The Observatório Nacional has recentely celebrated its 180th anniversary and as part of the commemorations we are organizing the meeting "A Glimpse into the Future of Astronomy" to be held at the institute, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 27-28, 2008. This two-day meeting has two main goals:

1) to survey some of the major projects and facilities currently envisioned for the next decade which will define the landscape of astronomical research for the foreseeable future;

2) to collect suggestions and recommendations from the speakers that may serve as important subsidies for a discussion of future investment strategies in the area, in particular for developing countries such as Brazil with relatively modest science budgets.