American Astronomical Society

06/07/2009 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Monterey Room, Hilton

Tour of the SOFIA Airborne Observatory followed by a 2 1/2 hour workshop. You may attend just the tour, just the workshop, or both.

If you wish to go on the tour please contact the organizer Bob Gehrz at gehrz@astro.umn.edu by May 1st. If you do not sign up, you will not be guaranteed a spot on the tour.

Aircraft tour start: 06/07/2009 9:00:00 AM: Leaving from the main entrance of the Pasadena Convention Center (300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101) by bus for NASA Dryden Airborne Operations Facility at Palmdale, CA.
Aircraft tour end: 06/07/2009 2:00:00 PM: Returning to main entrance of the Pasadena Convention Center

Afternoon Session Location: Monterey Room, Hilton
Afternoon Session Start: 06/07/2009 2:30:00 PM
Afternoon Session End: 06/07/2009 5:00:00 PM

The Workshop Session will be a SOFIA Status Updatae and a presentation of the "SOFIA New Science Vision Report."

Organizer: Bob Gehrz, University of Minnesota