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，是首次直接探测引力波并利用它们回答物理学和天文学基本问题的全球努力的前沿。LIGO的第一个引力波的探测将是一个变革性的事件，为天体物理探索开辟了新的途径，有机会建立针对已知源人群的更强大的探测器，并由直接探测带来的数据分析增强。该奖项将支持一个名为“LIGO的下一步是什么？”的研讨会，该研讨会将根据将获得的数据和发现，探索在未来几年内推动该领域发展的前景。该讲习班的与会者将讨论最初的几个探测可能如何影响提供最佳机会的路径，以及社区如何准备适当的计划，包括国际网络和引力波科学对广大科学界的推广。一群引力波科学家、天文学家和天体物理学家将参与这一讨论，在简短、有远见的陈述之后，将有充足的时间进行公开讨论。专题讨论小组将在会后总结讨论并撰写结论。研讨会将于2015年5月7日至8日在马里兰州的银泉举行。讲习班将有五个专题，每个专题一次：多信使天文学、数据分析、高级LIGO改进、国际探测器网络和更广泛的美国科学背景下的引力波科学。发言者和小组成员的暂定名单已经准备好，暂定名单上的21人中有6人是女性。组委会将特别考虑妇女和少数群体成员以及职业生涯早期的科学家。

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.