VSOP: Fixing the variable sky with one-shot typing of neglected
variables!

Authors: K. Labrie, A. Nitta, T. Dall, G. Lo Curto, C. Foellmi, E. Depagne, J. Pritchard, 
VSOP team

Stellar variability types are assigned on the basis of lightcurve appearance, 
which often remains unchallenged without further observational evidence. 
VSOP (Variable Star One-shot Project) is a large international collaborations,
which has during the past three years obtained spectra of more than 1600 stars,
of which more than 900 were obtained at Gemini.  Operationally this program is 
a completely new concept, perfectly suited for a modern, efficient observatory, 
providing Gemini with a large pool of filler observations perfectly suited for 
the queue observing model. We ask specifically to be ranked as a low priority 
Band 3 program, or as a bad weather program.  Scientifically, our aims are: 
(1) obtain first spectroscopy of all unstudied variable stars in both hemispheres, 
(2) provide data products to the public in a fast and automatic way, (3) generate 
an influx of serendipitous discoveries in stellar astrophysics.