From: Gerry Gilmore [gil@ast.cam.ac.uk] Sent: 19 November 2004 17:16 To: A.Lawrence@roe.ac.uk Subject: support for proposed IAU meeting for the Virtual Observatory Hi Andy, I confirm support for your proposed IAU meeting related to the Virtual Observatory from the IAU WG on Future Large Scale facilities. The IVOA is developing rapidly to become not only a premier Large Scale facility in its own right, but also to be a critical enabling infrastructure which will support and enhance many other future Large Scale Facilities. It is clear that the present state of extremely rapid development of IVOA, and its varioua national activities across the globe, make it ideally qualified for IAU sponsorship. good luck with your proposal gerry Gilmore Chair, IAU WG Future Large Scale facilities. ******************************************************** Gerry Gilmore FInstP ScD Professor of Experimental Philosophy Institute of Astronomy direct phone +44 (0)1223 337506 Cambridge University secretary: Suzanne Howard Madingley Road +44 (0)1223 766097 Cambridge CB3 0HA showard@ast.cam.ac.uk UK fax +44(0)1223 339910/7523 mobile +44 (0)771 2774522 e-mail: gil@ast.cam.ac.uk; http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~gil/ *******************************************************