Preliminary Scientific Program
Monday June 22
- 9:00 h - Welcome, Introduction
- Setting the scene - Science with e-VLBI
- Galactic Transients (Novae and CV's, X-ray binaries, Coherent Stellar sources,
Pulsars)
- Extragalactic transients (Gamma Ray Bursts and Type Ib/c Supernovae,
Multi-wavelength observations of High Energy Transients, Type II supernovae and starbursts,
coordinating new real time radio instruments, transient monitoring across the EM spectrum, etc).
- Evening: (Closed) Meeting of the e-VLBI Scientific Advisory Group (eVSAG).
Tuesday June 23
- Space Geodesy
- Geodesy eVLBI applications
- Spectral Line applications
- eVLBI for the general user (Increasing ease of use and access to VLBI, eMERLIN/EVN synergy,
Route to higher bandwidths)
- Panel discussion - Future organisation and tools to maximise science impact of eVLBI.
21:00h: Workshop dinner at "El Cenador del Prado".
Wednesday June 24
Note: (Closed) EVN Program Commitee members have a whole-day meeting at Observatorio AstronĂ³mico de Madrid.
8:30h: Busses leave Madrid towards Yebes Observatory
- NREN Meeting (Open to everyone)
- Morning session: Regional reports (Australia, China, Korea, Europe, USA, etc).
- Visit to Yebes Observatory (40-m radiotelescope and laboratories), after lunch.
- Afternoon session: eLOFAR, eMERLIN, Future of eVLBI
Thurday June 25
- Network session (DANTE, JANET, etc)
- e-VLBI status and performance
- Space VLBI and the Internet
Friday June 26
- e-VLBI development
- Protocols
- VDIF discussion
- Distributed Processing
- Future capabilities and Blue skies
- 14:00h - Workshop ends.