Forum on Astronomy in the Czech Republic Meeting of ASTRONET with representatives of the major actors in astronomy in the Czech Rebublic 17th March 2015 Academic Conference Center (AKC), Husova 4a, Praha 1 http://www.akc-avcr.cz/ The purpose of this ASTRONET visit is to better understand the structure of astronomical scientific research in the Czech Republic and to discuss the connection to ASTRONET Science Vision for European Astronomy and ASTRONET Infrastructure Roadmap: A Strategic Plan for European Astronomy. Program of the meeting 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and introduction Petr Hadrava & Jan Palouš 9:15 - 9:45 Presentation of ASTRONET and the road map update Jean-Marie Hameury 9:45 - 10:15 Presentation of the main general conclusions from WP3 D.3.1 and 3.2 Jan Palouš and Laurits Leedjärv 10:15 - 10:30 Publication analysis prepared by Emma Olsson, presented by Jan Palouš 10:30 - 11:00 Coffe / Tea Break 11:00 - 12:00 Astronomy in the Czech Republic - current situation and future perspective Petr Hadrava & Vladimír Karas & Petr Heinzel & Miroslav Bárta 12:00 - 12:30 European Southern Observatory Petr Kabath 12:30 A joint discussion on the needs, obstacles, opportunities and future plans of astronomy in the Czech Republic, both as a national community and in relation to joint European efforts, such as the ASTRONET Roadmap, ESO, ESA and funding available at the European level (especially the new Horizon 2020), and how this could be aided by local actors and coordination on the European level. 13:30 Lunch
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