Motivation
This workshop is organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the "The Hubble/GTC Frontier Fields: a Spanish Excellence Network to study the most distant and faintest galaxies in the Universe" (Grant AYA2016-81879-REDT), PI Pablo Pérez González ( Universidad Complutense de Madrid ) in collaboration with James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) experts from ESA and NASA, and the Spanish JWST team at the Centro de Astrobiología. The workshop will take place at the IAC headquarters in La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, on March 12 and 13 2018 to provide hands-on experience with the various tools supporting preparation and submission of JWST General Observer proposals, in particular for the first JWST cycle, with deadline on April 6, 2018.
Participation is open to anybody interested in JWST, especially those in the Spanish astronomical community who are preparing proposals for the first JWST cycle. The number of participants is limited to 70. There are no registration fees. Lunch will be provided by the IAC free of charge. A workshop dinner on March 12th will be organized (about 25 euros per person).
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ESAC 2016 JWST Workshop Mastering the Science Instruments and the Observing Modes of JWST: ON YOUR MARK
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ESAC 2017 JWST Workshop Mastering the Science Instruments and the Observing Modes of JWST: Get Set
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