School of Physics, Main Building (K14 on linked map)
UNSW is 15 minutes by taxi (and about $35) from Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, and a similar distance south of the city centre, in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. See the Google Map.
This workshop is the yearly meeting of the NANTEN2 consortium. NANTEN2 is a 4m sub-millimetre wave telescope operating at the 4,800m Pampa La Bola on the Atacama plateau of Northern Chile (a part of the ALMA site). It is run by a 6-nation university consortium, led by the University of Nagoya in Japan and the University of Cologne in Germany, and including members in Chile, South Korea and Switzerland, as well as Australia. NANTEN2 is equipped with dual-frequency, 8-element array receivers, operating at frequencies of 460/492 and 806/892 GHz, as well as receivers operating at 115, 230 and 345 GHz. The principal scientific programs involve mapping of the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds in the excited CO J=4-3 and 7-6 lines and the two [CI] lines emitting in these frequency bands. At 500 GHz its beamsize is similar to the 22m Mopra telescope operating in the 100 GHz band, lending itself to complementary observations of higher excitation molecular lines that Mopra can map in the ground state lines.
Australia's participation in NANTEN2 has been made possible by two ARC LIEF grants, awarded to a consortium of universities: UNSW, Sydney, Macquarie, Adelaide, James Cook and Swinburne.
The workshop will have two primary purposes. The first is to discuss operational matters relating to the telescope. The second is to discuss the telescope's future scientific program.
Thursday May 19
Pre-Meeting Gathering: Meet in the lobby of the Coogee Sands Hotel at 19:00 and head to a nearby venue to discuss the program for the next 2 days.
08:30 Pick-up from Coogee Sands
Room G51, School of Mining Engineering Video Lecture Room, Old Main Building, 9am-12 (for Video-conference)
09:30 Start
12:00 Lunch
13:00: Room 5, School of Physics, Old Main Building, UNSW (Need skype + vncserver for remote access)
13:00 Meeting with UNSW lawyer (Helen Brown) to discuss International Agreement
14:00 30min seminar (in School Common Room, adjcent): Juergen Stutzki on "First Results from SOFIA"
14:30 Resume in Room 5. 10 minute science-update talks:
17:00 Anticipated Finish
20:00 Dinner at Circular Quay (Peter Doyle - The Quay, Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay, Phone: 02 9252 3400)
Room 5, School of Physics, UNSW and/or Room G51, School of Mining Engineering Video Lecture Room
Start time 09:30
09:00 Pick-up from Coogee Sands (TBC)
Since this is a weekend the entrances to the School of Physics will be locked, so if you are making your own way make arrangements in advance re opening of doors to the building.
19:00 Dinner in Coogee (Tropicana restaurant, 207 Coogee Bay Road, 02 9665 5619).
A visit to the spectacular Blue Mountains National Park, 90 minutes to the west of Sydney, including possible bush walks into the national parks. Requires a full day. Or possibly a more gentle harbour-side walk in Sydney. Requires half a day. Please let us know if you are interested in participating.
Please register by following this link if you wish to attend the meeting. The program will be arranged via discussion between the partners. However, if you have an item you particularly would like to talk about, please indicate this on the form by giving us a title and suggested talk length when you register. For instance it may be a science result related to a Nanten2 program, but involving another facility.
The following have indicated their interest in attending the meeting.
| Michael Burton | UNSW |
| Juergen Stutzki | Cologne |
| Andrew Walsh | James Cook |
| Maria Cunningham | UNSW |
| Paul Jones | UNSW |
| Yasuo Fukui | Nagoya |
| Akira Mizuno | Nagoya |
| Hiroaki Yamamoto | Nagoya |
| Kazufumi Torii | Nagoya |
| Gavin Rowell (?) | Adelaide |
| Vicki Lowe | UNSW |
Parking is available on the top floor of the Barker Street multi-storey car park (enter UNSW via Gate 14). It is metered and you need to obtain a parking ticket from the machines nearby. We can also provide parking tickets if notified in advance. The 891 Express bus connects UNSW with Central Station in ~20 minutes.
Attendees are responsible for making any accommodation arrangements. However we can make some recommendations for you. Coogee beach (Coogee Bay on the map below) is about 30 minutes walk from UNSW, or 10 minutes by bus or 5 minutes by taxi.
161-167 Dolphin Street in Coogee. On beautiful Coogee Beach. Rates $160/night for deluxe standard studio, $175 for deluxe courtyard studio, $230 for deluxe ocean view studio and $200 for one-bedroom apartment. Book by emailing info@coogeesands.com.au and requesting the UNSW rates. Telephone +61-2-9665-8588 Fax +61-2-9664-1406.
A boutique hotel also on Coogee Beach. Rates $155/night for standard room, $160 queen-bed standard room, $170 for king-bed standard room, $185 for balcony room, $175 for premium room, $225 for ocean view room and $265 for superior ocean view room. Email the Dive Hotel at thedive@bigpond.com.au for reservations, and asking for the UNSW rates. Address 234 Arden Street, Coogee, NSW 2034. Telephone: +61 2 9665 5538. Fax +61-2-9665-4347.
A cheaper option in Randwick, half way between Coogee Beach and UNSW. Ask for UNSW rates at $100 per night for single room. Email randwicklodge@bigpond.com. 211 Avoca Street, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Phone: +61-2-9310-0700. Fax +61-2-9310-0763.
There are plenty more options for Sydney accommodation available from the web, eg at http://www.sydneyhotelsaccommodation.com/
Michael Burton, 19/05/11