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SUMMARY:Netherlands Radio Astronomy Community Days
DTSTART:20250911T080000Z
DTEND:20250912T153000Z
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UID:indico-event-413@indico.astron.nl
CONTACT:z.pleunis@uva.nl
DESCRIPTION:This is a two-day meeting for anyone in the Netherlands astron
 omy community to discuss the current radio astronomy landscape and plan fo
 r the future. It will take place at Science Park in Amsterdam on 2025 Sept
 ember 11 and 12\, with a possibility for remote attandance as well.\nRegis
 tration is free of charge and open until 22nd of August. A preliminary sch
 edule is available that we'll continually update as we approach the meetin
 g.\nWe are pleased to seek contributions for two sessions on the first day
  (11 Sep): (inter)national landscape and future pitches. The first session
  is an opportunity to highlight an (inter)national facility relevant for r
 adio astronomy that is not already included in the program. The second ses
 sion is your opportunity to share an avenue that you think is exciting for
  the future of NL radio astronomy. These are expected to be short contribu
 tions (~3-5 minutes)\, depending upon demand and the final schedule. You c
 an submit contributions for either or both sessions at: https://forms.clou
 d.microsoft/e/h3r1bNW327.\nThe SKA community day (2nd day of the meeting) 
 will have a delegration from the headquarters of SKAO presenting on commis
 sioning results\, what science verification will look like\, and the futur
 e of key science programs. The other half of the day will be discussions a
 nd talks on how the Dutch community can capitalise on its investment in th
 e SKAO. \nLocation Thursday Sep 11: Eulerzaal\, Amsterdam Science Park Co
 nference Centre\, Science Park 125\, 1098 XG Amsterdam\nLocation Friday Se
 p 12: L1.02\, Lab42\, Science Park 900\, 1098 XH Amsterdam\nWe look forwar
 d to seeing you in Amsterdam or online in September!\nBetsey Adams (ASTRON
 /Kapteyn)\nJoe Callingham (ASTRON/UvA)\nZiggy Pleunis (UvA/ASTRON)\n \n\n
 https://indico.astron.nl/event/413/
URL:https://indico.astron.nl/event/413/
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