[TDA_wg] Fwd: Gaia Science Alerts Workshop 2015 - first announcement

[Rob Seaman]

FYI:

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> From: Gaia Science Alerts Workshop 2015 <gaiasciencealertsworkshop2015 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Gaia Science Alerts Workshop 2015 - first announcement
> Date: June 30, 2015 at 9:14:54 PM GMT+1
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Gaia was launched in December 2013 and began science operations in
> August 2014. While the first superb astrometric data will be delivered
> to the community in coming years, Gaia Photometric Science Alerts has
> been publishing alerts since October 2014. So far, about 300
> transients have been found, among them many supernovae, cataclysmic
> variables, candidate microlensing events as well as rare and exciting
> discoveries (e.g., the eclipsing AM CVn Gaia14aae). Many Gaia alerts
> have been followed-up spectroscopically and photometrically, with the
> Gaia Follow-up Network alone collecting nearly 10,000 photometric data
> points for Gaia triggers.
> 
> We would like to gather together again this year in Liverpool (UK) on
> 10-13 November 2015 to talk about the first year of the Gaia Science
> Alerts programme. Topics for the meeting include:
> 
> - Discussion of the extensive follow-up observations carried out over
> the past year.
> - Using these data to aid automated classification within the
> AlertPipe software.
> - The new Gaia Alerts publisher and interfaces.
> - Science cases for Gaia Science Alerts.
> - The next steps: how to exploit improved performance, and organise
> the follow-up.
> - Interfaces to robotic telescope networks.
> - Feedback from follow-up into Gaia Alerts.
> - Outreach Opportunities.
> - Interfacing to other Alert streams.
> - Dedicated hands-on sessions:
>  - Introduction of Gaia Alerts to new follow-up partners.
>  - Tools for processing and analysing follow-up photometry and spectroscopy.
> 
> 
> As with previous meetings, we are happy to announce the support of the
> EC OPTICON network for this year’s workshop (under WP11: Time-domain
> Astronomy)
> 
> Contact:
> gaiasciencealertsworkhop2015 at gmail.com
> or
> lw at astrouw.edu.pl
> 
> Details:
> http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/ioa/wikis/gsawgwiki/index.php/Workshop2015:main
> 
> Direct registration link:
> http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~wyrzykow/gaiaworkshop2015/registration.html
> 
> Looking forward to seeing you in Liverpool!
> 
> Lukasz Wyrzykowski
> on behalf of the Workshop Organising Committee

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