2006 NVO Summer School

[Robert Hanisch]

2006 NATIONAL VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY
SUMMER SCHOOL
6-14 September 2006
Aspen Meadows Resort, Aspen, Colorado

IMPORTANT DATES
April 15    Application website open for submissions
June 5      Deadline for applications
July 1      Applicants informed of acceptance
August 1    Registration Fee Due

OVERVIEW
In this week-long, hands-on summer school, astronomers and software
developers will work with experienced NVO users and software specialists
to become familiar with the data discovery, data access, and high
performance computing capabilities of the Virtual Observatory.
Participants will be introduced to VO analysis tools and utilities and
have the opportunity to become proficient users with the guidance of the
faculty.  In the latter part of the summer school, small teams will
pursue their own VO-enabled research projects by applying VO tools
and/or developing their own applications.

Participation is open to anyone interested in learning how to use the VO
for astronomical research, to develop VO-aware tools, or make
astronomical data collections available to VO users.  We especially
encourage advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and post-doctoral
fellows to apply. Programming experience will be helpful but is not
required. The summer school begins with a two-day introduction to the
basic technologies used in the Virtual Observatory.

Space and budgetary constraints limit participation to 40 people.
Applications will be reviewed by the organizing committee and
participants will be informed by July 1 of their acceptance to the
Summer School. Application instructions are posted at
http://www.us-vo.org/summer-school/2006.

FEES & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
There will be a $500 registration fee for participants.   If this
presents a financial hardship such that it would preclude attendance,
applicants may request a waiver of the fee. The organizing committee
will review such requests on a case by case basis. Upon acceptance to
the Summer School, the fee will be due by 1 August.  Accommodations,
breakfast, and lunch are provided for all participants.

Additionally, a travel stipend of up to $400 and per diem stipend of
$225 are available for successful applicants from US institutions who
can commit to attending the whole course and who do not have funds
available to cover these expenses.

FACULTY & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Thomas McGlynn, NASA GSFC
Tamas Budavari, Johns Hopkins University
Dave De Young, NOAO
Michael Fitzpatrick, NOAO
Matthew Graham, Caltech
Gretchen Greene, STScI
Robert Hanisch, STScI
Brian Kent, Cornell University
Shui Kwok, Keck Observatory
Ray Plante, University of Illinois
Doug Tody, NRAO
Roy Williams, Caltech

QUESTIONS?
Questions about the summer school should be directed to
summer-school at us-vo.org.

SUPPORT
The NVO Summer School is made possible through the support of the
National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration