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Programme as discussed 18th December

1200-1700: Registration
1700-1830: Dinner
1830-1900: Intro to the 40' (general)
1900-2100: Welcome drink and snacks
1900-0100: 40' observing (Three 2 hour slots), maybe with a group discussion before hand? (need to check this with Sue Ann to find out how she really wants to do this)
These items can be handled by the LOC, Larry will talk to SueAnn? Heatherley about the 40' parts.

0700-0830: Breakfast & late registration
0830-0900: Welcome and practical information - RPrestage confirmed
0900-0930: Basic introduction to the radio sky (atomic and molecular lines, continuum, other?) Toney Minter confirmed
0930-1000: Introduction to radio telescopes - terminology and such (maybe using the GBT as an example) FGhigo confirmed
1000-1030: Break
1030-1130: Radio Astronomy Fundamentals JCondon confirmed
1130-1230: Basic Principles of Single Dish telescopes Goldsmith confirmed
1230-1400: lunch
1400-1445: tracing the signal down the telescope, including LOs, receivers, etc. from the astronomer's viewpoint RMaddelena confirmed
1445-1545: theory of measurements Mike Davis confirmed
1545-1615: coffee break
1615-1715: Why single dishes CSalter confirmed
1715-1900: dinner
1900-?: observing: 40', Arecibo, GBT

0700-0830: Breakfast
0830-0930: spectral lines LMorgan confirmed
0930-1015: continuum BMason confirmed
1015-1045: break
1045-1145: pulsars (basic intro to the types of science) JCordes unconfirmed
1145-1230: polarization CHeiles confirmed
1200-1330: lunch
1330-1730: tours of the lab and the telescope, including showing where the signal goes, receivers, etc. (Break into 3-4 groups)
1730-1900: dinner
1900-?: observing: 40', Arecibo, GBT

0700-0830: Breakfast
0830-0930: Spectral Line Calibration KO'Neil confirmed
0930-1030: Short Spacings SStanimirovic confirmed
1030-1100: break
1100-1145: other things to do with single dish radio telescopes in the cm regime. Possible topics include:
- radars, GBlack confirmed
- vlbi, TGhosh confirmed
- The Transient Sky, RRATS, GRB's etc JCORDES unconfirmed
1145-1230: Survey techniques, hardware, and concerns SGibson confirmed
1230-1400: lunch
1400-1445: The millimeter regime (e.g. different obs techniques, the atmosphere, etc.) CBrogan (Spectral line) confirmed
1445-1530: RFI Overview CBeaudet confirmed
1530-1600: break
1600-1730: RFI hands-on demo WSizemore confirmed
1730-1900: dinner
1900-?: observing: 40', Arecibo, GBT

0700-0900: Breakfast
0900-1230: Miniworkshops:
- Alternate data analysis workshops (using canned data)
1230-1400: lunch
1400-1445: current and future capabilities of the GBT/Green bank RPrestage confirmed
1445-1530: Research in Space & Atmospheric Physics %Red% BKerr confirmed
1530-1600: break
1600-1730: hands-on presentations - 5 minute talks?
1800-2100: Banquet with speaker (History of Green Bank) and music (Alan Dutches, et al?) Frank Ghigo confirmed

-- LarryMorgan - 18 Dec 2006

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