Image by Howard Lester, MMTO
The MMT Observatory and MMTO Council are pleased to announce the First MMT Science Symposium. The purpose of this informal workshop is to present scientific results from the upgraded MMT and the new generation of instruments which have come on line in the last few years.
It is hoped that the meeting will also bring together MMT users in a congenial environment where new ideas, projects, and collaborations may develop to expand the rich scientific return from the MMT for many years.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 14-15 in Tucson. The meeting format will include oral presentations and posters, with ample time for discussion. We also plan to set aside a time for discussion of issues like data reduction software and new instrument plans.
The meeting will be held at the centrally located Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way. For hotel rates and reservation information, please see the Hotel web page.In lieu of formal conference proceedings, we will post electronic presentations on the conference web site, at the author's discretion.
Pre-Registration:
If you are interested in attending, please pre-register
by filling out the Registration form.
You may leave the abstract blank for now and fill it in later.
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006!
Space and time are limited for this conference, so attendance
will be limited to about 70-75 participants; pre-registration will
help ensure your participation in the meeting and give us the
information we need to contact likely participants. The number of
oral talks is also limited, and the scientific organizing
committee will use abstract submissions to select talks covering
a wide range of science. Other contributions will be invited to
present posters.
Registration:
You can register for the meeting at the website by filling out the
Registration form and including a
title and abstract. We ask that you write two abstracts: one for a
non-technical audience, and one for the astronomer audience. We
also ask that speakers give a non-technical introduction to their
talks, for the benefit of the Steward Technical and MMT observatory
staff who will be attending.
THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2006.
Conference Banquet:
There will be a conference banquet on the evening of Wednesday, June
14, 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. The banquet will be held at the
Stillwell House in downtown Tucson, 134 S. 5th Avenue, and will include
a "roast" and special presentation to J.T. Williams for his many contributions
to the MMT and other area observatories.
If you are interested in attending the conference banquet ONLY,
please fill out the Registration web page and
indicate in the Conference Banquet section that you are a banquet only registrant.
Alternatively, send email to Barbara Russ.
Conference/Banquet Fees:
The registration fees to attend the conference/banquet are below. Included in
the conference fee is lunch for both days plus morning and afternoon breaks.
The registration/banquet fee does not qualify as a tax deductible donation.
Conference and Banquet: $175
Conference only: $145
Banquet only: $30
Please complete the payment form
and send it along with your payment to the address below. Please submit payment no later
than June 1, 2006. Make checks payable to UA Foundation.
Barbara Russ
MMT Observatory
P.O. Box 210065
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
We look forward to seeing you in Tucson and hearing about your
exciting scientific results!
Organizing Committee:
Jill Bechtold (jill@as.arizona.edu)
Nelson Caldwell (caldwell@cfa.harvard.edu)
Faith Vilas (fvilas@mmto.org)
Grant Williams (ggwilli@mmto.org)
Tim Pickering (tim@mmto.org)
Barbara Russ (bruss@mmto.org)