========================================================================== ASTRONOMICAL IMAGE PROCESSING WORKSHOP Sep 4-9, 2006, Dubrovnik, Croatia http://www.astro.washington.edu/aipw Registration deadline: March 30, 2006. ========================================================================== THE WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

The workshop will provide participants with the skills needed to understand the outputs of current and next-generation surveys, and to be in a position to contribute to the algorithm development needed to make new data-intensive projects, such as LSST and Pan-STARRS, a reality. The workshop will include lectures by leaders in the field and presentations by participants, if requested.

THE WORKSHOP TOPICS

Detector Physics, and its Impact on Data
Instrumental and Atmospheric Signature Removal
Point Spread Function Estimation and Difference Imaging
Object Detection as a Statistical Science
Photometry of Isolated Stars and Galaxies
Deblending/Crowded Field Photometry
Photometric and Astrometric Calibration
Analysis of Repeated Observations and Mosaicing

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

James Gunn, chair, Princeton University, USA
Ralf Bender, Universitaets-Sternwarte der
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Germany
Emmanuel Bertin, Institut D'Astrophysique de Paris, France
Zeljko Ivezic, University of Washington, USA
Robert Lupton, Princeton University, USA
Eugene Magnier, University of Hawaii, USA
Peter Stetson, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada

ACCOMMODATION and VENUE

The workshop will be held at the Inter University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia (IUC, http://www.iuc.hr). To learn more about Dubrovnik, see http://www.dubrovnik-online.com
We have reserved a block of rooms at hotel Park, please see http://www.grandhotel-park.hr 1/2 half board 75 EUR, 1/1 half board 114 EUR per day Links to other hotels are available at the workshop homepage.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

For most countries the visa is not required. But please do check http://www.mfa.hr/MVP.asp?pcpid=1615

PARTICIPATION

For organisational reasons the number of participants will not exceed 60.
To register please visit http://www.astro.washington.edu/aipw There may be financial support for qualified participants. The registration fee will be 120 EUR (to be paid upon the arrival). For further details send mail to aipw@astro.washington.edu

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

Travel information, lecture and talk schedule, and other details will be circulated to registered participants by April 30, 2006. ==========================================================================