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AO4ELT6 – Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescope, 6th edition June 9 to June 14, 2019 http://ao4elt6.copl.ulaval.ca/index.html

It is a pleasure to invite you to submit your abstract to AO4ELT6. The conference will take place in Quebec City at the Quebec City Convention Center.
For this sixth edition, we expect more than 250 attendees from all over the world. This will be a unique opportunity to share your latest research, debate about the latest trends or challenges, and network with your colleagues.

To submit your 300 words abstract, please click on the following link: https://www.conferium.com/convPages/conv_401.lasso?paper=true&lang=en
To register for the conference, please click on the following link: https://www.conferium.com/convPages/conv_401.lasso?registration=true&lang=en

Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: January 25, 2019 Notification of acceptance: March 8, 2019 Deadline for final paper submission: September 15, 2019

For all general enquiries, please contact the AO4ELT6 Secretariat at ao4elt6@conferium.com<mailto:ao4elt6@conferium.com>

We look forward to seeing you at AO4ELT6.

Sincerely,

Simon Thibault, AO4ELT6 chair
Jean-Pierre Véran, AO4ELT6 co-chair
Thierry Fusco, AO4ELT6 co-chair
Iciar Montilla, AO4ELT6 co-chair
Simone Esposito, AO4ELT6 co-chair

École d’été Institut Dunlap 2017
INTRODUCTION À L’INSTRUMENTATION ASTRONOMIQUE

Université de Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 – 28 juillet 2017

L’école d’été annuelle De L’Institut Dunlap comprend des activités de conférences et de laboratoire.

Elle est destinée aux étudiants qui ont terminé au moins la 3e année d’un programme de premier cycle ou qui sont dans les premières années d’un programme d’études supérieures et qui ont une formation en astronomie, en physique ou ingénierie.

Les étudiants vont :

• Apprendre les principes de base de l’instrumentation de la radio, de l’infrarouge, de l’optique et des rayons X
• Savoir comment fonctionnent les détecteurs et les spectrographes
• Apprendre en conférence et en atelier pratique
• Travailler avec des étudiants du monde entier
• Découvrir davantage sur une carrière en instrumentation
• Apprendre des meilleurs chercheurs internationaux dans le domaine de l’instrumentation astronomique
• Participer à une séance d’épanouissement professionnel / mentorat

Les instructeurs comprennent des astronomes menant(e)s dans le domaine de l’instrumentation et de l’observation de l’Institut Dunlap, du Département d’astronomie et d’astrophysique de l’Université de Toronto et des institutions canadiennes, américaines et internationales.

Visitez notre site Web pour obtenir la liste des instructeurs confirmés au fur et à mesure de sa mise à jour.

Frais d’inscription: 500,00 $

Les subventions de voyage et les exonérations de frais d’inscription sont disponibles. Date limite pour les demandes et les subventions de voyage: 31 mars 2017

Pour plus de détails et pour postuler: dunlap.utoronto.ca/summer-school

Dear CASCA members,

As promised in my recent President’s Message, here is some more information on what CASCA has been doing to improve its advisory structures relevant to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT).

Firstly, CASCA and the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA) together have formed the CASCA/ACURA TMT Advisory Committee, whose main functions are to provide advice to CASCA and ACURA on the current state of the TMT project and to act as a conduit for consulting with and informing the Canadian Astronomical community about the state of the TMT project.

The composition of the CASCA/ACURA TMT Advisory Committee is as follows:

Michael Balogh (Waterloo; Chair of the Committee)
Stefi Baum (Manitoba; ACURA appointment)
Ray Carlberg (Toronto; CASCA appointment)
Sarah Gallagher (Western; CASCA appointment)
David Lafrenière (Montreal; CASCA appointment)
Harvey Richer (UBC; ACURA appointment)
Christine Wilson (McMaster; ACURA appointment)

The committee has begun its deliberations and has been developing ambitious plans for ways to help you connect to the project. The committee will be organizing Town Hall-style events to get your feedback and I encourage you to participate fully in these. We can all look forward to hearing much more from the TMT Advisory Committee over the next few months.

Another important CASCA committee that has been working hard on your behalf is the Long-range Plan Implementation Committee (LRPIC). This is chaired by John Hutchings (NRC). To help make sure LRPIC captures the full range of the community’s views, the CASCA Board has decided to add some additional members to LRPIC, and the first of these additions is Sara Ellison (Victoria).

Canadian astrophysics goes from strength to strength, and one key to all of this is the excellence of the vibrant community from which we draw terrific people to serve on these committees. I know I sound like a bit of a broken record, but these people are all busy, yet they have all volunteered to do a ton of work on our behalf. They all deserve our thanks, so please remember to thank them next time you see them.

Best regards,

Roberto Abraham

** Third announcement – Registration and abstraction submission deadline JULY 15th, Preliminary Program available **

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scheduled for launch in October 2018, will be one of the great observatories of the next decade. Its suite of four instruments will provide imaging, spectroscopic and coronagraphic capabilities over the 0.6 to 28.5 micron wavelength range and will offer an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and spatial resolution to study targets ranging from our Solar System to the most distant galaxies. With JWST’s launch date approaching rapidly and a first call for proposals scheduled for the end of 2017, it is important to give the astronomical community opportunities to present, highlight and discuss scientific programs that will be made possible by JWST. In this context, we are organizing the scientific conference “Exploring the Universe with JWST – II”, which will take place during the week of the 24th to the 28th of October 2016 at the Université de Montréal (Canada). The conference will cover a broad range of scientific topics org
anized around the main JWST science themes:

• The end of the « dark ages »: first light and reionisation.
• The assembly of galaxies.
• The formation and evolution of stars and planets.
• Planetary systems and the origins of life (exoplanets)
• Our Solar System.

This conference is in the same spirit as the one held in the Netherlands at ESTEC (ESA headquarters) in October 2015. The attendance will be limited to approximately 250 persons.

Preliminary program can be found here: http://craq-astro.ca/jwst2016/images/Agenda_JWST_July_2016_v4.png
Information: http://craq-astro.ca/jwst2016/
Registration and payment:  http://craq-astro.ca/jwst2016/reg_procedure.php
Abstract soumission:  http://craq-astro.ca/jwst2016/submitabstract_en.php – Submission deadline 15 July

Invited Speakers
• Alyson Brooks (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA)
• David Charbonneau (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA)
• Julianne Dalcanton (University of Washington)
• Richard Ellis (University College London, UK)
• Jonathan Gardner (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
• Jason Kalirai (STScI)
• Dave Jewitt (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
• Ralph Pudritz (McMaster University / Origins Institute, Canada)
• Sherry Suyu (Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taiwan)

Important dates & deadlines
• 15 May: 2nd announcement (invited speakers chosen, program sessions identified, abstract submission form open, payment form);
• 15 July: registration deadline and abstract submission deadline;
• 15 August: release of the program.

Fees
• Student: $275 CAN ($239 CA + Tax) / ~$210 US (Tax included)  / ~€187 (Tax included)
• General: $476 CAN ($414 CAN + Tax) /  ~$370 US (Tax included) / ~€324 (Tax included)
• Banquet: $90 CAN ($78,50 CAN + Tax) / ~$70 US (Tax included) / ~€61(Tax included)

Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)
• René Doyon (U. de Montréal/iREx; co-chair)
• Chris Willott (NRC-Herzberg ; co-chair)
• Michael Balogh (U. of Waterloo)
• Beth Biller (U. of Edinburgh/ROE)
• Peter Behroozi (UC Berkeley)
• Isobel Hook (U. of Lancaster)
• JJ Kavelaars (NRC-Herzberg)
• Robert Kennicutt (Cambridge, IoA)
• Charles Lada (CfA)
• Laura Pentericci (INAF)
• Marshall Perrin (STScI)
• Allison Sills (McMaster)
• Tommaso Treu (UCLA)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)  –  jwst2016@astro.umontreal.ca
• Loïc Albert (UdeM/iREx)
• Étienne Artigau (UdeM/iREx)
• Nick Cowan (McGill/iREx)
• Olivier Hernandez (UdeM/iREx)
• François-René Lachapelle (UdeM/iREx)
• David Lafrenière (UdeM/iREx)
• Marie-Eve Naud (UdeM/iREx)
• Jason Rowe (UdeM/iREx)

JWST is a joint mission between NASA, ESA and CSA.

Dunlap Institute 2016 Summer School

INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

14 ~ 19 August 2016

The annual Dunlap Institute Summer School includes both lecture and laboratory activities and is intended for students who have finished at least the 3rd year of an undergraduate program or are in the early years of a graduate program, and have a background in astronomy, physics, or engineering.

Students will:

• Learn basic principles of radio, infrared, optical, x-ray and gamma-ray instrumentation
• Learn how detectors and spectrographs work
• Learn in lecture and hands-on laboratory sessions
• Work with students from around the world
• Learn about a career in instrumentation
• Learn from international leaders in the field of astronomical instrumentation
• Attend a professional development/mentoring session

Instructors include leading instrumentation and observational astronomers from the Dunlap Institute, U of T’s Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, and from Canadian, U.S. and international institutions.

Registration fee (without waiver): $500.00

Travel subsidies and registration fee waivers available.
Applications and travel subsidy deadline: 15 April 2016

Name: James Wadsley
Email address: wadsley@mcmaster.ca
Affiliation: McMaster University

Dear Colleagues,

This is to announce the 2016 Great Lakes Cosmology and Galaxies workshop to be held at McMaster University, Ontario, June 19-22.   The workshop will mark the 11th Great Lakes Cosmology Meeting and the first time the meeting has been held in Canada.  Please forward this message to your group members and colleagues, particularly in the US Great Lakes region.

https://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/great_lakes2016

The meeting will begin with a half-day Python in Astro workshop Sunday, June 19th and 3 days of talks will follow.   A key goal is to provide opportunities for junior researchers (graduate students and postdocs) to give talks and network.  Sessions will also include talks by senior researchers.  We aim to keep the meeting affordable with a nominal registration fee and on campus accommodation available.  Travel support is available for graduate students coming longer distances.

Simon White (MPA, Garching) will deliver an Origins public talk on Tuesday evening, June 21st, entitled:
« All from Nothing: the structuring of our Universe ».

We strongly encourage you to register and indicate your interest in giving a talk or a poster ASAP.  The registration fee will be due after talk selection.
https://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/great_lakes2016/register/

A broad list of topics is listed on the site.  We also welcome suggestions with respect to the program and other enquiries at:
glc@physics.mcmaster.ca

Best Regards,

James Wadsley for the organizing committee

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is scheduled for launch in October 2018, and the first call for proposals will be released in 2017. The Space Telescope Science Institute, following the recommendations of the JWST Advisory Committee (http://www.stsci.edu/jwst/advisory-committee/JSTAC-Recommendations_ERS_CF.pdf), is now defining the parameters for an Early Release Science (ERS) program.

The primary objective of the ERS program is to provide community access to a broad suite of JWST science observations as early as possible in Cycle 1. The observing programs will be chosen by peer review to provide representative datasets and to address technical challenges related to the major instrumental modes available on JWST. ERS observations are expected to seed initial discovery and to inform Cycle 2 proposals, which will be submitted just months after the start of Cycle 1.

We are gathering community input to inform our preparations for the program and invite your participation in our brief survey at http://goo.gl/forms/lR0rHG4H4o. The survey will be open until 15 January 2016 and consists of four pages; it should take 10-15 minutes to complete.

More information on the general framework and timeline for the ERS program can be found on the ERS webpage (http://www.stsci.edu/jwst/science/ers). Questions and/or comments are welcome via email (jwst_ers [at] stsci.edu).

Le Programme d’été de Recherche pour premier cycle Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) en Astronomie et Astrophysique, à l’Université de Toronto est une chance unique offerte aux étudiants pour préparer leur carrière dans le domaine de la recherche scientifique.

Pendant le programme de 16 semaines, les étudiants pourront:

• Acquérir de l’expérience en vue d’une carrière en recherche scientifique, en conduisant un projet relié à la recherche effectuée à l’Université de Toronto (UdeT)
• Collaborer avec des astronomes de l’ UdeT
• Perfectionner leurs compétences informatiques
• Améliorer leurs compétences en matière de communication et rédaction
scientifique
• Mieux connaitre les recherches effectuées à l’UdeT
• Participer aux activités d’information destinées au grand publique

Les étudiants obtenant une bourse du programme travailleront avec des astronomes de l’Institut Dunlap (Dunlap Institute), du Département d’Astronomie et d’Astrophysique (Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics DAA), ou l’Institut Canadien d’Astrophysique Théorique (Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics CITA), en fonction du projet de recherche des étudiants et de leurs intérêts.

Le programme SURP offre aux étudiants une opportunité unique de travailler dans un
groupe constitué de trois unités ayant des expertises complémentaires en recherche
observationnelle, en instrumentation astronomique (Dunlap), et en astrophysique
théorique (CITA).

Le programme aura lieu du 2 Mai au 19 Août 2016.

La date limite d’application au programme est le 29 Janvier, la date d’offre officielle sera
envoyée le 5 Février.

Pour plus de détails, merci de visiter les sites:

www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/SURP
www.cita.utoronto.ca/SURP

www.dunlap.utoronto.ca
www.astro.utoronto.ca
www.cita.utoronto.ca

Canadian Aeronautics & Space Institute presents:

ASTRO 2016, 17th CASI Astronautics Conference
Ottawa, Ontario   May 17th to 19th, 2016

There will be session at this conference on space astronomy and the Canadian astronomy community is invited to present papers on any past, current or future space astronomy missions with Canadian involvement. This bi-annual conference attracts many members of the Canadian aerospace sector, both from government (CSA & DND) and industry. This is a good opportunity to inform members of this community about the many diverse Canadian domestic and international space astronomy activities. The theme of this year’s conference is « International cooperation makes space work » and presents an excellent opportunity to showcase Canada’s strengths in space astronomy.

The abstract submission system is now open for this conference.  Please submit your space astronomy abstract at:
https://www.openconf.org/astro2016/openconf.php

To present at this conference, a brief (less than 300 word) abstract is required on or before Dec. 16th, 2015. Authors have the option of submitting either extended abstracts or full manuscripts for the conference proceedings to be published online. Full manuscripts submitted will be reviewed for potential publication in the peer-reviewed Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal (CASJ).

Canada is one of the founding members of the Thirty Metre Telescope consortium, having already made significant contributions to the overall design of the observatory.   Canada’s commitment to TMT includes design and construction of the dome and delivering first light instruments NFIRAOS (the Narrow-Field InfraRed Adaptive Optics System) and a portion of IRIS (the Infrared Imaging Spectrograph).

In this workshop, we invite Canadian scientists, engineers, and researchers in industry to participate in a discussion of Canadian interests for the second generation of instruments for the TMT.  As TMT Science Instrumentation Workshops are held regularly by partner countries (see examples here), we propose a discussion to identify Canada’s priorities and options for the future of TMT.    To participate in this workshop, please fill out the registration form available at http://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/arc/events/workshops/index.php.