Astronomical data and the Virtual Observatory

[Ray.Norris at csiro.au]

Dear members of the VO Community

My apologies if you receive this mail more than once.

As you may be aware, before the last IAU General Assembly in Prague in
2006, the IAU Working Group on Astronomical Data (WGAD) conducted a
valuable wiki and email discussion on data management issues,
culminating in the Special Session at the IAU GA. 

In 1.5 years we will have our next General Assembly in Rio. I propose to
start a new wiki page to lead discussions by the WGAD up to that GA.
Clearly as the VO gains momentum, the VO will be an increasingly
important component of those discussions. If you are not already a
member of the WGAD, and you would like to participate in those
discussions, please could you email me. The web page of the WGAD is on
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rnorris/WGAD/

Many thanks

Ray

Ray Norris
President, IAU Commission 5
Chair, Working Group on Astronomical Data

Ray Norris
CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
Phone +61 2 9372 4416
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/RNorris/
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norris, Ray (ATNF, Marsfield) 
> Sent: Monday, 17 March 2008 15:59
> To: Ray Norris (ray.norris at csiro.au)
> Subject: Astronomical data and the Virtual Observatory
> 
> Dear IVOA member
> 
> I emailed you a few weeks ago to invite you to submit a paper 
> for a one-day session on "Astronomical Data and the Virtual 
> Observatory" at the CODATA 2008 conference in Kiev, Ukraine, 
> 5-8 October 2008. That session is now firming up, and this is 
> the final call for papers.
> 
> The topics for the astronomy session include (but not limited to):
> 
> * Role and operation of data centres and data services in the future
> * The Virtual Observatory and its application commercial 
> applications (Google Sky, WHT) 
> * Interoperability
> * Managing Astronomical Data in the Petabyte era
> * Development of open access, data commons, information 
> commons and open culture
> * Preserving and digitizing legacy data
> * Crossing the digital divide: Accessing scientific & 
> technical data in developing countries;
> * External threats to freedom of access;
> 
> Details of the session are on 
> http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rnorris/CODATA2008.htm
> 
> The deadline for submitting a title and short abstract (see 
> web page for details of how to do so) is 31 March.
> 
> My apologies if you receive this email more than once.
> 
> With best wishes
> 
> Ray Norris
> 
> President, IAU Commission 5, and
> Chair, IAU Working Group on Astronomical Data
> 
> CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
> PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
> Phone +61 2 9372 4416
> http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/RNorris/
>  
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