V Dark Energy Survey - Brazil Workshop

ICRA/CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Program

Part I: Scientific and Technical Challenges of DES

November 10

Session I

08:45h Opening

  • Nelson Pinto Neto - ICRA/CBPF

09:00h DES Update: the Brazilian Perspective

  • Luiz Nicolaci da Costa - ON

Session II: Science Highlights [15 min presentation + 5 min questions and discussion]

10:00h Large-Scale Structure

  • Fernando Simoni - ON

10:20h Galaxy Clusters

  • Ricardo Ogando - ON

10:40h Coffee break

11:00h Weak and Strong Lensing

  • Martín Makler - CBPF

11:20h Galaxy Archeology

  • Basílio Santiago - UFRGS

11:40h Quasars

  • Márcio Maia - ON

12:00h Lunch

Part II: DES-Brazil @ work

Session III: Infrastructure

14:00h Infrastructure

  • Leandro Martelli - ON

14:30h Data Management for the DES-Brazil project, challenges

  • Fabio Porto - LNCC

15:00h Calibration-Precam

  • Márcio Maia - ON

15:20h ON Network Activity

  • Ricardo Ogando - ON

15:40 Mask and Value Added Catalog Task Forces

  • Beatriz Ramos - ON

16:10h Coffee break

16:30h SINAPAD: National Infrastructure for High-Performance Computing and Mass Storage

  • Tadeu Azevedo Gomes - LNCC

17:00h RNP: Digital connectivity for research and higher education in Brazil

  • Michael Stanton - RNP

17:30-19:00 DES-Brazil Board meeting

November 11

Session IV: DES-Brazil review meeting

09:00h Clusters

  • Ricardo Ogando - ON

09:30h Large Scale Structure

  • Fernando Simoni - ON

10:00h Simulations

  • Angelo Fausti - UFRGS

10:30h Coffee break

11:00h QSOs

  • Fernanda Ostrovski - ON

11:30h Photo-z and Spectra Follow-up Task Force

  • Beatriz Ramos - ON

12:00h Lunch

Session V: Plugin Workshop

14:00h Writing plugins for the DES-Brazil Portal

  • Leandro Martelli/Bruno Rossetto - ON

Session VI: DES-Brazil review meeting

15:00h Galaxy Archeology

  • Basilio Santiago - UFRGS

15:30h Strong Lensing

  • Martín Makler - CBPF

16:00h Coffee break

16:30h Luminosity function evolution of high-z samples using photometric redshifts

  • Paulo Pellegrini - ON

17:00h Discussion: prepare list of questions to be discussed/answered in the collaboration meeting (scientific or technical questions)

18:00-19:30 DES-Brazil Board meeting (part 2)

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10/11/2009
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