From: <Tasso.Tzioumis_at_email.protected>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:01:42 +1100

Hi everyone,

Now we are thinking of the new LBA Ops meeting in Hobart, it is is
time to review the Actions from last year.

Please have a look at the attached files...

We will review them at the meeting as well. But if there are any other
issues just bring them along.

Cheers
Tasso

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Tasso Tzioumis, Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO
Location: Cnr Pembroke & Vimiera Rds, Marsfield, NSW, 2122, AUSTRALIA
Post: PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710, AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9372 4350 Fax: +61 2 9372 4450 or 4310
Email: Tasso.Tzioumis_at_csiro.<!--nospam-->au
URL: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~atzioumi/
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LBA Operations meeting. Curtin 12 March 2009.
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A: ACTIONS carried over or modified from Hobart 2008 meeting.
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ACTION 1 (old 6): Investigate/implement/document developments on polarisation calibration and
Cir-Linear polarisation conversion (Tasso/Richard)
ACTION 2 (old 7): LBA test-time for L-band feed at Ceduna (Tasso/Brett)
ACTION 3 (old 9): Investigate broadband feed developments e.g. Kildal feed (Jim)
ACTION 4 (old 17): Get Parkes Tsys calibration for each session (Tasso/JER)
B. New ACTIONS
ACTION 5: Investigation of self-cal/cacal modes with ATCA for phasing-up tied array.
ACTION 5a: Results of tests in Feb 09 (Richard/Tasso).
ACTION 5b: Check on recent TANAMI data (Hayley/Roopesh).
ACTION 5c: Incorporate CAL flags into SCHED and parse into atnf sched (Cormac)
ACTION 6: Separate disk pool from Swinburne. Need to get back ATNF disks and return Swinburne disks. (Claire)
ACTION 7: No buying of new disks. Develop network transfers to Curtin, either direct or via ARCS (All)
ACTION 8: Buy more Mk5 disks for use with Parkes/Tid/Hobart and establish LBA Mk5 disk pool. (Curtin)
ACTION 9: Investigate scheduling of short or long LBA sessions. Take into account Ceduna support and Tid TANAMI access (Phil/Tasso/Shinji)
ACTION 10: Improve checking during LBA observing sessions
ACTION 10a: Produce periodic checklists (~ every 3hrs) for each antenna. (All)
ACTION 10b: Implement SCHED flags for possible automatic fringe checking (Cormac/Chris)
ACTION 10c: Improve LBA network monitoring (Chris/Curtin)
ACTION 10d: Better training of observers (All)
ACTION 11: Improve Wiki documentation.
ACTION 11a: Document DAS modes at Parkes (Tasso/JER)
ACTION 11b: Document Hobart DAS modes and frequency setups (Jim)
ACTION 11c: Backup all DAS profiles into LBA ftp area (Chris/Tasso)
ACTION 11d: Enable LBA wiki external file attachments (Chris)
ACTION 12: Update of SCHED with new LBA parameters and setups. Test for July 09 LBA session. (Cormac)
ACTION 13: AT TAC recommended more time for VLBI due to high proposal pressure! (Phil/Tasso)
ACTION 14: Clarify LBA timing for public availability of data. (Phil/Tasso)
ACTION 15: Establish procedures for timely operation with external antennas and media.
ACTION 15a: Inform PIs of data transfer requirements in PI letters at schedule time (Phil/Tasso)
ACTION 15b: Sort out current data transfer issues with TIGO and O'Higgins. (Tasso/Hayley/Chris)
ACTION 15c: Investigate use of South American antennas (TIGO, O'Higgins, Fortaleza, Peru,...) with LBA, to compensate for loss of Hart. New MOUs? (Tasso)
ACTION 16: DIFX new version to produce IDI FITS. RPFITS compatibility needs to be retained. (ATNF/Curtin)
ACTION 17: ** Curtin to organise DiFX developers meeting (Cormac)
ACTION 18: Need to make LBA archive available online like ATOA.
ACTION 18a: ATNF to investigate cross-referencing LBA data from ATOA (Tasso)
ACTION 18b: Possible new software from new ICRAR positions (Steven)
ACTION 19: Next meeting in 2010. Possible synergies with IVS meeting in Hobart (2nd week of Feb 2010) or Summer school in NZ (Feb 2010). Liaise on timing and place (Tasso)
eVLBI technical and networking meetings. Curtin 10-11/03/09.
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A: ACTIONS carried forward or modified from the Mar08 meeting
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ACTION 1 (old 1): Connection of ATNF antennas to Sydney/Marsfield - issues of
aggregation. (ATNF/AARNet)
ACTION 2 (old 2): Update on Tasmanian connections blueprint (Jon Parry)
ACTION 3 (old 5): Auscope and New Norcia information to AARNet for possible new fibre way-points (Jim/Tasso)
ACTION 4 (old 6): Contact MOST re connectivity. (Tasso)
ACTION 5 (old 9): Technical demos with India. Investigate connectivity to GMRT. 155 Mbps links possible? (Tasso/Steven)
B: New ACTIONS
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ACTION 6: List of way-points of fibre links from AARNet, to use when selecting SKA station sites. (AARNet)
ACTION 7: Connectivity and tests to NZ. Test transfer NZ-Curtin. Contact Sergei (Tasso/Greg)
ACTION 8: Investigate possibilities for demos around APAN meetings. KL in July 2009 and/or Sydney in Feb 2010. (ATNF/AARNet/Curtin)
ACTION 9: Follow-up e-VLBI demo with Brazil for late 2009? (Tasso/Ivan)
ACTION 10: Plan for utilising 10 Gbps Internet2 link in USA (Shaun/Tasso)
ACTION 11: Progress LBA data transfers via ARCS and petabyte store. (ARCS/ATNF/Curtin)
ACTION 12: Bringing Curtin demo links (6 x 622 Mbps) into production for LBA. AARnet to provide technical and pricing info. Case for institutional funding (Steven/Tasso)
Received on 2010-02-04 14:02:06