Princeton University-Japan Society for the Promotion of Science DENET Workshop - Day 2

Progress in our understanding of the fundamental problems facing cosmology, and galaxy formation and evolution, will require powerful and comprehensive surveys of the high-redshift universe. This conference will bring together leading researchers planning the next generation of surveys with wide-field optical telescopes, using state-of-the art wide-field imagers and multi-object spectrographs. Particular emphasis will be placed on the wide-field capabilities of the Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and its next generation of instruments, including Hyper-SuprimeCam and the Prime Focus Spectrograph. The meeting will focus both on technical issues of the instruments, and on the science drivers for the next generation of surveys. Immediately following this meeting (i.e., starting the afternoon of November 11), we will have an informal workshop to discuss the design of future surveys with Hyper-SuprimeCam. Those who wish to take part in this workshop should indicate this when registering. See all details at: http://www.astro.princeton.edu/astroevents/widefieldsurveys/index.php .