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We are pleased to announce that the Kavli Institute for Cosmological
Physics (KICP) will be hosting:
"Viewing the Universe Bit by Bit: New Directions and Uses of Astronomy
Visualization Software"
(April 28-30, 2010 in Chicago)
This workshop will explore Google Sky, WorldWide Telescope,
Celestia and Partiview with the developers of these platforms.
Web site
http://kicp-workshops.uchicago.edu/universe2010
****Applications are due March 15, 2010*****
We expect that this workshop will be heavily oversubscribed.
Please share this with others and post it in appropriate forums.
More details below.
cheers
Randy
PS
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Overview:
New, visually rich, astronomical software environments coupled with
large web-accessible data sets hold the promise of innovative and
exciting ways to teach, collaborate, and explore the Universe.
Exploring the Universe Bit by Bit will be a hands on workshop that
will focus on four key visualization software environments: Google
Sky, World Wide Telescope, Celestia, & Partiview, with the immediate
goals of developing applications and seeding new collaborations during
the workshop.
This interdisciplinary workshop is intended to bring together
scientists, educators (formal and informal), and software developers
to promote innovative uses of the emerging software platforms in
scientific research and as tools for learning and teaching. With the
help of developers of these applications, we will investigate their
capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses; and identify future
directions. A primary focus will be the creation of tours, classroom
applications, collaborative research environments, and laboratory
exercises during the workshop. These development efforts will be
supported by mini-tutorials and one-on-one instruction by the creators
of these products. The principal developers of Google Sky (Noel
Gorelick, Andrew Connolly, and Ryan Scranton), World Wide Telescope
(Jonathan Fay), Celestia (Chris Laurel), Partiview (Stuart Levy) will
lead the instruction. This workshop is modeled after the successful
"Viewing the Universe:via the World Wide Web" workshop held at the
University of Chicago in 2008.
Goals of the Workshop:
• Developing new ways of using astronomical software environments in
research and education, incorporating current cutting-edge research
and data
• Seeding new collaborations, especially cross-cutting & cross-
disciplinary
• Identifying strategies to reach underserved communities with this
technology (e.g., rural and inner city)
• Incorporating current research data into publicly accessible forums
• Providing feedback to software developers from educators and
scientists
• Expanding the current user base
Who Should Apply:
Educators and scientists who are using (or are very interested in
starting to use) these new software platforms for scientific
collaboration, education, data sharing, and public outreach.
One of the goals of the workshop is to foster expansion of the current
user base. We will be looking for participants who have a wide range
of innovative ideas. We are especially interested in ideas with the
potential for significant impact (e.g., on how the new software
platforms are used in different environments or in audiences reached).
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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
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*KICP Education Programs http://kicp.uchicago.edu/education
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