Events: detail
Royal Astronomical Society Parallel Specialist Discussion Meetings
- Hosted by:
- Royal Astronomical Society
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- November 09, 2007 at 10:30 am
- Ends:
- November 09, 2007 at 03:30 pm
- Location:
- Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Society of Antiquaries Lecture Theatre, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
_Science with the James Webb Space Telescope and MIRI _
(Society of Antiquaries Lecture Theatre, Burlington House)
This meeting will provide up-to-date status and expected performance information for JWST, due for launch in 2013, with particular emphasis on MIRI; and will provide a forum to discuss science exploitation.
Organizers: Dr Gillian Wright (ATC; gsw [ at ] roe.ac.uk)
A Year of Observations with Hinode and STEREO:
Solar Magnetic Energy and its Influence on the Near-Earth Environment
(Geological Society Lecture Theatre, Burlington House)
Organizers: J. Len Culhane (MSSL; jlc [ at ] mssl.ucl.ac.uk); Richard Harrison (CCLRC; R.A.Harrison [ at ] rl.ac.uk)
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Specialist Discussion Meetings cover all branches of astrophysics and solid-earth geophysics (including, but not limited to, cosmology, astrobiology, cosmochemistry, astroparticle physics, computational astrophysics; geophysical fluid dynamics, planetary sciences, solar-terrestrial physics).
Admission to the Specialist Discussion Meetings is normally free to RAS members and £15 to non-members (£5 to students), collected on the door, while GSL members may normally attend “G” meetings at no charge. Note that special rates apply for the February BGA meeting. RAS and GSL members should bring their membership cards, and students their student cards, as identification.
Coffee/registration for Specialist Discussion Meetings will commence a half-hour before the formal start time.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Meetings Secretary
- Website:
- Royal Astronomical Society Parallel Specialist Discussion Meetings
