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Report of the Kavli IAU Workshop on Global Coordination: Future Space-Based Ultraviolet-Optical-Infrared Telescopes

Report: Debra Elmegreen, Ewine van Dishoeck, David Spergel, Roger Davies 25.09.2017

Report of the Kavli IAU Workshop on Global Coordination: Future Space-Based Ultraviolet-Optical-Infrared Telescopes
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The Kavli IAU workshop on global coordination of ground and space astrophysics: Future space based optical/UV/IR telescopes was held from 17 July 2017 through 19 July 2017 in Kasteel Oud Poelgeest near Leiden.
The forty invited participants came from different communities including universities, research organisations and space agencies; all of them are active members with a strong contribution to the development of science and technology.

As stated in the IAU Press Release: 'The goal of the workshop was to discuss the science goals, technical requirements, political constraints and opportunities for a future large-scale space mission'.

A public report that summarises the discusion is available to the public from different sources:

It will serve as input to the Focus Meeting #13 'Global Coordination of International Astrophysics and Heliophysics Activities from Space and Ground' which will take place at the XXX General Assembly in Vienna between 20 and 31 August 2018.