Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:01:04 +0100
From: JIVE Secretary
To: JIVE Secretary
Subject: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: 2nd e-VLBI Workshop
Announcing the 2nd eVLBI Workshop
15,16 May 2003, Dwingeloo, Netherlands
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe
First announcement, 10 January 2003
Registration is required for attendance.
Registration closes 20 April 2003.
Please use the registration form at:
www.jive.nl/jive/evlbi_ws/register-form.html
Web page at www.jive.nl/jive/evlbi_ws/meeting coming soon.
Objectives
Following the success of the first e-VLBI Workshop held at MIT Haystack
Observatory in April 2002, numerous tests and trials of e-VLBI have been staged
around the world. In the second workshop we aim to share the experience
gained from these experiments and explore possibilities for coordination and
cooperation.
Topics to be discussed:
- Reports on eVLBI tests and demonstrations
- Plans for ongoing eVLBI development
- Status of interaction with network providers and developers
- International networking facilities - now and future
- Standards and protocols for eVLBI data transfer.
- Hardware and software interfaces to telescope back-ends and correlators
The meeting will follow the style of the Haystack workshop with oral
presentations of about 20 minutes and space for poster presentations. Again,
representatives of the networking community will be invited to present their
views and projections for e-VLBI, both as a future user and as a partner in the
development of high performance international networks.
Important Dates
- 10 January 2003 - First announcement
- 1 March 2003 - Second announcement
- 19 March 2003 - Deadline for abstract submission
- 3 April 2003 - Final announcement
- 15 April 2003 - Deadline for hotel reservations
- 20 April 2003 - Deadline for registration
Location
The meeting will be hosted by JIVE at the observatory in the Netherlands. The
observatory, which is also the the headquarters of ASTRON, is located about 3
km from the little town of Dwingeloo, in the province of Drenthe, about 150km
north-east of Amsterdam. Situated next to the institute is the old 25m Dwingeloo
telescope (now no longer in operation). The institute is located in the middle of a
National Park "Dwingelderveld", a very pleasant wooded area with miles of
cycle paths through the park (and many Dutch tourists in the summer). It is an
excellent, restful location for scientists from around the world to come and work.
Apart from the village of Dwingeloo that is within "biking distance", the nearest
towns (with a railway station) are Beilen (about 15 km) and Hoogeveen (about
20 km).
Program and Schedule
- Welcoming Reception: Wednesday, 14th May 2003, 1800 CET
- Sessions: Thursday & Friday 15-16 May 2003, 0830-1800 CET
- Lunch will be provided each day of the workshop and dinner will be provided
on Thursday 15th May.
Lodging
Block reservations have been made at two hotels near Dwingeloo for the nights
of 14, 15 and 16 May. Also, a smaller block reservation is made for the Saturday
night, 17 May for participants leaving on Sunday.
Please make your reservation direct:
BEFORE 15 April 2003 (Hotel Spier-Dwingeloo) - 50 rooms in option
BEFORE 26 March 2003 (Hotel De Woudzoom) - 30 rooms in option
After these dates the block reservation will expire; reservations are then subject
to availability. JIVE is not directly responsible for any arrangements you make
with these hotels, though we will of course try to help you in case you
encounter difficulties.
Hotel Spier-Dwingeloo (larger hotel, total 100 rooms)
Luxury rooms will be booked first under this block reservation, so first-come-first-
serve basis.
For reservation by e-mail use jive@spier.valk.nl
Phone: +31 (0)593 564800
Fax: +31 (0)593 564805 Quote Code: JIVE
Price per room (standard as well as de luxe) EUR 82.50 including breakfast.
Address:
Oude Postweg 8
9417 TG Spier, the Netherlands
Best Western Hotel De Woudzoom (smaller hotel, total 40 rooms)
Price per room: EUR 82 (standard), EUR 92 (luxury) including breakfast
For reservation by e-mail use woudzoom@bestwestern.nl
Phone: +31 (0)593 562645
Fax: +31 (0)593 562550 Quote Code: JIVE
Address:
Oude Postweg 2
9417 TG Spier, the Netherlands
Transport to hotels
Both hotels offer shuttle services (not for free) from/to the train stations in
Hoogeveen and Beilen. You can arrange this directly with the hotel, or contact
secretary@jive.nl
Program Committee
- Steve Parsley (Europe):parsley@jive.nl
- Alan Whitney (USA):awhitney@haystack.mit.edu
- Yasuhiro Koyama (Japan):koyama@crl.go.jp
- Jon Romney (USA):jromney@aoc.nrao.edu
Local Organizing Committee
- Steve Parsley: parsley@jive.nl
- Marjan Tibbe: secretary@jive.nl
- Rob Wichers: wichers@astron.nl
- Andy Biggs: biggs@jive.nl
- Mike Garrett: garrett@jive.nl
Please feel free to contact any of us with any questions.