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Current and Future Pulsar Science with the Arecibo Telescope

A Y2K Workshop at Arecibo - March 12-14 2000

Second Announcement - Travel, Accomodation & Program
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Dear Colleague,

Thanks to a good response to the first announcement, we are now
batting on with plans for the workshop at the Observatory on March
12-14 2000. At least 21 people intend to come and, together with
local participants, we are expecting around 30 people for the sessions
which will be held at the Observatory's Visitor Center Auditorium.

This mail gives information concerning the accomodation plans, as
well as a preliminary talk program. We intend to be as flexible as
possible with the program, so please feel free to email dunc@naic.edu
with comments and suggestions for improvement that you may have. As
you will see, there are some free slots in the program. So if you have
any sudden urges to give a talk, don't suppress them - please let us
know and we'll try and slot you in.

This (hopefully) penultimate announcement is being sent to you now so
that you can go ahead and start making your travel plans! The final
announcement will include the full scientific program and will let you know
what the nominal meeting fee to cover administrative overheads, meals
etc will be. Presently, we expect this to be around US $50-75 per
participant payable on arrival.

On behalf of all of us at the observatory, we look forward to welcoming
you to Puerto Rico for this workshop which we hope will be scientfically
rewarding for all concerned.

with best wishes

Dunc Lorimer.

************************FIRST***THE***IMPORTANT***STUFF*************************
In order for us to go ahead with the arrangements, please read the following
and send a short email to dunc@naic.edu telling us:
- that you'll DEFINITELY will/won't be coming (hopefully the former)
- when you plan to arrive (flight numbers if possible) and when you leave!
- whether you will require transportation from airport to the observatory
(N.B. this is only possible before 3:30 pm on Friday Mar 10; see below)
- whether you will need a map if you plan to hire a car
- any other comments (talk title, room-mate worries etc etc)
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PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Sun 12 March 2000

Morning: arrival at the observatory
Afternoon: Either (a) tours of the observatory (for those who wish)
Or.... (b) discussion meeting for pulsar timers
Or.... (c) body surfing down at the beach
Evening: BBQ at the Observatory Pool

Mon 13 March 2000

0900-0920 Welcome

Recent AO Observational Results I (Chair: Fernando Camilo)
0920-0940 Alex Wolszczan - Search and timing results with the PSPM
0940-1000 free slot --- any takers??
1000-1020 Maura McLaughlin - TBA
1020-1040 Frederick Jenet - TBA

1040-1100 Coffee

Recent AO Observational Results II (Chair: Vicky Kaspi)
1100-1120 David Nice - Does coherent timing measure up?
1120-1140 Eric Splaver/Andrea Somer - MkIV/ABPP timing
1140-1200 Ingrid Stairs - Geodetic Precession in PSR B1534+12 (TBC)
1200-1220 free slot --- any takers??

1220-1400 Lunch

Single pulses - theory and observations (Chair: Zaven Arzoumanian)
1400-1420 Jan Gil - Coherent pulsar radio emission
1420-1440 Mark McKinnon - Sign-changing circular polarization in single pulses
1440-1500 free slot --- any takers??

1500-1530 Coffee

Results from other observatories I (Chair: Andrea Somer)
1530-1550 Jean-Francois Lestrade - Systematic flux monitoring of PSR J1643-1224
1550-1610 Barney Ricket - cm-wave ISS observations
1610-1630 Dipanjan Mitra - Pulsar Scattering from the Gum Nebula
1630-1650 Joseph Lazio - Low-Frequency Detection and Observations of Pulsars

Evening: Dinner at one of Arecibo's fashionable local restaurants

Tue 14 March 2000

Results from other observatories II (Chair: Joe Lazio)
0900-0920 Paulo Freire - Timing millisecond pulsars in 47 Tucanae
0920-0940 Nichi D'Amico - TBC
0940-1000 Vicky Kaspi - TBC
1000-1020 Boe Lewandowski - TBA
1020-1040 free slot --- any takers?

1040-1100 Coffee

Present Pulsar observing at AO (Chair: Maura McLaughlin)
1100-1120 Dunc Lorimer - overview of pulsar observing at AO
1120-1140 Andy Dowd - The WAPP : Arecibo's new wide-band pulsar machine
1140-1230 What features present/potential users would like to see (discussion!)

1230-1400 Lunch

Future Pulsar observing at AO (Chair: Eric Splaver)
1400-1430 Future Projects: A multibeam survey
1430-1500 Future Projects: Pulsar VLBI

1500-1530 Coffee

1530-1700 Discussion on future instrumentation priorities (Chair: ????)

GETTING HERE

The international Airport in San Juan serves all major US airlines,
as well as direct flights from/to Europe from KLM and British Airways.
The observatory is situated some 55 miles (88 km) west of the airport
and is nowadays easily accessible via the Autopista Route 22.

We plan to enlist the help of the observatory's famous driver, Dimas
Alvarez, who will be able to make some trips to San Juan up to FRIDAY
March 10 to pick people up from the airport and bring them to
Arecibo. As you can imagine, trying to coordinate this so that young
Dimas does not spend too much time on the roads is a problem and we
cannot guarantee that you'll be picked up. Participants arriving AFTER
3:30 pm on Friday March 10 will *have to* make their own arrangements
since, unlike astronomers, Dimas doesn't work on weekends.

As we receive your airport TOAs, we shall endeavour to pick up as many
people that wish to be picked up and put you in touch with fellow
participants who are arriving at similar times if you wish to share
transportation.

If you have to (or prefer to) go it alone, here are some top tips:

- Hire a car for the duration of your stay. This is particularly
desirable if you plan some vacation in Puerto Rico since the island
is best explored by car. Detailed instructions on getting to the
observatory from the airport are available on request (dunc@naic.edu).

- Get a taxi from the airport to Arecibo. This costs around US $80-100.
There's a taxi rank as you come out of the arrivals door of the airport.
Here you can arrange a price, but be sure to tell the driver that you
want to go to the Arecibo observatory, rather than the town of Arecibo.
I forgot this once and was stung an extra $20!

ACCOMODATION AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

All accomodation below has been booked for nights of Mar 10,11,12,13,14.

Accomodation should be possible for *most* of the people that expressed
a preference for staying at the observatory. As mentioned earlier, we
have only limited space on site and thus worked on a first-come-first-served
basis. The following is a list of names and room sharing that we have
come up with. We can't presently guarantee that this is a final list,
since some rooms at the observatory may be taken by visiting observers.

I have made provisional bookings for the following people to stay
on-site: (ties "--" denote room sharing)

David Kaplan--Eric Splaver, David Nice--Joseph Lazio,
Maura McLaughlin--Andrea Somer--Ingrid Stairs (3-birth family unit),
Dipanjan Mitra--Janusz Gil, Fernando Camilo--Zaven Arzoumanian,
Frederick Jenet--Bryan Jacoby, Alex Wolszczan

The following participants will be booked into El Buen Cafe:

Jean-Francois Lestrade, Barney Rickett, Mark McKinnon, Nichi D'Amico,
Paulo Freire--Boe Lewandowski, Jim Cordes, Don Backer

Anybody wishing to change these arrangements should contact dunc@naic.edu
and we'll try our very best to work something out.

Finally, the following participants expressed an interest in attending.
Please email me (dunc@naic.edu) ASAP to confirm/refute attendance...

Vicky Kaspi, Aris Karastergiou, Ramach Ramachandran

The following participants from the observatory itself are:

Daniel Altshuler, Ramesh Bhat, Mike Davis, Andy Dowd, Dunc Lorimer,
Snezana Stanimirovic, Chris Salter, plus other AO-staff and hangers-on...

WHAT TO BRING - (APART FROM YOUR TALK!)

March is one of the best months of the year for visiting Puerto Rico -
the hurricanes and rainy seasons are normally a distant memory and the
hot summer months are on the horizon. Snorkeling, (body) surfing and
sunbathing at some of the nearby beaches are must-dos and those of you
who have snorkeling gear are strongly recommended to pack it in your
suitcase. Hiring gear is also possible at the local dive shop. Any
scuba divers who would like to get together and do a dive trip are
strongly recommended to contact dunc@naic.edu. Keen golfers may be
interested to know about the municipal "links" course at Remy on the
western tip of the island where you can play a round amongst the palm
trees for around $50 (including club rentals). Anybody with vacation
time on their hands is strongly recommended to spend a couple of days
on the islands of Vieques and Culebra situated off the eastern tip of
the mainland which offer peace and tranquility, no internet connection,
magnificent sunsets and of course plenty of idyllic beaches.

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