The formation and evolution of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are among the most exciting and challenging topics in astronomy and astrophysics. New wide-field deep surveys are required to tackle these issues, and Subaru's new wide-field camera (Hyper Suprime-Cam; HSC) will bring promising opportunities to make breakthroughs in this research field. The HSC-SSP (Subaru Strategic Program) survey obtained its first data in March 2014, and is now delivering outstanding data. In this workshop, we will have intensive face-to-face discussion among HSC collaboration astronomers (from Taiwan, Japan, and Princeton) about scientific opportunities from the first-year data. Note that this workshop is a closed meeting, only for the HSC collaborators from Taiwan, Japan, and Princeton.

We will focus on doing science and writing papers based on the first-year data of the HSC-SSP survey. Specifically we will focus on the following topics:

• Current status of the HSC hardware
• HSC reduction pipeline, database, and the internal data release
• Outcomes of the S14A and S14B runs
• Quasar selection methods
• AGN photometric redshifts
• Statistics of quasars and SMBHs from the HSC data
• Co-evolution studies of SMBHs and galaxies with the HSC data
• Synergies of HSC and multi-wavelength data for SMBH studies
• Strategies for spectroscopic follow-up and the relation with PFS
• Theoretical preparations for HSC quasar surveys
• Discussion for publications and the S15A runs
• Action items for the HSC-SSP 2nd year and beyond that

Important Dates

• 10 Sep. 2014: First circular distribution
• 23 Sep. 2014: Second circular distribution
• 09 Oct. 2014: Registration deadline (Extended to 21 Nov)
• 23 Oct. 2014: Third circular distribution
• 21 Nov. 2014: Deadline for the abstract and travel support request
• 09 Dec. 2014: Final circular distribution
• 18-20 Dec. 2014: This meeting

SOC & LOC

• Masayuki Akiyama (Tohoku)
• Nobunari Kashikawa (NAOJ)
• Tomoki Morokuma (Tokyo)
• Tohru Nagao (Ehime)
• Masahiro Nagashima (Bunkyo)
• Youichi Ohyama (ASIAA)
• Michael Strauss (Princeton)
• Keiichi Wada (Kagoshima)

Contact Information:

Tohru Nagao (Ehime)
Email: tohrucosmos.ehime-u.ac.jp