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07-04-2010
ASTRON & NWO organise International SKA Forum 2010
| Submitter: | Femke Boekhorst |
| Description: | ASTRON and NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research), organise and host the third International SKA Forum on Tuesday 15 June in Assen, Drenthe. This will be the first time that the International SKA Forum will be held in Europe. It will be a unique opportunity to develop further European and global collaboration in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. The choice of the Netherlands as host of the International SKA Forum confirms the prominent position this country has in the field of radio astronomy. The Forum takes place alongside various other events, including the formal inauguration of the International LOFAR Telescope (ILT) on the 12th of June in Exloo, where the telescope is located. The LOFAR (the Low Frequency Array) telescope, a pathfinder for the SKA, is designed and built by ASTRON. The conference is expected to attract several hundred delegates from across the globe, including leading radio astronomers, parliamentarians and funding agency officials involved in the development of the SKA. For more information about the International SKA Forum 2010, go to: www.astron.nl/iskaf2010. |
| Copyright: | ASTRON |
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