SN2011dh

If you read the ATELs and IAUCs, then you'll know about SN2011dh, and SNII that exploded recently in M51.

Such nearby SN events tend to trigger great excitement in the community - at 13th magnitude it's bright enough to be followed at virtually any telescope on the planet.

I've had a couple of requests as to whether we might have a short session (workshop) at IAUS285 to hear the latest in it's multi-wavelength follow-up. (Usually whole conferences can be arranged about SNe like these!) It seems topical and exciting enough to fit the bill. 90 minutes would be easily sufficient I think.