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Meeting: Japan-USA VSOP-2 Key Science Program Meeting

Dates: 21-23 October 2007 

Venue:  National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan 

LOC:    Y.Hagiwara, M.Inoue, A.Komori, H.Nagai

*NAOJ
    Y.Hagiwara,T.Hirota,M.Inoue,H.Kobayashi,Y.Kono,H.Nagai,H.Ujihara
*ISAS/JAXA
    K.Asada,A.Doi,M.Kino,N.Mochizuki,Y.Murata,M.Tsuboi
*JAXA 
    H.Hirabayashi
*Nobeyama, NAOJ
    T.Umemoto
*Yamaguchi University
    S.Sawada-Satoh
*Kagoshima University
    H.Imai, S.Kameno
*Korean VLBI Network/KASI
    B.W.Sohn
*CfA
    L.Greenhill
*NRAO
    E.Fomalont,J.Ulvestad
*University of New Mexico
    G.Taylor
*JPL/NASA
    F.Webb, D.Murphy
	
 

              Japan-US International VSOP-2 Key Science Meeting
                            21-23 October 2007
                  NAOJ Cosmos-Kaikan lecture room

                              AGENDA 

 Sunday 21 October
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09:30-09:40  Welcome and Introduction            - Inoue
09:40-09:50  Logistics                           - Hagiwara
09:50-10:20  Meeting agenda and goals            -
                Murphy/Ulvestad/Hagiwara

10:20-10:40  Coffee break

10:40-11:00  VSOP-2 mission update               - Tsuboi Download
11:00-11:30  VSOP-2 science capabilities         - Murata Download

                - Phase-referencing capabilities - Mochizuki Download

11:30-12:00  U.S. Mission of Opportunity update  - Murphy Download

12:00-12:30  Questions for the MO proposal       - All


12:30-01:30  Lunch 

01:30-02:00   VLBA capabilities and availability  - Ulvestad Download
02:00-03:30   Overview of KSPs                    - Hagiwara Download

               - How KSPs will work
               - How much time will be spent on KSPs
               - How to incorporate international colleagues into KSPs
               - etc
               - Discussions on the KSP policy

03:30-04:00 Coffee break

04:00-05:30  Discussions on VISC-2 formation for the MO proposal - All

       

     
        
 Monday 22 October
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09:00-09:30 Outline of Japanese KSPs 
            
                     AGN - Kameno weblink
                     Maser - Imai Download
                     YSO magnetosphere  - Umemoto 

09:30-10:00 Preliminary Korean KSPs - Sohn Download


10:00-10:30  Coffee  break

10:30-12:00 AGN KSP discussions     

              - JPN AGN KSP 
                 AGN in general                  - Kameno  weblink
                 Blazar                          - Kino Download
              - Potential U.S.-led AGN KSP       - Taylor Download

12:00-01:00 Lunch


01:00-02:30  Megamaser KSP discussions  
              - JPN Megamaser KSP                  - Hagiwara Download

              - Potential U.S.-led megamaser KSP   - Greenhill Download


02:30-03:30  How do US and Japanese KSPs fit together, discussion 
on how to work out the details     - Ulvestad
             

03:30-04:00  Coffee break

04:00-06:00  How do US and Japanese KSPs fit together (continued)                


06:30-08:30  Meeting dinner (at Japanese restaurant Suijin-en in 
                                Jindaiji-temple area)


Tuesday 23 October
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09:00-11:00  Telecon with  U.S. science team colleagues - All

11:00-11:20  Coffee break

11:20-12:30  Questions and discussions concerning unresolved matters.

12:30        Meeting summary - All

13:00-14:30  NAOJ Tour to "4D2U" (4-D theater) (organized by Inoue)