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Computer generated rendering of the LSST summit facility preliminary design and the small adjacent atmospheric telescope are shown with half-meter contour solid renderings of the surrounding area. Credit: LSST


President Barack Obama and President Sebastián Piñera meet in Santiago de Chile. Credit: The White House


Zeljko (left) and President Barack Obama (right). Credit: Anonymous photographer

Travel Log

Currently in Seattle.

Jan 5-10, 2013: AAS meeting, Long Beach, CA.

Feb 8-16, 2013: Doha, Qatar.

Mar 13-15, 2013: Tucson, Arizona.

Mar 17-22, 2013: Snowbird conference, Utah.

Apr 10-12, 2013: Tucson, Arizona.

Apr 24-26, 2013: University of Wisconsin.

May 2-4, 2013: Tucson, Arizona.

May 15-31, 2013: Lijiang, Beijing, China.

** June 2 - Sep 15, 2013: Europe **

June 16-22, 2013: AstroStats2013, Spain

Sep 9 - 13, 2013: LSST@Cambridge conference, England.

Oct 7-11, 2013: IAU Symp. 304, Byurakan, Armenia.

May 18-24, 2014: IAU meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

LSST

Hot off the Press

NSF Will Advance the LSST!: With approval from the National Science Board, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Director will advance the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) to the final design stage. This action permits the NSF Director to include funds for LSST construction in a future budget request.

President Obama on LSST: President Obama and Chilean President Piñera highlighted the effective collaboration in the fields of astronomy and astro-engineering which will allow the operation of the LSST and ALMA telescopes in the northern Chile, involving an investment of 1.5 billion dollars, with a close collaboration between public and private academic and research institutions in both countries.