29 Sep 2001
Dear Attendees:
Following is the final program for the workshop after some changes from
the 3rd circular. Within a week, I will send you all the presented abstracts.
After reading them, those who need some changes of their own abstracts
shhould send me those revised ones. As I announced you, we will produce
the Workshop Proceedings, and therefore please prepare your papers.
Our staff(s) wait for you at the Kurashiki station from 1pm to 10pm
on October 23. I will also inform you in a week which hotel you will
stay.
Have a good journey to Kurashiki.
Best regards,
Syuzo Isobe.
An International Workshop
on
Collaboration and Coordination
Among NEO Observers and Orbital Computers
Kurashiki City Art Museum
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
October 23 to 26, 2001
SOC members: Syuzo Isobe (Co-Chair), Donald K. Yoemans (Co-Chair),
Tom Morgan, Bob McMillan, Ted Bowell, Andrea Carusi,
Brian Marsden, Richard Binzel, Karri Muinonen, and
Mark Bailey
The Final Program
First day : October 23, Tuesday
17:00 - 21:00 Reception at Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel (Light
meals are prepared)
Second day : October 24, Wednesday
1st Session Chairman Syuzo Isobe
9:30 - 9:35 Welcome address by LOC chairman M. Yoshikawa
9:35 - 9:50 Welcome address by Govener of Okayama Prefecture
M. Ishii
9:50 - 10:00 Welcome address by Assistant Executive Director
of NASDA T. Inada
10:00 - 10:10 Adress by General Secretary of the International
Astronomical Union H. Rickman
Coffee Break
2nd Session Chairman Brian Marsden
10:30 - 11:00 General remarks D. Yoemans
11:00 - 11:10 Short note S. Isobe
NEO Detection Observation Teams
11:10 - 11:35 Space Watch Team T. Gehrels
11:35 - 12:00 LONEOS team E. Bowell
12:00 - 12:25 NEAT team E. Helin
Lunch Break
3rd Session Chairman Tom Gehrels
13:45 - 14:10 LINEAR Team G. Stokes*
14:10 - 14:35 Catalina Team S. Larson
14:35 - 15:00 BSGC Team M. Yoshikawa
Coffee Break
4th Session Chairman Ted Bowell
NEO Followup Team
15:25 - 15:45 P. Pravec
15:45 - 16:05 J. Ticha
16:05 - 16:15 M. Ticha
16:15 - 16:35 G. Tancredi
16:35 - 16:55 D. Tholen
16:55 - 17:30 Discussion
Third day : October 25, Thursday
5th Session Chairman Karri Muinonen
Organization Activity
9:00 - 9:15 Spaceguard Foundation A. Carusi
9:15 - 9:35 SGF Central Node A. Boattini
9:35 - 9:55 NASA NEO Program Office D. Yeomans
9:55 - 10:05 UK Activity Report M. Bailey
10:05 - 10:25 IAU related view H. Rickman
10:25 - 10:50 Discussion
Coffee break
6th Session Chairman Syuzo Isobe
11:15 - 11:45 A review of space mission J. Kawaguchi
11:45 - 12:00 Physical property of NEO M. Greenberg
12:00 - 12:30 Discussion from the 2nd day
Lunch break
7th Session Chairman Andrea Carusi
Impact Prediction Team
13:50 - 14:15 Minor Planet Center B. Marsden
14:15 - 14:40 NASA P. Chodas
14:40 - 15:05 Finland K. Muinonen
15:05 - 15:30 Italy G. Velsecchi
Coffee break
8th Session Chairman Hans Rickman
15:55 - 16:30 Discussion on the 3rd day
16:30 - 17:30 Discussion cooperative observation efforts
Fourth day : October 26, Friday
9th Session Chairman Makoto Yoshikawa
Contribution by Space Debris Teams
9:00 - 9:25 NASA - US Air Force teams J. Africano
9:25 - 9:50 ESA team T. Schildneckt
9:50 - 10:10 NASDA team K. Nonaka
10:10 - 10:25 NASDA software development M. Kameyama
10th Session Chairman Don Yoemans
10:50 - 12:20 Discussion on plan and schedule to optimize
international discovery and follow-up efforts
Lunch break
11th Session Chairman Mark Bailey
13:50 - 15:00 Prepare final conclusion
15:00 - 15:10 The Final address and announcement S. Isobe
18:30 - 21:00 Banquet at Okayama Sanko-So, Okayama city
All attendances and accompanying persons are invited
Fifth day : October 27, Saturday
9:00 Departure to the BSGC in front of Kurashiki City Art Museum
12:00 Arrive at the Bisei town. Lunch
13:00 Innagulation of the BSGC
15:00 Visit to BSGC
17:00 Return to Kurashiki
Meeting location: Kurashiki city art museum
Address 2-6-1 Cyuou Kurashiki City Okayama-ken.
Telephone 81-86-425-6034
Facsimile 81-86-426-6036
How to reach:
Attendees and guests will land at the Kansai International
airport, take a super-express train with a name of Haruka to Shin-Osaka
(about 50 minutes), followed by a bullet train with a name of Hikari
(rapid) or Kodama (slow) (Shin-Kansen) to Okayama (60 minutes),
and the a commuter train to Kurashiki (10 minutes).
You should buy a ticket to Kurashiki station and two supplement tickets
for super-express and bullet trains. These one way tickets cost
about 8,000 yen.
The other Attendees and Guests will land at the Narita International
airport, take a super express train with a name of Narita-Express
to Tokyo (about 60 minutes), followed by a bullet train with a name
of Nozomi (much rapid but expensive 3 hours 10 minutes) or Hikari
(rapid 4 hours) to Okayama, and a commuter train to Kurashiki
(10 minutes). You should buy a ticket to Kurashiki station and
supplement tickets for super-express and bullet trains. These one way
tickets cost about 20,000 yen.