Announcement for 1st SKA-VLBI Workshop in Korea
https://ska.kasi.re.kr/meetings/oct-2024-ska-vlbi-workshop

Dates
- October 21 to 25, 2024

Location
- Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Daejeon, Korea

Rationale
As the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project moves into its deployment phase, it is a timely moment to revisit discussions on SKA-VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry). VLBI is a field where the Korean radio astronomy community possesses expertise, and with Korea's participation in the SKA project from 2025, there is a growing interest in SKA-VLBI within the Korean SKA group.

In light of these developments, we are organizing a workshop designed to
- assess the current status of SKA-VLBI,
- evaluate future directions for SKA-VLBI, considering the latest scientific and technological advancements,
- explore potential roles and contributions of the Korean group in SKA-VLBI initiatives.

We aim to bring together experts in SKA-VLBI, including key figures from the Jumping JIVE "VLBI with SKA" project and the SKA-VLBI Working Group. The workshop will feature a series of seminars along with contributed talks, complemented by pre and post discussion sessions.

We encourage all those interested in SKA-VLBI to participate in this workshop.

Topics
- SKA-VLBI science review
- SKA-VLBI operation
- SKA and SKA-VLBI commensality
- Multi-view technique
- Correlation and user support

Invited Speakers
- Tao An (Shanghai Observatory, China)
- Richard Dodson (SKAO, Australia)
- Jae-Young Kim (UNIST, Korea)
- Hideyuki Kobayashi (Shanghai Observatory, China)
- Cristina Garcia Miro (Yebes Observatory, Spain)
- Junghwan Oh (JIVE, Netherlands)
- Jack Radcliffe (SKAO, South Africa)
- Maria Rioja (SKAO, Australia)
- Jun Yang (Chalmers Observatory, Sweden)
- Zsolt Paragi (JIVE, Netherlands): TBC

Program - TBD
- Pre and post workshop discussion sessions on October 21 & 25
- Series of seminars and contributed talks on October 22 - 24

Registration for seminar series and contributed presentations (October 22-24)
- Please fill in the Google form (Link) at the webpage
- No registration fee
- Registration deadline: September 19, 2024 (Thursday)
- We plan to provide accommodation for 2 nights (October 22-24) for up to 30 student/postdoc attendees. If you need support, please select 'yes' in the accommodation assistance field in the Google form.