UPDATE
We remind you that the deadline is approaching for the limited call for community papers* for the CASCA Midterm Review (MTR2025) of the Canadian Astronomy Long Range Plan for 2020-2030 (LRP2020).
Community papers must be submitted as PDF files, capped at a length of three 8.5”x11” pages (approximately two pages of text and one page for figures, tables, references), with a minimum of 11-point font and 2-cm margins. Submissions must be in PDF format, and should not exceed a file size of 10 MB. Community paper submissions may be made in English or in French. Submissions not meeting these requirements will not be considered.
All submitted community papers will be posted as public documents on the MTR2025 web page (https://casca.ca/?page_id=20680). Teams wishing to submit supplementary confidential material will be able to indicate as such through the community paper submission process.
The NEW deadline for community paper submissions is December 6, 2024 (midnight local time). Please submit your white paper via this form: https://forms.gle/8gJC5BfDS28RuWLh6.
Daryl Haggard and Laura Parker
MTR2025 Co-Chairs, on behalf of the MTR2025 Panel
* We update our language from “white paper” to “community paper”, acknowledging its historical significance (Weaver, 1981; see also LRP W007).
We are pleased to announce a limited call for white papers for the CASCA Midterm Review (MTR2025) of the Canadian Astronomy Long Range Plan for 2020-2030 (LRP2020).
The MTR2025 will offer an assessment of the status of the LRP2020 recommendations, an analysis of new opportunities, and recommendations to address emerging issues. The series of priorities that result are anticipated to be relevant on a 5-year timeline and are not to include major revisions or expansions of LRP2020 that are inconsistent with the original goals of the plan. The resulting review will serve as a single unified vision to reaffirm the LRP2020 process over the second half of the 2020-2030 decade.
SCOPE OF WHITE PAPERS: As a result of the MTR2025’s mandate, this call for white papers is limited in scope to new opportunities and/or major changes in the Canadian astronomical landscape. This may include new instruments and facilities, as well as major new scientific endeavors. Updates to existing recommendations made in the LRP2020 should be referred to the relevant committees, for inclusion in their committee reports to the MTR2025, (i.e., updates should not be submitted via this white paper solicitation). Please submit committee updates no later than November 20, 2024, to ensure inclusion in their report. If you would like to provide an update but are not sure which committee it should be referred to, please contact a member of the MTR2025 team (https://casca.ca/?page_id=20680).
SUBMISSION AND DUE DATES: The deadline for white paper submissions is December 4, 2024 (midnight local time). Please submit your white paper via this form: https://forms.gle/8gJC5BfDS28RuWLh6.
AUTHORSHIP: Each white paper must have a designated contact person. Anonymous submissions will not be considered. Confidential supplementary material (e.g., budgets, proprietary technical information) can be submitted separately to the MTR2025 panel; the relevance of this material should be described in the public submission. There are no restrictions on the affiliations of co-authors, and no limit on the number of co-authors. Note that the number of co-authors will not necessarily be taken as an indication of the level of community interest.
FORMAT AND LENGTH: White paper submissions may be made in English or in French.
White papers must be submitted as PDF files, capped at a length of three 8.5”x11” pages (approximately two pages of text and one page for figures, tables, references), with a minimum of 11-point font and 2-cm margins. Submissions must be in PDF format, and should not exceed a file size of 10 MB. Submissions not meeting these requirements will not be considered.
PUBLICATION: All submitted white papers will be posted as public documents on the MTR2025 web page (https://casca.ca/?page_id=20680). Teams wishing to submit supplementary confidential material will be able to indicate as such through the white paper submission process.
DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS: We encourage open discussion on the coordination of white papers and plan to organize several CASCA Town Halls to facilitate community engagement in the MTR2025 process. Questions about any aspect of the MTR2025 process can also be sent by email to the co-chairs Daryl Haggard daryl.haggard@mcgill.caand Laura Parker lparker@mcmaster.ca
Daryl Haggard and Laura Parker
MTR2025 Co-Chairs, on behalf of the MTR2025 Panel
