In this splinter event at American Astronomical Society 213th Meeting (AAS213), Microsoft Research is proudly presenting the WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a virtual telescope that is designed to enhance your experience in research, teaching/learning, and entertainment for your IYA2009 and beyond.
Overview
Our goal is to update existing users with the latest version and solutions of WWT, provide a hands-on environment to jump start new users, and learn from you at AAS213 for further improving WWT.
Invited speakers include Alyssa Goodman of Harvard University, George Djorgovski and Robert Hurt of CalTech, Alberto Conti of Space Telescope, and Chenzhou Cui of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Location
Room #203A, Exhibit Hall C, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
Agenda
The agenda for this event follows.
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Monday, January 5 | ||
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18:00 - 21:00 |
Welcome Reception · Cheese, wine/beer, soft drinks, crackers, vegetables · Give-aways (Microsoft/WWT logo-tagged items) | |
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Tuesday, January 6 | ||
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10:00 – 12:00 Invited Speeches | ||
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10:00 – 10:05 |
Yan Xu (Microsoft Research) Welcome and Logistics | |
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10:05 – 12:00 |
Alyssa Goodman (Harvard University) A Professional Astronomer’s View through the WorldWide Telescope Part 1: WWT as a Preview of 21st Century e-Research in Astronomy Part 2: WWT and the Astronomical Literature Part 3: Synthesis: Communities, Tours, Collections, and More Q & A Chenzhou Cui (National Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences) WorldWide Telescope and the Total Eclipse 2009 Q & A Alberto Conti (Space Telescope Science Institute) New Frontiers in Astronomy: The Multimission Archive at Space Telescope and WWT Q & A | |
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12:00 – 13:00 Break & Open discussion (20 WWT systems available for hands-on experience) | ||
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13:00 – 17:00 WWT for Sharing Astronomical Imagery/Data and Knowledge | ||
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13:00 – 17:50 |
Jonathan Fay (Microsoft Research) · Introduction to WWT · Hands-on tutorial – Getting Started with the WorldWide Telescope | |
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17:00 – 19:30 Open Discussions
· 1:1 discussions | ||
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Wednesday, January 7 | ||
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10:00 – 12:00 Invited Speeches | ||
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10:00 – 12:00 |
George Djorgovski (CalTech) The WoldWide Telescope as a Novel Research and Publishing Platform · WWT as a new way of displaying and organizing information · WWT as a tool for exploring visual and contextual correlations · WWT and the semantic web of astronomy Q & A Lisa Dettloff & Curtis Wong Robert Hurt (CalTech) | |
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12:00 – 13:00 Break & Open discussions | ||
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13:00 – 15:30 WWT for Publishing and Story Telling | ||
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13:00 – 15:30 |
Jonathan Fay, Dinoj Surendran, & Curtis Wong (Microsoft Research) · WWT Tour – An Innovative Authoring and Publishing Tool · Hands-on tutorial – How to Create WWT Tour · A WWT Tour Inspired by You at AAS213 | |
Raffle
Raffle tickets are available to all attendees for daily draw of total 50 prizes at the event.
One special prize from AAS will be drawn at the end of the event on Wednesday.
