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Multiwavelength Workshop



Dear Multiwavelength Colleague,

This email is to announce:

The Second Multiwavelength Workshop for Next Generation Gamma-Ray Experiments, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Illinois
August 9-10, 2007

Over the past few years, the field of high-energy gamma-ray astronomy has seen exciting results coming from a new generation of ground-based gamma-ray detectors. By the end of 2007, GLAST expects to be in orbit complementing the wealth of ground-based data from CANGAROO, HESS, MAGIC, and VERITAS. At the same time, a number of X-ray satellites will be in operation, complementing these new gamma-ray instruments. A better understanding of many high-energy sources can be obtained by making contemporaneous observations with multiple X-ray and gamma-ray instruments as well as optical, infrared, and radio telescopes.

This workshop is a follow-on from a similar workshop five years ago and is intended as an opportunity for continued information exchange within the community to get the best possible science returns from the wealth of data coming in from these next generation experiments. The workshop will be geared towards gaining an understanding of the current and future capabilities of the various instruments and their observational strategies. With this information, mechanisms will be discussed for coordinating gamma-ray observations with ground-based and space-based observatories at other wavelengths - including X-ray, optical, infrared, and radio groups. Additionally, strategies will be discussed to coordinate observations with multi-messenger
experiments such as IceCube and Auger.

The organizers of this workshop would like to invite you specifically to participate, because you are part of the gamma-ray multiwavelength mailing list set up after the first workshop. Because space limits the attendance to 45, we wanted to make sure that we had a representative mix of scientists with a broad knowledge of the gamma-ray, x-ray, optical, infrared, and radio communities. If you are unable to attend this workshop, please suggest another individual from your field who would be appropriate. By keeping this workshop small, we hope to optimize the opportunities for personal interactions and active planning that can then be shared with the whole astrophysical community.

A website with more information including registration and hotel information is now available at:
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/gamma2007/
A block of hotel rooms at a special group rate is available until July 13, so please register as soon as possible!