Dark Energy Science Collaboration is coming to UK

The next Dark Energy Science Collaboration meeting will take place at St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford between July 18 and July 22, 2016.

Monday, July 18, will be devoted to the Dark Energy School, a one-day school to get up-to-speed on LSST as a cosmological tool. The collaboration meeting will follow from Tuesday to Thursday and a hack day will take place on Friday, July 22. 

Registration is via the DESC confluence website, and is open to DESC members. A limited number of spaces may be available for non-DESC members as observers - if you are interested contact Jo Dunkley: jo.dunkley[at]physics.ox.ac.uk. The registration deadline is 17/06/2016. Travel support is available for early career DESC scientists and details can be found in that website (application deadline: 29/04/16). 

Local Organising Committee: Elisa Chisari, David Alonso, Ian Shipsey, Jo Dunkley, Aprajita Verma, Phil Marshall, Joe Zuntz, Matt Jarvis, Pedro Ferreira, Chris Lintott, Erminia Calabrese and Leanne O'Donnell.

The organizers acknowledge the support of LSSTC, the Sub-departments of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, The Leverhulme Trust, The Hintze Foundation, The Royal Astronomical Society and The Beecroft Trust.
Last updated: 13 Apr 2016 at 14:21