Opticon meeting on "Enhancement activities"
and
Neon kick-off meeting

Dipartimento di Astronomia - Padova University
Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova - INAF
May 23th and 24th, 2005

Agenda of the meeting


Monday May 23 Opticon meeting
at the Observatory Seminar Room
10h30 Welcome by the Institutes
11h Overview of Opticon activities (J. Davies, Edinburgh)
at the Observatory Meeting Room
11H30 The Working group on "Enhancement activities" (M. Dennefeld, Paris)
11h45 Astronomy in the Paduan education system (P. Rafanelli, Padua)
12h15 First discussion on the scope of the Working Group
Lunch
14h The needs in Interferometry (G. Perrin, or representative)
14h30 The situation in Astronomical instrumentation (H. Kuntschner, ESO)
15h Situation and needs in SE Europe (M. Stavinschi, Bucarest, TBC)
16h The UK perspective (M. Ward, Durham)
16h30 Coffee break
17h Experience from the Space Summer school in Alpbach (J. Ortner, Austria, TBC)
17h30 The NEON observing school, past and future (M. Dennefeld, Paris)
18h General discussion on future activities of the WG
19h30 Social event: visit of the Cappella degli Scrovegni, followed by buffet in historical Cafe Pedrocchi
Tuesday May 24 NEON meeting - at the Department Meeting Room
9h30 - Plans over the four years contract
- Scope of lectures in individual schools
- Details of the contract, financial issues
- Final selection of students for the first school
Adjourn after lunch

Pratical Informations:


--- The Meeting will take place in the Astronomy Department which is just aside the Padova Observatory building. It is a new structure open 5 years ago. The location in Padova can be found in the map below.

--- Here is a link to an official page with all Hotels in Padova.

Map of Padova with the location of the department and of some hotels that are frequently used by your guests.
Number on the map are:
  1. Astronomy Department
  2. Toscanelli
  3. Hotel Plaza (Nice inside parking place - Special prize for the University: 110 Euro single room)
  4. Al Santo
  5. BUENOS AIRES
  6. Al Giardinetto
  7. Methis (100m from the Department; Special prize for the University: 100 Euro single room)
  8. Al Faggiano


--- From the Venice Airport. You can find informations in the Venice Airport portal. Relevant facts are listed here:

--- My address and numbers:
Dr. Alessandro Pizzella
Dipartimento di Astronomia - Universita' di Padova
Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 3, I-35122 Padova, Italy
Phone: +39-049-8278228 FAX: +39-049-8278212
Cell : +39-328-8274431 Home: +39-049-8601445
Alessandro Pizzella
Last modified: Fri May 20 11:01:55 CEST 2005