Talk abstract details

The Kepler space mission, successfully launched in March 2009, is providing
continuous, high-precision photometry of thousands of stars simultaneously. The
uninterrupted time-series of stars of all known pulsation types are a precious
source for asteroseismic studies. The Kepler data does not provide information
on the physical parameters, such as T_eff, log g, metallicity, and v sin(i),
which are crucial for successful asteroseismic modeling. Therefore, ground-
based multi-colour photometry and mid/high-spectroscopy are needed to
complement the space data. We will present ground-based activities on selected
Kepler/KASC targets of several pulsation types, such as delta Sct, gamma Dor,
beta Cep, solar-like, Be, and Slowly Pulsating B stars, Cepheids, and
pulsating stars in clusters.