Second Announcement: Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories, Málaga, Spain, 18-21 May 2009

[Petr Kubánek]

TOPICS
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 * Robotic Astronomy: historical perspective
 * Existing robotic observatories worldwide
 * New hardware and software developments
 * Real-time analysis pipelines
 * Archiving the data
 * Telescope and observatory control systems
 * Transient detection and classification
 * Protocols for robotic telescope networks
 * Standards & protocols for transient reporting
 * Scientific results obtained by means of robotic observatories
 * Global networks
 * Educational Applications
 * Future strategies

WEBSITE
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http://www.iaa.es/astrorob2009

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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6 Apr End of early registration period
15 Apr Accommodation guaranteed at Hotel Camino Real
20 Apr Program published on line
27 Apr Final Announcement
18-21 May Workshop
15 June Manuscript due for publication

RATIONALE
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The number of automatic astronomical facilities worldwide continues to
grow, and the level of robotisation, autonomy, and networking is
increasing as well. This has a strong impact in many astrophysical
fields, like the search for extrasolar planets, the monitoring of
variable stars in our Galaxy, the study of active galactic nuclei, the
detection and monitoring of supernovae, and the immediate follow-up of
high-energy transients such as gamma-ray bursts.

The main focus of the workshop will be on the new and existing
astronomical facilities whose goal is to observe a wide variety of
astrophysical targets with no (or very little) human interaction. The
workshop will become an international forum for researchers to summarise
the most recent developments and ideas in the field, with a special
emphasis given to the technical and observational results obtained
within the last five years.


INVITED SPEAKERS
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We are in the process of getting confirmation from the invited
speakers. 
The list will be given on the Third Announcement and in the Workshop
webpage.



SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Carl Akerlof (University of Michigan, USA), Michel Boer (Observatoire de
Haute Provence, France), Alberto J. Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC Granada,
Spain; chair), Alfonso García-Cerezo (UMA Málaga, Spain; co-chair),
Lorraine Hanlon (UCD Dublin, Ireland), René Hudec (ASU AV ČR Ondřejov,
Czech Republic), Taro Kotani (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan), Lech
Mankiewicz (CFT Warszawa, Poland), Francisco Manuel Sánchez-Moreno (UPM
Madrid, Spain), Filippo Zerbi (Oss. Astron. Brera, Italy)



LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Sebastián Castillo (UMA Málaga, Spain), Javier Gorosabel (IAA-CSIC
Granada, Spain), Sergey Guziy (IAA-CSIC Granada, Spain), Martin Jelínek
(IAA-CSIC Granada, Spain), Petr Kubánek (IAA-CSIC Granada & GACE
Valencia, Spain; chair), Victor Muñoz (UMA Málaga, Spain; co-chair),
Carlos Pérez del Pulgar (UMA Málaga, Spain), Mariló Pérez-Ramírez (U.
Jaén, Spain), Tomás J. Mateo Sanguino (UHU Huelva, Spain)



REGISTRATION FEE
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200 eur (increased by 50 eur in order to include full 
transportation by bus to the Conference dinner in Málaga 
and reception prior to conference dinner in Parador the
Gibralfaro with splendid views of Malaga bay). Details on 
the payment will be given on the Third and Final  Announcement.


ACCOMMODATION
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http://www.beachhoteltorremolinos.com - Hotel Pueblo Camino Real,
Los Álamos, Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain. 100 units at Hotel Camino
Real 
at special rate have been blocked until Apr 15 for the conference
attenders. Reservations (conventional rooms/studios/appartments) have to
be done 
sending an e-mail to reservas at hotelcaminoreal.info
<mailto:reservas at hotelcaminoreal.info> indicating date of arrival and
departure and number of people. No charges will be applied with the
exception of one night charges for not show-ups. Cancellations prior to 
24 hr of the the expected arrival time will have no charges.



VISA
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Those participants requesting Visa to enter Spain should contact the LOC
regarding to obtain an invitation letter. Some have already done so.


Additional informations at: http://www.iaa.es/astrorob2009