Netherlands Astronomers' Conference 2024

Session

Strategy & Updates Meeting

May 14, 2024, 3:30 PM

Description

Sera Markoff will talk about the NWO Astronomy Round Table.

Joseph Callingham will talk about the SKA Construction and Development of the Regional Centre in the Netherlands

67. NWO Astronomy Round Table Updates

Sera Markoff

5/14/24, 3:30 PM

NWO has for many years now a system of communicating with the various fields via Round Tables, one per discipline. Since 2023 the Round Tables not only advise NWO but also have been given a budget of 80k€ annually, for community organisation. In this talk we will give several important updates from the Astronomy Round Table, announce the next Community Town Hall day and format, and explain the...

68. SKA Construction and Development of the Regional Centre in the Netherlands

Joseph Callingham

5/14/24, 4:00 PM

After more than 30 years of talking, the construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is now well underway. In this talk, I will give a update on construction, discuss how anyone can get involved in the SKA now, and what this stage of project development means for the Dutch astronomy community. In particular, I will focus on the establishment of our own regional centre, and its expected...

74. Raad van de Astronomie / NL Astronomy Council; Update

Carsten Dominik

5/14/24, 4:15 PM

Carsten Dominik will give an update on the Raad van de Astronomie / NL Astronomy Council.