Physics of the Cosmos
Exploring fundamental questions regarding the physical forces of the universe

Gamma Ray Science Interest Group
(GR SIG)

Workshops

Gamma-ray SIG Workshop for Decadal Survey Science White Papers

George Washington University
Corcoran Hall (4th floor)
21st Street Northwest, Washington, DC
23 – 24 May 2018



Wednesday, May 23

Agenda
Time Event
9:30am – 9:45am Opening Remarks
9:45am – 10:15am Dominic Benford – "One Scientist's Experience with Decadal Surveys"
10:15am – 10:30am Terri Brandt [PDF, 164KB]
10:30am – 10:45am Dieter Hartmann
10:45am – 11:05am Coffee Break
11:05am – 11:35am John Tomsick – "Gamma-ray White Papers from Astro2010" [PDF, 632KB]
11:35am – 12:00 noon Pannel Discussion
12:00 noon – 1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm – 1:30pm Richard Miller
1:30pm – 1:45pm Group Organization
1:45pm – 2:45pm 1st Group Session
2:45pm – 3:00pm Coffee Break
3:00pm – 3:15pm Lessons learned from the 1st group session
3:15pm – 5:00pm 2nd group session
5:00pm – 5:30pm Lessons learned from the 2nd group session and progress report (1-2 slides per group)

Thursday, May 24

Agenda
Time Event
9:30am – 9:45am Goals for the day
10:15am – 11:15am Small group drafting
10:15am – 11:15am Coffee available during small group drafting
11:15am – 12:00pm Group discussion of small group work, conclusions and next
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:00pm Small group drafting
2:00pm – 3:00pm Group discussion
3:00pm – 3:30pm Coffee Break
3:30pm – 5:00pm Continue small group drafting
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