Letters of Intent received in 2016

LoI 2018-1954
Mitigating the Threat to Ground-Based Observations

Date: 22 August 2018 to 23 August 2018
Category: Focus meetings (GA)
Location: Vienna, Austria
Contact: Richard Green (rgreen@email.arizona.edu)
Coordinating division: Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
Other divisions: Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
Co-Chairs of SOC: Constance Walker (NOAO)
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Topics

light pollution
radio frequency interference
sky brightness monitoring
LED spectral output
propagation modeling
public policy
sustainability curriculum
public outreach

 

Rationale

Dark and Quiet Sky Protection is an important priority of the IAU. The Focus Meeting will bring together optical and radio observers, those responsible for observing sites, those with theoretical models of light propagation from urban and industrial sources, astronomers with public policy experience, and those developing educational materials for curriculum and informal settings to exchange information on the most productive approaches to site protection.