From: <Carole.Jackson_at_email.protected>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:50:24 +1000

Dear all

Below is a summary of our telecom of 27 April 2011; thanks for your participation. Comments/feedback welcome.
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PAFSKA telecom Wednesday 27 April 21 UT

Participants: Neil Roddis (SPDO), German Cortez (Cornell), Brian Jeffs (BYU), Bruce Veidt, Gary Hovey (DRAO),
                Steve Torchinsky (OdP), Wim vC (ASTRON), Roger Norrod (NRAO),
       Carole Jackson, Russell Gough, Mark Bowen, John Bunton, Lisa Harvey-Smith, Steve Barker (CSIRO)

0. Follow up from 3 March discussion

Action: Carole to remind Wim to summarise APERTIF and UNIBOARD EU developments (!)

Neil revised the Concept Description template to include the investigations report

All other follow up actions were completed

PAFSKA workshop Utah - NOW confirmed to take place 25-27 May 2011 at BYU, Provo, Utah

Thank you to everyone who has indicated their interest - we look forward to seeing you in May.
Karl has kindly posted some information at the new meeting website;

http://csas.ee.byu.edu/PAFSKA2011/PAFSKAWorkshop2011.phtml

Details on accommodation, logistics, a participant list and an improved agenda will be posted w/b 2 May.

This is an open workshop and additional participants are very welcome; but please register by emailing me (carole.jackson_at_csiro.au<mailto:carole.jackson_at_csiro.au>)

(If you have already registered then there is no requirement to send email again)

There is the possibility of having some remote (teleconf) contributions to parts of the meeting; Please let me know if you are interested in this option.

1. PAF development highlights (round-table)

2. PrepSKA WP2.2 CoDR developments - Neil gave a short update on prep for the CoDR at DRAO, Penticton - 13-15 July 2011

Panel members are confirmed as Roger Norrod, Trevor Bird, Bob Plemmel and Peter Dewdney
                Documentation deadline is 15 June 2011
                Round-table we confirmed the contributions from this group to the CoDR; comments are invited on the drafts already distributed.

Action; SKA requirements for Dish Array/receivers - Neil/Mark to iterate current version of this document once more, then Carole will distribute this to the PAFSKA group for further discussion w/b 2 May 2011

                PAFs for SKA - cost-spec viability discussions
We discussed the issue of how to determine best-fit of the PAFs to the SKA spec; ASTRON and CSIRO have (separately) commenced discussions on these issues as clearly this is a key one for the CoDR. There is a Design Reference Mission (v1.3) which we should take as the overall science requirements. Critically, by the time of the CoDR we need to present a convincing road map to achieve justifiable PAF performance for the SKA, and buildable within the budget.

                Focused discussions will occur on this issue during May - with a strong emphasis on this issue at the Utah workshop.

                Action: Wim will start drafting the PAF system risk register & mitigation strategies document for the CoDR

3. Next telecom tba
Dr Carole Jackson
Business Development Manager, WP2 technologies & Antenna IPT Leader
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

Phone: +61 2 9372 4407 | Mobile: 0432 925 932
carole.jackson_at_csiro.au | www.csiro.au | www.atnf.csiro.au
Address: CSIRO RadioPhysics Laboratory, cnr Vimiera & Pembroke Roads, Marsfield, NSW 2212

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Received on 2011-04-29 16:50:54