NWNH - Santa Fe, New Mexico - March 7-10, 2011

Santa Fe, New Mexico • March 7-10, 2011

With the publication of the preliminary report of the Astro2010 Decadal Survey, "New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy & Astrophysics," it is time for members of the national and international astronomical community to understand the impact of the report on the various radio to sub-millimeter wave initiatives that have been proposed as well as the impact these initiatives will have on the major science questions identified by the Decadal Report.

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grav32.jpgTo this end, we are organizing this science conference -- "Building on New Worlds, New Horizons: New Science from Sub-millimeter to Meter Wavelengths" -- that will take place 7-10 March 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico This meeting will discuss the path toward implementation of the Astro2010 science priorities and building the user community for the projects and facilities recommended for this decade and into the next. The conference will be organized around the science questions identified within the Astro2010 Report and how radio to sub-millimeter to meter wavelength initiatives can and will respond to these exciting science imperatives.

Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Andrew Baker (Rutgers U.) Tim Bastian
Claire Chandler (NRAO) Crystal Brogan
Dale Frail (NRAO), co-chair Chris Carilli
Joseph Lazio (JPL/SPDO), co-chair Laurie Clark
Scott Ransom (NRAO) Dale Frail
Tony Readhead (Caltech) Joe Lazio
Michael Shull (U. Colorado-Boulder) Steve Myers

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