): Sarah Brough
11:30   Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE): Andrew Hopkins
11:45   Astronomy from Antarctica: Michael Ashley
12:00   Lunch
1:00pm Moderated discussion to set priorities
3:00pm Close

Zoom details for those wishing to join remotely:
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See you next week!
Andrew

On 16 Aug 2019, at 11:01 am, Andrew Hopkins <andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au<mailto:andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au>> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

  From 10am-3pm on Wed. 4 Sept. we will hold a town-hall meeting at AAO-MQ, meeting rooms 1/2 (behind reception), to discuss national priorities for optical/IR facilities to inform the decadal plan mid-term review. Remote participation by zoom will be available.

Motivation and goals:
To discuss what optical/IR instruments/facilities and projects are important to the community, to get a sense of funding envelopes and timeframes for each. To build community consensus around a prioritised list in a way that will help inform funders, including AAL, to support future planning.

Outcomes:
A report summarising the outcomes of the discussion will be shared with the Mid-Term Review committee to support and inform their work, and circulated to the community through the ASA mailing list.

A detailed schedule for the day will follow. To register your interest in attending please email Andrew Hopkins (andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au<mailto:andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au>) before Thu. 29 Aug.

All are welcome. There is no registration fee. Lunch will be provided.

Andrew Hopkins
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Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Astronomy
Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
+61 2 9372 4849


—
Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Astronomy
Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
+61 2 9372 4849


—
Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Astronomy
Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
+61 2 9372 4849


—
Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Astronomy
Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University
105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
+61 2 9372 4849
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