National Committee for Astronomy

Meeting on Australia-Japan Cooperation in Astronomy

held at the Kyoto IAU General Assembly 17 August 1997

Present:

Brian Boyle, Ron Ekers, Mokoto Inoue, Keiichi Kodaira, Norio Kaifu, Hiroshi Karoji, Jeremy Mould, Naomasa Nakai, Hiroshi Ohtani, Bruce Peterson, Kenichi Wakamatsu

Summary:

Astronomy situation in the two countries

Proposals/suggestions and discussion on possible cooperation

Realization of cooperation; action items

• Subaru 2nd phase instruments, including FMOS, continued dialog: Karoji/Boyle
• VSOP2, continued dialog: Inoue/Ekers LMSA, continued dialog: Kaifu/Ekers
• Bandwidth of internet link, continued dialog: Mould/Wakamatsu
• Exchange of scientists, continued dialog: Bessell/Karoji
• Collaboration Board, continued dialog: Kaifu, Inoue / Ekers, Peterson

More detailed notes on the meeting.

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