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sync so sunrise won't eventually occur at 1 AM local clock time.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Schultz" <n8...@usa.net>
To: <time-nuts@febo.com>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 5:46 AM
Subject: [time-nuts] Future of Time splinter meeting at AmericanAstronomical
Society
I received this notice on the Solar Eclipse mailing list. I am re-posting it
here since it seems to be a subject of interest to members of the time-nuts
list, at least those who live close to Washington, DC or are willing to
travel.
Dan Schultz N8FGV
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Future of Time at DC AAS meeting
Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:33 pm (PST)
The announcement for a AAS splinter meeting on the leap second / UTC issue
is
appended. We welcome the participation of members of the solar eclipse
community who will be attending the AAS meeting or who may be located near
Washington, DC. AAS registration is not required to participate. Please
forward the announcement to anybody you think might be interested in the
future of solar time.
Rob Seaman
NOAO
--
Dear Colleague,
This is an announcement of a splinter meeting to be held at the upcoming
223rd
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society at the Gaylord National Resort
near Washington, DC:
The Future of Time
Sunday, 5 January 2014
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
National Harbor 6 (note room change)
Time is a very broad subject and contacts are being made among distant
corners
of the AAS community, including history and E/PO, observatory operations,
software and systems, and in various fields of research.
The topic is a proposal being vigorously pursued within the International
Telecommunication Union, an agency of the United Nations, that would
redefine
Coordinated Universal TIme (the time on your alarm clock, wristwatch,
computer
and smartphone) to no longer be tied to the rotation of the Earth.
We will discuss the historical context for this unprecedented proposal, as
well as its significant implications for the practice of astronomy. More
details are on the web page (w/ links to preprints from two previous
meetings
in 2011 and 2013):
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/aas223/
To maximize flexibility for attendees, the Future of Time agenda is split
into
two 2 hour sessions (below). Your participation will be welcome at either or
both sessions.
Rob Seaman, NOAO
Ken Seidelmann, U. Virginia
Arnold Rots, SAO
Alison Peck, NRAO
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Session 1 - The Future of Time I - historical context (1:00 pm)
Introduction
A (brief) history of time in astronomy (K. Seidelmann, UVA)
Time scales and concepts (A. Rots, SAO)
Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting From Here to There (A.
Johnston, NASM)
Time and the Earth: Long term trends (for F. R. Stephenson, Durham
University)
Session 2 - The Future of Time II - operational timekeeping issues (3:00 pm)
The Name of Time: terminology requirements for UTC (Kara Warburton, Chair,
ISO
TC 37)
Performing a UTC software inventory (R. Seaman, NOAO)
Software and astronomical system engineering for time (TBA)
Network time and infrastructure (Harlan Stenn, Network Time Foundation)
Discussion: Operational implications for observatories (A. Peck, ALMA)
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