ASTRONET Infrastructure Roadmap
In September 2005 a consortium of European funding agencies started the four-year ERA-Net project called ASTRONET. The aim of ASTRONET is to come to a concise European plan for the next 15-20 years on astronomy in its widest form, encompassing all energies (from radio to gamma-rays including astro-particles), all instruments (ground-based, space-based and laboratory), and all aspects (from the sun and its planetary system to the big bang and early galaxy formation). The first part of this was the formulation of a Science Vision, setting the science questions to be answered. The next stage, now underway, is to develop an Infrastructure Roadmap detailing those facilities that will be necessary to deliver the vision, and addressing also other important aspects such as education, training and public awareness.
Consultation on the future of European Astronomy
Invitation to all European astronomers
Establishing this Roadmap promises to be an important milestone for astronomy in Europe. However, in order to be successful with this exercise, we need the input and collaboration of all the European astronomical community in its broadest sense, including observers, theorists, instrument developers and engineers, educators and communicators.
This symposium will provide a live platform for community consultation and debate on the ASTRONET Infrastructure Roadmap. The Symposium is free and open to anyone interested in contributing to the delineation of a comprehensive, prioritised, community-based roadmap. The outcomes of this meeting will be incorporated in the final roadmap that will be published in the Autumn of 2008.
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This Symposium is funded by the EC Sixth Framework Programme and hosted by Liverpool John Moores University. |