Astro Ski 2007

Over the past five years the CFHTLS and TMT groups have sponsored three meetings at the Mt Washington resort on Vancouver Island. The meetings are a chance to have informal interaction between astronomers, PDFs, graduate students and senior undergrads about science in progress and plans for new projects. The informal context has been useful in giving a chance for clear and forceful airing of a wide range of viewpoints.

Various people have expressed the strong view that there should be at least one
more astro-ski meeting. Issues/science include:

• CFHTLS wrap-up observations and science in progress
• WIRCam efforts
• Should there be a second round of Megaprime surveys?
• Douglas Scott and others on SCUBA2, etc
• We could have some initial discussion of TMT Time Allocation policies.
    For instance, it would probably be desirable to have some way of
    having TMT support JWST and ALMA applications.
• Another very important meeting is the CSA sponsored Montreal meeting in late
  November. It could be timely to have some followup.
  
  

We are looking at the fairly common  Reading week Feb19-23. We have a tentative booking at Mt Washington on Vancouver Island--it is about the only place we can really afford and is available. All the big name resorts cost about twice as much and are
already booked up.

Our approach to these meetings is that we provide:

• Organization of block bookings which leads to costs of about $100/night single and 3 bedroom condos for about $200/night (a sensational deal). We also get a very good group rate on lift tickets.
• 3 meals, 2 coffee breaks per day

Individuals are responsible for their own travel and room bookings.

Please indicate interest through pre-registering or sending email to carlberg@astro.utoronto.ca, Pre-register at:
http://legacy.astro.utoronto.ca/Meetings/registration.php?id=5