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Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario
Canada has great ambitions in the area of wide-field astronomical surveys, and a strong heritage. On the eve of the Canadian Long Range Plan 2020, this workshop brings together the Canadian wide field astronomy community to discuss our strategy, including possible areas of scientific and technical coordination.
We will review existing and near-term surveys, on facilities including CFHT, MWA, CHIME, Dragonfly, Gaia, SDSS-V, DESI, Euclid, and LSST, as well as future projects like MSE and SKA1 on the ground and WFIRST and CASTOR in space.
Invited talks will highlight areas of rapid expansion, including time domain astrophysics and radio surveys, as well as data archives and computing platforms like CADC, Canfar, and CIRADA that enable the exploitation of wide field and time-domain data by the community. Our activities aim to ensure that wide field and time-domain science emerge with strong support in LRP2020 and are able to attract significant funding.
The workshop is sponsored and organized by the Dunlap Institute and the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario, in partnership with the University of Waterloo, McGill University and the NRC Herzberg.
Registration for this event will open shortly. To register, and for full details about travel and accommodation, visit the Perimeter Institute website by clicking here.
Speakers:
Roberto Abraham, University of Toronto
Jo Bovy, University of Toronto
Patrick Cote, NRC
Ivana Damjanov, Saint Mary’s University
Michael Fich, University of Waterloo
Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto
Sarah Gallagher, University of Western Ontario
Patrick Hall, York University
Daryl Haggard, McGill University
Renée Hložek, University of Toronto
Michael Hudson, University of Waterloo
Vicky Kaspi, McGill University
JJ Kavelaars, NRC
Dustin Lang, Perimeter Institute
Alan McConnachie, NRC Herzberg
Laura Parker, McMaster University
Will Percival, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Samar Safi-Harb, University of Manitoba
Kendrick Smith, Perimeter Institute
Michitoshi Yoshida, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Image: CHIME Collaboration
Science Organizing Committee:
Michael Balogh, University of Waterloo
Daryl Haggard, McGill University
Renée Hložek, University of Toronto
Alan McConnachie, NRC Herzberg
Will Percival, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
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