The goal of the meeting is to explore the possibilities for new astronomy with large digital sky surveys and archives, and to define the technical needs and the mandate for the future National (and ultimately Global) Virtual Observatory.
The Scientific Organising Committee:
S. G. Djorgovski and A. Szalay (Co-Chairs),
M. Albrecht, C. Alcock, R. Brunner, C. Cheung, J. Condon,
T. Cornwel, D. Curkendall, R. de Carvalho, D. Deyoung, R. Doyle, D. Durand, D. Egret,
G. Fabbiano, U. Fayyad, B. Hanisch, G. Helou, M. Kurtz, G. Lake,
G. Longo, C. Lonsdale, B. Madore, T. McGlynn, B. McLean, R. Moore, F. Murtagh
R. Nichol, S. Pravdo, T. Prince, D. Slutz, S. Strom, N. White, R. Williams
The Local Organising Committee:
R. Brunner (Chair),
M. E. Barba, S. Castro, G. Djorgovski, G. Helou, J. Jacob, C. Lonsdale,
B. Madore, A. Mahabal, R. Williams
A few photographs taken during the conference (courtsey Daniel Egret)
A more detailed description of the conference vision and goals
Various links:
The NVO White Paper: ps file pdf file
Information Technology Research: Program announcement and a preliminary page.
The NAS Astronomy Decadal Survey Report
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