PARLIAMENTARY ENQUIRY INTO ASTRONOMY - INPUTS INVITED

As ING's user community will be aware, the UK parliamentary Science
and Technology Committee has launched an enquiry into astronomy and
particle-physics research in the UK.

One of the four issues raised by the committee is future access by UK
astronomers to optical telescopes in the northern hemisphere.  
ING is mentioned explicitly.

The Royal Astronomical Society has also highlighted this as a major
concern, see:

http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/157-news2010/1907-stfc-budget-
allocation-response-from-the-royal-astronomical-soc%20iety

The parliamentary committee invites comments, by February 16th.  Please 
see the Committee announcement and instructions for submissions at

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-
select/science-and-technology-committee/news/110126-new-inquiry---
astronomy--particle-physics/

The ING encourages its user community to participate in this discussion.

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Dr. Marc Balcells, Director
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Tel. +34 922 425 403
http://www.ing.iac.es
balcells 'at' ing.iac.es





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