LSST Corporation
To fund, build, and operate the 8.4-meter LSST by 2015. Raise a total of $30 million in private funds by the end of 2009. Connect with potential donors. Increase visibility of project to public audiences, professional astronomers, and federal agencies. Communicate the benefit of LSST to society. Explain the nature of the public-private partnership and how we can leverage small amounts of private money to gain larger amounts of public funds. Emphasize the importance of private dollars at this stage. The LSST is an exciting scientific opportunity that they would want to be associated with. LSST is a strong, viable project that is certain to be completed. LSST is a revolutionary new concept for astronomy, a large survey telescope that will change the way we view the heavens. The scientific contribution of the telescope will be enormous, and it is all accessible to public audiences.
