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*** KICP Workshop ANNOUNCEMENT****

Viewing the Universe via the World Wide Web

workshop webpage:   http://kicp-workshops.uchicago.edu/universe2008

Dates:  September 3-5, 2008
Location:  Kersten Physics Teaching Center (KPTC) at The University of  
Chicago

New, visually rich, astronomical software environments coupled with  
large web-accessible data sets hold the promise of new and exciting  
ways to teach, collaborate, and explore the universe. This workshop  
will examine the host of emerging, holistic, visual, astronomy  
software products; in particular Google Sky and World Wide Telescope.  
With the help of developers of these applications, we will investigate  
their capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. A primary focus of the  
workshop will be utilizing these tools to create tours, classroom  
applications, collaborative research environments, and laboratory  
exercises. These development efforts will be supported by mini- 
tutorials and one-on-one instruction by the creators of these  
products; and shared with fellow participants.

Organizers:
Josh Frieman (KICP/UC/FNL), Alyssa Goodman (Harvard/IIC/CFA), Andrey  
Kravtsov (KICP/UC), Randall Landsberg (KICP/UC),  Mark SubbaRao (KICP/ 
UC/Adler), & Ka Chun Yu (Denver Museum of Nature & Science)

Software Developers/Instructors:
World Wide Telescope -  Curtis Wong, Jonathan Fay, & Dinoj Surendran
Google Sky - Andrew Connolly, Ryan Scranton, & Noel Gorelick

Fine Print:
- Online Application at http://kicp-workshops.uchicago.edu/ 
universe2008  DUE June 21, 2008
- Space is limited (30 participants)
- Registration form completed and $50 registration fee* paid (for  
accepted applications) August 1, 2008


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Randall H. Landsberg
Director Education & Outreach
-Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP)
Director Public Outreach
-Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
The University of Chicago
5640 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

phone (773) 702-7783     fax 2-8212
email [log in to unmask]

*KICP Education Programs  http://kicp.uchicago.edu/education
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