Microsoft Research is proudly presenting the WorldWide Telescope – a virtual telescope that is designed to enhance your experience in astronomical research, science education, entertainment and beyond.
We will update existing users with the latest version and solutions of WWT, provide a hands-on environment to jump start new users, share with you our experiences of WWT-based research including connections with the Virtual Observatory and education collaborations worldwide, and learn from you for future improvements to WWT.
This event is co-hosted by Microsoft Research, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). The workshop is free for all participants.
Event dates:
Bangalore: September 02-03, 2010, Satish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science. (To participate in the Bangalore workshop, please email or fax your details including name, organization, postal address, telephone & fax numbers, and email address to wwt@end2end.in or +91 80 40897009 respectively. Confirmation of participation will be communicated to the participants via email or fax).
Pune: September 04, 2010, IUCAA auditorium, Pune University Campus (To participate in the Pune workshop, please email to Arvind Paranjpye at arp@iucaa.ernet.in)
Agenda:
Bangalore, September 02, 2010 (Day 1)
| 08:30 – 09:15 | Registration |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Astrophysics at IISc, and welcome: Prof. Chanda Jog, IISc |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Microsoft Research in India: Vidya Natampally, Microsoft Research India |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | WorldWide Telescope Academic Program: Yan Xu, Microsoft Research |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | WorldWide Telescope and Astronomy on the Carbon-Silicon Interface: Prof. George Djorgovski, Astronomy Department, Caltech, USA |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Talk by Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, IUCAA, India |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Panel discussion: Dr. Ashish Mahabal (CalTech), Yan Xu (Microsoft Research), Prof. Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA), Dr. Shylaja (Bangalore Association for Science Education), Prof. George Djorgovski (CalTech) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | WWT and VO Connection: Dr. Ashish Mahabal, Astronomy Department, Caltech, USA |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | WWT demo(s) + Creating Guided Tours: Arvind Paranjpye, IUCAA |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | WWT Language Localizations: Samir Dhurde, IUCAA |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Tea/coffee break |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Q&A, Day-1 wrap-up: Dr. Ashish Mahabal, Astronomy Department, Caltech, USA |
Bangalore, September 03, 2010 (Day 2)
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Chandrayaan-I Imagery: Dr. B Gopalakrishna, SAC |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Science at BASE: Prof. C V Vishveshwara |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/ coffee break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Enabling Undergraduate Radio Astronomy: Dr. Rabbi Angiras, St.Joseph's College, Bangalore |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Hands-on demos |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Wrap up |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch, discussions |
Pune, September 04, 2010
Session 1
Venue: Bhaskara III
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Welcome and Local Universe: Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, IUCAA |
|
10:30 – 11:00 |
Microsoft Research India: Sridhar Vedantham, Microsoft Research India |
|
11:00 – 11:45 |
WorldWide Telescope Academic Program: Yan Xu, Microsoft Research |
| 11:45 – 12:30 |
Science and Outreach at Universities: Prof T.R. Seshadri, Dept. of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi |
Session 2
Venue: Chandrashekhar Auditorium
| 14:00 – 14:15 |
WWT and Science/Astronomy Educators: Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, IUCAA |
| 14:15 – 14:45 |
IUCAA Public Outreach and WWT: Prof. Gulab Dewangan, IUCAA |
|
14:45 – 15:15 |
Making WWT Tours: Arvind Paranjpye, IUCAA |
| 15:15 – 15:45 |
On WWT Language Localizations: Samir Dhurde, IUCAA |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Tea/ coffee break |
| 16:15 – 17:15 |
WWT and Future Collaboration: Group discussion led by Dr. Ashish Mahabal |
Session 3: Public Lecture
| 18:30 – 19:30 |
The WorldWide Telescope and Astronomy on the Man-Machine Interface: Prof. George Djorgovski, Center for Advanced Computing Research, California Institute of Technology |
*Agenda subject to minor revisions
