SCAR AAA Scientific Research Program Kick-off Meeting

Program

Date:
Wednesday 29 June	am	Opening Working Group B: Arctic site testing
	pm	Working Group A: Site testing, validation and data archiving I
	evening	Litz/Schumann/Mussorgsky at Sydney Opera House (optional)
Thursday 30 June	am	Working Group A: Site testing, validation and data archiving II
	pm	Working Group C: Science goals.
	evening	Conference dinner
Friday 1 July	am	Working Group D: Major new facilities
	pm	Review of Implementation Plan and discussion of tasks
	evening	Free

Social Program	All lunches for the three days of the meeting will be included. Tea, coffee, juice and snacks will be provided at the beginning of each day and during the breaks.
	Lovers of classical music may wish to attend a performance of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and accompanying works at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of Wednesday 29 June. Tickets range from $35 to $115. The LOC will not pre-purchase any tickets. Instead, we suggest that you collect a group friends and colleagues and arrange your own seating. Book directly with the Opera House, and purchase your tickets on-line.
	The conference dinner will be free for those who have registered. Additional tickets can be purchased for accompanying persons. The venue will be announced shortly, after the LOC have completed their exhaustive research.
	A social event will be organised for Saturday 2 July if there is sufficient interest. This will most likely be an outdoor event of some kind.

The detailed program is available here.



This is a SCAR Scientific Research Program meeting, with additional funding generously provided by the Australian Antarctic Division, Astronomy Australia Limited, Australian Astronomical Observatory, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, and the University of New South Wales.