Welcome to LOFAR and the Transient Radio Sky

Ralph Wijers
LOFAR and the Transient Radio Sky, Amsterdam, December 2008

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1. Amsterdam 15-Dec-2008 LOFAR Transients RAMJW 1 LOFAR Transients KP workshop Welcome and opening Ralph Wijers, UvA, on behalf of TKP Quiquid variat notandum
2. Amsterdam 15-Dec-2008 LOFAR Transients RAMJW 2 Measures of success n  62 registered participants, 11 countries (NL, UK, US, PL, F, D, KOR, SE, AUS, EIR, ES) n  How many will volunteer for homework? n  How many times were you surprised? n  How many times did you surprise?
3. Amsterdam 15-Dec-2008 LOFAR Transients RAMJW 3 To-do list n  Discuss latest radio & transient science n  Is TKP on track? n  Is transients science on track beyond LOFAR? n  Are we overlooking anything major? n  Balance between trawling for the unknown and further studies of the known? n  Leave this meeting with a homework assignment