Science & Technology Day Program

Wednesday March 28, 2007

Morning Session

08:15Registration at Alkazar Hotel
08:30Opening remarks by national authorities and Richard Schilizzi (SKA Project Director)
08:45 "An overview of the SKA Project" - Brian Boyle, Chair of the ISSC, CSIRO, Australia
09:15"SKA engineering concepts and challenge" - Arnold van Ardenne, ASTRON, The Netherlands
09:45 "A 40-50 GHz focal array for the Itapetinga radiotelescope" - Zulema Abraham, Astronomy Department, University of São Paulo, Brazil
10:15Coffee break
10:45"Research and Development at INVAP" - Eduardo Nassif, INVAP, Argentina
11:25 "Research and Development at CINI" - Federico Williams, CINI-Tenaris Siderca, Argentina
12:15 "Technological developments at IAR" - Nicolás Casco, IAR, Argentina
12:45Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:15"Science with the Square Kilometre Array" - Bryan Gaensler, International SKA Project Scientist, University of Sydney, Australia
14:45"Astrobiology at Long Wavelengths with the Square Kilometre Array" - Joseph Lazio, NRL, USA
15:15"The contribution of the SKA to the SETI program" - Jill Tarter, SETI Institute, U.S.A.
15:45 "Radio Astronomy and high energy Astrophysics" - Gustavo Romero, IAR, Argentina
16:15Coffee break
16:45 "Science and organization of the Pierre Auger Southern Observatory" - Alberto Etchegoyen, CNEA/CONICET, Argentina
17:15"Radio Astronomy in Mexico" - Laurent Loinard, UNAM, Mexico
17:35"Radio Astronomy in Chile" - Mónica Rubio, Universidad de Chile
17:55 "Radio Astronomy in Brazil" - Jacques Lepine, University of São Paulo, Instituto de Astronomia, geofisica e Ciencias Atmosféricas, Brazil
18:15 "Radio Astronomy in Argentina" - Marcelo Arnal, IAR, Argentina
18:35 "Science and Technology in Argentina" - Jorge Tezón, Manager of Science and Technology Development, CONICET, Argentina
20:30Conference Dinner at Florentino Restaurante