Fwd: [Nvoss-students] NVO Summer School Application Deadline - JUNE 5

[Rob Seaman]

FYI:

Grand time was had by all last year.  Consensus was something like  
"the best SW workshop ever!"

Rob
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Sarah Emery Bunn <sarah at cacr.caltech.edu>
> Date: May 30, 2006 8:48:41 AM MST
> To: sarah at cacr.caltech.edu
> Subject: [Nvoss-students] NVO Summer School Application Deadline -  
> JUNE 5
>
> *** NVOSS Application Deadline is MONDAY JUNE 5! ***
>
> 2006 US NATIONAL VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY SUMMER SCHOOL
> 6-14 September 2006
> Aspen Meadows Resort, Aspen, Colorado
> http://www.us-vo.org/summer-school/2006
>
> 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, and participants will be required to bring an internet- 
> capable
> laptop. 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.
>
> The NVO Summer School is made possible through the support of the
> National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space
> Administration
>
> QUESTIONS?
>
> Questions about the summer school should be directed to
> summer-school at us-vo.org.

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