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size=6>Infrared Astronomy from the Ground, Air, and
Space </FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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size=4><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000>Robert D. Gehrz, Professor,
Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota<SPAN
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>Infrared (IR) astronomical observations,
beginning in the late 1960’s, have provided new understanding of the
origin, content, and chemical evolution of the Universe. Early observations
in the field were made with ground-based observatories that set the stage
for more advanced facilities recently developed by NASA.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>A brief history of the field will be
presented. Observations with the Wyoming Infrared Observatory, and NASA’s
Spitzer Space Telescope and Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared
astronomy (SOFIA) will be presented. Anticipated observations with NASA’s
James Webb Space Telescope will be described.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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class=086203421-13082016><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Location
details and (free) registration</FONT></FONT> <A
href="https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/40148">https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/40148</A></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=086203421-13082016><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>Date: 27 August
2016, Time: 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>Must register before 6pm on Friday August
26. <BR></FONT></P></SPAN></SPAN>
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>9:30 Networking, Coffee</FONT></P>
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>10:00 Presentation: </FONT></P>
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>11:00 Questions, Discussion</FONT></P>
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>11:30 Pizza</FONT></P><FONT face=Arial
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>Free, but space is limited and we also need
headcount for pizza.</FONT></P>
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Cole</FONT></SPAN></P>
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class=086203421-13082016><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>Vice Chair TC
IEEE Computer Society</FONT></SPAN></P>
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