[TDA_wg] Fwd: AstroRob 2015 - Oral contribution deadline extended

[Rob Seaman]

FYI

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: astrorob at iaa.es
> Subject: [QUAR] AstroRob 2015 - Oral contribution deadline extended
> Date: July 15, 2015 at 2:48:26 PM MST
> To: astrorob at iaa.es
> 
> Dear colleagues:
> 
> Following the second announcement of the Fourth Workshop on Robotic
> Autonomous Observatories that will be held in Torremolinos (Málaga),
> Spain, on 28 Sep-2 Oct 2015, this is to confirm that the oral contribution
> deadline has been extended to 15 August. As of today, 45 participants are
> already registered, with many more expected to join in the next few weeks.
> See the topics and other details at the bottom of this e-mail.
> 
> Social activities included in the fee (reception cocktail on Sep 28, visit
> to Málaga prior to the Conference dinner on Sep 30 and excursion day to
> Antequera on Oct 2) are foreseen. Accompanying persons are also welcome,
> and can take advantage of the very favourable hotel fee we have gotten
> (please arrange your booking soon). As in the past workshops, swimming in
> the Mediterranean sea is possible thanks to the good weather conditions at
> the time of the Workshop. Additional excursions to nearby towns (Granada,
> Córdoba, Sevilla, etc.) are also feasible for them upon request.
> 
> A preliminary scientific program and social events scheme is posted at the
> webpage http://astrorob.iaa.es .
> 
> If some of you need an invitation letter for getting the visa, please
> contact us as soon as possible. Some of you have already done so.
> 
> Please do not hesitate to send this announcement to other colleagues who
> might be interested in attending.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Alberto Castro-Tirado
> on behalf of the SOC and LOC
> 
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
> 1. WEBSITE
> ==========
> 
> http://astrorob.iaa.es
> 
> 
> 
> 2. IMPORTANT DEADLINES
> ======================
> 
> 15 Jul 2015   End of early registration fee payment period
> 15 Aug 2015   Deadline for oral presentations
> 01 Sep 2015   Third Announcement and Program (Oral contr.) published on-line
> 15 Sep 2015   Deadline for poster presentation
> 21 Sep 2013   Final announcement
> 28 Sep-2 Oct 2015         - Workshop -
> 29 Sep 2015   San Miguel Fair
> 01 Oct 2015   Conference Dinner
> 02 Oct 2015   Excursion to Megalithic sites (Afternoon)
> 01 Dec 2015   Manuscript due for publication
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 3. TOPICS
> ==========
> 
> 
> Existing automated and robotic observatories worldwide
> 
> Scientific results obtained by means of robotic observatories
> 
> New hardware and software developments
> 
> Protocols for robotic telescopes networks
> 
> Real-time analysis pipelines
> 
> Archiving the data
> 
> Telescope and observatory control systems
> 
> Transient detection and classification
> 
> Protocols for robotic telescope networks
> 
> Global networks
> 
> Space Debris Surveillance and Tracking
> 
> Educational applications
> 
> Future strategies
> 
> Public Outreach and Citizen Science
> 
> 
> 4. RATIONALE
> =============
> 
> The number of automatic astronomical facilities worldwide continues to
> grow, and the level of robotisation, autonomy, and networking is
> increasing as well. This has a strong impact in many astrophysical fields,
> like the search for extrasolar planets, the monitoring of variable stars
> in our Galaxy, the study of active galactic nuclei, the detection and
> monitoring of supernovae, and the immediate follow-up of transients such
> as gamma-ray bursts and the forthcoming gravitational wave alerts. In
> addition to this, some of the facilities have proven to be very useful in
> space debris surveillance and tracking.
> 
> The main focus of this Fourth Workshop will be on the new and existing
> astronomical facilities whose goal is to observe a wide variety of
> astrophysical targets with no (or very little) human interaction. As in
> 2009, 2011 and 2013, the workshop will become an international forum for
> researchers to summarise the most recent developments and ideas in the
> field, with a special emphasis given to the technical and observational
> results (science and space debris) and public outreach (including Citizen
> Science) and educational applications achieved within the last five years
> as well as the future strategies foreseen.
> 
> 
> 
> 5. KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEAKERS
> ================================
> Unlike the first two workshops, and following the 2013 experience, this
> year the SOC has decided not to contact *keynote speakers* so the *invited
> talks* will be selected by the SOC on the basis of the abstracts received,
> so they will be “upgraded” from the 15-min default time to 30-min (that
> can be chosen when registering). Therefore we encourage you to submit
> well-elaborated abstracts before the deadline (15 July).
> 
> 
> 6. SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
> ==================================
> Jinming Bai (YNAO, Kunming, China), Valerie Connaughton (UAH, Hunsville,
> USA), Alberto J. Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC Granada, Spain; chair), Sergey
> Guziy (Nikolaev National University, Ukraine), Lorraine Hanlon (UCD,
> Ireland), René Hudec (ASU-CAS; Ondrejov, CZ), Alain Klotz (CESR
> Toulouse, France), Vladimir Lipunov (MSU Moscow, Russia), Lech Mankiewicz
> (CFST Warszawa, Poland), Shashi B. Pandey (UPSO Nainital, India) and
> Ferhat Fikri Özeren (ERCIYES University,Turkey)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 7. LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
> ==============================
> Eva Alcoholado-Feltström (LOC secretary), Alfonso García Cerezo (UMA,
> chair), Víctor Muñoz (co-chair), Juan Cabello, Carmen López Casado,
> Sebastián Castillo, Carlos Pérez del Pulgar  (UMA, Spain), Ronan Cunniffe,
> Youdong Hu, Soomin Jeong, Samantha R. Oates, Binbin Zhang (IAA-CSIC
> Spain), Oscar Lara-Gil
> 
> 
> 
> 8.REGISTRATION FEE
> ==================
> 400 eur after 15 July (late registration). Credit cards and wire transfer
> details are given in the web page. Registration fee covers:
> 
> * Access to venue
> * Welcome reception
> * Coffee breaks
> * Transportation to and from conference dinner (included)
> * Excursion afternoon to Antequera on Oct 2
> * Publication of the Proceedings
> 
> 
> 
> 9. ACCOMMODATION
> =================
> http://www.beachhoteltorremolinos.com - Hotel Pueblo Camino Real,
> Los Álamos, Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain. 70 units at Hotel Camino Real at
> special rate have been blocked until 5 Sep 2015 for the conference
> attendees. Reservations (conventional rooms/studios/apartments) have to be
> completed by sending an e-mail to reservas at hotelcaminoreal.info indicating
> date of arrival and departure and number of people. No charges will be
> applied with the exception of one night charges for not show-ups.
> Cancellations prior to 24 hr of the expected arrival time will have no
> charges. We advice to get an Andalusian-style apartment (unless you prefer
> a conventional Hotel room). No other options than full-board are accepted
> (67 eur including accommodation, single occupancy; or 55 eur for a shared
> room, with accompanying children 2-12 years of age pay 50% of the adult
> rate). Conference dinner is planned for wednesday night and the afternoon
> excursion on friday (Antequera). Additional accommodation is also foreseen
> at Hotel Puente Real (at a 10 min walk distance) in case rooms would not
> be available at Hotel Pueblo Camino Real.
> 
> 
> 
> 10. VISA
> =========
> Those participants requesting Visa to enter Spain should contact the LOC
> regarding to obtain an invitation letter. Some have already done so.
> 
> 
> 

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