Agenda (PDF)

Sunday, May 20, 2001: Tours/Reception

• [09:00-16:30] Tours leaving Lowel Observatory Campus, Flagstaff
• [19:30-21:30] Reception, Lowell Observatory Campus

Monday, May 21, 2001: Introduction

• [08:30 - 08:45] P.R. Lawson
• [08:45 - 09:15] Introduction / Welcome, K.J. Johnston (USNO)

• [09:15 - 10:15] Optical/Infrared Stellar Interferometry, H.A. McAlister (Georgia State University)
• [10:15 - 10:45] Coffee Break

• [10:45 - 12:15] Optical Synthesis Imaging, D.F. Buscher (Univ. Cambridge)
• [12:15 - 13:45] Lunch

• [13:45 - 17:30] Tour of NPOI

• [23:00-01:00] Mars Observing from Lowell Campus, J. Hall (Lowell Observatory)

Tuesday, May 22, 2001: FLUOR and R Leo

• [08:30 - 09:30] Subject: Mira Variables and R Leo, L. A. Willson (Iowa State University)
• [09:30 - 10:00] Theory & Apparatus: FLUOR and IOTA, V. Coudé du Foresto (Obs. Paris)
• [10:00 - 10:30] Coffee Break

• [10:30 - 11:30] Lab Part I: Observing Strategy, Guy Perrin (Obs. Paris)
• [11:30 - 12:00] FLUOR data structure and data flow philosophy
• [12:00 - 13:30] Lunch

• [13:30 - 14:30] Approach to Data Reduction B. Mennesson (JPL)
• [14:30 - 15:30] Lab Part II: Data Reduction
• [15:30 - 16:00] Coffee Break

• [16:00 - 16:30] Introduction to modelling
• [16:30 - 17:00] Lab Part III: data modelling
• [17:00 - 17:30] Conclusion: R Leo

• [19:30 - 21:30] IAU Working Group Meeting, P.R. Lawson (JPL)

Wednesday, May 23, 2001: Keck I and WR 104

• [08:30 - 09:30] Subject: Wolf Rayet Stars, T. Moffat (Univ. Montreal)
• [09:30 - 10:30] Theory & Apparatus: Aperture Masking Keck Telescope, P.J. Tuthill (Sydney University)
• [10:30 - 11:00] Coffee Break

• [11:00 - 12:00] Image Reconstruction, J.D. Monnier (Harvard, CfA)
• [12:00 - 13:30] Lunch

• [13:30 - 14:00] Approach to Data Reduction, P.J. Tuthill and J.D. Monnier.
• [14:00 - 15:00] Lab Part I: Calibration
• [15:00 - 15:30] Coffee Break

• [15:30 - 16:30] Lab Part II: Interpretation
• [16:30 - 17:00] Results & Conclusion: WR 104

• [18:00-21:00] Chuck Wagon BBQ on Anderson Mesa

Thursday, May 24, 2001: NPOI and Mizar & Matar

• [08:30 - 09:15] Subject: Binary Stars, C.A. Hummel (USNO)
• [09:15 - 10:00] Theory & Apparatus: NPOI, D.J. Hutter (USNO)
• [10:00 - 10:30] Coffee Break

• [10:30 - 12:00] Observing Strategy and Calibration, D. Mozurkewich (NRL)
• [12:00 - 13:30] Lunch

• [13:30 - 14:00] Approach to Data Reduction, C.A. Hummel (USNO)
• [14:00 - 15:00] Lab Part I: Calibration
• [15:00 - 15:30] Coffee Break

• [15:30 - 16:30] Lab Part II: Interpretation
• [16:30 - 17:00] Results & Conclusion: Mizar & Matar

• [19:30-21:30] AIPS++ Demonstration, Tom Pauls (NRL)

Friday, May 25, 2001: PTI and Extra Solar Planets

• [08:30 - 09:30] Subject: Extra Solar Planets, D. Fischer (UC Berkeley)
• [09:30 - 10:30] Theory: Narrow Angle Astrometry, A.F. Boden (Caltech/JPL)
• [10:30 - 11:00] Coffee Break

• [11:00 - 12:00] Procedure: PTI and Keck, M.M. Colavita (JPL)
• [12:00 - 13:30] Lunch

• [13:30 - 14:45] Data Reduction: Narrow Angle Astrometry A.F. Boden (Caltech/JPL)
• [14:45 - 15:15] Coffee Break

• [15:15 - 16:00] Discussion & Lottery
• [16:00 - 16:15] Closing: Lawson, Johnston.

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