WORKSHOP ON ADAPTIVE OPTICS-ASSISTED INTEGRAL-FIELD SPECTROSCOPY 9-11 MAY 2005 LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS first announcement SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE -------------------- The combination of integral-field spectroscopy and adaptive optics (AO) is still a relatively unexplored area where the potential benefits for astronomy are huge. Several projects are under way to take advantage of recent technological developments in these areas. This workshop is prompted by the advent at the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope of the OASIS integral-field spectrograph in conjunction with the NAOMI AO system, which will shortly be equipped also with a laser guide star system. The workshop will focus on the scientific potential of AO-assisted integral-field spectroscopy. Broad topics include astronomical achievements of integral-field spectroscopy, instrumentation developements, and future prospects for science exploitation. Specific areas of interest are the dynamics of galaxy cores, the physics of star-forming regions and dense stellar clusters, the impact of survey observations in these areas using laser guide stars, and future developments in instrumentation. Contributions in these and related areas are invited. DATE EN VENUE ------------- The conference will take place from 9-11 May 2005 in Hotel Taburiente Playa on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. REGISTRATION ------------ For registration and further conference details see our web announcement at http://www.ing.iac.es/conferences/aoworkshop/ Deadline for registration is 31 March 2005. For further queries contact the Local Organizing Committee at aoworkshop@ing.iac.es ============================================================= To subscribe to [INGNEWS] send to majordomo@ing.iac.es the command "subscribe ingnews" from the email address you want to subscribe. Leave the subject field and the rest of the message body empty. To unsubscribe from [INGNEWS] send to majordomo@ing.iac.es the command "unsubscribe ingnews" from the email address you want to unsubscribe. Leave the subject field and the rest of the message body empty. You can subscribe a colleague to [INGNEWS] by sending an email to majordomo@ing.iac.es with the message "subscribe ingnews address" in the body of the message, where address should contain your collegue's email address. This only works from a previously subscribed address. For further information on ING, point your browser to: http://www.ing.iac.es/