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IntroductionThis conference, the fifth in the series on Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy, attracted a very rich programme of papers discussing all aspects of the design and delivery of complete instrument systems. The range of innovation in the instrument building community was particularly remarkable at this meeting. Instrument concepts matched to the ~1000m2 collecting area of the extremely large telescopes were discussed alongside highly scientifically focused instruments for telescopes with ~1m2 apertures. Meanwhile, the current large telescope observatories are considering their instrument suites in the light of future new developments. Survey instruments are becoming an enduring and significant theme at our meeting, whether designed for observing hundreds of galaxies, or hundreds of points on a radial velocity curve to reveal exo-planetary systems. At this meeting, ~350 papers were presented, either as oral or poster contributions. Six invited reviews were requested on major existing facilities or planned new ones. The presentations were arranged into 10 sessions over the five days of the meeting. The major topics were:
On behalf of the program committee, it is a pleasure to acknowledge the contribution of all participants in making this a busy and very productive meeting. Suzanne K. Ramsay Hideki Takami Ian S. McLean |
