Workshop: What's Next for LIGO to be held in Silver Spring, MD; May 7-8, 2015.

激光干涉仪引力波天文台（LIGO），主要由美国国家科学基金会资助，在世界范围内首次直接探测引力波，并利用它们来回答物理学和天文学的基本问题。探测到LIGO的第一个引力波将是一个变革性的事件，为天体物理探索开辟了新的途径，有机会建造更强大的探测器，直接探测已知的源群，增强数据分析。该奖项将支持一个名为“LIGO的下一步是什么？”的研讨会，该研讨会将根据即将获得的数据和发现，探讨未来几年推进该领域的前景。本次研讨会的与会者将讨论最初的几次探测如何影响提供最佳机会的路径，以及科学界如何制定适当的计划，包括国际网络和将引力波科学推广到广泛的科学界。一群引力波科学家、天文学家和天体物理学家将参加这次讨论，他们将进行简短、有远见的演讲，然后有充足的时间进行公开讨论。焦点小组将在会后总结讨论内容并撰写结论。研讨会将于2015年5月7-8日在马里兰州银泉市举行。研讨会将有五场会议，分别针对以下主题：多信使天文学、数据分析、先进的LIGO改进、国际探测器网络和引力波科学在美国科学的更广泛背景下。已经编制了一份发言者和小组成员的暂定名单，暂定名单上的21人中有6人是妇女。组委会将特别考虑女性和少数群体成员，以及早期职业科学家。

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), funded primarily by NSF, is at the forefront of the worldwide effort to directly detect gravitational waves for the first time and to use them to answer fundamental questions in physics and astronomy. The detection of LIGO's first gravitational wave will be a transformational event, opening new avenues for astrophysical exploration, opportunities to build more powerful detectors directed at known source populations and data analysis enhancements informed by direct detection. This award will support a workshop entitled "What's Next for LIGO?", which will explore the prospects for advancing the field over the next several years, informed by the data and findings that will be obtained. Participants in this workshop will discuss how the first few detections might influence which paths offer the best opportunities, and how the community can be prepared with appropriate plans, including international networks and outreach of gravitational wave science to the broad scientific community. A cohort of gravitational wave scientists, astronomers, and astrophysicists will participate in this discussion, with brief, visionary presentations followed by ample time for open discussion. Focus panels will summarize discussions and write up conclusions after the meeting.The workshop will be held in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 7-8, 2015. The workshop will have five sessions, one for each of the following topics: Multi-messenger astronomy, Data analysis, Advanced LIGO improvements, the international detector network and Gravitational Wave Science in the broader context of U.S. science. A tentative list of speakers and panelists has been prepared, and 6 of the 21 people on the tentative list are women. The organizing committee will give special consideration to women and members of minority groups, as well as early-career scientists.