6. Interferometry Workshop

On February 12, Leiden Observatory hosted a workshop under the auspices of the Dutch Joint Aperture Synthesis Team (DJAST) with the topic ``Optical/Infrared Interferometry''. The purpose of this meeting was to present all the ongoing activities in this area in the Netherlands. The program was as follows:

February 12	C.H. Townes (UC Berkley)	Welcome
	H.J.A. Röttgering (Leiden Observatory)	The Dutch perspective
	R. Waters (UA)	Formation and evolution of stars
	H. Habing (Leiden Observatory)	Dynamics of the galaxy
	G.K. Miley (Leiden Observatory)	Extragalactic science
	R.Laurance/M. Fridlund (ESA-ESTEC)	IRSI (InfraRed Space Interferometer)
	R. Hoogerwerf (Leiden Observatory)	GAIA (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics)
	R. Le Poole (Leiden Observatory)	VLTI (Very Large Telescope Interferometer)
	L. d'Arcio (TUD)	Prototyping
	M. van Kerkwijk (UU)	COAST: a working interferometer
	H.Hogenhuis (Fokker Space)	VLTI Delay Lines
	J.-W.Pel (NFRA Groningen)	MIDI (MID Infrared instrument for the VLTI
	P. Roussel (ESA-ESTEC)	The ESA perspective
	B. Snijders (TNO/TPD)	General Strategy