Name: WST UK Community Workshop
Start: 2026-12-14T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-16T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

WST UK Community Workshop

from Monday, 14 December 2026 (11:00) to Wednesday, 16 December 2026 (16:00)

Monday, 14 December 2026

12:00 Registration + Lunch

12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Block 1: WST Status and Introduction
WST Status and Introduction
13:00 - 14:00

14:00 Block2: Science: Galactic
Science: Galactic
14:00 - 15:30

15:30 Coffee
Coffee
15:30 - 16:00

16:00 Block 3: Science: Time Domain
Science: Time Domain
16:00 - 17:30

17:30 Discussion 1: Pathways to participation
Pathways to participation
17:30 - 18:00
Tuesday, 15 December 2026

09:00 Block 4: Resolved Stellar Populations
Resolved Stellar Populations
09:00 - 10:30

10:30 Coffee and Tea
Coffee and Tea
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Block 5: WST Hardware and Software development
WST Hardware and Software development
11:00 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Block 6: Extra-galactic
Extra-galactic
13:30 - 15:00

15:00 Discussion 2: Training and early-career involvement
Training and early-career involvement
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Coffee and Tea
Coffee and Tea
15:30 - 16:00

16:00 Block 7: Survey strategy and design
Survey strategy and design
16:00 - 17:30

19:00 Workshop dinner
Workshop dinner
19:00 - 22:00
Wednesday, 16 December 2026

09:00 Block 8: Theory, simulations, and data infrastructure
Theory, simulations, and data infrastructure
09:00 - 10:30

10:30 Coffee and Tea
Coffee and Tea
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Block 9: Cosmology
Cosmology
11:00 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Block 10: Synergies with current and future facilities
Synergies with current and future facilities
13:30 - 15:00

15:00 Discussion 3: UK and international community engagement
UK and international community engagement
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Meeting Summary and Next Steps

15:30 - 16:00

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